Former Time Warner Sports/HBO Chief: 'Floyd doesn't want the Fight'

LMFAO WTF? What is the next thread coming? "FORMER MGM GRAND JANITOR SAYS MAYWEATHER DOESN'T WANT THE FIGHT" :lol1:

Nothing surprising to me in that read

Floyd can't be one of the five greatest fighters of all time. Think about it. The five greatest fighters of all time are: Dylan. Dylan. Dylan, Dylan, and Dylan. Cuz he spit hot fyah.

Well it really is just his opinion...even if he might be right. The only way this happens is if CBS puts their foot down, and even then I can see Mayweather taking a long vacation.

I smell pu$$y! LMAO!

alot of people believe this... however lets talk about this bob arum character for a second!!!!

Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight still a pipe dream, says ex-HBO executive Those doing the business of boxing are consumed with winning the negotiation, screwing the other guy at all costs. The battle to negotiate a mega fight is bloodier than what happens inside the ring. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS There’s a better chance of Santa Claus shimmying down your chimney early Thursday morning than Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao ever facing off in a fight that could generate $200 million. All the optimism now surrounding this fight actually happening next year is misplaced. The buzz is generated by Mayweather saying he’s ready to rumble on May 2 and the suits involved with the fighters having preliminary talks. Unfortunately, the positive hype fails to take into account a consistent reality of the fight business. It is this: Those doing the business of boxing are consumed with winning the negotiation, screwing the other guy at all costs. The battle to negotiate a mega fight is bloodier than what happens inside the ring. “I wouldn’t spend one minute working on it (a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight) because it’s not going to happen. I believe Floyd doesn’t want the fight,” said Seth Abraham, the former HBO Sports boss who successfully navigated through many booby-trapped negotiating mazes while at the network. “Why go through the heartache and high blood pressure when you know the fight won’t happen.” Especially when the cast of characters and corporations involved with Mayweather and Pacquiao come to the table with disparate interests, bad blood and intense mistrust. How can they carve up a $200 million-plus pie without slicing up each other and knocking out any possible deal? How can anyone convince Pacquiao to take less money than Mayweather? CBS/Showtime (Mayweather) vs. Time Warner/HBO (Pacquiao), and Al Haymon, Mayweather’s manager vs. Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter. There will be a phalanx of lawyers, accountants and interlopers who will — as always — gum up the process. Enter CBS boss Les Moonves, who has already had discussions with Arum. Moonves is the driving force behind Mayweather’s three-year, six-fight deal with Showtime, which has been a financial windfall for Mayweather, who industry sources say is guaranteed $30 million per fight, but a boondoggle for CBS. For example: In 2014 CBS/Showtime did two Mayweather Pay-Per-View fights, which sources say did less than 900,000 buys each. With the break-even being about 1.2 million buys per fight, figure CBS lost a total of $10 million to $12 million on both rumbles. Moonves should be incensed with these losses, unless, as Arum said, the CBS boss and his crew are “a bunch of masochists.” So maybe, Moonves is the catalyst here. Maybe he went to Mayweather and “suggested” he act like a good partner and bring the balance sheet in line by fighting Pacquiao in 2015 before his Showtime contract expires. Could Mayweather’s sudden interest in fighting Pacquiao be about deferring to a partner that is losing millions? “All this stuff — Moonves, Showtime, HBO, Arum — is a smokescreen,” Abraham said. “Floyd doesn’t want the fight because all he is interested in now is retiring undefeated and (being) included in any conversation about being one of the five greatest fighters of all time. And that’s not bull----.” Mayweather’s “0” will look smaller because he wouldn’t risk fighting Pacquiao, but he still will retire undefeated — and rich. As for the suits working for him, well, their next assignment will soon be concocting another excuse why Mayweather-Pacquiao won't happen. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/raissman-mayweather-pacquiao-fight-pipe-dream-article-1.2051972 DAMN! Floyd lovers have to be upset with this. LMAO!

You know what my problem is. If the HBO chief said "Manny doesn't want the fight." The prince would have totally ignored this article. maybe he would have-but I don't see those sorts of articles out there.

It is funny how all the big Pacquiao homers are present in this thread but missing in the Arum thread. Pacquiao fans are eager to put the entire blame on Mayweather, whereas more Mayweather fans realize that both camps are at fault And ALL Mayweather fans WANT the fight , the Manny fans DONTwant the fight they want to join Arums Mayday Duck Club . They are soooooo scared Floyd is going to school Manny lol .

It is funny how all the big Pacquiao homers are present in this thread but missing in the Arum thread. Pacquiao fans are eager to put the entire blame on Mayweather, whereas more Mayweather fans realize that both camps are at fault Open your eyes your man wears a skirt.

You know what my problem is. If the HBO chief said "Manny doesn't want the fight." The prince would have totally ignored this article. It is funny how all the big Pacquiao homers are present in this thread but missing in the Arum thread. Pacquiao fans are eager to put the entire blame on Mayweather, whereas more Mayweather fans realize that both camps are at fault

According to Cotto, his fight with Canelo is probably going to be in September.

You know what my problem is. If the HBO chief said "Manny doesn't want the fight." The prince would have totally ignored this article. Yeah, cos we see your stupid arse piping up when Pretty boy 32 makes a dozen retarded floyd threads and Larry etc. etc. :lame:

You know what my problem is. If the HBO chief said "Manny doesn't want the fight." The prince would have totally ignored this article.

So this is from the former boss while the real boss is making the fight right now , you hating grubs are so transparent , youre so scared of Floyd schooling Manny all your energy goes into hating instead of pushing for the fight to get made .

CBS lost millions of money from Floyd fights. In 2014 CBS/Showtime did two Mayweather Pay-Per-View fights, which sources say did less than 900,000 buys each. With the break-even being about 1.2 million buys per fight, figure CBS lost a total of $10 million to $12 million on both rumbles. And I dont think Floyd is better in terms of ppv than Pac? Floyd is negative profit lol I say 60/40, in favor of Pac. In Pac fights Hbo earns, Arum earns everyone earns, while in Floyd side in making his fights no one earns and they even lose money. Pac is the cash cow. Floyd is a liability for any business.

So if Showtime is losing money then why even involve HBO in the fight? More money for them and the fighters if they just do it on Showtime PPV. I think this is what is really holding the fight up, which is why you now have members of HBO speaking more about the fight when they haven't in the past.

Moonvesse needs to clean house at SHO He needs to call Floyd and tell him to make the Pacquiao fight no matter what or else we're going in a different direction. Espinoza needs to be fired regardless if the fight happens or not

Damn,,, dude went hard after Floyd.

Thunderdomeboxing just posted a video cotto Canelo happening on sept. I seriously think arum and oscar used cotto Canelo to lure Floyd. Now that Floyd used cinco de mayo heavily, he can't come up with another road block... But knowing Floyd. He doesn't give a **** if he looks like ****.. What is Thunderdomeboxing?