If Arum and Team Manny wants this Floyd fight so badly

[Larry the boss]

Why AFTER they fight Rios do they set an April return date??? They knew 2 months ahead of time Floyd had a May date set and still has no opponent...why did they not even try to go a move forward with the fight in May?

[Larry the boss]

Seems like this one piece of actual fact is ignored here, you hear Roach,Arum and even Manny claim to want Floyd..so why set an April date when you knew damn well his return dates are May and September....i mean you know when he is fighting every year....Arum did this in 2012 and is doing it again in 2014

[altparm]

Floyd has no opponent and Manny wants to fight in April. If Floyd wants him then take the April date.

[Spoon23]

Bob Arum:

"We've put out the olive branch saying we would welcome the start of discussions for such a fight," Top Rank chief executive officer Arum told CNN World Sport.
"While Manny fights on HBO and HBO pay-per-view and Floyd fights on Showtime and Showtime pay-per-view, there is a precedent for both networks to come together and put on big event.
"They did it when heavyweight Mike Tyson, who was a Showtime fighter, fought Lennox Lewis, who was an HBO fighter, a number of years ago. That was a hugely successful event and set a record for pay-per-view sales in the US.
"We can't keep posturing,. If people want to make a deal and put aside egos and making statements to the press -- who was right, who was wrong -- and really sincerely want something to happen it generally gets done.
"And it is my hope that's what will happen; when and if both sides sit down to discuss seriously an event the sports world is crying out for."



- He has at least spoken. What about your boy or any of his homeys? Even show time showed some olive branch to talk to make this fight happen.

Floyd is again nowhere to be found ? Oh yeah he's busy putting up the Khan fight. The so called Pac wannabee glass jaw khan lol

[-PBP-]

Manny wants the fight. Arum doesn't.

[junior gong]

Probably just so they have a date in case floyd fux them around and runs away again.

[hhs661]

They don't. It's great to get the hype going but for what? Arum says that Showtime and HBO can come together again and all. But why? He's said in the past that there's too many hurdles in the way.. Tv network deals both domestic and foreign, corona, tecate sponsorships, promotions and who knows what else. Purse splits, testing agencies, Manny and the US tax situation. Hence the reason they went to China.

Lee's be real, alot of smoke is being blown

[Beercules]

maybe because they are waiting for Manny to sign to Mayweather Promotions and give Floyd a couple of fights first.

[ADP02]

Why AFTER they fight Rios do they set an April return date??? They knew 2 months ahead of time Floyd had a May date set and still has no opponent...why did they not even try to go a move forward with the fight in May?

Actually YOU are the one that is ignoring HISTORY!

If you are a smart business man and especially if you take history into account, you know that Floyd's team would do and say anything not to get a Manny fight on.

EXAMPLES BELOW:

All you have to do is LISTEN to the MONEY TEAM:
- "Khan should avoid Devon Alexander fight and take on Floyd next .... it makes a lot of sense"
- "Manny was great against Rios but he needs to revenge his losses or take on Canelo ..... before he gets a chance to fight Floyd"

"Manny must join Team Mayweather or no fight"

So Khan is ready and not Manny?
So Manny needs to revenge his losses but not Khan?
So Khan doesn't even need to take on several WWs beforehand?
So only Manny needs to join Team Mayweather not others?

Even if it's not Khan next for Floyd, don't you see the DIFFERENCE???

[Larry the boss]

Arum keeps talking to the press but why not just call Floyd , haymon or ellerbe....remember him saying" floyd is trying to negotiate though the press and thats not how you do business" when Floyd was calling manny out through twitter and even calling Manny...well what is Arum doing now?