https://twitter.com/ManoukAkopyan/status/1365021709024194561?s=19
Looks like Arum doesn't want to deal with this mess going forward, but Lopez may be his next PPV star. Arum doesn't have anyone else on his roster with the star potential as Lopez. I think they agree to bump his guarantees to Lomachenko/Crawford level after this fight.
Triller could have bidded 2 million less and still won the purse bid. They really screwed this up. They better have one hell of an undercard or this mismatch fight is gonna fail on ppv
Arum is such a good businessman. I sit back and admire how he runs his business and seeing the bigger boxing picture. I see no coincidence with the fact he was involved in almost all of the best fights of the past 12 months sans Canelo and Gervonta.
The writings on the wall already.
Arum is going to try and ruin Lopez career even if its just temporary, he has already stated that he will get his payback when its time to look at a Lopez vs Ramirez/Taylor winner and now he just flat out said he will lowball Lopez and Lopez must accept or he will shelf Lopez.
The problem that is happening here is that Lopez is unveiling how to make boxing a open market. All promoters will not like this cause now this removes the "cross the street" barrier and just opens up boxing up as a free market.
If Shawn Porter follows in Tefimo Lopez shoes he too can Shop the Terrance Crawford vs Shawn Porter fight to the world and get the most money he can with it. (or you can even take a L but thats the risk of investing in yourself)