Bob Arum: "Singapore offered Floyd 65million"

[shade darkar]

arum is probably full of ****. but at the end of the day pacquiao is willing to fight, mayweather is only willing to fight if he can change the rules. the word mayweather should be banned on this website until he comes out of hiding! haha

[tomhawq]

so floyd is offered $65 million and he wanted $100 million. i really don't know why people are still talking about this fight.

[Medved]

Umm *****s, Floydette has admited testing isnt the issue anymore, that was squashed long ago. Why you beating a dead horse if floyd said its not an issue? No other excuses to justify why Floyd is a world class coward?

[Battle*Hardened]

Umm *****s, Floydette has admited testing isnt the issue anymore, that was squashed long ago. Why you beating a dead horse if floyd said its not an issue? No other excuses to justify why Floyd is a world class coward?

When did he say that?? Link?

[JoeDaWg]

They could offer floyd fort knox and ol boy would turn it down. He don't want no part of pac inside a ring, simple as that.

[Alibata]

Singapore to host Pacquiao-Mayweather bout?
August 21st, 2010 | Author: psports

by Ian De Cotta | Today Online

SINGAPORE – He is the world’s hottest boxing property and barely five hours after touching down at Changi Airport on Friday, Manny Pacquiao (picture) said he is keen to stage his biggest fight in Singapore. His preferred opponent: The much vaunted Floyd Mayweather Jr of the United States.

But Mayweather himself has to say yes. Nothing was said about the doping and blood test issue, which had hampered previous discussions between the two fighters’ camps.

Experts predict a clash between two of the world’s best boxers could create one of the biggest purses in the sport’s history, with each earning at least US$60 million ($81.5 million).

In an exclusive interview with Media-Corp at Vanda Boxing Club in Havelock Road, the 31-year-old Filipino superstar said he will speak to his boxing promoter, Bob Arum, to help make the event happen.

“I will talk to Bob Arum to stage one of my fights in Singapore, maybe next year,” said Pacquiao.

His clash with the unbeaten Mayweather would be the one of the most anticipated world championship bouts.

Pacquiao, also known as “Pacman”, is the reigning World Boxing Organisation welterweight champion and the only boxer ever to win nine titles in seven weight divisions.

Mayweather, the former World Boxing Council welterweight champion, owned nine championship belts in five divisions.

A face-off between the two was on the cards in March this year but was called off following unresolved arguments over blood testing for drugs.

Pacquiao, who will next fight Mexico’s Antonio Margarito on Nov 13, said: “I want to fight Mayweather because people are excited about it. I will ask Bob Arum if this is the match that can be staged here.”

Last year, Pacquiao fought at the 16,800-capacity MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. His last bout was against Ghana’s Joshua Clottey in March at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Texas in front of 40,000 fans.

Boxing aficionados feel the Marina Bay floating platform could be an ideal venue – with a seating capacity of 27,000 and a stunning backdrop made famous worldwide after two successful Formula 1 races and the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games last Saturday.

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB), which arranged Pacquiao’s visit here, told MediaCorp they are keen to help make a fight of this magnitude happen.

“This is something we will support and do whatever we can to help make it a success,” said Mr Justin Chew, STB’s executive director for hospitality, F1 and sports.

Oh please do not overwhelm the *****s with evidence... Everytime this happens there is more then one article, video, etc to back it up... EVERYTIME.... Pls do not overwhelm them... Their minds will go into overload trying to defend floyd again.

[Vasyl’s dad]

Floyd gave Pacquiao a undeserved 50/50 purse split, and he refused the fight over WADA testing. The issue still remains the same.

It sounds like Arum is negotiating through the media...

Again.

Is that the same WADA whos tests Lance Armstrong passed? Is that the same WADA that was apparently giving Lance Armstrong preferential treatment so that he could pass his tests?

I mean, it is Armstrongs teammates who are saying he did use.

[Battle*Hardened]

Oh please do not overwhelm the *****s with evidence... Everytime this happens there is more then one article, video, etc to back it up... EVERYTIME.... Pls do not overwhelm them... Their minds will go into overload trying to defend floyd again.

See this is what I get about you Pac fans, and some FLoyd fans. How in the mother fuck does that article prove Floyd was offered 65mil?

[Alibata]

See this is what I get about you Pac fans, and some FLoyd fans. How in the mother fuck does that article prove Floyd was offered 65mil?

It doesn't but it sure does corroborate with what Arum is saying... This coincidence seems very common for it to be ignored. I guess floyd fans do have that thick of a skin because they love floyd that much. It is like me telling you I went hiking... You don't have to take my word for it but if my shoes are full of soil and my socks are filled with foxtails and a person said he saw me hiking... You still don't have to believe it but you'd be a fool not to if everyone else is telling you otherwise..

[ThePrince]

Sure they did Bob. SMH

Hey, this is the same attitude certain fans had when Bob said that there were secret negotiations that occurred that fell apart because of Mayweather's money demands. Some fans brushed it aside but then later it was confirmed by Jeff Mayweather and the people who tried to put it together (Michael Lodge, Zindsi Mandela, etc). Probably wouldn't be too hard to investigate and confirm/debunk.

But I doubt Arum would pull something out of his ass like this knowing how easily it can be investigated. Just have to wait for the details to come out.