From Mich. Marley's site:
The rumors keep circulating although Manny Pavquiao promoter Bob Arum denies any involvement.
The boxing buzz has it that efforts are being made to get Lou DiBella and his charge, junior welterweight champion Yo Paulie Malignaggi to take step aside money, delay his bout against Ricky Hatton and let Pacman fight the Mancunian idol on Nov. 8.
With DiBella/Malignaggi carving up a $1.2 million purse, how much money would they demand to give Hatton and Megamanny a pass? I bet Volcanic Lou would demand at least $400,000 and a spot for the Brooklyn boxer on the undercard. On the other hand, Maliganggi may ignore such lures.
“We checked it out,” Arum said Sunday. “Paulie Malignaggi is a nice kid and nobody wants to mess around with his big chance and payday. Hatton’s people say there is a contract and an obligation there.”
Is this Arum doublespeak or the emmis? Arum said he’ll put Picasso Pacquiao in with windmilling Venezuelan KO artist Edwin Valero on that date in Texas, where Valero has been licensed, or in Nevada if the medical experts allow Edwin to fight there.
I'm not saying the Uncle Bob is spinning yarns but when was the last time you heard of a wheeler dealer like the Top Rank bossman letting a $25 million boxing bonanza get stale? Lots of things could happen in a Hatton-Malignaggi fight to devalue Pacman-Hatton and Arum and Golden Boy know this.
The rumors keep circulating although Manny Pavquiao promoter Bob Arum denies any involvement.
The boxing buzz has it that efforts are being made to get Lou DiBella and his charge, junior welterweight champion Yo Paulie Malignaggi to take step aside money, delay his bout against Ricky Hatton and let Pacman fight the Mancunian idol on Nov. 8.
With DiBella/Malignaggi carving up a $1.2 million purse, how much money would they demand to give Hatton and Megamanny a pass? I bet Volcanic Lou would demand at least $400,000 and a spot for the Brooklyn boxer on the undercard. On the other hand, Maliganggi may ignore such lures.
“We checked it out,” Arum said Sunday. “Paulie Malignaggi is a nice kid and nobody wants to mess around with his big chance and payday. Hatton’s people say there is a contract and an obligation there.”
Is this Arum doublespeak or the emmis? Arum said he’ll put Picasso Pacquiao in with windmilling Venezuelan KO artist Edwin Valero on that date in Texas, where Valero has been licensed, or in Nevada if the medical experts allow Edwin to fight there.
I'm not saying the Uncle Bob is spinning yarns but when was the last time you heard of a wheeler dealer like the Top Rank bossman letting a $25 million boxing bonanza get stale? Lots of things could happen in a Hatton-Malignaggi fight to devalue Pacman-Hatton and Arum and Golden Boy know this.
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