Bob Arum: “Orlando Salido chickened out on the Lomachenko rematch"

[Boxfan83]

Ducklando pulling a Marquez here

running away with his lucky victory

he knows he has no chance in the rematch

this is sad, he used to be one of the few true warriors in the sport

now he's just another ducker

Pacquiao shoulda "ducked" maybe he wouldnt have been left licking canvas. Get over it #KO6

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

Ducklido 🦆

Sean Gibbons, who manages Salido, laughed off Arum’s comments, saying the negotiations just fell apart and that no one got cold feet. “Using Orlando’s name and chicken in the same sentence — that’s ludicrous,” Gibbons said in a phone interview. “Olando has never chickened out of any fight. We had good talks with Bob. I thought we had come to some kind of an agreement. It just didn’t seem to work. Orlando Salido wants to give the fans the fights they want. And I don’t hear any fans clamoring for Salido-Lomachenko.”

Sounds like a duck. To think some haters were saying Loma was the one that was gonna duck, not much here but in youtube some of the videos people make and comments about certain fighters is worse then anything said in NSB.

This is Arum trying to promote Lomachenko.

Anyone who calls Salido a duck/chicken is delusional. The man has 100 losses already and has been in plenty of wars. Another loss for him ain't ****. He had a gruesome fight with Vargas and is going for that rematch yet he's ducking Lomachenko?

[Dr Rumack]

So does NSB think Arum is lying or telling the truth on this thread?

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

It is fascinating how posters see similar actions so differently based on how its framed by the promoter. Manny and Salido appeared to have made the same decision-not taking a fight they could lose in order to take another fight they have a better chance of winning to preserve their long term options. Yet posters judge the actions differently.

Lol trust me, if this was Salido chickened out on the rematch, most people wouldn't calling this a duck. They would be siding with Salido. But eastern euros are the hottest thing now and everyone is on that bandwagon so of course they are here as the Lomachenko bodyguards.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

So does NSB thin Arum is lying or telling the truth on this thread?

Arum only lies when it's convenient to them.

[j0zef]

And Manny Pacquiao chickened out of the Terence Crawford match.

That's the current state of affairs over at Top Rank.

Manny requested a high guarantee, which he didn't get, so the fight is unlikely.

Salido requested high [undisclosed] payday, got it, then decided not to take the fight.

Why are you lumping them together?

[The Big Dunn]

Lol trust me, if this was Salido chickened out on the rematch, most people wouldn't calling this a duck. They would be siding with Salido. But eastern euros are the hottest thing now and everyone is on that bandwagon so of course they are here as the Lomachenko bodyguards.

It is really getting disgraceful.

[Dr Rumack]

For starters this is about money. Secondly, most people on here have probably forgotten that the exact same situation arose back in August - http://www.latimes.com/sports/boxing...nap-story.html

Salido is probably looking for 250-300k to rematch Lomachenko, and Bob is probably only offering 100-150k. They might find 200k eventually. Or not. Who cares really.

[j0zef]

For starters this is about money. Secondly, most people on here have probably forgotten that the exact same situation arose back in August - http://www.latimes.com/sports/boxing...nap-story.html

Salido is probably looking for 250-300k to rematch Lomachenko, and Bob is probably only offering 100-150k. They might find 200k eventually. Or not. Who cares really.

Why do you guys keep saying this? The article states that Arum gave Salido what he wanted.

“Orlando Salido chickened out,” Arum told ******.com on Tuesday. “It’s the only way to say it. He asked for crazy money. We agreed to the crazy money. And then he says, ‘No.’ He’d just assume not take the fight. Why? Because he knows he can’t beat (Lomachenko). It was a fluke the first time. So, there’s no other way to paint it. Orlando Salido chickened out of the fight because whatever his demands were, we met those financial demands and then he let us know he’s not interested in the fight.”

[Dr Rumack]

Why do you guys keep saying this? The article states that Arum gave Salido what he wanted.

'Crazy money' isn't a number.