Who does Bob Arum want to win - Pacquiao or Bradley?

[Black Barty]

Probably Bradley. He is younger, and while not as good prime for prime as Manny, he is very solid both physically and technically. If he wins, Arum will have someone to at least partially fill the void Manny's retirement will leave.

[Porter's Dad]

For this fight, Pacquaio. It leads to Pac-JMM 5 and Pac-Bradley 2.

A Bradley win leads to Bradley-JMM 2 and (possibly) Bradley-Provodnikov 2.

Those first two wipe the latter two off the map in terms of finances.

I still think there was faulty logic in Arum screwing Manny over the first time (which he 100% did). Pac's stock took a hit (and it's not like he left, he stayed at Top Rank), and it wasn't like Tim was ever going to be this cashcow for TR. Maybe he just wanted to dead the Pac-Mayweather fight once and for all.

Pac ain't getting robbed in this one, though. Arum isn't that audacious.

[-PBP-]

Will Marquez fight Paquiao again?

I don't think Arum cares either way. He's got both locked in for the long term and will still be able to recycle.

If Bradley wins clearly he's got a legit top 2 pound for pound fighter on his roster. If Bradley or Pac win close in an entertaining scrap he gets Pac/Bradley 3. If Pac wins he gets Pac/Marquez 5, Pac/Provodnikov or Pac/Alvarado is he beats Marquez.

I think he lets it play out and recycles more fights based on the outcomes.

[Jack Napier]

Arum wants Pac to win this one
people saw right through what Arum did in the 1st fight
Pac taking a legit loss in JMM 4 brings credibility to the rematch now
he wants a trilogy, so he'll be backing Pac
problem is, after JMM's KO, it's probably too late for Pac to deliver
judges will be on Pac's side, so it could be another farce decision

[Dr Rumack]

Arum wants Pac to win this one
people saw right through what Arum did in the 1st fight
Pac taking a legit loss in JMM 4 brings credibility to the rematch now
he wants a trilogy, so he'll be backing Pac
problem is, after JMM's KO, it's probably too late for Pac to deliver
judges will be on Pac's side, so it could be another farce decision

Well Trowbridge is judging so that's one vote for Pac already provided that's how Arum wants it to go.

Can't remember if Michael Pernick has been involved in any dodgy decisions. He was the dissenting judge in Abraham-Stieglitz which was his most notable card recently.

John Keane scored Ward-Froch 118-110 making him the only judge who actually saw that fight correctly.

[Build That Wall]

Who knows whats going on in that scumbags head. But I think he wants bradley to win because he needs a fighter to push forward into the future. He is not getting Andre Ward anytime soon, he has a long way to go with Lomachenko, He refuses to push RingGodDeaux, Chavez Jr is not worth pushing, and Marquez and Pacquiao are getting ready to retire.

[Build That Wall]

Well Trowbridge is judging so that's one vote for Pac already provided that's how Arum wants it to go.

Can't remember if Michael Pernick has been involved in any dodgy decisions. He was the dissenting judge in Abraham-Stieglitz which was his most notable card recently.

John Keane scored Ward-Froch 118-110 making him the only judge who actually saw that fight correctly.

John Keane is a great judge, Kudos to him for the Ward Scorecard.

[RichCCFC]

Bradley will never be a draw like Pacquiao because of his lack of power.

[Build That Wall]

Probably Bradley. He is younger, and while not as good prime for prime as Manny, he is very solid both physically and technically. If he wins, Arum will have someone to at least partially fill the void Manny's retirement will leave.

Thats right, Arum is probably thinking with his scumbag brain about the future.

War Bradley!!!!

[Nights King]

you realise the first pacquiao-bradley robbery took place just before marquez IV right?

i think the whole purpose of the robbery, if it was truely orchestrated, and by arum, would be pacquiao-bradley rematch, a fight now that will get more attention from the public, bradley is a guy that supposedly beat pacquiao once already, in a rematch he shouldn't care who wins, although like mathed said, pacquiao is flirting with the end of his top rank run and arum might feel threatened

In my opinion I thought the purpose of the first robbery was to bring out Timothy Bradley from the shadows and make him into a star(seemingly didn't happen as the fight wasn't even debatable and the results were controversial). Manny was meant to beat Marquez and then pursue a rematch with Bradley as it would have had ridiculous hype. Obviously now Bob Arum has a new direction to venture as Pacquiao will be out to avenge his losses and it's a motive he will be able to sell considering Pacquiao is on his way to retirement and is JMM.