Comments Thread For: Mayweather: In My Life, I'll Never Do Business With Arum!

[sapaw]

You do realize that the testing was an issue at a time when Floyd was basically broke. Not only was he broke, but Manny had at least equal, if not more negotiating power than Floyd. Times have changed. Not only has Floyd dwarfed Manny in terms of revenue. He's also clearly seperated himself as the superior fighter, at least in terms of current stature in the sport. So its basically gone from two equals negotiating to where Pac is simply a big named OPPONENT, much like Canelo. If you don't wanna acknowledge that and keep living in the fantasy world where one of these guys is "scared" of the other. Proceed.

back then, according to you, its equal or manny have more power but still floyd is the one demanding this extra test? so does it mean to you that floyd ducked clearly the first negotiation coz he keep insisting few days or no cutoff even he is not the one with negotiating power?

The only one living on fantasy world are floydiots like you that keep on supporting floyd what ever roadblock he put on this fight. All of you are saying its easy work that's why it should never happen. From "fantasy world of floydiots" its easy work for floyd.

[hitking]

when did he become the a-side?? are u saying he wasnt the a-side before then??

No, he wasn't during the first negotiations you're talking about. He and Pac were pretty much equals. That clearly has changed since, whether you choose to acknowledge iy or not.

BTW, answer my questions. If Arum takes a step aside fee. He loses no money and likely makes more than he would as a co-promoter of the event. So basically, the only difference will be he won't be introducing Pac on press tour stops. Why does Pac need him introducing him on press tour stops in order to fight Floyd? Also, was Donaire ducking Mares when Arum offered GBP a step aside fee to promote that one without them?

[Gary Coleman]

"Take Da Test and we got a fight!"

That was before Manny, TWICE, avoided said tests, bulked at a $40 million dollar offer and lost 2 of his last 3 bouts.

Knowing how they operate, Pac and Arum probably would still demand a 50/50 split.

[sapaw]

No I'm not saying that he never wanted to do business with Pacquiao/Arum. People on this site seem to have a hard time coming to terms with the fact that people's reason for doing or not doing something often changes with time. Why does this happen? Because people reflect, circumstances change, more is revealed about the subject matter etc.

so the take the test, Flat 40M no PPV, "Pacquiao your Next" etc are just smokescreens from the very start?

[ADP02]

I don't know why people are slating Mayweather for not wanting to do business with Arum; he is a man that still owes him money, a man that tarnished his name in the papers, an untrustworthy man, a man he more than likely blames for the defamation lawsuit against him and a man he most definitely dislikes. I understand that for a fight fan it is aggravating, because we are looking at it from the point of view of a customer, but for the fighter they have to treat like they're running a business and if you're trying to run a business you don't parley with people like Arum.

Keep repeating and repeating what you said .... maybe you will believe it one day!

So this tarnished Floyd but what about Floyd ACCUSING Manny of doing PEDs with NO PROOF? It's only legit reason due to Floyd saying "I don't want because of Arum"????

So we have contradictions from both Floyd and his fans now .... and you want the rest of the world to believe that these are not roadblocks?

[hitking]

back then, according to you, its equal or manny have more power but still floyd is the one demanding this extra test? so does it mean to you that floyd ducked clearly the first negotiation coz he keep insisting few days or no cutoff even he is not the one with negotiating power?

The only one living on fantasy world are floydiots like you that keep on supporting floyd what ever roadblock he put on this fight. All of you are saying its easy work that's why it should never happen. From "fantasy world of floydiots" its easy work for floyd.

Why would any clean person balk at any type of drug testing? Between jumping jobsite to jobsite and probation, I take drug tests all the time. And personally, I've never balked at any of them, or any type because I don't do drugs. So whatever the reason, why did Pac fight against it so hard? That's the real issue, which I really don't wanna discuss because supposedly has been resolved.

[V.WEBB]

No I'm not saying that he never wanted to do business with Pacquiao/Arum. People on this site seem to have a hard time coming to terms with the fact that people's reason for doing or not doing something often changes with time. Why does this happen? Because people reflect, circumstances change, more is revealed about the subject matter etc.

Naw, people know this. Well, rational people do. They like to pretend they dont know this though.

[hitking]

Who even gives a shit about the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight now? Any interest I had in that fight went out the window when Pacquiao was separated from his senses by piss drinker. The fight should have happened in 2009-2010 but it didn't. Time to move on.

By far the best post thus far. That said, if Pac beats a JMM or a Bradley in his next fight. I re-establishes him as an elite and would drum up my interest in the fight because it would once again be a superfight and not just the circus it would be now.

[Vasyl’s dad]

Naw, people know this. Well, rational people do. They like to pretend they dont know this though.

Actually, rational people simply call it, "another roadblock".

Funny how Floyd wasn't saying this in 2010, or 11, 12. He said, "take the test, we have a fight".

You guys said, "why doesn't Manny do testing in his own fights to show he wants the fight?"

He did.

Now, we're at, "I won't work with Arum".

[invanex]

floydiots must be really ashamed right now. :P