Comments Thread For: Arum: Mayweather Disrespect, Poaching Mexican Holiday!

[KillaMane26]

Words cant describe how much I hate Bob arum.....Mexican/American OScar Del hoya aint gat no problem wth that date.....BUT Manny pacqauio promoter has an issue over it

[HAY-B]

Come on people, anyone who knows anything about business knows what Bob Arum is doing. He is not trying to prevent the Pacquiao Mayweather fight. He is trying to make the most money he can. Having canelo cotto fight on The Mexican holiday in May would raise the ppv buys vs any other date, a fight in which Arum is co promoting, meaning more money or Arum if that fight happens on that date. Pac vs May can happen on any date and it will get as many buys as if it were on may 2nd. Hes trying to make the most money he can because he is a business man, albeit a greedy one. Do it in June and you may even get more pay per view buys because of an extra month of promotion and buildup.

If Mayweather will not negotiate any other date and will walk away from the pacquiao fight and fight someone else on May 2nd, you can bet your bottom dollar Arum will agree to that date. That would take buys away from Canelo Cotto, would still beat Floyds PPV vs Khan but would lose a few hundred thousand buys probably to Floyds fight.

As a business owner I understand completely with Arums reasoning. But we all know Floyd wont budge so they will have to fight Mayweather May 2nd and Move Canelo Cotto to a different date.

Replying to your statement in bold. This fight needs minimal promotion. All it really needs to be is announced and it will be the topic of every news outlet worldwide everyday until it happens because everybody wants it to happen. That's free promotion.

[bojangles1987]

[sirron000]

Arum stopped short of saying he would not participate in the planning of a long-awaited Mayweather-Pacquiao showdown on the same date as Cotto-Alvarez.

“I’m not saying that,” said Arum. “I’m just saying that it’s poaching on a Mexican date and it’s disrespectful to the Mexican people. Period. I’ll make that stand.”

HELLO! IS ANYBODY HOME!

Can you please change 'witch to which' in your sig? Thanks in advance.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

I honestly think arum is taking out both sides of his mouth (shocking)


He is trying to make 2 superfights at once: floyd/manny, and canelo/Cotto

He knows both want the same date, and he knows manny/floyd can be cinco, and canelo/cotto could be Rico parade week in June

But to keep canelo camp happy, Bob is being a politican and talking out both sides of his mouth, trying to act like canelo should get it, when anyone with a brain knows floyd/manny is the fight for cinco, and canelo/cotto is still big money in June..

[elishua F]

Cinco De Mayo epitomizes Mexico in the defeat of the French Army, in no way does it epitomize Mayweather JR. Its fit for an elite Mexican to fight on that date.

JR. NEEDS his own date!!

The Date that EPITOMIZES Jr is the DATE he went to JAIL and why he went to Jail in JUNE.

He should fight on that date

Pacquiao - Hatton .. May 2, 2009

Pacquiao - Mosley .. May 7, 2011

You see any Mexicans there

[Lords]

Pac fans still be like: Floyd is the one who doesn't want the fight

[Fetta]

So you are being like Duck and don't want to see Canelo vs Cotto on the May date ! WOW !!!!!

"duck" you mean Arum?

And NO i dont. I wanna see may v pac.

[sirron000]

Come on people, anyone who knows anything about business knows what Bob Arum is doing. He is not trying to prevent the Pacquiao Mayweather fight. He is trying to make the most money he can. Having canelo cotto fight on The Mexican holiday in May would raise the ppv buys vs any other date, a fight in which Arum is co promoting, meaning more money or Arum if that fight happens on that date. Pac vs May can happen on any date and it will get as many buys as if it were on may 2nd. Hes trying to make the most money he can because he is a business man, albeit a greedy one. Do it in June and you may even get more pay per view buys because of an extra month of promotion and buildup.

If Mayweather will not negotiate any other date and will walk away from the pacquiao fight and fight someone else on May 2nd, you can bet your bottom dollar Arum will agree to that date. That would take buys away from Canelo Cotto, would still beat Floyds PPV vs Khan but would lose a few hundred thousand buys probably to Floyds fight.

As a business owner I understand completely with Arums reasoning. But we all know Floyd wont budge so they will have to fight Mayweather May 2nd and Move Canelo Cotto to a different date.

FYI..in May they have no other major sports finals to compete against, in June the NBA finals.

[twosweethooks]

The Rag time boys are out in droves hahahahahahaha

Does Cinco de Mayo epitomize buzzards azzzzz Jr ?

[SIZE="7"]NO!!!!!!!!!!!