BOB ARUM: "MAYWEATHER would have taken the $8 million to fight MARGARITO."

[Horus]

Do you believe Mayweather did not take $8M to fight Margarito because of Fear?

Yes 59 = 50%
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No 59= 50%
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Voters: 118.
2-10-2010
5:56pm central time

[Carpe Diem]

I just voted "No". Add me to the list!

[Horus]

Jro, do not try and rewrite history.

[Jim Tom]

Margarito called Mayweather out before Oscar/Mayorga.

Stop defending a coward.

Which latrine did they pick you up from?@ least read before commenting

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

Horus
1/24/2010
Bringing you the facts series. VOL. 1

BOB ARUM: "MAYWEATHER would have taken the $8 million to fight MARGARITO."

If the title of this thread is a surprising to you, honestly I can not blame you..
How Could you Know that BOB ARUM actually said these words, with the
the anybody can write an article or create a boxing website boxing media always telling you something different.!!

With alot of revisionist history being played around with on these boards, I wanted bring the facts about one situation in our not to far past that has somehow became a truth with no facts to support it's argument.

How did this happen?
I would argue one of them is the lack of integrity by the anybody can write an article boxing media. Fueled by the contempt that alot of these writers in the media had and have for the Mayweathers.

As a result to this day we have ignorant boxing fans repeating lies they heard and read their favorite writer write on their bias websites. Thus creating atmosphere of unwarranted hate, based on in large part jealousy.

Jealousy of one man's success compared to their own, or compared to their favorite fighters. So the response alot of these writers took was destroying the facts in order to affect the reality. As a result, by in large they succeeded. They flooded the market with the same lines over and over again without any reguard for facts, because their purpose was to destroy one fighters reputation and legacy while hoping to enhance and build another fighters name.

HERE ARE THE FACTS in BOB ARUMS own WORDS!!!

This is quotes from a espn article from 2006




So the question is, How can BOB ARUM saying from his own mouth that
"Floyd Mayweather would have taken the $8 million to fight Margarito"
be turn into anything other than that.

As we understand the situation today, if you listening to some in the boxing media

• "Mayweather turn down the Margarito fight out of fear."
• "Mayweather ducked Margarito"
• "Mayweather would not even take 8 million to fight Margarito"
• "Mayweather alaways duck Fighters like Margarito,Cotto, etc.."

My question is WHEN and WHERE DID ALL THIS DUCKING START AND WHY DID IT START????

The answer is simple, it started when The boxing media and ignorant decided to run away from the facts and instead create their own reality.
The reality they wanted people to believe was that what Floyd Mayweather has done in his career was in large part based on his cherry picking, and his willingness not to fight fighters like MARGARITO in order to stay undefeated!!!!

I must say, from a effectiveness standpoint it has worked, because no matter what facts I or anybody else could show some of you guys. Alot of you guys will never believe anything other than Mayweather is a ducker and you will used examples like Margarito. When in reality, Mayweather never ducked Margarito. In fact he would have accepted the contract if BOB ARUM would have just guranted $10M for Cotto and $10M for Hatton.
Infact Arum wanted to offer Mayweather less money for Cotto and Hatton rather than Margarito....

What was the logic behind that???

$8M for Margarito but
$7M for Cotto and Hatton????

Add in to the fact if Mayweather would have fought Margarito he would have most likely not fought De la hoya...


IMO, Looking how history played out I believe Mayweather made the correct decision in opting out of his TOP RANK contract to go after a fight with De la hoya. In which he made $ 25M. In addition to going after Hatton when he made $20M.


funny thing is here is what Arum what use to say about Floyd before Floyd left him:




http://www.youtube.com/user/barlog20#p/f/3/_tma-5riGoc

Revisionist Historians is what I call 'em.

[Las Vegas,]

It was pretty obvious Floyd wasn't ducking them. Infact, after Floyd's win over Gatti in 2005 the talk around town was Mayweather vs. Cotto. However typical Bob Arum bull**** protecting his top stars from any unnecessary chances. At the same time Cotto never even made the slightest attempt to even make an offer but of course since Cotto is a humble guy, he wasn't ducking. It wasn't until after Floyd left TR when he went to go fight DLH where all this garbage started that he ducked Margarito/Cotto. I wonder how it got started. Considering how Floyd just left TR and Margarito and Cotto are TR fighters...hmmm....let's just say in a few months from now when Nonito leaves TR for good, don't be surprised if people come with the "Fake Filipino Nonito ducked Gamboa/Lopez" Bob Arum is a manipulator at it's finest and there are tons of gullible people in this world.

[Danny Gunz]

Is Arum a liar or not? I mean we cant just pick and choose what we think he is telling the truth about and what he is lying about.

But I dont think Floyd is afraid to fight anyone he just doesnt care enough about boxing anymore to take fights against fighters where he wont make top dollar.

With that said though not fighting the best because of money is still ducking.

[The Gambler1981]

Floyd would never fight these names for any amount of money:

Margarito
Williams
Mosely

.

Never is long time~ it is unwise to predict the future in such a manner~

100% true even though you have nothing to back it up is another gem also~

[The Gambler1981]

Is Arum a liar or not? I mean we cant just pick and choose what we think he is telling the truth about and what he is lying about.

But I dont think Floyd is afraid to fight anyone he just doesnt care enough about boxing anymore to take fights against fighters where he wont make top dollar.

With that said though not fighting the best because of money is still ducking.

Fighting someone else instead of a guy that is more challenging even if offered a lot more money for the more challenging guys is ducking.

Not fighting anyone because they won't offer you what you want is being semi-retired~

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

Arum wanted a 3 fight deal with Floyd with set money attached that was less than what Floyd wanted. its funny how everyone ignoes this.