NEWS: Bob Arum: "Pacquiao’s next fight will not be against Mayweather"

[Someone88]

What I dont understand is, since Bob is setting up the stadium for Manny vs whoever else, doesnt that prove that his stadium is NOT for Manny vs Floyd exclusively?

Therefore, why not go with MGM on May 5th against Floyd and in November build your stadium for Manny's next fight anyway?

You have a good point Arum is pathetic

[Reloaded]

What I dont understand is, since Bob is setting up the stadium for Manny vs whoever else, doesnt that prove that his stadium is NOT for Manny vs Floyd exclusively?

Therefore, why not go with MGM on May 5th against Floyd and in November build your stadium for Manny's next fight anyway?

Because after Floyd stops Manny there will be no , another Manny fight ! thats why they ducking him like there career depends on it !

[MrRolltide91]

What I dont understand is, since Bob is setting up the stadium for Manny vs whoever else, doesnt that prove that his stadium is NOT for Manny vs Floyd exclusively?

Therefore, why not go with MGM on May 5th against Floyd and in November build your stadium for Manny's next fight anyway?

good point...

[Spoon23]

LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao has chosen his next opponent, and it’s not Floyd Mayweather. In an interview at his office Wednesday, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said Pacquiao has chosen his next opponent — whom Arum would only divulge was one of the four previously reported candidates, Juan Manuel Marquez, Timothy Bradley, Miguel Cotto or Lamont Peterson — and plans to make his return to the ring on June 9 at a new outdoor facility off the Strip.

Arum reiterated that the problem with making a May fight with Mayweather was the timing. Mayweather has insisted that the fight take place May 5, tweeting Tuesday that “the date can’t change.” Arum says construction on a 38,000-seat temporary facility cannot be completed until later in the month. On Wednesday, Arum said he met with construction officials as well as officials from the Wynn and Sands Hotel. Arum also visited the construction site, a 40-acre plot jointly owned by the two hotels.

“To be safe, they said they needed until the end of May to get it done,” Arum said. “Economically, it’s a problem that Floyd created. The amount that would be lost by moving it up to May 5th is enormous. The fight is not going to happen on May 5th. We’ll do the fight in November. There is no real magic in doing it in May.”

Arum says he plans to move forward with building the outdoor facility and test it out in Pacquiao’s next fight. Arum added that he and Pacquiao were on the same page as far as Pacquiao’s future.

“He realizes that economically the May 5th date is not smart,” Arum said. “If you postpone it two or three weeks, you can make so much more money. Mayweather told the court he was committed to fight on May 5th. I think they lied and said Pacquiao was ready to fight him. Now they are saying the judge ordered them to fight on May 5? Was the MGM behind this? If the judge says you have to surrender yourself on June 1st, what the f— does it matter to the judge if you fight on May 5th or two weeks later?”

A call and text message to Mayweather’s adviser, Leonard Ellerbe, was not immediately returned.

– Chris Mannix

As I said money mayweather doesn't want money nowadays how ironic..

[Dempsey-Roll]

**** Arum whos protecting his cash cow, and **** Pac for letting Arum do all this BS.
Also, **** Floyd who got in trouble with the law. Enjoy your prison **** you wife beater.

This fight wont happen in November. And even if it does, Im not gonna give credit to the one who wins.

**** **** ****ity **** ****.

[Carpe Diem]

All of you who are saying to boycott this fight will have a different tone one week leading up to the June 9 fight.

I can see it now.....


ThePrince: "You guys must admit, this fight isn't as bad as most of you makes it out to be. It's still a better fight than any fights of Floyd's career."

[CasualBoxingFan]

What I dont understand is, since Bob is setting up the stadium for Manny vs whoever else, doesnt that prove that his stadium is NOT for Manny vs Floyd exclusively?

Therefore, why not go with MGM on May 5th against Floyd and in November build your stadium for Manny's next fight anyway?

i don't get it either

which one is better..

May 5th?

or

extra seats?


If it ain't gonna happen may 5th, i doubt it's ganna happen this fall.

Brace yourself till next year.

Don't forget to thank Pacquiao and Arum for the great ride!

lol

[-Huey-]

Pacquiao is a joke.

[V.WEBB]

All of you who are saying to boycott this fight will have a different tone one week leading up to the June 9 fight.

I can see it now.....


ThePrince: "You guys must admit, this fight isn't as bad as most of you makes it out to be. It's still a better fight than any fights of Floyd's career."

You better believe it! Don't worry, I have this on bookmark already to go when June strolls around. I hope he picks Marquez next so he can get that cut reopened and Arum says that he can't fight until May 2017 at the earliest....then after Floyd fights someone else, they schedule a Manny fight a month later.

[RL_GMA]