Comments Thread For: Arum Receives Backlash for Women's Boxing Comments; Jake Paul Answers Back, Calls Him 'Dinosaur'

[megas30]

The old man is right you know, and Jake Paul is simping hard here. Whatever happen to that **** accusation, though?

[BoxingIsGreat]

Is he lying though? Outside of a few male feminists, like yourself obviously, nobody cares about womens boxing. The PPV buys and ratings reflect it. Womens MMA is a far bigger deal. There is too much of a gap between actual talented females and the rest. Yet I am sure this post makes you pat yourself on the back.

So, if some people care, like myself, then that isn't 'nobody.' How can you watch someone like McCaskill, for example, and not care about women's boxing? A lot of these women are warriors, despite their strength limitation, compared to men.

Have you seen the Katie Taylor and Jessica McCaskill fight?

[HandsofIron]

This is a non-story alright. Paul's just trying to hit it and quit it.

[billeau2]

Arum can go screw himself. All female athletes on ESPN should gang up on him until they fire his dinosaur ass.

Easy... Whether Bob is right, or wrong, we should all be entitled to our opinion without having to fear prosecution, firing, etc. Im amused because Arum at his age does not want to deal with social graces lol. But people can disagree with Bob...

[Monty Fisto]

Easy... Whether Bob is right, or wrong, we should all be entitled to our opinion without having to fear prosecution, firing, etc. Im amused because Arum at his age does not want to deal with social graces lol. But people can disagree with Bob...

Is it just a case of not wanting to deal with social graces though?

Put it this way: extending his football comparison, the premier league would never feel the need to diss women's football because it is so obviously more popular. There is only PR downside to be had in being the titan and talking down the weany competition. However, the Premier League felt the need to talk up its strengths when a European Super League was mooted. The Super League was an upstart, but a potential threat.

Women's boxing as a whole is obviously far less established than men's boxing as whole. It is obviously far less popular. There is no need to state this. It is not men's boxing as whole and women's boxing as a whole that has drawn this comment from Arum though. It is in the specific comparison of Stevenson/Valdez to Taylor/Serrano that I think he does feel a little threatened. Taylor/Serrano is at MSG, as prestigious and historic a venue as any when it comes to boxing. It is an EVENT in a way that I'm not convinced the Stevenson/Valdez is.

Let's see how the numbers play out.

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[BoxingIsGreat]

Easy... Whether Bob is right, or wrong, we should all be entitled to our opinion without having to fear prosecution, firing, etc. Im amused because Arum at his age does not want to deal with social graces lol. But people can disagree with Bob...

I agree everyone is entitled to their opinion, as long as they know free speech is not unlimited. Arum is just a bitter old man and can't stand anything connected to Hearn. I don't dislike Arum, while I can't stand Hearn.

[PredatorStyle]

Cannot believe the entitlement levels. These women have been FORCED on the public that never asked for them and would go a hundred years without a shred of interest in women's boxing, and they complain about Arum - because they know he's correct!

It is just the usual anti nature people getting angry that no one wants what they are selling.

Jake Paul did well to stick up for her though, he really has been taking PR lessons from Fast Eddie it seems.

[BoxingIsGreat]

I understand people not liking women's boxing in general but some of the members here seem to dig deeper than is necessary. They sound like women haters. All have mothers, some have sisters, some wives/girlfriends. I can't honestly understand the hate beyond the boxing part.

[SweetPbfAli]

It's not about lying, doesn't Bob promote a prominent women's boxer? I know he's 90 and DGAF but it's the same thing Crawford was saying. You publicly undermine my value while working for me. Only in boxing will people find that to be acceptable behavior.