Comments Thread For: Dana White Erupts, Tears Apart Bob Arum Over Crawford Comments

[Rodbox]

Arum is scum he is crying about how much money he has lost with Crawford but it’s a fraction of what he’s lost promoting Tyson Fury and if he doesn’t get the 2 AJ fights it’s game over for Top Rank

[Buggy bear]

At least Bob is actually paying Crawford well, can’t say Dana does the same 99.9% of his fighters.

whites argument will be “ I invest in your potential and it costs to promote you “ If you keep winning you earn your big pay days. Now if they lose or get a career ending injury white loses out on his investment . My opinion is the promoter as the entrepreneur takes all the initial risk , securing and investing in talent , negotiating tv contracts ( if they can ) ETC, ETC . The problems come when either party does not fulfil their contractual or moral obligations and some 3rd party snake whispers in someone’s ear they are not being compensated correctly. Either party can be to blame here as boxing as we all know can be like the Wild West with little moral fibre at times . It’s a difficult one at times . On Aram I feel he should keep his opinions in house and sit down with Crawford and discuss like adults how they can all make money by jointly fulfilling agreed contractual obligations and Dana needs a chill pill ..

[Willothelisp]

Utter bull from both guys. Arum should be pushing for bud to fight top guys from other stables but white, this is utter hypocrisy at its finest. The way he treats most fighters signed to the ufc is beyond reproach. The ufc does very little marketing of fighters that aren't champions or named mcgregor. And even then the way they treat certain Champions is appalling.

[aboutfkntime]

"Shut the f--k up, you f--king scumbag. Pay your f--king fighter what you owe him, do you job. Bob Arum is a piece of f--king sh--."

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

whites argument will be “ I invest in your potential and it costs to promote you “ If you keep winning you earn your big pay days. Now if they lose of get a career ending injury white loses out on his investment . My opinion is the promoter as the entrepreneur takes all the initial risk , securing and investing in talent , negotiating tv contracts ( if they can ) ETC, ETC . The problems come when either party does not fulfil their contractual or moral obligations and some 3rd party snake whispers in someone’s ear they are not being compensated correctly. Either party can be to blame here as boxing as we all know can be like the Wild West with little moral fibre at times . It’s a difficult one at times . On Aram I feel he should his opinions in house and sit down with Crawford and discuss like adults how they can all make money by jointly fulfilling agreed contractual obligations and Dana needs a chill pill ..

Don’t get me wrong, I think Arum was out of order, making a public statement like that but the last person who should be taking the moral high ground is Dana White. He must’ve know concept of irony.

[Ray*]

I don’t know why everyone is crying. Bud is getting well paid. Yeah Arum shouldn’t be saying that outside of his head but he doesn’t care anymore. He would be losing money. But why he doesn’t just lie and claim Bud is a superstar I don’t really know.

[Roadblock]

I don’t know why everyone is crying. Bud is getting well paid. Yeah Arum shouldn’t be saying that outside of his head but he doesn’t care anymore. He would be losing money. But why he doesn’t just lie and claim Bud is a superstar I don’t really know.

I thought it was about building the brand, creating the box office star,,,, I dont think the pay is what the story is really about.

Building the brand is fighting the top guys and get him out into the public, interviews, dancing with the stars, seen at all the big sporting events, market the guy, if he doesnt speak write or have that charm have him professionally tutored, there is millions involved yet its like they are amateur's in the entertainment fields.

The fighter fights who Arum gets so Bob should organize and promote the rest.

[Scopedog]

Obviously there's a measure of hypocrisy in what he's saying, but he's not wrong either

[BlackR0bbb]

Zuffa Boxing Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!

[Lemonhead_Jeff]

I'm sick of all the bullsh*t in boxing. Super champions, Franchise champions, bridgerweights, marinating, "the other side of the street," etc.

Zuffa Boxing would gives us 1 belt per weight class and make the best fight the best. If fighters of the quality of Canelo and Crawford were to go over there they would bring legitimacy and start credible title lineages.

Zuffa Boxing will give you spoon-fed bullshot, whoever
that think is worthwhile of promoting. ie Rousey and Lesnar

Dana White is no different than Vince McMahon.