Manny Pacquiao Top Rank Contract Expired after Marquez?

[p4p-champ]

And Arum has nothing to due with this fight not happening. Quit believing Floyd with those weak excuses for not fighting Manny.

He uses the Arum excuses because it perfectly explains why he ducked Cotto, Margarito and Pacquiao. Now Arum is the reason all of the sudden the heat for not facing them is too much, but when he was ducking those guys, that was far from the excuses he was providing.

Why didn't he use that excuse then instead of "Cotto lives too far", "Margarito has losses", and "I don't need Pacquiao"?

He constantly gets called a pvssy/coward/ducker, and now he uses the Arum excuse and you clowns buy into that garbage.

LOL @ you sheep @ss clowns......smfh

He could have easily fought Pwilliams, but what was his excuse......let me guess he don't fight Haymon fighters.....fvkkin pathetic.

Of course its not Arum, Manny has only been fighting Top Rank fighters since Arum started making money off him. Marquez had to leave GBP to even be considered an old, weak opponent, same with Shane Mosley. Bob Arum could sell shit on a stick to you and you'd buy it without blinking an eye lash.

[jrosales13]

Of course its not Arum, Manny has only been fighting Top Rank fighters since Arum started making money off him. Marquez had to leave GBP to even be considered an old, weak opponent, same with Shane Mosley. Bob Arum could sell shit on a stick to you and you'd buy it without blinking an eye lash.

Not entirely true...But, OK.

[wccole81]

I could care less about how much each fight makes, it doesn't affect me at all...They make their money, great for them-we get to see the fight that everyone has been talking about for years...

If it is true that Mannys contract is up, that would be positive for us fight fans...Everyone knows (or should know) it is Arum that is trying to avoid staging the fight...

Mayweather Promotions works with Golden Boy...If Mannys contract is up, it would be wise to work with (not sign with) Golden Boy to get the fight made...

Manny Pacquiao Promotions and Mayweather Promotions with cooperation from Golden Boy Promotions...

Let GBP take over all the promoting of the fight, getting the press conferences together, and all the fine details to get things rolling...They get their cut of the $$$ to stage the biggest fight of the decade, the fight that everyone (although we are all getting tired of the bull****) wants to see...

Both fighters get the money they should, without Arum trying to leach every possible penny for the fight to add to his bank account...

Manny and Floyds promotional companies would not be able to stage a fight this big by themselves...We all know Arum would rather stage Paq with another stiff so he can make his millions...Add GBP to Manny and Floyds promotional companies, let them take care of promotions...

win\win\win by all parties

Manny gets much more money than he ever has since he has been with Bob Ascum

Floyd gets his usual (much more actually), which is much more than fighters that are not running their own promotion

Split it 50\50, take the tests, and lets get this fight on...

That is the only way, and the best way for both fighters IMO...

As long as Arum is involved, the fight won't happen...He already has fighters lined up to face Manny after the JMM fight (ie. Bradley, Mike Jones, and who knows who else)

Take Arum out of the picture and the fight is made...Let GBP take care of the promotions and buildup, and we have a fight...

Both fighters are ready to go, now that dinosaur needs to visit the rest of his kind and become extinct...

[Squizz]

Should Manny leave Top Rank, I would gain a ton of the respect I lost for him back. **** Bob Arum! If you are a fan of boxing, you know this man is on the same level as Don King........SCUM. Taking 27% of Manny's earnings? What a crook! And Manny's at fault as well, for signing to such a gross deal!

[William Blake]

Manny Pacquiao will not leave Top Rank. He and his handlers are simply too incompetent to run a Promotional Company. There is more to it than just calling it Pacman Promotions.

Same for Floyd, he can talk about being independent hiding behind Mayweather promotions, but deep inside his little brain also knows that he can't handle big events and everything that comes with it, which is why he co-promotes it with Golden Boy's help.

For *** sakes, one guy is soo naive and signs contracts with two companies and the other is too ignorant (and apparently has ignorant handlers too) to pay his taxes on time.

These guys need Golden Boy and Top Rank. Say what you will of their head honchos, but these guys know what they're doing. It's not as simple as having a top Superstar name, announcing the fight and tickets and PPV sales taking care of themselves. It takes alot of behind the scenes work that most don't appreciate to make these events what they are.

Agreed 100%. Pacquiao and his entourage have no ability to organize a high level boxing event.

The Top Rank-Pacquiao combination has been working- but a change or two needs to happen.

1. The Floyd fight must happen. I won't blame either man for losing. I want the fight to know who the best is.

2. Arum needs to give Pacquiao a larger slice of the pie. Manny puts the asses in the seats and he has a lot of expenses. He's supporting hundreds of people in the Philippines and could always use the cash.

[viewsat]

pacquiao should get a deal that only gives arum 5-15% depending on how well the PPV sells and whatnot. like under a million 5%, over a million 15%

[hairylossen]

I also believe that arum should received 10%. Pacquiao deserves to receive highter coz hes the one fighting and not him.

[Mr. Philadel]

Manny isn't going anywhere. Arum has far too much dirt on him..

[Ray*]

There is a reason why the likes of De la Hoya and Mayweather left when they had their chances, And prove they can make more of their careers without Arum, There is a reason why the likes of Cotto and Pac renew their contracts even when they have the perfect chance to leave.

[apokalips]

Imagine the Bob Arum's reaction if he were to not be a part of the Mayweather v Pacquiao fight.