Comments Thread For: Bob Arum: No Urgency on Mayweather Side, It's Terrible!

[Hype job]

I think it's just a battle of wills. Neither side is willing to concede until they feel they necessarily have to. This is,mostly about the network issues and how money will be split amongst the various psrties. HBO doesn't have the upper hand and they don't like that. Floyd and SHO know they are holding the chips and they are willing to sit it out until they get what they want. A lot of blame to go around here but that's negotiations. There's still a good bit of reason to believe a deal is possible though. Both sides remain committed for now

No they're not.

[IMDAZED]

Seems like a great Plan B, he fights Cotto and becomes ww, jr ww, and Middleweight Champion at the same time and retires undefeated. TBE

I prefer Khan. I think Cotto will be a tough matchup but give me Khan. I'll be disgusted if it's Cotto, quite frankly.

[HeGotPacProblem]

I prefer Khan. I think Cotto will be a tough matchup but give me Khan. I'll be disgusted if it's Cotto, quite frankly.

Khan for Pac too.

[The Big Dunn]

Was answering Dunn...plan B for Floyd is Cotto. He was calling that bs.

no I called you earlier "not everything is factual" stuff BS.

[Canelo Phresh]

HBO should leak the contract to the press. **** the litigation, just expose Floyd for the poosey he is.

[The Big Dunn]

It's a theory. One I don't buy. At all.

I don't either but you got to admit, If you are running HBO its a huge risk, huge reward move. Also gives a vlaid reason why SHo/CBS hasn't exercised the out if they lost so much on the Maidana fights.

[Shapopojoe]

HBO should leak the contract to the press. **** the litigation, just expose Floyd for the poosey he is.

I have been saying this since day one...there could be a 2 hour documentary n the behind the scenes of this debacle...let HBO just unload on what the dumbass is really doing to tank this fight

[HeGotPacProblem]

no I called you earlier "not everything is factual" stuff BS.

Yes it's my speculation that that's the fight he wants all along and that his talks for Pac are a front....thats why he's moving at a snails place with Pac. Wouldn't surprise me at all if he's in deeper negotiations with Cotto than Pac.

[davidandrei]

I think it's just a battle of wills. Neither side is willing to concede until they feel they necessarily have to. This is,mostly about the network issues and how money will be split amongst the various psrties. HBO doesn't have the upper hand and they don't like that. Floyd and SHO know they are holding the chips and they are willing to sit it out until they get what they want. A lot of blame to go around here but that's negotiations. There's still a good bit of reason to believe a deal is possible though. Both sides remain committed for now

Floyd holds the cards vs manny but I think its leaning towards hbo over showtime. if the replay broadcast is the issue, then it makes sense that hbo thinks they can muscle showtime to try to get it. regardless if its right or wrong to kill the fight over that issue, it does look like they may have enough leverage to demand it.

[tredh]

Floyd isn't fighting either of these TR bums. both Floyd and Manny IMO have no other real option fans would gravitate to en mass-except Floyd/GGG which I can't see happening.

At this point, they need to just fight each other.

Floyd vs GGG wouldn't do big numbers. Nobody besides hardcore fans knows who the hell GGG is.

Being real about things yes GGG passes the eye test as far as ability and things but he hasn't fought anybody to get that shot at Floyd