No Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, says Arum; Floyd now has to look for other options for May 5th
January 18th, 2012
By Chris Williams: Bob Arum has dismissed the idea of letting his fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 5th in an interview conducted earlier today by Sports Illustrated.
Arum said to Sports Illustrated “He [Pacquiao] realizes that the May 5th date is not smart. If you postpone it two or three weeks, you can make so much more money.”
Mayweather will have to look at other possibilities for May 5th, such as Saul Alvarez, Sergio Martinez, Andre Berto, Marcos Maidana, etc. Mayweather isn’t interested in fighting Robert Guerrero, so he’s definitely out.
Arum will now go with his original plan of matching Pacquiao with Timothy Bradley, Miguel Cotto, Lamont Peterson or Juan Manuel Marquez for a bout that will take place on June 9th in the outside arena that Arum is having built on the Las Vegas strip.
It’s anyone’s guess who Pacquiao will fight next, but most boxing fans feel that Arum will go ahead and match him with one of his Top Rank fighters, either Bradley or Cotto. The bigger money fighter is Cotto by far but Arum could also go with Bradley in order to increase his long term worth to Top Rank. By matching Bradley with Pacquiao it’s the equivalent of being put in a high level job and helps Bradley make bigger money in future fights against anyone. This in turn helps Arum and Top Rank because Bradley will then be more valuable. It sometimes works that way but it doesn’t if a fighter doesn’t put in a good performance or just stops fighting altogether after getting a payday, which is what Joshua Clottey pretty much did after his losing effort against Pacquiao in 2010. Clottey has only fought once since then.
Andy Lee could pull out of March 17th card to look for bigger fight
Middleweight contender Andy Lee (27-1, 19 KO’s) may choose to pull out of his fight on March 17th undercard of the Sergio Martinez vs. Matthew Macklin undercard in order to look for a bigger fight, according to Dan Rafael’s twitter. Lee, 27, still doesn’t have an opponent picked out for his next fight and there have been a number of good but not great opponents mentioned for that date. If Lee does back out of the card, unbeaten super middleweight contender Edwin Rodriguez (20-0, 14 KO’s) may move into Lee’s place and take on Don George. That’s a good fight but it’s obviously going to be a huge loss if Lee is taken off the card, because the fight is taking place at New York’s Madison Square Garden and a lot of Irish boxing fans will be there.
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I`m glad Pacquiao decided not to fight Maytweeter on May 5.Boxing is a business and they want a bigger money for a mega figth.
You cant just booked the fight without talking to the other parties thats b…s….
Pacquiao walks again, only this time the fear can be clearly confirmed this time. Someone please show me a twitter, interview, e-mail, letter, post-card, or anything where Pacquiao can be seen speaking for himself. All we see is Arum dominating the media like he dominates Pacquiao. On the other hand, Mayweather is out there big time.
To be clear, as a Mayweather fan, when it was said that he wanted more money, I saw this as an excuse or his just being unreasonable. Now that Pacquiao is the one wanting more money, he is the one who is now making excuses and being unreasonable. Both should be judged by the same standards. Call them like we see them.
Arum and Pacquiao should be ashamed of themselves acting like greedy voltures. Why aren’t the faithful PacFans calling their idol on his greediness; afterall didn’t he say he fought for his love for them and not money. When it was rumored that Mayweather wanted more money, PacFans had a lot to say, now they are silent. Not once have we heard that Mayweather was ok with making an extra $30 million dollars. Now we see that it is Mayweather who is the one fighting for the love of his fans and not money. Will average working man is struggles to pay $75 dollars to see this fight on PPV, Pacquiao and Arum will deprive us of the opportunity because these already millionaires want to make $30 million dollars more. I guess fear and greed will make you do anything.
lol pilipinos so upset that their congressman is showing the world how much of a coward race they are.
@ Blackbert
Mayweather has let down his Country his fellow afro amercians on many occasions. EG his consatnt LIES, him nearly bursting into tears as he says Americans do not like him including people from his race. He constantly goes in and out of retirement and has not fought anyone of note in the last 5 years, they have either been brought up weights or old or just down right green like Ortiz who had 2 losses and 2 draws in his 34 fights.
Obviously you are a Fraud fanboy Pac Hater
To the Mayhaters, Pactards, and Arum nuthugers: Floyd has never let his fans down, and I promise you he will not this time. Martinez once said that he’d fight Pacquiao or Mayweather at 150lb. If Martinez maintains that position, he will be Mayweather’s next opponent. Magic man Arum magically won’t need to build a stadiun for Pacquiao’s next bout because not many people are going to buy it, one way or th other. The real $$ are made through PPV buys, and the best way to maximize that is to run ads for the fight during the “Super Bowl,” with a 10 second clip of Pacquiao claiming he’s the best and showing his one punch stoppage of Ricky Hatton, followed by Mayweather claiming he’s the best, then showing his one punch check-hook stoppage of Ricky Hatton. “Who”s Really The Best!! Two Legends! One Era! The Wait is Over!!! May 5th Is The Date. Pacquiao vs Mayweather A Legend Will Be Born!!!” Not enough to promote the fight is the most bogus claim of all. And if you’re a Pacquiao fan, pray that he doesn’t fight Bradley next, especially if Bradley asks for ped testing.
@ Up coming boxer 16 – 0
Your H-O-M-O Fraud has done nothing to get this fight going in the last 2 years, and before that all he did was add stipulations upon stipulation to a fighter that was stealing his thunder, which I might add Maynever did not like.
I hope the user name does not refer you are a boxer, it would be pretty idiotic to say a fighter that has 59 fights is scared you idiot
Manny Pacquiao and his trainer is scared. more money!!?? thats a bunch of bull. just grow a pair and fight my hommie floyd mayweather and take yo lost like a man!!!
SIMPLE WAY TO SORT BOXING OUT IS TO STOP THESE GUYS FROM MAKING WAT EVER THEY WANT FROM FIGHTS AND PUT A CAP ON WHAT THEY CAN MAKE IT WILL HOPEFULLY TAKE THE GREAD OUT OF SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SPORT
Continued
By the way what do you know of any part of any conversation between the 2 camps in the last 36 hours?
@ foreal
Just to let you know the Anonymous below your last comment was not me. I call Floyd Fraud not a Coward no fighter is a coward.
@ Annonymous
You are a liar, negotiations never took place or even start. No purse was ever discussed. You are purely the lowest sphincter of the body.
Ignorant fools! Ever care to find out how much money floyd was demanding for this fight? That coward would not settle on a 50 split with pacquiao.
But u watch, the coward will settle for a merely 25 to 30 mill fight with someone who he could easily beat.
boys and girls just boycott their fights till they fight each other
Someone asked why a bigger arena/stadium? Well if you need to ask that question you are not a supporter of any sport just a couch potato fanboy.
A supporter follows whatever sport it is, will go and watch them home and away if it is financially possible. People can not help what situation financialy they are in, but will still do everything in their means to SUPPORT the team/ sports man/woman.
So it would be a great opportunity for some people who do not often get the chance to see their team/sport personality.
I often find it difficult to get tickets at Anfield as I gave up my season ticket when I moved down to London a few years ago, but I still make some matches.
It’s us the people that pay for the fights so why are some people paying for what they want you to see? that’s like goin to a restaurant and they give you what they got not what you ask for!!!!!!!!!!!! boycott all pacman’s fights see who is control now
I’m so famous…thanks.Bwahahahaha!
@Pac You
You smell like a foot with cheese. Shower stinky!
Somebody was using my name again…i’m so famous..yeeees! Hey guys, somebody told me that this site is for genius people…meaning all people here are genius except me right?Okay, let’s consider that.What about the scared and coward Floyd Jr…is he also genius criminal?Bwahahahahaha!
@FAKEquiao lives in the FAKElipines :
Oh really…how genius you are? did you finished your elementary school?Bwahahahahaha!
Mayweather vs. Guerrero May 5. Guaranteed will happen.
I’m pinoy and I had Marquez winning 11 rounds to 1. I also realize pacquiao is afraid to fight Mayweather.
hahahahaha! You just got burn!
@Zdrx Forget it I found out whats causing them .Its your mom f@rting the Phillippines no wonder Filipinos smell like Payatas.hahahahaha!
Once again, the world is reminded of the cowardice of the disgusting Filipino race.
sorry bug i’m out…those UFO girls are calling me out again in broad daylight here in P.I.
if you’re in california…it must be around 11 over there….and you’ll never be able to sleep by our noise. my apologies.
LOCATION IS A BILLION LIGHT YEARS AWAY
SINGLE HANDEDLY SENDING THEM HOME TO CONSTELLATION @… FULLY SATISFIED.
DON’T WORRY. ALL THOSE ALIENS ARE ALL BEAUTIFUL GIRLS FROM PLANET *. THOSE NOISE ARE WHAT WE MADE DURING SEX.
@zdrx stop acting like pactard for once……These strange noises are getting louder and louder everytime . I’m settling right now in California and I’ve been here for 5 yrs and never heard these strange noises before.
@zdrx sotp acting like pactard for once……These strange noises are getting louder and louder everytime . I’m settling right now in California and I’ve been here for 5 yrs and never heard these strange noises before.
floyd cant earn a paycheck? the guy beflow me is an idiot seriously. i dont nkow who is more stupid big head pacquiao or his puppy eating pactards like one below.
I’m sure when the scared and coward Floyd jr is now in a frustration,depressed bcoz he cannot earn big paycheck.But somehow also happy bcoz Pacman didn’t choosed him..you know it’s really difficult when coward Floyd Jr knees are always trembling while waiting for Pacman’s decision…coward Floyd is scared you know that?Bwahahahaha!
sorry for that. was away for sometime…got abducted by UFO here in the philippines. HA HAAAAAH
@zdrx Whats up homie. I’m not kidding aorund these sounds have been going on since the last few days of December.and I’m not the only one who has heard them..How are you doing anyways ? Its been a long time since we heard from you.
where are you bug nose? in your mind or out of your mind… Dios mio…that’s very sergios situation. location please
arum u dirty jeu, let em fight, coward, manny is scared
See! How do you feel when somebody try to hurt you? It’s just like what the scared and coward Floyd Jr did to Pacman’s camp before.They are sickened tired of coward Floyd Jr negotiations and now it’s their turn to revenge.Bwahahahahaha!
yuiop
What did you hear from the sky? Like a deep trumpet?
Posted January 19, 2012
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I’m going to try to record it,with my Cell-Phone..
yuiop
What did you hear from the sky? Like a deep trumpet?
Posted January 19, 2012
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Yes but not too much more like a huge groaning…Like the noises from the movie “Wolrd of wars”(when the Aliens were about to show up under the ground) for real I’m not kidding. Its annoying at times too.
Ares kick rocks
i knew this sh@t 2 years ago..pac is a fraud..at least the rest of the world knows now hahahahaha
Not sure why arum is doing fight outdoors and at such a big place last time he did this floyd still did double gate money at mgm. Manny is looking bad. They have been calling arum on a regular with no responce a shame.
What did you hear from the sky? Like a deep trumpet?
@Pac you
I’m really enjoying your pactardism. It is good for a laugh!!
now i know why i got an erection…BUG NOSE IS HERE
@Everyone including (Pacnutz)Out of the subject of boxing I have a question . Does anyone from here heard strange sounds comming from the sky ?all his month?
Floyd needs to learn from pacman, pick easy fights and use steroids, you cant loose.
Pacquiao just wants an easy fight before facing Mayweather to gain confidence again. After that @$$whooping he got from the hands of Juan Manuel Marquez. I know for sure Arum doesn’t want to even hear the name Martinez,Marquez,and defenately Mayweather. Theres too much risk fighting those guys. Also he wants to keep the money in the house matching him with only Top-Rank fighters.But you know what ? I know Bradley has a bigger chance at beating pacquiao than Cotto.
To all you PAC and Floyd fans..I’ll tell it to you like Nelson on the Simpsons;
“HA HA”
As a pacfan i think steriods should be legal. Never give into floyds demands steriods rock.
Here’s the deal. Arum and Manny will never bow down to prima donna Floyd demands – stupid RBT so Floyd can gain an edge against Manny, bigger purse than Manny, Mayo de 5 at MGM reserved for the short lived god of boxing Mayweather Promotion, and other whimsy demands… Freddy Roach said, “they’ve been chasing Floyd for more than 2 years”. We know that Manny wanted to fight Floyd but he’s avoiding Manny with so many excuses and tried to put the blame on Manny. “Scared?” They said it. Floyd’s move to reserve in advance the MGM arena on May 5 is a way of blocking Top Rank’s customary Mayo de 5 big fights. Mayweather Promotion is trying so hard to compete Top Rank. Too much ego is going on… Floyd does not want to initiate negotiation to fight Manny and that’s why Floyd is Twitting. Floydiots got fooled Floyd’s Twitter. Arum and Manny aren’t stupid to bend their knees to negotiate a fight on May 5 against prima donna Floyd. Floyd’s problem if no Manny, nobody wants to give him a guaranteed 100 million. We know Floyd’s PPV is in gradual downward-sloping except a fight against Manny w/out some BS demands. Just wait until Floyd will bend his knees to beg for big payday against the no. 1 cash cow Manny Pacquiao!
Pacman please save the pride of our country. This is sad.
Mayweather should just serve time
Hahahahahaha!…It’s so funny,many people here wants Arum dead.hehehehe…I really enjoy this show.Hahahahahaha!
floyd had his chance in the first and second nego…AND HE BLEW IT.
NOW IT’S HIS TURN TO DESPERATELY CHASE A FIGHT…AND ARUM et al, WON’T BELIEVE HIM.
SORRY FLOYD…EVERYBODY IS QUEUING TO FIGHT PACMAN. PICK YOUR SLOT AT THE END OF THE LINE…YOU CAN HAVE IT BY THE TIME YOU’RE 50
Goodbye boxing R.I.P… Thank you Bob Arum
PACMAN YOU ARE FORGOTTEN!!!! NEVER AGIAIN YOU SLUG!
MAYWEATHER V.S. MARTINEZ!!! THEY JUST SAID IT! LETS SEE IT!!!!
I HOPE BOB DIES THIS MONTH! THEN WE CAN SEE THE FIGHT HAPPEN!
PINOY’S STAND UP! SUPPORT A REAL FLIPPINO FIGHTER LIKE NONITO! MANNY THE CHEAT IS BEING EXPOSED!!! HE HATES NONITO HIS OWN PEOPLE! DOUCHE BAG MANNY!
VERNDAWG -
they didn’t miss that. i think they miss their idol being a man
MANNY THE CHEAT & KARMA KILLS FREDDIE’S FIGHTERS ARE ALL LOSING!!! WILDCARD IS GOING DOWN HILL! KARMA KILLS!
@ hlf man hlf amazing
Can you read ape? Look at what I said before you start beating on your chest. Ape
NOTICE HOW PAC ONLY FIGHTS BIGGER GUYS…THEN HE MAKES THEM ALWAYS COME DOWN TO HIS WEIGHT….FLOYD DOES NOT MAKE HIS FIGHTERS COME DOWN TO HIS WEIGHT.ORTIZ WAS ABOUT 20IBs OVER MAYWEATHER WHEN THEY FOUGHT.
THATS WHY SERGIO MARTINEZ DIDNT FIGHT PAC.BOB DID THE SAME THING.CAME UP WITH AH BUNCH OF EXCUSES THEN.SERGIO TOLD EVERYBODY..PACTARDS MISS THAT OR WHAT!!!!!!
tupac -
still the realest n*gga in the game tho
How do manny pacquaio say he will fight for less $. Then say they need to build a stadium to get more $. Pacquaio is a fraud
I think I was pacmans #1 fan up until today. I just dont think hes a man of the people anymore.
What is wrong with people still blaming Floyd thats dumb just addmitted how is fighting Floyd not financially smart he will allways make money without u pac fighting Floyd was ur lottery and u threw that ticket away what a. Coward go back to ur country get f u c k e d
WHEN YOUR SCARED AND IN THE HAMDS OF A GREEDY LOSER LIKE BOB WHAT CAN YOU DO????? PLUS EVERYONE IS SEEEING THE TRUTH!!!! MAYWEATHER #1
pac you!
you realize pacquiao is the one who’s avoiding the mayweather/pacquiao fight, right? lmao you’re so funny bro..
mayweather already shot down the possibility of fighting against either guerrero and alvarez… so get that thought out of your head.
MAYWEATHER! RULES AND UNDEFEATED!!!!
Its funny all these nay sayers talk down own a man like Mayweather because he keeps its real, but what’s done in the dark comes into the light Wac-Man!!!
It’s Pacman vs Cotto or Bradley,
The scared and coward Floyd Jr vs Morales or Guerrero.
How much money can coward Floyd Jr’s get in this fight?
But if Morales or Guerrero will not fight coward Floyd Jr, he will surely choose in the featherweight division no matter who he is.What a pity shame coward Floyd Jr.Bwahahahahaha!
I WISH “ANON” WOULD HELP WITH A BOYCOTT! THEY ARE AMAZING!
It’s a SHAME as Arum single Handedly makes Pacman look Afraid.
@jeff41 im done with pacman 2
I REMEMBER WHEN I MET HIM B4 THE CORRALES FIGHT & HE TOLD HIS WHOLE CREW TO SHUT UP BECAUSE I WAS TALKING TO HIM AND GETTING MY POINT ACROSS! ONE OF THE COOLEST UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE I EVER MET! 100!!!
JEFF41 FLOYD IF YOU MET HIM IS ONE OF THE COOLEST DUDES EVER!
BOB IS RUINING YOUR SO CALLED CHAMP!! AND YOU KNOW IT! COWARD!
pac-kill -
there is no way that is really you posting that?!?!?!
and “Jeff41″ so is it about money or is it about the fans? pacquiao needs to quit saying he fights for his fans a.k.a. you blind sheep and just say he fights to get rich! he couldn’t care less about you guys hahahahaha
I hope pacquiao never fights floyd. Because floyd will win and he doesnt deserve to. Mayweather is clearly better than pacman but I hate him.
PINOY’S STAND UP!!! MANNY IS A FRAUD TURN ON HIM AND STONE THIS FAKE!
pac kills your just not a real boxing fan if floyd wasn’t serious he wouldn’t have said a thing your boy is running face it they know if he fights floyd it won’t be at a catchweight and pacquioa will lose and they know it this is why they made so many excuses since mayweatheer called him out know the world knows they r all scared of Floyd Money Mayweather
What will I watch now that pacmans a fraud. Now that I think of it, his apponents were all weak fighters, he might not get in the hall of fame, if he comes to cebu city ill slap him.
Good… let him know that he cannot make the rules anymore. Let him beg for the fight that he desperately needs. Let us see who he will fight next and how much money it will generate. All Floyd’s lies will backfire to him.
I became happy that Arum wasn’t fooled by Floyd’s bluff. Pacman was fooled. He thought Floyd was serious and he even offered to get less money.
Breaking News: Floyd fights David Haye at 147. Both have much in common anyway. Cheap talk, no heart.
Manny is fighting Peterson.The weakest out of the list.Arum needs to build Manny’s confidence back up.
Manny fans see what the world sees.Manny and Arum are frauds.
floyd proved us wrong. Pacmans afraid
Its a Shame that Pacquiao cant stand up for himself to Bob Arum and let him know that he wants to fight Mayweather.
I wonder who works for who?
What do Bob Arum have on Pacquiao, that (Pacquiao) agrees with what ever Bob Arum says and do.
This is serious a real man stands up on his own two feet and when he wants something he do it for himself not because others want him to do it.
And that is called a (Leader).
I cant believe pacquaio is a coward
Manny proved once again that he cares about his fans and offered concessions to make the fight happen. But Floyd even didn’t come out of his twitter page to negotiate the fight.
If Floyd was serious, he’d not pre book the MGM before talking to Manny’s team. He of course had in mind to fight a Mexican. Shame on this coward who deprives boxing fans of such a mega fight.
Pac kill I agree.
Well, Arum’s all effort to make the fight happen proved futile as Mayweather wasn’t serious about the fight. Arum is right that the fight should be held in a larger venue towards the end of May to maximize profit. Floyd is just using Manny’s name to fool his fans and make money.
I wish manny pacquiao didnt make us look so bad. Im no longer a pacfan. Nito rules