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Bob Arum: Floyd Mayweather must come to us
by Brian VanOchten | The Grand Rapids Press
"(Expletive) Mayweather. Pacquiao's the big attraction. He has to come to us if he wants it," Arum told a group of reporters, according to *************.com. "If he doesn't come to us, there's dozens of other guys we can fight."
Pacquiao (48-3-2) first must dispense of slugger Ricky Hatton (43-1) on May 2 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
If that happens, there'll be pressure to put together a pay-per-view blockbuster featuring the current No. 1 pound-for-pound champ in the sport, Pacquiao, with the former pound-for-pound king, Mayweather, who is rumored to be training for a return to the ring.
The undefeated Mayweather (39-0) has been retired since June 2007, but increased his public profile with an AT&T laptop connect card television commercial this month.
The relationship between Arum and Mayweather is another potential stumbling block.
Mayweather has stated numerous times he'd never do business with Arum again. To which Arum replied in the *************.com report: "But he could go (expletive) himself. Tell him that."
If a Mayweather-Pacquiao bout could be negotiated, it appears Arum plans to dictate the terms of the matchup.
"I haven't talked to Manny about it because we're concentrating on Hatton, because Hatton is a tough fight," Arum told reporters this week. "The question with a Mayweather fight is at what weight? That's the big question. At 140, I don't think there's any problem making that fight.
"If Floyd wants to come in at a higher weight, I don't know. A catch-weight is a possibility also," he added. "But none of that has been discussed and I won't let anyone discuss it, Until after this fight.
by Brian VanOchten | The Grand Rapids Press
"(Expletive) Mayweather. Pacquiao's the big attraction. He has to come to us if he wants it," Arum told a group of reporters, according to *************.com. "If he doesn't come to us, there's dozens of other guys we can fight."
Pacquiao (48-3-2) first must dispense of slugger Ricky Hatton (43-1) on May 2 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
If that happens, there'll be pressure to put together a pay-per-view blockbuster featuring the current No. 1 pound-for-pound champ in the sport, Pacquiao, with the former pound-for-pound king, Mayweather, who is rumored to be training for a return to the ring.
The undefeated Mayweather (39-0) has been retired since June 2007, but increased his public profile with an AT&T laptop connect card television commercial this month.
The relationship between Arum and Mayweather is another potential stumbling block.
Mayweather has stated numerous times he'd never do business with Arum again. To which Arum replied in the *************.com report: "But he could go (expletive) himself. Tell him that."
If a Mayweather-Pacquiao bout could be negotiated, it appears Arum plans to dictate the terms of the matchup.
"I haven't talked to Manny about it because we're concentrating on Hatton, because Hatton is a tough fight," Arum told reporters this week. "The question with a Mayweather fight is at what weight? That's the big question. At 140, I don't think there's any problem making that fight.
"If Floyd wants to come in at a higher weight, I don't know. A catch-weight is a possibility also," he added. "But none of that has been discussed and I won't let anyone discuss it, Until after this fight.
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