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Seems like both fighters want it and Arum doesn't.

I don't see why people hate on both fighters, calling them scared and what not. You're sat behind a screen typing away on a forum and calling 2 of the best fighters in the world scared and cowardly. Stop being so damn negative and cheer up.
I've always had a big problem with people calling boxers cowards. This is one of the most brutal sports and at the top I seriously doubt any top guy is scared of another. Sometimes fights aren't made for various reasons, and it is what it is.
Agree 100%
It seems to be a problem perpetuated by Promoters, coaches and Boxers themselves in that they are hardly paragons of virtue themselves, dissing each other's teams and calling into question the integrity and credibility of those in the opposing camp. It is then hardly surprising that the fans follow suit. It doesn't excuse it, because if any boxer were really a coward he would not have got to a point in his career where people on internet forums knew who he was. It is also hard not to be negative when a fight which a year or two ago could have injected a real shot of life into the arm of boxing, by dragging in Joe Public, has been allowed to become a drawn out debacle, out of which nobody is coming out smelling of roses.