Arum biggest mistake

Have you ever taken into consideration Arum didn't want Crawford's star to rise because of how much more money he would have to pay him? I would love to see a financial pro detail how much Crawford's earning potential has been suppressed by his not having that big PPV fight over an aging ATG. Canelo got dominated by Floyd yet still got a rub from being in such a massive event. Arum a snake. We all know he delayed Floyd-Manny fight and when he was done with Manny he finally cashed out on him. I wouldn't be surprised one bit

I agree. Arum would have lost money on the show but it would have helped Crawford's career for sure in the long run.

Was to not pay Manny his 20 mill guaranteed to fight Crawford. I mean Crawford was a high risk fight for Manny so he should have been paid for it. That would have been at least one good fighter on Crawfords resume. If I was him I'd be pissed at Arum. Arum made a huge mistake. Even if he would have taken a loss there, it would have been a great win on his resume. When your biggest names are Postol, shot Khan and shot and undersized chin Gamboa, you should blame your promoter. I feel bad for Crawford. All that talent and he will be forgotten after his retirement. Have you ever taken into consideration Arum didn't want Crawford's star to rise because of how much more money he would have to pay him? I would love to see a financial pro detail how much Crawford's earning potential has been suppressed by his not having that big PPV fight over an aging ATG. Canelo got dominated by Floyd yet still got a rub from being in such a massive event.

Letting go of Ruiz was a fck up also those Khan/Postol-Bud & Jacobs/David-Golovkin PPVs where he lost money to the point where he couldnt afford to feed Brook to Crawford is pretty bad

I think Arum genuinely believed that Pacquiao would get injured in that fight. He probably has a special relationship with Pacquiao where he's not just gonna throw him out there to get sacrificed. Hell no lol. Arum doesnt give a f#ck. Plus Manny would have been a live dog in that fight. Underdog? Sure. But still he had a chance. I highly doubt that the fight didnt get made cause he cared about Manny well being

I think Arum genuinely believed that Pacquiao would get injured in that fight. He probably has a special relationship with Pacquiao where he's not just gonna throw him out there to get sacrificed.

Yes, promoters love to lose money. WTF? They do often on some events. Now look where Bud resume is at... weak as hell for a top fighter. He's not a star and fights B level fighters. He could have at least have Manny on his resume and be known outside of die hard fans. Arum should have paid that 20 mill.

Why is this thread turned into a Floyd vs Pac debate. Who gives a f#ck.. thats old news. Lets stay on topic

Margarito. Vivian Harris. Casamayor. Freitas. Undefeated Cotto. Winky Wright. Paul Williams. Martinez. Golovkin 154. Pacquiao for six years. Pacquiao rematch. Floyd's whole career after 140 was a rig job. Every fight was rigged in one way or another. Showtime six fight $150m guaranteed contract gave them the money to buy off every opponent. "If you want the big money to fight Floyd you have to dance to our tune..." Your bias is showing sir!

Right you are, Arum was not going to rig and fix all of Floyd's fights like Haymon did. But Arum would have made all that money with Pacquaio anyway. Pacquiao was the real superstar of the era, Floyd was the counterfeit rigged pretender. You want proof? Floyd ducking the $100m plus Pac rematch is your proof. Unlike most of you I know Pretty Boy Floyd before Money. The kid was never a counterfeit pretender. That's complete utter nonsense you're spewing, sir!

Arum has lived longer than most people ever live and he is worth about 300 million bucks so he can afford a mistake now and then. Overall he is damn good at what he does.

You take as if there was no way Pacquiao could have beat Crawford. If Pac can beat Thurman he would have had a solid chance of beating Crawford. I would have pick Crawford to beat old Pac but it was not a sure thing That Crawford would have beat Pac had they fought back then.

Broner got a fight with Pacquiao before Crawford as did Thurman... Not only that but even before Pacquiao jumped to PBC, Bob was talking more about Pacquiao vs Loma with Pacquiao going down in weight more than he was talking Pacquiao vs Crawford Bud is a great fighter in that ring but he kinda slipped through meaning based on his Amateur career not many expected him to be this good so no promoter even bothered to sign him or even invest in him. Bud just worked his ass off, he has a crazy Mayweather like work ethic he put in the work and got HIMSELF Better. Cameron Dunkin recently talked about how he had to BEG Arum to put Crawford on Cards. Bud wasn't "CHOSEN" like some of the other fighters who was Amateur Superstars and went to the Olympics and all that, he found his own way to get to the top NO SHORTCUTS. Lets not forget 2014 it was suppose to be Mikey Garcia vs Gamboa Originally... https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/w_BdN88tJ1ZY0jMJ3VX7LMEbL-0=/3x0:3996x2662/1200x800/filters:focal(3x0:3996x2662)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/29936077/20140125_jla_aa9_150.0.jpg it was Bud Crawford who Stepped Up and fought him while a lot of people was accusing Mikey of ducking Gamboa at that time Bob was busy trying to make everybody else a Star besides Bud, even was pushing Jeff Horn for awhile and not only got Jeff Horn the fight with Pacquiao, he got Jeff Horn the fight in Australia :dunno:

Was to not pay Manny his 20 mill guaranteed to fight Crawford. I mean Crawford was a high risk fight for Manny so he should have been paid for it. That would have been at least one good fighter on Crawfords resume. If I was him I'd be pissed at Arum. Arum made a huge mistake. Even if he would have taken a loss there, it would have been a great win on his resume. When your biggest names are Postol, shot Khan and shot and undersized chin Gamboa, you should blame your promoter. I feel bad for Crawford. All that talent and he will be forgotten after his retirement. Doing so would have lit Crawfords star sooner and he would be viewed as a much bigger star right now over Spence.

Arums biggest mistake was losing Mayweather Floyd would have never became Floyd under his leadership

Arums biggest mistake was losing Mayweather arum had 0 foresight....didnt want to promote him as a bad guy/obnoxious villain.... thought hed lose money making the oscar fight...and basically lost him over about 6 million in future guarantees

Was to not pay Manny his 20 mill guaranteed to fight Crawford. I mean Crawford was a high risk fight for Manny so he should have been paid for it. That would have been at least one good fighter on Crawfords resume. If I was him I'd be pissed at Arum. Arum made a huge mistake. Even if he would have taken a loss there, it would have been a great win on his resume. When your biggest names are Postol, shot Khan and shot and undersized chin Gamboa, you should blame your promoter. I feel bad for Crawford. All that talent and he will be forgotten after his retirement. Arums biggest mistake was losing Mayweather