Boxing Thread

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According to good old Bob, there is a contract. One way or the other, you have to admit Pac and Arum are destroying Mayweather in the public arena, and have done a pretty masterful job of backing him into a corner.

http://au.ibtimes.com/pacquiao-vs-ma...b-arum-1414540

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum insisted that all of the terms and conditions of the involving the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather have already been sorted out amidst people from “The Money Team” claiming otherwise.

Mayweather, among others, accused the 83-year-old promoter of being the hindrance to sealing the said negotiations, but the latter opined differently.

“The latest is…everything is agreed to. We’ve been negotiating this for four weeks, more than four weeks. We’ve finally reached an agreement on all points,” Arum told ESNEWS.

“The lawyers are circulating documents, and everybody is acting very, very positive about the fight happening, with the exception of Mr. Mayweather, who has his own agenda.”

Pacman’s speed, coupled with his awkward style, have done great damage to most of his opponents throughout his career, and Arum believes that it might be for the aforesaid reason that the undefeated American is continually preventing the fight from pushing through.

“Don’t you understand, to have a fight happen you need two fighters,” he continued.

“Now I know we got one fighter and that’s Manny Pacquiao. The other guy, I’m not sure of…because I really have always had doubts whether he would fight Pacquiao.”

“Mayweather is one of the greatest defensive fighters of all time, [but] he has trouble with a fast southpaw who can punch.”

Should the said talks fail to materialise, Amir Khan is perceived to be the next best option for the 36-year-old Filipino. However, Arum wants to keep his lips sealed, at this juncture.

“We get another opponent, obviously. But we’re not gonna discuss any of that until after January 31st,” he intimated.

“I am optimistic that the fight can happen. I am not going to do anything to prevent it from happening.”

“I’m all onboard with Les Moonves, Richard Plepler. All the adults want the fight to happen, and I think [Al] Haymon is onboard. Pacquiao and [Michael] Koncz are onboard.”

“So we’re just waiting for him.”

Arum urged the public to do their share, using the internet, to convince Mayweather that it’s time to rise up to the challenge.

“I think that they should bombard the internet send Twitters and Instagram, whatever they have to do, [and say] Floyd sign the damn contract,” he said.

Oh, Mayweather definitely is looking awful in all of this. I mean, he's even got me wondering if he wants the fight or not. I still stand firm on my belief that, without Arum, they probably would have fought a trilogy by now, but Mayweather isn't looking to good at the moment.

Not really surprising, though. On one hand you have Bob Arum, who attended Harvard Law. Incredibly smart individual. On the other hand, you have Mawyeather, who couldn't read a cue card on the radio. Arum pretty much talks to anyone who puts a mic/recorder in his face. Floyd only talks to FightHype, because Ben puts the questions on a tee for him. When Mawyeather tries to address the media, he will almost always dig himself into a hole. Talking in circles, contradicting something he's already said. Pretty much every time he opens his mouth, he says the wrong shit.

There pretty much still can't be a contract for him to sign, though, because HBO and Showtime haven't come to terms. And when they do come to terms, Mayweather apparently has to sign off on it, for whatever reason. If there were a contract with Manny's name on it, Arum would have that shit plastered all over ESPN.