Comments Thread For: Bob Arum: Rios vs. Alvarado Trilogy Still Going Forward

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Despite the news that broke in the morning about Mike Alvarado being arrested for gun charges over the weekend (http://www.boxingscene.com/alvarado-arrested-on-gun-charges-rios-fight-still-on--86001), his HBO televised trilogy fight against Brandon Rios - which is scheduled for January 24th at the 1stBank Center in Bloomfield, Colorado - will proceed as planned.
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[jas]

Mike shouldn't go to war with rios

Jus fight like you did first few rounds vs Ruslan

[Nightfall]

i can imagine what arum would be saying if this were mayweather in this position so close to his fight date. or just without a fight scheduled at all.

[Francis M.]

i can imagine what arum would be saying if this were mayweather in this position so close to his fight date. or just without a fight scheduled at all.

Arum would do the same thing and do everything he can so that the fight is not cancelled.

[The Gambler1981]

My boxing IQ went down thinking about that fight

[LouIE G]

That motha***a be strapped in the streets...rios is going to *** him up though!! Warrios!!

[Bronx2245]

Remember, Bob Arum got Margarito a license in Texas, after he got busted with the loaded wraps...'nuff said!

[skinnystev]

a-rum will do anything at the prospect of grubbing more sheckles

[Thutch2412]

Exciting fight.......unfortunately both r dunzo


As a side note.....any truth to Mannys lawyer exposing Bob and Koncz and going to talk to Floyd? Dec30 thru Jan 3rd was when he was supposedly n the states, also floyd did counter recently as Koncz said, just wondering if it was legit info, cuz if so itd be hilarious if Manny called out Bobby for not making this fight

[Bronx2245]

Exciting fight.......unfortunately both r dunzo


As a side note.....any truth to Mannys lawyer exposing Bob and Koncz and going to talk to Floyd? Dec30 thru Jan 3rd was when he was supposedly n the states, also floyd did counter recently as Koncz said, just wondering if it was legit info, cuz if so itd be hilarious if Manny called out Bobby for not making this fight

Gacal (Manny's lawyer) has been publicly calling for Arum to step aside since January 2014. This is what was reported by FightHype:

December 30, 2014:

FightHype.com was recently contacted by a representative of Franklin "Jeng" Gacal, long-time Filipino lawyer and Chief of Staff for Filipino Congressman Manny Pacquiao, who was looking to set up a face-to-face meeting with undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather. According to the representative, Gacal is going to be in Mayweather's hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada from December 30 to January 3, and wants to speak with him in hopes of gathering evidence to prove that it's Pacquiao's own promoter, Bob Arum, not Mayweather, preventing the mega-fight from happening.

"In Vegas from the 30th-Jan 3rd and would love a chance to sit with MM [Money Mayweather] and bring the truth back to MP [Manny Pacquiao], so MP will know it has been Koncz and Bob blocking all along," the representative wrote in a recent email sent to FightHype.com. Of course, this wouldn't be the first time that Gacal has tried to convince Pacquiao that Arum is standing in the way of him getting the fight he truly wants. Earlier this year, several months prior to Pacquiao signing a 2-year extension with Top Rank, Gacal publicly urged the Hall of Fame promoter to release the 8-division world champion from his contract to allow him to make history by fighting Mayweather.

http://www.fighthype.com/news/article18903.html

For more on Gacal's opinions, I suggest you read his interview from January 2014:

http://www.rappler.com/sports/47311-gacal-pacquiao-arum