Comments Thread For: Merchant Breaks Down The Golden Boy vs Top Rank Feud

[Pacquiao'd]

feud between Top Rank and Golden Boy…
“As for the feud, I think in some way it is business related.
That’s to say they are both trying to tap the same source
of fighters. So there’s a competitive side to it. I think there
is an emotional side to it because of Arum’s feelings about
Oscar leaving him. And, it came to another head when they
were battling to the rights over Pacquiao, And......

it’s not a good thing for boxing when Arum
thinks he’s got the big edge and he doesn’t
want to give Golden Boy a chance to use any
of his fighters for them to get stronger. So you
get a kind of inbreeding of matchmaking. I don’t
think it’s good for the sport.”

ouch. top prank owned.

[Phil Ivey]

Thanks for the candidness, don't usually hear HBO announcers on these issues. He's absolutely spot on with Arum.

[Pu$$yKiller]

He is an analyst. It is (or SHOULD BE) his job to bring the salient facts to the fans.

I understand and respect what you are saying. But this is not like ESPN never criticizing the NFL. If Arum gets criticized, what is he going to do - boycott HBO?

And hoW does he know that arum did. Not want it? Green burg who was there didn't say anything of the like