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All the F4ggot's unite when it come's to Arum yet they worship hayman and he made Kovolev-stevenson fall apart and refuses to pair his fighters up with any threats ..Health comes first doooh.... Wess is right Arum doesn't block fight's he make em happen he could give a *** less about who win's as long as he pockets some money himself ..Promoter's ain't supposed to make money doooh ..
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Garcia messed up, he could've gotten a fight with Gamboa with a potential fight with Pac @ 140.Comment
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Oscar, Floyd, Cotto, Garcia, Chavez Jr., soon to be Rigo...Maybe I got Arum wrong...maybe he's just a really nice guy who's misunderstood?Comment
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For those who want to know how much of a snake Arum is, read here:
http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id...rematch-boxing
Why would Cotto pick Trout (25-0, 14 KOs), a good fighter with a belt but a virtual unknown, over Pacquiao, the global star?...
For the 2009 fight, Cotto's deal with Top Rank called for a guaranteed $6.5 million purse, plus a share of the pay-per-view profits. During the Sergio Martinez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. promotion last month, Arum told boxing reporters that he offered Cotto $13 million for the Pacquiao rematch and estimated that with strong pay-per-view sales Cotto could earn another $2 million from his share of the profits.
Arum said that when Cotto turned it down, he and Pacquiao went with Marquez for Pacquiao's next fight, just one week after Cotto's.
Cotto vigorously disputed Arum's claim.
"The only offer Top Rank ever made us was the same money as in 2009," Cotto told ESPN.com. "[Arum] made the same offer he made in 2009, and we found it kind of funny. That was the reason we decided not to face Pacquiao. That, and they also wanted me to go down to 150 pounds and give him the same advantage that they gave Pacquiao in 2009, a catchweight."
Cotto said he was surprised to read that Arum said he offered him $13 million.
"Bob said he offered us $13 million, but he never came to us with that offer," Cotto said. "He always offered us the same guarantee he offered us in 2009, with the same benefits, and that's not fair. He offered the exact same amount of money. Of course it's a business, but all we want is fair business. You can say to Bob to tell me he made that offer to me to my face, and you will see his reaction.
"Miguel Cotto always agrees to fight the best. I've never said no to anybody, but you need to treat me fairly in business."
Even if the money could have been worked out, Cotto said the weight was a major issue.
For the 2009 bout he had agreed to go down to 145 pounds, two less than the welterweight limit, and said it took its toll. If he had taken the rematch at 150, it would mean dropping 4 pounds below the junior middleweight limit, which is where Cotto has fought his four bouts since his loss to Pacquiao.
"If he wants a big name and wants to fight the best, no catchweight," Cotto said of Pacquiao. "Making catchweights is easy for them. They make the other guy have trouble making weight and they take advantage of that. I wasn't going to do that again. I am 154 pounds. I am not going to fight at a catchweight and make myself weak."Comment
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Was this really worth posting a new article for?
"We're back talking with Mikey Garcia," Arum said, "and with Chavez Jr. we're going to sit down and offer him a fight next month or so."
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What is Duckez Jr's problem? he should have accepted the outstanding offer from Arum to fight GGG.Comment
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Arum just needs to leave the sport, let Todd DeBuff run TR, he seems to be able to get along with othersComment
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