Comments Thread For: Mayweather Parts Ways With Golden Boy Promotions

[Bronx2245]

Mayweather has a history of parting ways when people want him to fight risky fights. I don't know if this is that but if Mayweather is involved it probably is.

Yeah, like when he broke away to get a Oscar De La Hoya Fight? I guess Oscar was not a risky fight. And why did Oscar leave? Why did Cotto leave? Why does Mikey Garcia want to leave? Why does Rigo want to leave? Why does Chavez Jr. want to leave? Are all of them ducking someone?

[raymosr]

To bad the only fighter that's actually signed to GB is Canelo. .. the rest are all signed with Al Hayman!

[Bronx2245]

http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/p...den-boy-battle

You can't trust these idiots to click on a link! You have to paste it for them! They probably still won't read it!

While both companies deserve blame for the complete mess of their relationship, you know who deserves the most blame?

Pacquiao.

Too many people forget, or ignore, that he is responsible for so much of the acrimony.

Remember: Under cover of night in 2006, Pacquiao took a bag stuffed with hundreds of thousands of dollars from De La Hoya, who had picked him up in a limo at Los Angeles International Airport and whisked him away to a clandestine dinner at a steak house to seal the deal.

De La Hoya, of course, didn't win any points for the inappropriate manner in which he conducted business, especially after he got on his high horse and proclaimed when he founded Golden Boy that it would do business differently than other promoters.

But Pacquiao deserves the blame because he is the one who signed with two companies at the same time. When he took De La Hoya's bag of cash, he apparently forgot that he had just recently signed with Top Rank.

Pacquiao's idiotic move ultimately left the companies mostly at each others' throats since, even though he eventually pledged loyalty to Arum.

Pacquiao has never been held accountable enough for his atrocious judgment. Although questioned about this over the years, he has, at least to my knowledge, never really addressed his disturbing decision in a serious manner.

When asked in the past, Pacquiao has blown off the legitimate question -- "Why did you sign with two companies at once?" -- by smiling his way through it and pulling his best Sammy Sosa. You know that move, the one where you suddenly forgot that you actually can speak English when you don't like the question.

In any case, the next time you get upset because Top Rank and Golden Boy won't make a fight you want to see because of their childish, ongoing feud, you have every right to blame them. But don't forget to include Pacquiao in your crosshairs.

http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/p...den-boy-battle

[raymosr]

Yeah, like when he broke away to get a Oscar De La Hoya Fight? I guess Oscar was not a risky fight. And why did Oscar leave? Why did Cotto leave? Why does Mikey Garcia want to leave? Why does Rigo want to leave? Why does Chavez Jr. want to leave? Are all of them ducking someone?

[Risen]

Yeah, like when he broke away to get a Oscar De La Hoya Fight? I guess Oscar was not a risky fight. And why did Oscar leave? Why did Cotto leave? Why does Mikey Garcia want to leave? Why does Rigo want to leave? Why does Chavez Jr. want to leave? Are all of them ducking someone?

Garcia doesn't want to leave, at least that's on record. Oscar saw the error of his ways. Cotto returned. Dude you're reaching.

[Mitchell Kane]

To bad the only fighter that's actually signed to GB is Canelo. .. the rest are all signed with Al Hayman!

He's the main one you want.

[Risen]

He's the main one you want.

Yep, Canelo is the only PPV star on his way in, with plenty of competitive options. The other is Chavez, but he's about to get whooped bad sooner or later, due to his legit options. I'd be surprised if Haymon isn't hounding Chavez or his handlers in the shadiest of fashions.

[Bronx2245]

Garcia doesn't want to leave, at least that's on record. Oscar saw the error of his ways. Cotto returned. Dude you're reaching.

Oscar wants to work WITH Arum, not FOR Arum. Cotto is CO-PROMOTER for his next fight, working WITH Arum, not FOR Arum. Mikey is still waiting to see a better offer, but as of today, HE HAS NOT SEEN AN OFFER.

[theboxingguru]

Ok so who will promote floyds fights from now on? As far as I know, neither Floyd nor Schaefer, nor Haymon have a promotional license.

So are you saying Floyd has a company called Mayweather Promotions and has promoted fights and he has no license? That's odd

[theboxingguru]

You are a ****ing moron. The reason they say he's ducking pac is because since gbp is going to work with top rank and Floyd since he gets his fight promoted by gbp and without schaefer there anymore to help keep him from pacquiao there maybe the fight could be made. Floyd's reason to not work with them is mostly because he doesn't want to fight pac. Everybody who doesn't have Floyds jizZ in their face can see that.

You assume Floyd doesn't want to fight Pacquiao based on what? The same thing can be said about Pacquiao, but he is the one that turned down $40 mil. I tired of everything that Mayweather does being made to be a move to avoid Pacquiao. Didn't just 're-sign with TR knowing full well Mayweather is not going to do business with Arum? Both Floyd and Pac are full of it .