Pacquiao and Bob Arum

[Dragon_]

What does Bob Arum actually do?

Pacquiao is a superstar, why does he need Arum?
Why didn't Pacquaio leave him years ago and become his own promoter?
I mean, the fighters do all the pre-fight hype talking anyway.
No one pays any attention to senile Arum once he starts yapping anyway.

What does Arum do to deserve a cut off Pacquaio's check?

I understand a young fighter needing a promoter to sell him,
But once you reach the level of Pacquao, Mayweather, De La Hoya, etc
Why do you need a promoter?

[Larry the boss]

Arum reads contracts for Manny and tells him what to do,as you know Manny is not the smartest guy in the world,he signed to contracts at 1 time,brought in a company to audit Arum,found out Arum was ripping him off only to have Arum tell him to fire them,then the same company he hired ended up suing Manny.....so yea Manny isnt that damn bright

[ShoulderRoll]

He builds stadiums for Manny. And turns down stricter drug testing for him.

[Larry the boss]

He builds stadiums for Manny. And turns down stricter drug testing for him.

And files lawsuits for him as well

[ИATAS]

There are no fighters that are their own promoters. Floyd & Cotto for example still use promoters to promote their fights, recently, Golden Boy.

The difference is they are free agents, thus they are in the position to get more of the cut then say someone who is under contract.

Pacquiao could have, should have, done the same thing. But to say a fighter doesn't need a promoter is ignorant. In recent years only Oscar was his own promoter, and it took a lot of money and the hiring of many people such as Richard Schaefer to set up Golden Boy. Maybe Felix Sturm is too I think in Germany.

As far as Bob Arum, he really isn't involved in the many details that goes into promoting the fights. That's the job of other Top Rank employees, such as todd duboef and others.

[Larry the boss]

There are no fighters that are their own promoters. Floyd & Cotto for example still use promoters to promote their fights, recently, Golden Boy.

The difference is they are free agents, thus they are in the position to get more of the cut then say someone who is under contract.

Pacquiao could have, should have, done the same thing. But to say a fighter doesn't need a promoter is ignorant. In recent years only Oscar was his own promoter, and it took a lot of money and the hiring of many people such as Richard Schaefer to set up Golden Boy. Maybe Felix Sturm is too I think in Germany.

As far as Bob Arum, he really isn't involved in the many details that goes into promoting the fights. That's the job of other Top Rank employees, such as todd duboef and others.

Was Roy Jones not his own promoter?

[ИATAS]

Was Roy Jones not his own promoter?

At a much much lower level, yes. And in hindsight it probably didn't serve him well as he never became a massive star like Oscar or Floyd or Pac despite being "superman".

Throughout history you will find several examples, but it's extremely rare, especially when we're talking about the biggest names in the sport (Floyd, Pac, Cotto).

[Bullrider]

Bob Arum has nothing to do with Floyd wanting 100%PPV. Fear of losing is the real problem here.

[ShoulderRoll]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't $40 million be Pac's best payday ever?

[Bullrider]

You mean Floyd don't want the fight?