Comments Thread For: Mayweather vs Pacquiao: Araneta Coliseum Bid Turned Down

[decipher]

You're talking nonsense as well as trying to read what's in Arum's mind, equally nonsensical.

A genuine business in the Philippines has made a business offer. Arum has turned it down.

Because of the public interest in this fight, he is kind enough to publicize the"why's and wherefore's " of his decision.

Do you think you know what's better, than a lawyer who has been making top class boxing business deals for over 50 years???

Read whats in arums mind? Are you an idot? Logically, if arum has not proposed the idea to floyd, how can he, with much certainty, publicly state that floyd would say no. Arum is an idiot for doing so, and you are an idiot for not seeing that. Btw, i never gave an alternate business option to yourself or arum, therefore, im not claiming i know anything..dumbass!!

[Bahamut Zero]

Oh really? why?

Knowing how fervent the local Pac fans there. They might not control it and would just try to **** up Floyd before he takes Manny to school.

[MindBat]

Why is Araneta cookin' up a plot to take Floyd hostage before he steps in the ring?

That ain't gonna work.

[BadBrains]

Who suggested the fight to take place at Araneta?

[lee majors]

Why is Bob Arum speaking on wtf Floyd Mayweather would or would not agree too? If you don't want the fight to take place at the Araneta Coliseum then say it. Don't speak for a man who you haven't had a conversation with in years.

[horge]

"Nene" Araneta wanted it, to relive the good old days of "Thrilla in Manila"...

The same who greenlighted the renaming of ali mall?

[MindBat]

Who suggested the fight to take place at Araneta?

According to the report, Mr. Araneta himself.

[baracuda]

floyd fighting outside the US?.........not in a million years......

[revs1227]

it will be in MGM count on it
and if its not dont expect a boxing match in there ever again
MGM would be pissed

[al22tec]

Please explain to me why Las Vegas, with, say, max of 20,000 seats, is better than Texas with 100,000 seats. Is it that MGM would pay such a huge premium to get the fight [with it's atached gamblers] that it woud more than overcome the seat deficit??

I understand that they could probably fill a few theatres with the video of the fight, but, if it will pay, so will Texas.

I really want to know.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/chris_mannix/12/04/venue.pacquiao-mayweather/index.html?section=si_latest

I am still trying to look for that article I read that says Mayweather prefers Las Vegas, and Pacquiao being the superstitious guy and tradition, would go for the same formula of Las Vegas and MGM and Mandalay Bay that has been lucky for him for the past 6? fights.