Comments Thread For: Bob Arum Says Mayweather-McGregor is a Joke, Explains Why

[Chuckguy]

lol..yep...but it is a joke and a bad one at that..but i would love to see the face of the UFC get clowned..i aint forgot how they did James Toney

Why Larry? It's a huge mismatch so it means nothing. Just like if Floyd were to fight Connor in the octogon it's a sham too and Floyd would get humiliated but again it would mean nothing.

[Ray Corso]

“You can tell Arum to save his money and not make any calls over here because we aren’t doing business with him.”........

No sh*! because Manny will go right after Connor and knock him out. Floyd will retreat and want to counter.
This should be a charity event other than the Mayweather Fund.
Both of these guys need to take a course in integrity.
They have plenty of money this is about greed and cashing in on people who are morons who will buy it.
"there's a sucker born every minute"!

Rays

[Butch.McRae]

I'm still trying to figure out why people are complaining about this fight. At this point i don't care what Floyd does unless he comes back to fight one of the WW's. As a fan of both boxing and MMA, I say let these guys make their money on casuals (many of whom are slobbing over this "fight").

Conor shows UFC fighters how to make real money, and Floyd gets his usual crazy purse. This isn't a fight for hard core boxing fans. It's for the general public which is a much larger audience.

And for those whining about that "record", Floyd isn't champion so there's no record to obtain here. Just enjoy it for what it will be; a huge spectacle for combat sports. I'm just hoping for a random leg sweep or kick from conor lol

[Bronx2245]

Selling Pacquiao vs. Algieri was a "Flim-Flam." Stop hatin' Bob! You mad because you know Floyd will make half-a-billion!

[-Kev-]

Arum is a specialist in putting down fights which doesn't interest him and then when it does, he hypes it up.

When Mosley fought Mora, he said it's not a good fight and that Mosley was huffing and puffing by the 3rd round. Then when Mosley left GBP and signed with TR to fight Pac all of a sudden he said it was the best possible fight he can make.

Now of course, Mayweather-McGregor is nothing but a joke, that's the obvious. But it's just amusing coming from Arum because we all know after May is done with Conor and if Conor calls out Pac all of a sudden Arum is going to be impressed with Conor and say it's a great event to make for Pac lol especially if Conor lasts 12 rounds vs Floyd and the PPV does a ****load of buys.

[billfifty]

Arum go join Dela Hoya in that tub, with the fishnets on, and keep crying while this fight (cough, cough), hits 4 or 5 mil ppv views. And stay pissed that you're not reaping any reward from this mess of a fight. I'm happy at the fact that Mayweather found a way to make nine figures without these traditional promotional leaches getting the lion's share of the coins. It's a sad day when the boxing public with pay for a side show type of fight, because these boxing promoters continue to take five to eight years to give you the fight you want to see, so they can continue raping their fighters until they aren't worth anything anymore

[filup79]

People kept claiming that Rousey and Conor would whoop Floyd for years and now that it's a possibility people are hating on a Floyd/Conor fight?

[al-Xander]

Juan Manuel Marquez also said Mayweather-McGregor is a joke.
He also explained why.

[Reloaded]

We all know its a joke but so was Ali vs a wrestler which bob promoted, bob was also fine with Manny fighting Connor so why all the double talk, it appears to me lots of guys are very jealous of Floyd and the money he makes I cant blame them but its obvious with all the sour g****s that they are bitter on Floyd.

Its a circus event nothing more than a boxing version of a celebrity Baskeball game, fight fans know its bs but we know it will make a squillon dollars and that's why it will happen money, the bit I don't agree with at all is it should not be recorded as a boxing win on Floyds record it should not count anymore than a exhibition bout.

[Nomadic]

Yep, it's a joke if you're not getting a taste. Anyone who says it's a joke, promise them a percentage and watch that attitude change.