Comments Thread For: Arum's Plan To Make Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Happen

[IMDAZED]

My bad. Is he on a yacht with his uncle Roger, Lil Bow Wow and a 5 year old rapper named Shorty Glock making it rain money stacks out in the Pacific?

Nah, don't think he knows them.

So anyway, yeah Arum's doing a great job maximizing his investment. Cotto? Chavez Jr? Mosley? Marquez? Which ****ty fight will it be next?

[LeadUppercut]

LMAO, this thread has already turned into a "whos best" argument.

Firstly, that question will only be answered in the ring, so nobody should wet themselves too badly over it at this stage.

Secondly, that fight will happen when Bob Arum is ready, and when Mayweather decides to get off his asss and fight.

The last time that those two things happened simultaneously was last December, and the fight fell through because Manny refused to undertake random blood testing within 24 days of the fight.

So, Manny will now agree to full blood testing? Interesting.

When an actual negotiation takes place, then we shall see. But to-date, Manny has never agreed to acceptable blood testing conditions during an official negotiation.

"Last time" Arum fired off a ****ty proposal and immediately slapped a two-week deadline on the offer, with no terms for negotiation, and he would not publicly confirm the drug testing stipulations even after being repeatedly questioned on the issue.

We shall see.

[PRBOXINGCOTTO]

the fight will happen pac will lose then wat

[switchsouthpaw]

Regardless of who wins (I think Floyd wins also), it's good for the sport. It will attract mainstream attention, and who knows what it could do for either man in terms of their legacy. It's a win-win all the way around. Sadly, Soldier Boy seems hesitant for whatever reason.

[IMDAZED]

LMAO, this thread has already turned into a "whos best" argument.

Firstly, that question will only be answered in the ring, so nobody should wet themselves too badly over it at this stage.

Secondly, that fight will happen when Bob Arum is ready, and when Mayweather decides to get off his asss and fight.

The last time that those two things happened simultaneously was last December, and the fight fell through because Manny refused to undertake random blood testing within 24 days of the fight.

So, Manny will now agree to full blood testing? Interesting.

When an actual negotiation takes place, then we shall see. But to-date, Manny has never agreed to acceptable blood testing conditions during an official negotiation.

"Last time" Arum fired off a ****ty proposal and immediately slapped a two-week deadline on the offer, with no terms for negotiation, and he would not publicly confirm the drug testing stipulations even after being repeatedly questioned on the issue.

We shall see.

I think we know the routine by now. Listen for the back up plan, recognize that's what he wants and then just sit back and wait for the announcement.

[switchsouthpaw]

That's a good plan, although the alternate plan is just as good.

Wait until both sides come to terms, then make another demand in the last hour, knowing that it's both unreasonable and without merit, and that the other side will balk. Then turn around and offer the appearance that you wanted the fight all along, when in all reality it was merely an exit strategy. Then proceed to get on twitter and tell everyone that you are doing this for the integrity of the sport, when in fact you treat the sport like it's your mistress, while in the very same breathe do everything you can to damage your own personal integrity.

Mayweather is the Randy Moss of boxing.

[IMDAZED]

That's a good plan, although the alternate plan is just as good.

Wait until both sides come to terms, then make another demand in the last hour, knowing that it's both unreasonable and without merit, and that the other side will balk. Then turn around and offer the appearance that you wanted the fight all along, when in all reality it was merely an exit strategy. Then proceed to get on twitter and tell everyone that you are doing this for the integrity of the sport, when in fact you treat the sport like it's your mistress, while in the very same breathe do everything you can to damage your own personal integrity.

When did that happen?

[Boxing's Truth]

The Pac camp claims it wants Floyd so bad but can't agree to put it together. Floyd wants random blood and urine testing with no cut off dates as done in OST.

Pac then says "no" to the no cut off date for testing and cries that Floyd can't be making up the rules. But doesn't Pac want Floyd really bad??

You know how many other fighters who reallywant to fight Floyd would take any test up to the day of the fight...you'd would form a line.

So all of this BS that Pac really wants to fight Floyd is just that, BS.
If Pac really wanted Floyd that bad he the only thing he should be concerned with is being cheated from the purse.

[rasdun]

if what you said is true, then why did Floyd's team deny negotiations even took place? it's because once Pac agreed to the testing they had no legit reasoning for turning the fight down. his team says no negotiations happened, and Floyd says he's on vacation - C'mon. Even Ross Greenburg admitted there were negotiations.

[rasdun]

if thats true, then this summer why did Floyd say he was on vacation and Elerbe said no negtiations took place. Its because Manny agreed to all the testing, and they had no valid reason for not taking the fight