Arum’s deadline for Mayweather is about up
July 16th, 2010
By Chris Williams: We are now in the last hours of promoter Bob Arum’s deadline for unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. to indicate whether he’ll accept the contract proposal that Arum sent to him for a November 13th fight against Manny Pacquiao. Arum’s deadline is officially up by 12 midnight tonight, and Mayweather still hasn’t said a word about what his intentions are. Oddly enough, Arum has sounded like he really doesn’t care either way whether Mayweather fights Pacquiao now or not, saying it’s okay, we can always fight Mayweather in May 2011. There doesn’t seem to be any disappointment nor urgency from Arum and that is very peculiar to me.
However, Pacquiao’s last fight was against Joshua Clottey and the interest wasn’t there for that fight. And now Arum is talking about matching Pacquiao up either in a rematch with Cotto, which is a horrid match-up that few boxing fans to see, or recently suspended Antonio Margarito, who can’t get licensed to fight in the U.S. Those are dreadful options and won’t likely do much to increase Pacquiao’s popularity with the American public.
Arum’s deadline, I don’t know if he realizes this or not, makes it seem as if he’s calling the shots with Mayweather and that’s pretty bizarre since Mayweather is the number #2 biggest moneymaker in sports behind Tiger Woods. Pacquiao doesn’t make the same kind of money that Mayweather does; that’s just the way it is. This is why it seems like Arum has lost track with who the real power player is in this fight. The whole deadline thing seems like a recipe for failure by Arum.
It almost seems like he really doesn’t want Pacquiao to fight Mayweather right now. I can’t understand that because the way that Mayweather has dominated Juan Manuel Marquez and Shane Mosley recently, it’s easy to see Mayweather doing the same with Pacquiao. Once Pacquiao is schooled badly by Mayeweather, Pacquiao’s earning potential will probably take a huge drop.
I wouldn’t say that the gravy train for Arum would be over, but you would have to think that there would be smaller paydays for Pacquiao until he built himself back up, if he ever could. This is why I wouldn’t be surprised if the contract proposal that Arum sent over to Mayweather had things in it that Mayweather, of course, would never agree to. I think Arum will make this fight happen when Pacquiao is finally on the verge of retirement in two or three years, and showing signs of no longer being able to dominate his opponents. By this time, however, the interest in a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight probably will have long dissipated.
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Too much about this already.
Chris Williams, no matter how much you try to twist the facts just to defend your idol, Mayweather, the truth is he is really afraid of Pacman. Just tell everyone that this is the US of A where everyone has his rights, just as Mayweather has his right to be afraid of Pacman.
T. Man says: Manny is scared and Floyd wants Arum to shut up and like the agreement states.
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another dumb excuse for floyd not to fight. yo, numbnut! how is manny scared when he is the one waiting on the ring for floyd to show up? you must be one of those highschool coward when somebody called you out to a fight and said i can’t, i have homework to do. you seem to agree how floyd is avoiding this fight
Ulol says: Floyd vs Pac R.I.P.
Floyd’s epitaph: “I died not fighting Pac to preserve my zero defeat record”.
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followed by: “i was buried with my face down on the ground so the whole boxing fans can kiss my ass”
Floyd vs Pac R.I.P.
Floyd’s epitaph: “I died not fighting Pac to preserve my zero defeat record”.
Manny is scared and Floyd wants Arum to shut up and like the agreement states. No one is to make public comments. Why is that Arum doesn’t know how to follow instructions. Money is going to school Manny and make easy work out of him. Stick to the scrip Arum and be quiet.
@george still here bashing? Yeah you’re right I love the PACMAN. His secret is BALUT and San Miguel Beer.
What can we do? the guy is yellow period, please sign your name on the dotted line Mr. Cryweather.
Let’s keep bickering back in forth about the same $hit. Let’s pretend we’re all apart of the negotiations, ARUM and ODLH calls us first whenever there’s something to write about…OK?…Oh wait…that’s exactly what we’ve been doing for like a f’ing year!! Unless you’re employed by TOP RANK or GOLDEN BOY or you’re a fly on the wall shut the hell up because you don’t $hit!! I respect the fan debates but gosh damn you’re not in the room talking with these guys so RELAX!!
maybe froid is dead. excessive medication on cowardice.
no deadline can bring him back again.
Did Manny agree to “Random” Testing?
Hell No…Why should Floyd sign anything?
floyd is very silent. he’s hiding. he’s scared.
HEY JC
U WERE MANNY’S LOVER TOO
You’ve been saying: TAKE THE TEST! TAKE THE TEST! TAKE THE TEST! now: SIGN THE CONTRACT! SIGN THE CONTRACT! SIGN THE CONTRACT!
I am a friend of Manny and live in SARANGANI, Manny agreed to all demands and the Mayweather Camp Okayed. Send the contract to PBF for signing – still waiting.
Arum knows the fight is not going to happen and he is just grandstanding. If he gave Mayweather until August then there would be a chance, but Mayweather is not going to to agree to anything until after Roger Mayweather’s trial. Arum has known this from the beginning.
Neither camp wants the fight until next May. arum is just playing everyone for fools again.
I would be willing to bet that that Bob Arum sent the exact same contract and terms that he sent in January 2010. The only changes he made were the dates.
1) 50/50 Split
2) 14 Day Cutoff
3) Pacquiao gets top billing
4) Pacquiao enters the ring 2nd
5) Pacquiao is announced as Champion
I RE-NEGOTIATED THE CONTRACT AND SENT IT BACK TO ARUM.
1) 60/40 Split Favoring Mayweather
2) “Random” Testing up to 7 Days
3) Mayweather gets top billing
4) Pacquiao can enter the ring 2nd
5) Neither is announced as champion
THE CHAMPION IS ANNOUNCED AFTER THE FIGHT!!!
If this fight doesn’t happen, which I don’t believe it will(…..or at least not for this year), what boxing fans need to do is not buy the PPV event of either fighter unless it’s against each other. If they don’t have big PPV numbers for their next fight, they will realize that the fans have had enough and maybe they will decide to fight each other.
I am not a fan of either fighter, I appreciated their talent, but let’s get real. They don’t care about us, the fans. They only care about the $$$$$$$. Bottom line.
To all you Floyd fans: ‘If you want something, there’s always a way, and if you don’t, there’s always an excuse.’
Like I said from the moment Arum booked Dallas. The fight isn’t happening this year. Who can he sell out Dallas with on his stable? Pacquiao that’s it. No way he fills that stadium with Kelly Pavlik vs Chavez Jr. Both COMBINED don’t draw as much as Pacquiao.
Read between the lines folks. Arum only cares about money. This is nothing more than an attempt to sell the fact that he tried to make this fight to the media when in actuality he just wants to maximize his profit by pitting two of his Top Rank fighters against each other in a large venue. It’s no secret Bob wore out his welcome in Vegas and that he can’t stand PBF. This should come as a suprise to no one with half a brain.
Manny is my property. His life depends on me. He only eats if I tell him to eat.
I am “the Sheik”, I am Bob Arum, the most powerful man in boxing. I give deadlines…as only I have to power to do this.
Who the hell said both sides agreed to the terms other than bob arum??? Nobody!!!!! It’s all a sham to save face by arum period he want top rank fighters to fight top rank fighters and not split the money with another promotion company simple as that. Do not believe one word that comes out of Bob arums mouth he’s the worst person in the sport of boxing no one said anyone agreed to the contract Accept bob arum!!!!!!!!
Stop spreading false unverified arum lies.Arum said both agreed to everything. Show me one thing verified that Golden boy or the Mayweathers have said everything has been agreed to, just one, go ahead i’ll wait………… Arum saying alot, arum breaking the gag order, arum negotiating thru the media, arum doing everything he can to prevent his cash cow from loosing and coming to an end. but back to the subject, show one thing in black and white where Golden boy or Mayweather has verified arum lies, go ahead i’ll wait…………
I can’t believe the author doesn’t understand that all points in the contract have been agreed to by both sides during the negotiation. They wouldn’t send the contract to Floyd if his marching orders to his handlers were not met. Obviously, Floyd’s handlers are good to go; otherwise, there wouldn’t be a contract for Floyd to sign.
wow u guys are all idiots. this is all a show jus 2 save theyr asses. cuz they pullin out of the fight jus like they did in the last time
I can understand Mannys demands because it would be his last fight I wreckon. But he has accepted the demands, it is all down to Mayweather will he finally take his toughest test in over 10 years
@nick?
u guys keep forgetting that manny hasnt fooght anyone fast morrales barrere hattin dlh clottey cotto JMM but floyd has dealt with speed and subdued it and manny hasnt had a fast counter puncher like money manny looks fast agaisnt the likes of those guys
Mayweather’s pay per view average revenue — a total of $48 million for six fights — ranks as the highest all-time. Numbers don’t lie. Men lie, women lie, numbers don’t lie.
The deadline isn’t up – let’s talk about it tomorrow.
Bottom line is that this is a risky fight for both. Floyd’s never fought anyone that fast (even Zab Judah) and Manny hasn’t fought anyone that skilled (not even JMM), and it’s a step up in quality for both, so no one knows what happens.
On the PPV numbers, Mayweather did 2.4 million combined for his last 2 fights against Marquez and Mosely, Pacman did 2.15mil for Cotto and Clottey. They both had equal money for Hatton. This says to me that they are pretty equal, especially as Clottey has nowhere near the profile of the other guys yet that fight still got 70% of the numbers that FMvJMM got.
Any fight authority or casual fight fan should now be able to see that Arum is running from this fight with PBF. The boxing community can now clearly understand that Arum is very concerned that PAC would definitely not be able to defeat PBF. His main stable money maker would be exposed for the fraud that Arum himself has created. This fight would put a cloud over Arum that he would not be able tp shake for a very long period.
If there is anything in that contract that Mayweather will never agree too….don’t you think he would have said so by now? I mean, this is Floyd we’re talking about here. Being under the spotlight is what he likes. I don’t see any reason why he would choose to keep his silence except maybe he’s planning on duicking this fight. What else could it be?
You’re probably right. Arum’s not in too big a hurry because he anticipates manny’s stock to go down after lil floyd KO’s him lol. If team pacquiao really wanted this fight they would give in to floyd’s purse split demands. Mayweather’s numbers definately show he deserves the bigger purse, but arum wont acknowledge that. I’m starting to believe this fight never gets made.