Arum: Pacquiao won’t be ready to fight until the summer
January 6th, 2012
By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum wasn’t impressed with the news today that Floyd Mayweather Jr. won’t be starting his 90 day jail term until June 1st.
This comes after Arum had already been talking about matching Pacquiao up with one of the following fighters in May: Timothy Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Lamont Peterson and Miguel Cotto.
So why has Arum suddenly changed his mind about having Pacquiao fight in May? Your guess is good as mine. It sure doesn’t look like Arum is interested in matching Pacquiao up with Mayweather, does it? Arum had the chance to put Pacquiao in with Mayweather in 2010 when the two fighters came close to putting a fight together. However, Pacquiao wanted a 24 day cut off for the random drug testing and Arum quickly ended the negotiations to match Pacquiao up with one of his Top Rank stable fighters Joshua Clottey instead for one of the lowest pay per view fights for Pacquiao in years.
It sounds like Arum doesn’t want to lose his cash cow Pacquiao by putting him in with Mayweather and seeing him lose. This really isn’t a big deal. Arum hasn’t let another one of his fighters WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fight Sergio Martinez. He also hasn’t put another one of his fighters WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto with any dangerous threats since he was stomped by Pacquiao three years ago. You haven’t seen Cotto in with any of the dangerous top contenders like James Kirkland, Erislandy Lara or Alfredo Angulo. Instead, it’s been Ricardo Mayorga, Yuri Foreman and Antonio Margarito, which equals to Cotto being matched against an old guy and two injured aging guys.
So it looks like Arum is going to delay Pacquiao’s next fight until summer now instead of putting him in for a fight in April or May like what was thought. That’s kind of sad.
As for Mayweather, he’ll likely now face WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez in what will clearly eclipse any fight that Arum puts Pacquiao in for his next bout. Mayweather is his own boss and chooses his own opponents. He selects the best and Alvarez is clearly a huge talent a big name fighter in Mexico. I think it’ll be a great fight. As for a future Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, don’t hold your breath waiting for that to happen because I don’t think Arum will change his tune come November. I see Pacquiao being busy at that time as well probably facing one of Arum’s Top Rank stable fighters like Cotto or Bradley.
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Philippines = land of Pus.sies and Cowards.
How can these pac fans be so blind it’s obvious pac/arum dont want to
fight floyd so stop makin excusses for manny !!!
So does this mean Floyd will fight the unexperience Alvarez or Guerrero?????? Floyd, you a joke, a complete joke!!!!!!
lol pacman accept the random drug test already but floyd has new reasons he dont want to pay for it…another is he dont want wada will do it…another reason he want $00 million an assurance to fight pacquaio…and now he will be on jail..i think forget fans should forget about floyd he doesnt want pacquaio!!!!he dont like pac just like cotto and margarito and clotey he dont need them>>….he will fight eric morales…
PAC is a little girl ! He scared of needles and now he needs 8months to recover from a little scratch . I guess that’s what happens when u have to fight guys that are little closer to your own age ! I think he’s scared of FM .
I’m sick hearing flippers saying that FM is scared of PAC . Look Floyd is a business man. it always about the business . He was kickin back waiting for arum and PAC to slip up. And with Marquez. They did . U see FM was not going to take equal or less money for what could b the biggest payday if his life. Now that we all saw what happen on Nov 12 2011 . PAC is exposed now ! The hype is over and the Ball Falls right in Mayweather court ! If the fight happens he will take 70% of cheese ! And he gets to beat up the little man .
I smell *ussy is that u pac I smell *ussy is that u bob
Bok B
This is funny Fa reel!!! Ole bob, I admire u as a business man!!! Pac I admire u as a coward and a slave!!!!! Pactards I admire u for the money you getting paid to blog for top rank, if u not getting paid I pitty u for your limited thinking!!! THIS IS PURE GARBAGE!!!!!
I am a Pac fan. Arum is a dishonest #!!!###. Pac you need to take charge of your own carrer. You are getting ripped off.
Its crystal clear… they want no part of mayweather period! It’s so easy even a cave man…I mean a pacquiao fan can see team arum & pacquiao don’t want the mayweather.
@Collin brown….. Arum.said manny won’t fight till June all of a sudden. Arum and manny do not want this fight will never hapPen but they will talk about fighting the entire time untill his next fight.
@the boxer
Pacquiao Cheating Strategy? What do you call Floyd’s injections (gummi bears)?
GTFOH …
Pacquiao is now asking for more money(28millions) for a 4th rematch against Marquez . I smell fear in pacquiao . Arum will let pacquiao cherry pick his next foe.
Don’t jump into the conclussion immediately. The jail time announcement just happened this morning. We’ll wait a couple of days and see.
I love this fight to happen between manny and Floyd. This is the time. there is NO reason that it won’t happen especially Manny has agreed to be tested.
@Jeff41 No you are an idiot. It is Arum who is using Floyd’s name. FMJ has been a big name in boxing his entire career. He’s pretty much always been champion and has only been overshadowed in his youth by Roy Jones Jr and the other boxing greats of the 90′s. I can tell you dont really watch boxing because you would remember that up until the last 5 years or so Pacman has been pretty much an ignored fighter. While FMJ at 20 was fighter of the year and world champion. (1998). So stop with the lies. This man deserves some respect. He’s been and elite boxer for 15+ yrs and best boxer in the world for at least 6.
Damn you Dana White… I mean Bob Arum.
You’re setting Boxing back.
Go away already.
WoW i guess it is obvious that the Pacman and his camp are avoiding Mayweather. By the way Pacman was caught using illegal handwraps. Pacquiao Cheating Strategy.
if were pac ill would dump arum and promote my self like floyd and then just fight floyd can preety much beat anyone he faces so he is not scared theres no one that can beat floyd period if pac has bolas then he will try everything in his power to fight floyd he can retire filthy rich
Arum has said he is not set on Manny fighting in May, but then says if it’s with Marquez, he is more married to May. When Mayweather is mentioned as a possible opponent, he won’t b ready in May. I said all along that Arum has sabotaged these negotiations from the beginning. He has said bfor that he worried bout making the fight. Pac’s trainer has said that it’s Arum fault in so many words. Also, his conditioning coach has came straight out n said it. Wake up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If Floyd doesn’t called out Pacquiao within this week, then we know that he already have another opponent on May 5.
The time for Floyd/Manny fight is now!
PacROID’s legacy:
Catchweights.
Cutoffs.
Steroids.
Cowardice.
I don’t think paq is running scared, he’s had a loss before another loss won’t make no difference to him, pbf will win I’m certain of tht, its arum da 1k thts fin thingz up once again, these fighters shud scrap the promoters and rep thm selves, jst lyk mayweather has
none of these make sense ? the whole cash cow thing is crazy ? both manny and floyd are near retirement and this doesnt have to be a single fight . there could be a possible two more and both would sell
Mayweather Sr. once said he’s scared for his son’s life if he fights Pacman. It shows how the Mayweathers are scared of Pacman.
The fight will never happen.
lmao.
can’t wait for PacROID to stutter his way through another list of excuses.
‘Bu-bu-but-but I’m scared of fighting convicts!”
“Bu-bu-but-but I have a really bad scratch!”
“Bu-bu-but-but I ran out of Band-Aids!”
i dont like the negative vibes bob arum gives! to be the best you have to beat the best! and the best is floyd mayweather, he is the biggest draw in boxing not the pacman. Manny should force arum to make the fight instead of saying il do what my promotor says. Its the biggest boxing match out there, it needs to happen but unfortunately i dont see it which is very bad for boxing. Arum is worried bout losing the cash cow in the pacman but he needs to think what will happen if manny wins but he doesnt because he knows mayweather will be victorious!
Bac-bac-bacawwwwkkk!
That’s the noise that a FILIPINO COWARD makes!
PLEASE ARUM MAKE THE FIGHT HAPPEN, we neeeed to see it, you are disgracing yourself now Arum, you have made some great fights but have you heard the phrase “people only remember your failures” if Floyd can delay a prison sentence you can have Manny ready, to say he can’t be ready is BS, you have 15 weeks a 12 week camp for tactics should be sufficient are you saying he aint in shape and that is why he needs more time.So now Floyd is likely to face a full blown Jr Middleweight, I hope he takes them at 154 as this will send a message to Pac who insists on catchweights even at 147. Bottom line is May 5 is do-able for both but only one looks unlikely
Bob Arum didn’t need to say much other than ‘we have already moved on because we expected Mayweather to be unavailable’.
Arum said a few words too many and I bet Manny is annoyed because it makes it look like some ducking is going on.
Greedy promoters ruining boxing its a shame they Will never figh
t cause it would be classic
Floyd = David Haye
Cheap talk but no heart.
Arum said he’d talk to Manny in mid January and Floyd would be an option. But Floyd surely will duck Pacman again. Floyd reminds me of David Haye, calling on Klits but not fight him. He finally did, but I doubt Floyd will even be David Haye.
Typical worthless little dog-eating Filipino coward.
dan rafael ‘There is absolutely no reason Pacquiao-Mayweather shouldn’t be on May 5 other than the fact that Arum doesn’t want to make it. Make no mistake: There have been times the lack of Pacquiao-Mayweather has been the fault of both sides. Right now it’s the Pacquiao side.’ arum, roach and pac are backed in a corner now and there is no room to slither out of it
Mayweather v Pacman the whole subject has become boring and redundant.
RUN LITTLE FILIPINO BOY!
FLOYD’S COMING!
Now everyone can see that Arum does not want Pacman in the ring with Mayweather. Its Sad that Arum would do this. Truthfully I dont think Pacman wants any part of Mayweather either, if he did he would have spoke up long time ago. This is shame how Arum could do boxing fans this way. Pacman needs to fire Arum and move on and be his own man. Damn Shame now Arum is saying Pacman wont be ready until June now, when he was recently trying to set fight up for Pacman in April or May. Steve Wonder or even Ray Charles can see whats going on. Pacman is Arum Cash Cow and he doesnt wont Pacman to lose right now he just wants to make lil more cash on him. Fire Arum Pacman be a damn man this guys is holding you back and ripping you off at the same time. Geez
Filipinos = yellow blooded worthless cowards.
I think it will be floyd vs cotto or Martinez in may. Unless he does something crazy and takes on marquez just to make a point. But I’m thinking cotto
Floyd need to call a press conference to call out Manny, and Manny will do the same in his home country. No more secret negotiation, people want to know who is ducking.
pacquiao has no balls no heart no pride why is he taking orders from notorious slimball arum
Floyd need to call a press conference to call out Manny, and Manny will do the same in his home country. No more secret negotiation, people want to know who is ducking.
Floyd, call out Manny now! you are the one that have date and venue. you make the first move.
Canelo is a good young boxer but he’s still to green for mayweather..if fight happens should be interesting but I have mayweather winning by late ko
Man come on can these guys Please fight lol
Polo: You must be a retard if you’ve not realized yet that Floyd is ducking Pacquiao. Floyd is using Pac’s name to make money and he unfortunately fools guys like you easily. The guy is scared. He’s been cherry-picking for years.
Tards kill me talking about May/Pac like it’s both of their faults for not happening when its clear that Team Manny wants no part of Floyd. Never did!!!!!!!
Poloo: You must be an idiot if you think Floyd is not ducking Pacquiao. So many excuses and you still are ignorant. Floyd is just using Pacman’s name to make money. And unfortunately guys like you follow him blindly and can easily be fooled.
@Polo
It’s time for you to wake up. You must be a retard if you think Floyd never ducked Pacman with different excuses, such as random test, training place, money share, dates….
Floyd is using the Pacman’s name to make money but is not fighting him. And he’s fooling people like you who follow him blindly.
There’s been no contact and no negotiations yet. Although Arum is an impediment to other great fights, but in this case, it’s Floyd’s cowardice that prevents the mega fight.
I really thing its bad for Boxing if a mayweather-pacquiao fight doesnt happen……If it doesnt happen this year it shouldnt happen..I dont want to see two former great p4p champions,cashing on one one last fight..thats not fair to us fans as we want to see them at the peak of their careers fighting each other and by the look of pac-man last fight id have mayweather favourite
as much i’d like to insult pacquiao and mayweather for this fight still not happening it all comes down to one man… Bob Arum… Boxing is a dirty game, all about making as much money as possible from any one fighter, but surely arum realises a fight with mayweather will grose will in excess of double what he’d make fighting anyone else. Neither fighters have much more left in them tbh, not fighting at their best anyway, pacquiao likely to only have a few more. Make it happen arum you dick, give the FANS what they want, they after all make boxing what it is and without fans you’ll never get money. Shocking, Arum is a disgrace to boxing, pacquiao should go 10 rounds with him, or just leave top rank and sign the fight himself its not like it needs promotion its the biggest fight argueably in history
@Jeff41… Comments like urs sound idiotic. Floyd camp.contacted arum to set up match he said.no..he then said.manny has bad cut and can’t fight till June. Soon as it looked like floyd would get locked up arum said manny would be fighting in april or.may. Soon as it turns outnfloyd is now available for may arum sais he still will not set up fight. U people need wake up or at least stop making stupid comments when thenfacts override them.
The scheduled fight for May 5 w/ unnamed opponent was been made long before for Floyd to avoid fighting Pacman next. Morales even admitted he was been contacted by team Floyd but there where no official negotation. So its pretty damn sure that Pacman is not the guy for May 5 team Mayweather already had planned against easy opponent. This is just a plot of killing the fight between Floyd and Pacman by Team Mayweather. And besides after 90days in jail starting June Pacman will be again be ready for Floyd and Floyd is already in jail and again the fight cannot be made. Another good strategy by ducker Floyd!
Please! No more stories about a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight!
It appears it will never happen!
It’s just loosing my love for the sport,
Ive been a boxing fan all my life, but boxing sure does suck now. All these stupid promoters. What ever happened to real champions who had balls to face whoever.
Mayweather’s jail time doesn’t matter as he lacks the courage to fight Pacman anytime.
pacquiao needs to speak for himself for once and tell bob arum to do one and make the fight happen. yh he wont be ready till june lmao how come he fights every other year may or march but yet this year when floyds free he cant be ready by may lol. its not like he even took much punishment in his last two fights anyway. may 5th is the date step up manny
The scheduled fight for May 5 w/ unnamed opponent was been made long before for Floyd to avoid fighting Pacman next. Morales even admitted he was been contacted by team Floyd but there where no official negotation. So its pretty damn sure that Pacman is not the guy for May 5 team Mayweather already had planned against easy opponent. This is just a plot of killing the fight between Floyd and Pacman by Team Mayweather. And besides after 90days in jail starting June Pacman will be again be ready for Floyd and Floyd is already in jail and again the fight cannot be made. Another good strategy by ducker Floyd!