Bob Arum sounding very desperate

Shame Haymon is the only one with a phone

Outside of HBO, what TV partner has ever done business with Bob Arum? Will be interesting to see if the PBC lasts longer than Top Rank Boxing on ESPN did.

Paying for a time buy isn't the issue; if you actually look at if, Haymon paid NBC an alleged $20m for the NBC package (show for show, it's not like the cost is so steep that no one else could do it). The issue is having a TV network confident enough in your pitch to chose to run with your programming (and provide additional investment on their own) instead of simply plugging in two hours of Sharp Vaccuum/Ninja Bullet programming. Outside of HBO, what TV partner has ever done business with Bob Arum? Turner Broadcasting (TV subsidiary of TimeWarner, parent of other subsidary HBO) even tried to give Arum a deal for TruTV, watched Arum feed them nothing but BS fights, and saw that deal go away. lol Exactly this, along with having enough actual content to make yourself attractive. What, or better yet who, can Top Rank offer anyone right now to warrant a long term relationship with a network? Crawford maybe, but one could argue Haymon has the equivalent of 20 Crawfords already (young talented fighters who have not yet broke through to mainstream PPV success) Arum is struggling to find opponents for his stable now.

Arum needs a hedge fund to come through I know he has those Harvard connections

Bob Arum is worth millions he can probably pay for a time buy The man is too smart and cunning to take risk investing millions and losing them like Haymon is now.

Yea right....not untill this dude in his death bed

Bob Arum is worth millions he can probably pay for a time buy Paying for a time buy isn't the issue; if you actually look at if, Haymon paid NBC an alleged $20m for the NBC package (show for show, it's not like the cost is so steep that no one else could do it). The issue is having a TV network confident enough in your pitch to chose to run with your programming (and provide additional investment on their own) instead of simply plugging in two hours of Sharp Vaccuum/Ninja Bullet programming. Outside of HBO, what TV partner has ever done business with Bob Arum? Turner Broadcasting (TV subsidiary of TimeWarner, parent of other subsidary HBO) even tried to give Arum a deal for TruTV, watched Arum feed them nothing but BS fights, and saw that deal go away. lol

Aye, son. I would def not mind seeing the beautiful blue eyed Philly Rican bombshell square off in a unification bout against Jessie Vargas. Bob and Al please make it happen! son.

arum's taking advantage of haymon's desperate financial situation by getting fights he wants as he knows haymon has no choice anymore. and when none of those fights happen, with Top Rank's HBO run going bone dry after the Pacquiao-Bradley fight, what do you say then? gtfoh

Arum's situation is way worse and he has even less choices, though. Bob Arum is worth millions he can probably pay for a time buy

arum's taking advantage of haymon's desperate financial situation by getting fights he wants as he knows haymon has no choice anymore. Arum's situation is way worse and he has even less choices, though.

You can't sue a guy for $100M & expect a business arrangement will be forthcoming. Arum isn't dumb enough to think that either. But as usual his media angling is tip top. He's the best promoter at controlling the narrative of the boxing landscape & fights being or not being made in the business for sure now, but probably ever too. Isn't Golden Boy suing Haymon for 300mil?

Bob: I'm suing PBC for $100 mil Bob: I'll never work with Haymon six months later Bob: I have no problem working with PBC. I'm not the one holding up the fights Fans don't normally care about such crap. All they care about is see meaningful fights happen. If suing Haymon is the only way fights fans want to see can happen, what's the problem? Fans should be celebrating, instead of acting like they're Haymon's nephews or nieces.

I used to get excited to hear this kinda talk from Arum, in the 80's, 90's,OO's, but not anymore. I just want to see more good fights!! I want to see Bud, solve a minor "problem".

arum's taking advantage of haymon's desperate financial situation by getting fights he wants as he knows haymon has no choice anymore. Exactly. Crawford vs Broner is very doable. Garcia is the one available, though.

arum's taking advantage of haymon's desperate financial situation by getting fights he wants as he knows haymon has no choice anymore. Excellent point green k sent

arum's taking advantage of haymon's desperate financial situation by getting fights he wants as he knows haymon has no choice anymore.

"Yesterday I was Lying... But today I'm telling the truth." - Bob Arum

Believe me, if Haymon can come out of his hiding, he'll sound more desperate. PBC is in deep financial trouble. He'll let these fights happen, mark my word. He's running out of choice himself.

Drop the lawsuit and come up with some type of agreement to do some fights together No desperation needed, if boxing don't show some type of unity then I'm very concerned about the future of the sport especially here in the US in which nobody is talking about boxing here in the Mainstream Media unless Mayweather is attached to it.