So your going to give Pac a pass?
Who the hell is jeff Horn?
Cherry picking at its finest..
There's Thurman, Khan, Spence, Porter, Berto, Garcia..etc
Let's not ignore this one..Arum is squeezing every last drop from Mr Pacman.
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So your going to give Pac a pass?
Who the hell is jeff Horn?
Cherry picking at its finest..
There's Thurman, Khan, Spence, Porter, Berto, Garcia..etc
Let's not ignore this one..Arum is squeezing every last drop from Mr Pacman.
MANNY Pacquiao must decide this week whether he will fight Jeff Horn at Suncorp Stadium on July 2 or the deal will collapse according to his promoter Bob Arum.
While Horn continues to train for the fight in 12 weeks he is waiting anxiously for Pacquiao to finally put pen to paper after the cancellation of their proposed April 23 fight at the same venue.
The pair appeared set to clash in the most expensive Australian bout ever before the Filipino world champ went hunting instead for a fanciful $49 million purse apparently offered by promoters in the United Arab Emirates.
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That deal quickly collapsed and Horn said he was “extremely frustrated’’ by the drawn-out process.
“I just want the fight to happen,’’ he said.
“I’m training for it but not training super hard yet because Manny still hasn’t signed.
“It’s a waiting game and it’s taking a lot longer than I thought.’’
Arum said this week that Pacquiao must decide in the next few days to take the fight and a rumoured purse in excess of $10 million.
The promoter told reporter Nick Giongco of the Manila Bulletin that he is in constant touch with Pacquiao, through the world welterweight champ’s Canadian adviser Mike Koncz.
Arum said he wants Pacquiao to make his decision, stressing that the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council, who are backing the event, won’t keep their money on the table forever.
As Arum predicted, Pacquiao’s proposed UAE fight with England’s Amir Khan fell apart when backers could not produce a guarantee for the massive purse.
Arum has wanted Pacquiao to fight in Brisbane since the fight was first mooted in December but Pacquiao appears reluctant to travel to enemy territory to tackle the rugged schoolteacher who is the No. 2 contender for his WBO title.
Arum told Giongco: “If we can’t get a fight for (Pacquiao) this July, we’ll look at November.
There are offers for Pacquiao to fight in November in Qatar and South Africa — against the No. 13 contender, Chris Van Heerden.
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3 year pro who's never gone 12 and biggest wins were over two forty year olds. Seems to have good attitude and drive though. It really is a golden opportunity for him very little to lose. Manny on the other hand has to look 100 percent and I don't think Arum has any intention of taking on "real" threat. He's scrapping the marrow from Manny.
I don't care a whole lot at this point because pac is basically done. He isn't in the spotlight anymore. I definitely won't order it if it's PPV, but if it's available, I'll watch it.
I also think Pacquiao should be targeting the other top welters. Thurman should be his top priority in my opinion.
Supposedly, it's Horn in July and then hopefully Thurman in November.We shall see.A highly motivated young gun could make an aging Pac work for his money, but Horn is really unheralded at the world class level.He beat an old Randall Bailey. That's all I know about him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Bailey dropped him in the 3rd but he can really crack so no shame there.Quote:
Originally Posted by HulkSupposedly, it's Horn in July and then hopefully Thurman in November.We shall see.A highly motivated young gun could make an aging Pac work for his money, but Horn is really unheralded at the world class level.He beat an old Randall Bailey. That's all I know about him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
That is an Arum lie, he will not let Manny fight any non-Top Rank fighter that is dangerous. Thurman would be very dangerous.Quote:
Originally Posted by HulkSupposedly, it's Horn in July and then hopefully Thurman in November.We shall see.A highly motivated young gun could make an aging Pac work for his money, but Horn is really unheralded at the world class level.He beat an old Randall Bailey. That's all I know about him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
The Pac-Arum relationship has seemed strained for the last few years. Arum is probably looking to cash him out at some point; and if Pac wins then he can milk him a little further.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterThat is an Arum lie, he will not let Manny fight any non-Top Rank fighter that is dangerous. Thurman would be very dangerous.Quote:
Originally Posted by HulkSupposedly, it's Horn in July and then hopefully Thurman in November.We shall see.A highly motivated young gun could make an aging Pac work for his money, but Horn is really unheralded at the world class level.He beat an old Randall Bailey. That's all I know about him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Win-Win which is the way Arum like it and a sign of a good but evil promoter.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaThe Pac-Arum relationship has seemed strained for the last few years. Arum is probably looking to cash him out at some point; and if Pac wins then he can milk him a little further.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterThat is an Arum lie, he will not let Manny fight any non-Top Rank fighter that is dangerous. Thurman would be very dangerous.Quote:
Originally Posted by HulkSupposedly, it's Horn in July and then hopefully Thurman in November.We shall see.A highly motivated young gun could make an aging Pac work for his money, but Horn is really unheralded at the world class level.He beat an old Randall Bailey. That's all I know about him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Honestly I think Arum has been honest in this instance. I read him saying he has no interest in matching Pacquiao against Thurman, Garcia or Spence. I will try to find it.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterThat is an Arum lie, he will not let Manny fight any non-Top Rank fighter that is dangerous. Thurman would be very dangerous.Quote:
Originally Posted by HulkSupposedly, it's Horn in July and then hopefully Thurman in November.We shall see.A highly motivated young gun could make an aging Pac work for his money, but Horn is really unheralded at the world class level.He beat an old Randall Bailey. That's all I know about him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Edit-no interest in unification
http://www.boxingnews24.com/2017/03/...n-brook-spence
Arum's explanation doesn't make sense. He doesn't want to match Pac with those guys because Thurman & Garcia fought cautiously? Brook & Spence haven't even fought yet. Pac needs to get in the mix to stay relevant. A Horn fight is only good for Arum as it's an in house fight. So fans wanting to see unifications and the top guys against each other means we are schmucks?
Other than Floyd, Manny with Arum have always fought Top Rank fighters he will never unify against the others champs with their promoters.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha