Comments Thread For: Arum and De La Hoya on May 2nd: That's Canelo's Date

Haven't you heard? Non-Mexicans fighting on Mexican holidays maximizes revenue. That's why Showtime only lost $16 million on Floyd-Maidana on 2 separate Mexican holidays this year. Cinco de Mayweather or no fight! :boxing: :lol1: You can't be this dumb. What does the fact they lost money have to do with anything? They would have lost MORE if it wasn't on that date. Anyway, Oscar has ended this retard convention now.

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=661866

Oscar just tweeted that if Mayweather-Pacquaio gets made for May 2nd that Canelo will move that date. So I guess that ends your thread.

How do you guys equate this with Arum turning down the fight? He's just smart enough to realize from the get go what Floyd's little Pacquiao spiel was all about unlike the vast majority of the gullible masses. Floyd didn't have a thing to say about Manny despite being called out publicly... until Oscar announced Canelo had agreed to terms and the target date of the fight was May 2nd... then all of a sudden Floyd wants Manny for the same date? He just figured that Cotto/Canelo would be scared off thinking they'd be competing on the same night as the biggest money fight of all time. Once that happened, he'd go with his usual 'Marquez problems' or 'Showtime only' nonsense to avoid Manny and go with some B or C class easy cash fight instead. But tonight Bob AND Oscar just pulled his hoe card. Tell me- why does a Pacquiao-Floyd fight have to be on May 2nd? You could have the fight on a random Tuesday afternoon in the middle of December and it would do a minimum 2.5 million buys. Good post.

Arum and Dela Hoya are prying Cotto takes the bait so they can screw Mayweather. But if Cotto doesn't except, Arum better make it happen for May2.

If the fight doesn't get made because of the date and everyone is on board except Mannys team Then hell yeah that would be arum and Pacquiaos fault. But all I see here is arum trying to stick it to Floyd. I think his talks with Moonves gave Arum some info. Time will tell. Floyd saying yes scared arum and they running but yes time will tell and once again itll be team pac walking for a 3rd time. Everyone and i mean EVERYONE knew this was the target date. Floyd said yes and arum moved goalposts. Date doesnt matter but didnt matter just Thursday either.

If the fight doesn't get made. I doubt it will be because of a date. That would really be stupid on team Pac unless Moonves agrees. If anything is going to kill this fight it will be the purses.

"Im not saying that" then goes on to say that If the fight doesn't get made because of the date and everyone is on board except Mannys team Then hell yeah that would be arum and Pacquiaos fault. But all I see here is arum trying to stick it to Floyd. I think his talks with Moonves gave Arum some info. Time will tell.

“I’m not saying that,” said Arum. “I’m just saying that it’s poaching on a Mexican date and it’s disrespectful to the Mexican people. Period. I’ll make that stand.” And I'm not saying that? "Im not saying that" then goes on to say that

“I’m not saying that,” said Arum. “I’m just saying that it’s poaching on a Mexican date and it’s disrespectful to the Mexican people. Period. I’ll make that stand.” And I'm not saying that? Now read the rest and comprehend. Team pac dont want it.

"Ill make that stand" meaning no fight. “I’m not saying that,” said Arum. “I’m just saying that it’s poaching on a Mexican date and it’s disrespectful to the Mexican people. Period. I’ll make that stand.” And I'm not saying that?

I find it funny who these packlas are now not that interested in Manny fighting Floyd right away. Here Floyd is calling out Pac on a specific date and venue and all of sudden the Packlas say the fight should be made at a later time. This is just like the last time when Floyd called out Pac with a date and venue and all of a sudden Manny needed time to heal a cut at the last minute and Arum needed to build a stadium and the packlas backed it up saying that Arum was right cause they need more time to promote the fight and build a stadium to hold a bigger crowd. I thought Floyd was the top priority for Manny and Arum:haha: BTW whose to say that Cotto would agree on fighting on May 2nd. Cotto is the A side and am sure he will demand the fight to take place in June for the Puerto Rican parade. Cotto will not be dictated and I believe Canelo will end up fighting on that day with a nobody in which Arum will use to shelled Manny from fighting Floyd.

What do you think the question was when Arum responded ........ “I’m not saying that,” said Arum. “I’m just saying that it’s poaching on a Mexican date and it’s disrespectful to the Mexican people. Period. I’ll make that stand.” "Ill make that stand" meaning no fight.

How can anyone defend Arum on this? Floyd calls out manny and offers a date. Why isn't manny screaming about this if he really wants the fight? What do you think the question was when Arum responded ........ “I’m not saying that,” said Arum. “I’m just saying that it’s poaching on a Mexican date and it’s disrespectful to the Mexican people. Period. I’ll make that stand.”

How can anyone defend Arum on this? Floyd calls out manny and offers a date. Why isn't manny screaming about this if he really wants the fight?

This fight never going to happen deal with it....

Anyone notice that Oscar was sitting ringside with Bob at an HBO event instead of being at Al Haymon's Showtime extravaganza tonight? Arum and De La Hoya on May 2: That’s Canelo Alvarez’s date Lem Satterfield/ December 13, 2014 http://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/delahoya.jpg Promoter Bob Arum said a potential fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao on May 2 — the same day on which Canelo Alvarez and Miguel want to fight — “is not going to happen” on that date. Mayweather announced during an interview on Showtime Friday that he “would love to fight Manny Pacquiao” on May 2. Alvarez and Cotto have been negotiating to fight that Saturday night on Cinco de Mayo weekend, which Mayweather calls “Cinco de Mayweather.” Click here for Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s full video interview with Steve Farhood Arum, who promotes Pacquiao and has been working with Cotto in negotiations with Alvarez, said Alvarez is more entitled to the date because of his Mexican heritage. Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes Alvarez and has had a working relationship with Mayweather, agrees with that sentiment. “Let me tell you something, and this, I really feel very, very strongly about,” Arum said. “That weekend celebrates Cinco De Mayo, which is a Mexican Holiday, which commemorates the outstanding, courageous stand of a lot of Mexican civilians who turned back the French Imperial army, and it’s a significant holiday in Mexico and among Mexican Americans who live in the United States. That being said, neither Mr. Mayweather, nor Mr. Pacquiao, nor Mr. Cotto, who is Hispanic, but not Mexican. “The only Mexican in the group is Canelo Alvarez, who is a big attraction among the Mexican people. And to poach on that date, which is a Mexican holiday by non-Mexicans, shows a terrible disrespect for the Mexican people, both those living in Mexico and those living in the United States. And anybody who does the poaching ought to be ashamed of themselves. That goes for hotels and that goes for fighters and that goes for any of us. I’m willing to make that statement.” Said De La Hoya: “Bob has promoted boxing for more than 50 years and understands the importance of the Mexican and Mexican-American fan. Canelo wants to take back the tradition and fight on Cinco De Mayo for his fans all over the world.” Arum stopped short of saying he would not participate in the planning of a long-awaited Mayweather-Pacquiao showdown on the same date as Cotto-Alvarez. “I’m not saying that,” said Arum. “I’m just saying that it’s poaching on a Mexican date and it’s disrespectful to the Mexican people. Period. I’ll make that stand.” Mayweather made it clear with his announcement that he doesn’t plan to give up the Mexican holiday weekend, on which he has fought five times since 2007 — including each of the past three years. “We’re trying to make that fight happen,” Mayweather said during an interview with analyst Steve Farhood as part of the network’s broadcast from San Antonio. “… The fans would love to see the fight, and, of course, I want to go out with a bang. So let’s make this fight happen.” Meanwhile, De La Hoya announced that Alvarez has agreed to terms for a May 2 fight against Cotto on HBO Pay-Per-View. Alvarez, who lost a majority decision to Mayweather in 2013, announced this past September that he would seek to take back the weekends of the Mexican holidays of Cinco de Mayo (May) and Mexican Independence Day (September) from Mayweather. Another potential conflict for that date is the fact that Cotto is now trained by Pacquiao’s longtime corner man, Freddie Roach. Uncle Bob and Fishnets just trolled the sh*t outta Floyd. They blew up his scheme to use Manny's name to steal Cinco de Mayo weekend from Cotto/Canelo. InB4 Floyd's 'Cinco de Mayweather weekend or no fight' roadblock. :boxing: Did you guys even bother reading the bold. It's nothing new that Blob and Dela hoyo and Mayweather hate each other. This is just their way of trying to stick it to Floyd. Because now that Arum is in talks with Leslie Moonves and he knows Moonves wants this. i think Arum feels he has Floyd by the balls.

lol at these TBE worshipers getting butt hurt on a stupid date. can't imagine myself making a big deal out of it if my hero decides to fight on any other date. think about it. why are they so afraid of offending the chicken? it's incredible! this TBE guy is incredibly lucky with his fanboys. :bigeyes:

And ya'll are still arguing about this? why????????? For me its because ive dug-in and am now making fun of the tards. Yes its childish and immature but so is NSB. I was excited till Arum dropped another excuse.

basically this is the end for Floyd as the top boxer. Arum and Oscar are hastening it. Both Arum and Oscar have said, they will not help him fight on May 2. If Canelo and COtto do, well finally there is a new superstar bigger than Floyd. Floyd and Pac are now becoming irrelevant. Good move by Oscar and Arum. Finally, all of Mayweathers idiotic antics are going to come back to bite him in the ass.