Arum told USA Today: "We're ready to sit down and see if a deal can be reached"

[walrus]

Did Floyd actually say he wanted to fight in England. I can't imagine him not fighting in Vegas. Usually, if you want to fight Floyd you go to Floyd. When was the last time he fought outside of Vegas. I did read he will be announcing his opponent next week. If it's Khan I won't watch it to teach Floyd a lesson.

[toe2toe]

HBO & Showtime had worked together before in the Lewis - Tyson megafight. I guess Floyd - Pacquiao is a very big fight that 2 major cable networks working together is the ideal situation.

[Beanflicker]

"We're ready to sit down"...

...are ya? Are ya really?

I love how he acts like he still has the same bargaining leverage he had three years ago. Floyd is the same position he was three years ago. Manny? Not so much.

[Violent Demise]

Arum being ready to sit down means Pac is that fucking broke. And with Pac-Rios only doing 500k buys, Pac can't make it up on his own. It's pretty obvious there looking at the Mayweather fight as a fucking life line.

[powerpuncher]

Did Floyd actually say he wanted to fight in England. I can't imagine him not fighting in Vegas. Usually, if you want to fight Floyd you go to Floyd. When was the last time he fought outside of Vegas. I did read he will be announcing his opponent next week. If it's Khan I won't watch it to teach Floyd a lesson.

floyd has been saying for years that he loves his british fans and has been wanting to fight in england for a long time.

[erics44]

i wouldnt have thought that there are too many fights that would generate more money than floyd khan

Because British boxing fans like you are gullible and will buy anything if you wrap it up in the Union Jack?

ha, gullible coming from a klitchko fan

mind you i suppose WWE or WWF or what ever its called is big in america and thats almost as fixed as the klits

[Ron Swanson]

Not happening and he betrays his intentions right away. He says both sides need to dumb it down and they need to call him. So Bob tells them how to act and what to do? After he's admitted he hasn't taken their calls for years he accepts now jump on it. No. Bob is starting crap right off. If you want to extend an olive branch you extend, you call. You don't start by demanding they call. Small detail but it tells you everything right off. Although after insiders say Pac/Rios did 400k Bob just might get desperate.

[Spicoli]

It's amazing the level of fiscal clarity and urgency you can wake up to after your cash cow is brutally KO'd.

[Master]

Either Arum and Pac have accepted they have reached the end of their line and have to cash out or, as is probably the case, they are talking nonsense and will just carry on with their Top Rank merry go round Bradley, JMM, Pov, Rios ect

[Kirkland Laing]

Arum would make the fight in an instant now if he could but Floyd and Golden Boy don't want to play anymore. It's actually the best fight for both fighters and both promotional companies right now. Floyd and Showtime are desperate for a viable opponent to make a profit on his $200 million contract. The Guerrero fight lost money, Alvarez made a lot of money, Khan will probably be another Guerrero-type number.

Manny still has a viable Bradley/Marquez rematch and the ability to fight Provodnikov after he probably loses to Floyd.

Too many problems between promotional companies Floyd and networks for this fight to happen though.

[IamInuit]

This entire gig shows just how far gone boxing is. Its a shame really. No longer is it enough to be good enough. This trend to base the quality of how competitive a matchup is based on the PPV numbers is boxing's fiscal and physical cliff. Its a reality tv format and it makes me sick. And this absolute bullshit default excuse between GBP and TR needs to go the way of the dodo bird. It has sped up this erosion.

Pretty sad when a guy starts to miss Don King. Call him what you want but Floyd and Manny would be discussing a third fight by now.