Is it safe to say that Bob Arum basically owns Manny Pacquiao?

[Pretty Boy32]

And that Manny Pacquiao is an idiot for allowing himself to be used as a pawn for so many years?

[McNulty]

Did you just get back from Mars or something?

[Dean_Razorback]

he owns the WBO

[Southpawology]

Its common knowledge that arum is mannys Pimp

[Scipio2009]

Pacquiao lives beyond his means, he doesn't seem to have anyone sharp and whom he can trust to look after his affairs, and Bob Arum (up until the money spigot really started to dry up) happily kept him liquid between fights.

Owned has its own set of connotations, but there's definitely an indentured servitude-type relationship going on