Comments Thread For: Bob Arum Smells Backdoor Handshake in MGM Fiasco

[SERVILEV]

Though I think dirty ole arum is up to no good concerning Pacq Bradley! I do think he's right as far as promotion venue concerns. MGM shouldn't be doing crap like that period. Esp knowing the beef that been brewing.

[IMDAZED]

i agree ,
i dont think anyone should have a monoply on the sport.
i think the sanctioning bodies should step up and demand fights or start stripping people of there titles or rankings

Yeah it's downright crazy. I see they have an exclusive deal with Showtime. And one with Fox Sports. And one with either Telefutura or Telemundo. Insane. And now hotels too? I have a feeling that they're gonna start taking over for sanctioning bodies / belts, etc.

[lets rumble]

They already do they are called "mandatories".

yeah but they dont enforce them !!!!!
its a joke

[!! Shawn]

As much as I dislike Arum, he is right to be mad. The MGM is promoting a rival event during the promotion of pacquiao vs bradley?

Thats pretty ethically questionable.

[Bigg Rigg]

Floyd is such an insecure ***** that I bet he cried and demanded to GB and Showtime that his fights posters be all over the place earlier than usual.

[IMDAZED]

Floyd is such an insecure ***** that I bet he cried and demanded to GB and Showtime that his fights posters be all over the place earlier than usual.

What a strange post.

[peplz]

I don't know what the management at the MGM could have been thinking when they pulled this move. Pretty dumb and/or shady. But no one deserves to get screwed over more than Bob does. This dude is a complete charlatan and he has done more than his share of screwing people over. What goes around comes around....

[MoneyMayFan]

He's got to stir up as big a ruckus as he can because the fight is on Saturday and he needs more ticket sales + ppv buys.

These idiots cant just leave it at this. You wont hear much of this after saturday

[Chiboxing123]

Though I think dirty ole arum is up to no good concerning Pacq Bradley! I do think he's right as far as promotion venue concerns. MGM shouldn't be doing crap like that period. Esp knowing the beef that been brewing.

Honestly it wouldn't surprise me if the guys at the MGM weren't really up to date on the whole Gbp-mayweather/top rank beef. Because I was reading some report that said Mannys fight actually bring in more money to the casino then Floyd's do. So if that is true why the hell would mgm play top rank for fools like that. There either very care less or just don't give a f!!!. Floyd only has 3 fights left so MGM should be care full with burning there bridges as well.

[Kiddoe]

MGM has 8 of the 10 highest grossing gates of all time, boxing wise.

Bob is burning one big ass bridge by going ape shit like this so publicly, right or wrong.

Nah... Venue doesn't sell the fight. The fight sells the fight.

+ I'd like to see some fights at Caesars once again. Many a great memory...