Originally posted by Cypocryphy
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Case Study: Mayweather vs Pacquiao. Remember when Bob Arum was going to the media just prior to the fight being made?
He was telling everyone he had sent Haymon a contract. Even photo copied a contract. Sent it to the media. This was after saying to make deals you conduct them in silence. You don’t negotiate through the media. He said that he was awaiting Mayweather’s signature.
However... later it came out that Floyd or Haymon had never even seen or discussed terms and therefore never seen the contract. That is when Mayweather and Pacquiao came together in Florida on that fateful night at an NBA basketball game. That is when the real negotiation began.
As stated in the beginning, this does not appear to be about either fighter being scared. It is about a promoter trying to control their money. And I would not be surprised if Bob made these things up to meet his own benefit or goals.
It’s amazing how you guys keep acting like it could only be team Lopez that is the problem. Let go of that silly bias. Why would Lopez’s manager lie on Top Rank which is essentially their boss and source of revenue? Does he want to have a tougher time negotiating and getting the fights they want moving forward?
We have seen this behavior from Arum repeatedly over the years. The best predictor or future behavior is past behavior in a similar setting.
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