Comments Thread For: Why Arum Turned Down HBO PPV To Handle Pacquiao-Vargas Himself

[jonnyc420]

Funny, I remember original story being HBO wasn't interested in this fight. When it comest to the politics of Boxing who really knows lol

[Bjl12]

"Yesterday I was lying but today I'm telling the truth"

This fight ain't gonna break 250k - guarantee it. Nobody I know even knows it's happening. Pacquiao turned into "Manny who" after he lost to Floyd especially after his lame some ****ty excuses for said loss (I actually won, I hurt my shoulder, sea water healed me, etc.).

Pooch, Roach, and Arum are all negligent in boxing anymore. Pooch has one chance to make any noise in boxing and that's Canelo. Up to him if he has the balls to take that fight :]

[New England]

And that's why Arum is able to make good fights while others are asking for 2 week extensions on fights. That's also why his fighters aren't 34 years old with not top 10 wins on their resumes. Sometimes you gotta be willing to lose money in order to set up bigger fights down the road that will recoup your losses and make a profit.

golovkin actually has more top 10 wins than any other fighter since he came to the us.

[Cinci Champ]

it wasnt just the story that said hbo wasnt interested if u remember arum went on a mini tirade because hbo wouldnt air the fight. ive learned to appreciate arum but good grief the way hes able to manipulate story lines is unreal

[Motorcity Cobra]

golovkin actually has more top 10 wins than any other fighter since he came to the us.

Top 10 fighters. Not top 10 ranked in that weak division. C'mon. Besides GGG who else at 160 would be in the top 25 P4P list? A welterweight is being called his best win. That division is horrible.

[New England]

Top 10 fighters. Not top 10 ranked in that weak division. C'mon. Besides GGG who else at 160 would be in the top 25 P4P list? A welterweight is being called his best win. That division is horrible.

anybody who thinks brook is golovkin's best win is wrong. brook's best win is against a welterweight. shawn porter would get totally manhandled at MW. heck, brook manhandled him, and you saw how small he looked next to golovkin, who is not a big middleweight himself.


this stuff you're coming up with just amkes it sound liek you didn't know that golovkin has in fact been beating top 10 comp, and at a better clip than anybody else in boxing since he came to america.

if the division is so horrible somebody should be able to beat it's champion. and if it's so easy, a welterweight or a JMW should do it, amiright?

[Motorcity Cobra]

anybody who thinks brook is golovkin's best win is wrong. brook's best win is against a welterweight. shawn porter would get totally manhandled at MW. heck, brook manhandled him, and you saw how small he looked next to golovkin, who is not a big middleweight himself.


this stuff you're coming up with just amkes it sound liek you didn't know that golovkin has in fact been beating top 10 comp, and at a better clip than anybody else in boxing since he came to america.

if the division is so horrible somebody should be able to beat it's champion. and if it's so easy, a welterweight or a JMW should do it, amiright?

The last two linear champs were JMW. The last time the WBC middleweight was contested by two actual MW's was 2012. The division is trash that's why it's been able to be manipulated.

Besides GGG name a MW that belongs in the top 25 P4P

[Canelo and GGG]

The last two linear champs were JMW. The last time the WBC middleweight was contested by two actual MW's was 2012. The division is trash that's why it's been able to be manipulated.

Besides GGG name a MW that belongs in the top 25 P4P

Thats right my friend,last Lamule fight showed what former IBF champ is worth.

[Bjl12]

if the division is so horrible somebody should be able to beat it's champion. and if it's so easy, a welterweight or a JMW should do it, amiright?

Lol ya. That's how Cotto, a medium-sized JMW, KO'D the same guys GGG did in the same fashion at MW. JMW. Cotto dominated his MW opponents and he's never been a MW...hardly a JMW.

I'd favor Canelo and Lara (possibly Charlos and Williams too) over every MW except GGG. A couple of WW could beat some MW also. GGG's wins so far have been impressive but Brook is his best win to date...a WW.

It's only funny bc GGG/Sanchez call out every fighter (to come to their terms) and fight. Such bafoons

[hectari]

Between Manny's performance in the Floyd fight and his subsequent comments regarding gays, its not hard to understand why HBO would not want to be working with Manny/TR on this fight.

The fight on paper is not the kind of fight people seem interested in. The other fights may be good but despite what morons on NSB have posted fans buy the PPV for the headline fight. Its not a PPV worthy fight.

TR must see some long term benefit for doing the fight by themselves. If as rumored it means Manny's deal with HBO is over, the long term payoff could be fights against a guy like Broner that leads to a rematch with Floyd.

I will not be ordering this fight.

Why am I not shocked