De La Hoya tells Arum: Call Schaefer to put the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight together
January 17th, 2012
By Chris Williams: First it was Floyd Mayweather Jr. advising Top Rank CEO Bob Arum who to contact Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions to start negotiations between Manny Pacquiao and Mayweather, and now it’s Oscar De La Hoya joining in on the team effort to try and get through to Arum to make him understand that he needs to contact Schaefer.
If Arum’s still not interested in making the fight, he can always cast doubt on the authenticity of Mayweather’s twitter account by saying he isn’t sure if it’s the real Mayweather or not.
Speaking on his twitter, De La Hoya said “Let’s do this. Way to step up to the plate Floyd Mayweather. Let’s do it. Bob [Arum], now call Richard Schaefer. His Phone is on. You see Pac works for Bob Arum and Golden Boy works for the fighters. That’s the difference. Bob, call GBP.”
Someone then asked De La Hoya why he himself doesn’t call Arum, and De La Hoya said “No one answers.”
Donaire needs to impress against Vazquez Jr.
Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18 KO’s) steps up in weight next month to take on Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-1, 18 KO’s) on February 4th for the vacant WBO super bantamweight title at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Bob Arum has big expectations for Donaire and sees him as a future star. However, Donaire’s career hasn’t lived up to early expectations after his quick 5th knockout win over Vic Darchinyan in July 2007.
Since that time, Donaire has had only one big fight and that was against WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel last February. That win was supposed to have ushered in a new era where Donaire would start getting big fights. But instead of a big fight in his next bout, Donaire was put in with the smallish Omar Narvaez, a fighter dragged up in weight from the super flyweight division to fight Donaire.
By fighting a guy that was four inches shorter, it was supposed to make Donaire look great. It didn’t work. Donaire’s lack of technical skills were badly exposed by Narvarez, who had no problem nullifying Donaire’s left hook and leaving him with few other options to impress. Although Donaire won the fight largely based on size alone, he looked awful and the fight likely did little in winning him new fans.
Donaire is now facing another smaller fighter in Vazquez Jr. and that should give him a really good shot at winning the vacant WBO belt. However, Donaire needs to dominate and not just win. If he’s to become a huge star in the sport then he’ll need to dominate guys like Vazquez.
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Like floyd says 42 have tried 42 have come up short and every time before anyone of his fights people say yea this is the kid to beat floyd then after it’s always oh well he was to young or oh he was past it there is always an excuse just man up and admit floyd is a master at his craft and his record backs that up stop hating sit back and accept it facts don’t lie 42 & 0 PAC man is an amazing fighter but guaranteed he will become another statistic I love both fighters and have huge respect for them both but I’m also a realist
Pacquiao is a Fraud, Arum is a Fruad, and Roach is a Fraud.
Floyd’s real surname is Schettino!
Suddenly, Fraud found his balls. Dana White was right all along. “Fraud will step up in a couple of years or so when he’s broke and desperate”, LOL.
Manny hasn’t been quiet. He told in interviews and at a press conference that he wants Floyd. But Mayweather is only tweeting and isn’t serious. Who knows? Next day he may say the twitter account is not his. Such a liar!
Funny fans blast floyd atleast he is trying manny has been so quiet
Schaefer is not authorized to negotiate the fight. Coward Floyd should send a representative to do so if he really wants it. But of course he won’t. He just uses Manny’s name to hype his fights and fool his fans to make money.
The Top Rank Promotions building is right there in Floyd’s back yard of Las Vegas! Team Mayweather can ride down there and make an appointment with sir Bob! Any idiot can talk tough through tweets!
@ Buk24
Or should we call you Frauds #1 fanboy. Marquez jumped 2 weight division for the first time ever, he came in unprepared and tried to fight in a way he has never fought. On top of that Fraud did what Fraud does best and gain as many advantages as possible, he came in over weight and would not weigh in on fight night. So yeah Fraud did school a completely different machine to the one Pac fought on 3 occasions.
I find it hilllarious you use that as an example then throw Hattons name in to the mix when Pacquiao KO’d Hatton in 2, Fraud got a TKO in 10, Ortiz was green as they come and had suffered defeat twice and Mosley was knocked on his backside by Pacquiao, he then went in to running man mode.
If you were a commentator of any sport you would be sacked after whatever event you were commenting on, cos you are full of S,H,!,T
Pacoward fight the fight u scared lil man. Stop hiding behind arum u DOG. Pacoward is scareddd. Money may 8th rd TKO. May 5th goin down. Stepp up pacman giv da middlefinger to arum and step UP
Why would floyd be desperate to fight anyone ? He is not the one with something to prove his record proves that PAC man is the one with everything to prove put simply Marquez clearly exposed PAC man where as floyd schooled marquez winning all 12 rounds mayweather is unbeaten mayweather has fought the best in the division mosely,dela Hoya,hatton,Ortiz,Marquez, trust me guys I used to doubt and always bet against him but I have learnt from my mistakes the better apponent would be Alvarez not mani
pac fans r now resorting to saying mayweather is broke. I remember when they used to defend pacs skills. Now they are defending his pockets against mayweathers pockets. ahha “money” pacquiao.
err…i think u r all stupid….
heck yeah
Agreed. Pac SCARED to DEATH!!
You pactards are laughable you are so dumb…
PACMAN IS SCARED !!!
Pacquio is gonna make money no matter who he fights. Mayweather is the one who needs Pacquio.Stop begging floyd and wait your turn,Bob arum is in charge in case you havent noticed.Boxing is a bussiness now.When is the last time you seen the number one contender fight the champ in boxing?
Floyd gave Pacquiao a run-around for three long years…now that Floyd is so desperate, he’s dying…begging, Pac’s turn to even up…..haha, Floyd’s broke, LMAO.
Mayweather Is the master of suker punches,that’s
It.
mayweather is the cash cow not manny so mayweather calls the shots.manny needs this fight more then mayweathr coz mayweather stil looks impossible to beat.marques and morales exposed manny theres still no blue print on how to beat mayweather.castillo came close but mayweather master’d fighting on the inside
now wat yall got to say pac fans lol