Richard Schaefer says Arum is lying about Mayweather negotiations

[KnockUTheFukOut]

Arum? Lying? NO WAY!!!


hahaha

[Pactar∂]

Arum: We have negotiations!
Pacquiao: I will decide on my next fight after christmas.
Ellerbe: Koncz came to take photos and Floyd's autograph.
Schaeffer: There were no negotiations.
Floyd: May 5th is the date. Sign the contract!

WTF?????

[rambov]

http://******.craveonline.com/blog/1...ather-pacquiao




Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is incensed in the wake of news that Top Rank Inc. CEO Bob Arum is fielding offers from potential investment groups looking to stage the megabout between THE RING's Nos. 1 and 2 pound-for-pound-rated fighters, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Schaefer also has taken issue with a related development reported by The New York Daily News, which claims the adviser of Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 knockouts), Michael Koncz, visited Mayweather (42-0, 26 KOs) during a light workout at the fighter's Las Vegas-based gym last week.

"We've been fielding proposals and we're talking to people," said Arum, who turns 80 on Dec. 8. "I'm sure that Floyd's doing the same."

******.com also reported both situations.

Past negotions for the megabout between Mayweather, who is handled by Golden Boy Promotions, and Pacquiao, who is promoted by Top Rank Inc., twice failed over Mayweather's insistence on Olympic-style drug testing.

"The boxing fans are really sick and tired about the lies of Bob Arum," Schaefer told ******.com. "The fact is that yesterday he was lying, today he's lying, and tomorrow, he will still be lying. Once a liar, always a liar.

"Now, he comes again with these bulls__t stories about negotiatiations and meetings taking place. Who the heck is he fooling?"

Pacquiao is coming off a controversial majority decision win over THE RING lightweight champ Juan Manuel Marquez in their third match on Nov. 12.

Arum announced at the post-fight press conference the possibility of a fourth matchup against Marquez, whom Mayweather routed by unanimous decision in September of 2009.

Two days later, Schaefer told ******.com that he would likely seek another opponent for Mayweather, who is targeted to return on May 5 to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Schaefer cited an e-mail from retired federal judge Daniel Weinstein, the mediator who has worked closely with both sides to settle numerous lawsuits and issues in recent years, to indicate that Arum does not want to stage a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight.



But Arum told ******.com that his reasoning has more to do with the fact that his busy schedule.

After Pacquiao-Marquez III, Arum moved directly into promoting Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.'s sixth-round TKO over Peter Manfredo Jr. in Houston on Nov. 19.

In addition, Arum was dealing with issues involving a rematch between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito, the latter of whom was not licensed to face Cotto on Dec. 3 at New York's Madison Square Garden until Nov. 23 -- 12 days before the fight.

"Everything has to wait until after the fight on Saturday," Arum told ******.com. "All of our efforts and all of our energies are being devoted to the Cotto-Margarito fight, and that program, and there will be plenty of time after that fight is over to see where we are.

"We can't do it this week. We can address it next week and see where we are. We'll all be in New York promoting Cotto-Margarito, which is a really big fight, plus the card is very deep."

Schaefer, however, is adamant in his belief that Arum simply does not want to make Mayweather-Pacquiao.

"Who is he trying to fool? The public, the fight fans, the fighters, the networks? Everybody is sick and tired of that lying snake," said Schaefer.

"Everybody is sick and tired. Arum does not want to make the Pacquiao fight, so stop believing everything this guy says."

Schaefer fired off six points he believes support his contention.

No. 1: "Arum knows damn well that Floyd and I and all of Floyd's team has a great relationship. The facts are clear, and even though some of the writers are still drinking the Bob Arum Cool Aide, you should simply look at the facts. Arum went public saying that he wants to do a fourth fight with Marquez."

No. 2: "We were informed by a retired federal judge that Arum is not interested at this time in pursuing a fight with Mayweather. Arum went on the record to say that neither he nor anyone else from Top Rank had ever talked to the judge, so is he saying that the retired federal judge is lying? I have an e-mail that will confirm it, and, with Bob's approval, I will be happy to make it available to the media."

No. 3: "He sends Michael Koncz to Mayweather's gym to stir up some bulls__t such as that there are negotiations ongoing without Golden Boy, and that Mayweather is going solo. And all of that kind of bulls__t. He probably needs to do that because his fighter is starting to ask questions."

No. 4: "Let's be clear as to what is going on here. He wants to use Floyd as leverage to get a better deal for Marquez. You read the stories that Marquez wants $20 million, and for the fight not to take place in Las Vegas.

"Well, by creating stories that negotiations with Floyd are ongoing, he wants to see how fast Marquez will come to the table and be much more reasonable. That's what is going on here."

No. 5: "There is inner turmoil within Team Pacquiao. Justs read the recent interviews involving [Pacquiao's strength and conditioning coach] Alex Ariza. I agree with Alex. I believe that Bob Arum would be well-served to be careful because the excuse of 'Well he's [Arum] 100 years old' does not fly anymore. At this particular point, the phrase, 'respect your elders' does not apply to Bob Arum.

"I'm sick and tired of this guy. Bob is always trying to get people who he can not manipulate moved out of the way and so that he can do the in-house promotions. Did you ever wonder why? Is it because he does not want to work with us? Why is that? I could tell you some really, really juicy stuff, but for now, I'm going to bite my tongue.

"I can tell you why he's doing the in-house promotions with Manny Pacquiao, but I'm going to leave that up to Manny Pacquiao to figure it out."

No. 6: "And finally, he's [Arum] giving interviews and stories are being written by guys who don't even exist. Go and try to find Chris LaBate from BoxingScene.com. Good luck. To guys writing stories who don't even exist? What the hell is going on?"


Lem Satterfield can be reached at lemuel.satterfield@gmail.com

BAM!!! I knew it! I knew that some of the articles on BS were just waaaaaay to outlandish. So this guy has the power to create a writer on Boxingscene that doesen't exist.
That is really sleezy but genius!!!

[SpeedKillz]

its amazing how well articles and "interviews" with the involved parties can sway people into thinking something that isn't true. theres probly thousand of people reading these forums laughing that some people are actually in belief of this fight not happening lol. I dono why I keep posting tryin to tell these morons this whole thing since the marquez fight has been a selling tactic, but nope, people prefer to go the old "_____ is ducking ______" its unreal really if real boxing fans think this fight wont happen, either cause of arum or cause of floyd. its like everyone just started watching boxing yesterday...

[rambov]

Chris Labate only exists on boxing scene. ROFL!!

[k1llu]

Arum will never put manny in there with Floyd the guy is not ******.

[SpeedKillz]

Arum will never put manny in there with Floyd the guy is not ******.

you said it, the guy is not ******, so why is everyone else being ******. its clear as day that mayweather and pacquiao will fight. lol is all i can do when i read some people are actually saying they wont. lol...

[rambov]

This will be avoided like the plague by most

[4Corners]

I don't think Floyd is going solo. It sounds like Arum stirring up s**t once again with these "investors" who want the fight, only to say "Floyd doesn't want the fight". At least we can be thankful that Floyd is making it known he wants Pac and only Pac, saying that if he's ready to actually agree to testing, it's on.

Does anyone else see the light about Arum and Pac??? Even Ariza said Arum is holding up the fight, and that's a team Pacquiao member.

First off, Arum says "Floyd is afraid. He fears Manny's right hand". Than, after the JMM fight, he says "I am interested in making a 4th Marquez fight, the Floyd fight is still there a year from now". Than, he says "Nothing will happen until after the holidays, I am busy right now with Chavez Jr and the Cotto fights". Now, he says "We're talking to investors about the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, and Floyd is going solo on this one".

Like what the f**k??? What is it??? Just have your son sit down with Golden Boy and if Pacquiao is legit on taking the tests finally, let the fight be signed. Everything else was already agreed upon. Make it happen.

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Chris Labate only exists on boxing scene. ROFL!!

What Schaefer implies doesn't make any sense. That Arum gives interviews and pass info through a writer who doesn't exist. What is he a ghost? What about the hundreds of non-Top Rank related articles that he's written? And none of what Schaefer said changes the fact that Arum's quotes are Arum's quotes, regardless of who he interviews with.

The reality is, Schaefer, the CEO of Ring TV [per his Yahoo interview] did an interview on a website he owns, Ring TV, and took a shot at his website's main competitor.