Do you realistically believe that Bob Arum would work with Mikey Garcia again?

[Wolfie*]

Considering how they parted ways? All that legal mumbo jumbo that lasted a few years. I know people are dumb enough to believe that Mikey is ducking Loma or Crawford but those who are actually realistic, what are the chances they work together so we can see those matches? Arum and Floyd finally worked together after many years but there was too much money for them not to. Mikey vs loma or Crawford won't merit that type of money. We all know Arum likes to keep fights in house. What is the likely hood it happens? Thoughts?

[KingHippo]

Disagree. Arum seems to have turned a new leaf and ready to work with anyone. He worked on Beterbiev's last fight and won the bid if I'm not mistaken and is not loyal to HBO anymore. We should see good things from now on from him.

[Mukuro]

Depends how strong his position is and how confident he is of his guy winning against Garcia as well.

[HanzGruber]

He'll always make a fight if he personally will make a boat load of money or if his guy is a big favorite

[Boxing42]

No he'll price himself out and say mikey ducked. The fanboys will eat it up and when he's ready to cash loma out he'll make the fight

[Wolfie*]

Disagree. Arum seems to have turned a new leaf and ready to work with anyone. He worked on Beterbiev's last fight and won the bid if I'm not mistaken and is not loyal to HBO anymore. We should see good things from now on from him.

Turned a new leaf by allowing the fight to go to bid instead of negotiating right away? Yeah sounds like a new leaf to me.

[minemax]

If Uncle Bob were unable to work with people he doesn't like he would have quit his job long ago.
So obviously yes.

[deanrw]

Turned a new leaf by allowing the fight to go to bid instead of negotiating right away? Yeah sounds like a new leaf to me.

Bob had no fighter in that fight. Neither fighter was signed to him. He just won the purse bid to stage it. He could not negotiate anything until the purse bid LOL

[Scipio2009]

Considering how they parted ways? All that legal mumbo jumbo that lasted a few years. I know people are dumb enough to believe that Mikey is ducking Loma or Crawford but those who are actually realistic, what are the chances they work together so we can see those matches? Arum and Floyd finally worked together after many years but there was too much money for them not to. Mikey vs loma or Crawford won't merit that type of money. We all know Arum likes to keep fights in house. What is the likely hood it happens? Thoughts?

Floyd put over $100m into Arum's hand, to basically bring his fighter and sit, and he hated every moment of that. Remember that.

If Mikey bent the knee, and came back to fight under Arum's banner, Bob would get around to that fight when there was nothing else for Lomachenko to do.

If Mikey came with double the money, but that meant that Arum had to actually work with Mikey as an equal, you'd likely have to wait until Arum was in the ground for the fight to happen.

[filup79]

I doubt Arum lets it happen. Mikey's brother Robert is good friends with Loma's manager and they both want the fight, but Arum calls the shots. Klimas and Robert talked about the fight after Loma beat Sosa and mentioned Mikey. Mikey and Robert both said if Loma is serious he should move up to 135 to acclimate to the weight before fighting Mikey, yet Arum had him face Marriaga and Rigo at 130 instead. No way Arum lets this fight happen and will claim Mikey wanted too much money. I'm sure Mikey could have Haymon and Showtime make Loma and offer to stage the fight but won't take it because Arum would want to control everything and want the fight on ESPN.