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Fight Hype
December 03, 2010
If he ever really had a chance of getting that third fight with pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao, lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez can pretty much forget it now. In a move that exemplifies the "foot-in-mouth" disease he's been suffering from all year, Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya blasted promoter Bob Arum via his Twitter page, accusing him of "hurting the sport" and saying that "fights are not being made because of him." You don't have to be a rocket scientist to read between the lines and know that De La Hoya is obviously frustrated about a proposed bout between Golden Boy fighter Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao.
It was just last week that De La Hoya suggested that Golden Boy Promotions would be willing to step aside in order to make the fight a reality. "As president of Golden Boy Promotions, I want to make the fight between Pacquiao and Marquez. The problem is that [Top Rank CEO Bob] Arum doesn't want to make the fight if Golden Boy is involved," he stated. "Golden Boy will stay out of the promotions because Arum doesn't want to do business with us. I will do it for Juan, because he deserves it. I won't be part of the promotion for that fight and let Top Rank do the full promotion."
Stepping aside, however, may have been a little too much to ask. Hoping to make the fight, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer gave a proposal to Top Rank President Todd duBoef that included their demands for the purse split and the weight limit, which of course they considered to be "very fair." Arum, however, would disagree with Schaefer's sentiment, telling Michael Marley of Examiner.com, "This proposal I got on Marquez, meanwhile, is Schaefer just selling Marquez down the river...It's just not realistic and I don't think Schaefer really wants Juan to fight Pacquiao again."
Although Arum still suggests that he'll present Pacquiao with all three proposals from Marquez, Shane Mosley and Andre Berto, he certainly didn't sound as though the lightweight champion has any shot of getting the nod. Combine that with the fact that De La Hoya just blasted Arum to his 17,000+ followers on Twitter, a move that's definitely not going to make the 79-year-old too happy, and Marquez can pretty much kiss that payday goodbye. Fortunately for him, Golden Boy Promotions has Robert Guerrero waiting in the wings. Marquez may not make quite as much money, but at least Golden Boy gets to keep it in-house. And on top of that, thanks to the terms of their 2007 settlement with Top Rank over Pacquiao's contract, they'll still get a little sumthin, sumthin off of Manny no matter who he decides to fight next (Mosley). Woohoo!
Fight Hype
December 03, 2010
If he ever really had a chance of getting that third fight with pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao, lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez can pretty much forget it now. In a move that exemplifies the "foot-in-mouth" disease he's been suffering from all year, Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya blasted promoter Bob Arum via his Twitter page, accusing him of "hurting the sport" and saying that "fights are not being made because of him." You don't have to be a rocket scientist to read between the lines and know that De La Hoya is obviously frustrated about a proposed bout between Golden Boy fighter Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao.
It was just last week that De La Hoya suggested that Golden Boy Promotions would be willing to step aside in order to make the fight a reality. "As president of Golden Boy Promotions, I want to make the fight between Pacquiao and Marquez. The problem is that [Top Rank CEO Bob] Arum doesn't want to make the fight if Golden Boy is involved," he stated. "Golden Boy will stay out of the promotions because Arum doesn't want to do business with us. I will do it for Juan, because he deserves it. I won't be part of the promotion for that fight and let Top Rank do the full promotion."
Stepping aside, however, may have been a little too much to ask. Hoping to make the fight, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer gave a proposal to Top Rank President Todd duBoef that included their demands for the purse split and the weight limit, which of course they considered to be "very fair." Arum, however, would disagree with Schaefer's sentiment, telling Michael Marley of Examiner.com, "This proposal I got on Marquez, meanwhile, is Schaefer just selling Marquez down the river...It's just not realistic and I don't think Schaefer really wants Juan to fight Pacquiao again."
Although Arum still suggests that he'll present Pacquiao with all three proposals from Marquez, Shane Mosley and Andre Berto, he certainly didn't sound as though the lightweight champion has any shot of getting the nod. Combine that with the fact that De La Hoya just blasted Arum to his 17,000+ followers on Twitter, a move that's definitely not going to make the 79-year-old too happy, and Marquez can pretty much kiss that payday goodbye. Fortunately for him, Golden Boy Promotions has Robert Guerrero waiting in the wings. Marquez may not make quite as much money, but at least Golden Boy gets to keep it in-house. And on top of that, thanks to the terms of their 2007 settlement with Top Rank over Pacquiao's contract, they'll still get a little sumthin, sumthin off of Manny no matter who he decides to fight next (Mosley). Woohoo!
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