BOB ARUM LEAVES TOUR!! His son is missing on a mountain.

[Gino Ros]

Bob Arum leaves Pacquiao-Margarito tour after son goes missing on hiking trip

August 31, 2010 | 2:01 pm

Veteran boxing promoter Bob Arum was forced to abruptly leave a planned three-city tour to promote the Nov. 13 Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito fight Tuesday, when he was informed his son is missing on a hiking expedition in the mountains above of Seattle.

Arum said his son, John, 49, has been gone since leaving for the hike on Sunday night. Arum was planning to board a afternoon flight from the Southland to Seattle.

"They've got search parties looking for him right now," Arum said of his son.

The Pacquiao-Margarito tour is schedule to continue Wednesday in New York City and Thursday at Cowboys Stadium outside Dallas, where the fighters plan to watch the Cowboys play the Miami Dolphins. The tour will proceed without Arum.

We'll have more on this development soon at latimes.com/sports.

-- Lance Pugmire

Photo: Bob Arum. Credit: Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press

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

Thats ****ed up.

[Gorilla Dogs]

hope they find his son. all the best wishes to the arum family and his son

[Franco2012]

If Floyd Jr was missing on a mountain,Floyd Sr. would never miss a tour!

[ИATAS]

damn, as shady as bob arum can be at times family is family - I hope they find him ASAP. Weather here is has been horrible today.

[wazaa.]

I hope they find him. Its the worst feeling in the world for a parent to know that there might be something wrong with their child.

[Canelo Phresh]

If Floyd Jr was missing on a mountain,Floyd Sr. would never miss a tour!

pac **** suckin ass ***get. go ****ing hang yourself and do us all a favor. worthless ****ing piece of ****. best wishes to arum and his family.

[IIG]

That's horrible. I hope his son gets found with no issues.

[Low_ki]

That's what arum gets for making this fight, Karma ain't it a *****.

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

If Floyd Jr was missing on a mountain,Floyd Sr. would never miss a tour!

I just reported this post. You are an inbred disgrace.