Good Article Regarding the Flip Flopping of Arum

[KBB]

Dear Fight hype,

Every boxing-site and news entity, EXCEPT Fight hype.com, is reporting that Manny Pacquiao has agreed to all terms for a fight with Floyd Mayweather, and that we are only waiting for Floyd Mayweather to respond. Pretty important piece of boxing news, don't you think?
In fact headline-news as far as boxing goes! In relation to previous communication...it is revealing that spam.com is the ONLY boxing-site that is NOT reporting this huge piece of news. (Did you get your royalty checks (from Mayweather), David?). As requested before please make an effort to disguise the fact that you are in bed with Floyd Mayweather. Yes? Would you please? Thank you."

Yes, Manny Pacquiao's side has agreed to all terms on his side. Sources are now also reporting that Floyd Mayweather's side has agreed to terms. While that may be true, both sides have to sign off on the contract which means both sides must agree. It's not just about the money. There is a lot more that goes into it. Now, it looks like the networks are the only obstacle standing in the way of the fight being made. However, as stated many times before, from Floyd Mayweather himself, unless it comes directly from Floyd Mayweather, nothing is set. Bob Arum can speak for Manny Pacquiao because he is Pacquiao's boss. Mayweather is his own boss, and the last I heard, Mayweather has not stated ANYTHING publicly.

With that being said, the networks are still working on their sides, but depending on who you listen to, they are either close to a deal or really far away. According to Showtime Head of Sports, Stephen Espinoza, the two networks are far reaching a deal. If the networks can't agree, there is no fight. Who are you going to blame if the fight doesn't happen then? Mayweather? Pacquiao? Who?

The point I'm trying to make is, just like I stated last week in Observe and Fight, "The minute we begin hearing from Arum, Mayweather, Haymon (just kidding), Moonves, or Todd Duboef, the less likely the fight will take place." I'm not saying this fight won't happen. As a matter of fact, I'm 100 times more optimistic it will take place than I was last Monday; however, until both sides publicly announce the fight, there is no news to report. Look at Canelo vs. Cotto. Canelo's side was reporting that Canelo had agreed to everything and the fight was practically a done deal. Everyone got their hopes up because we hadn't heard from Cotto's side. Cotto's team later came out and denied the report. Now, all of the sudden, the fight is dead. This is why negotiations, especially of this magnitude, need to stay private.

We've been teased for 5 years about Mayweather vs. Pacquiao. Until both sides announce the fight publicly, there is nothing to report.

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[EDITOR'S NOTE: There's are 3 reasons why we did not report on the "news" of Pacquiao's agreement to terms. 1) For at least the past year, Manny Pacquiao has publicly stated that he's willing to accept Mayweather's terms, including a smaller percentage of the purse and his desire for USADA to conduct random blood and urine testing. Even when his promoter, Bob Arum, suggested that Mayweather's request to fight on May 2 was "disrespectful" to Mexicans, Pacquiao still publicly stated that, contrary to what his promoter was saying, he had no problems fighting on that date. With that being said, it wasn't exactly "news" when Arum publicly confirmed what Pacquiao has already been telling us. 2) Arum and Koncz suggesting that they are only waiting for Floyd Mayweather's response is not a factual statement when, in reality, an agreement between both networks would have to be reached before either fighter could officially sign off on anything. If Arum is being truthful about Pacquiao agreeing to the terms presented to them by Mayweather's "representatives", then it would stand to reason that they don't need a response from Mayweather since they were allegedly Mayweather's terms, that he was already presumably okay with, to begin with. If Mayweather wasn't okay with his own terms, then his "representatives" would not have given them to Arum in the first place. Had Arum said they were waiting for Mayweather's response to a counteroffer, then perhaps that would have been a different story. 3) When the "news" was reported, I personally spoke with Pacquiao's adviser, Michael Koncz, and after a lengthy discussion, I came to the conclusion that he told me absolutely nothing. When asked for the names of Mayweather's representatives that they claim to have received the terms from, Koncz refused to answer, simply stating that "it's the right people". When asked for more specific details of the terms, again, Koncz refused to answer, citing an "agreement" that they would not disclose who they talked to or what any of the terms are. He did say that the date of the fight would be May 2, however, when asked if the venue would be the MGM Grand, he quickly replied, "Now you're getting me in hot water." As for USADA doing the drug testing, again, Koncz declined to comment. To my knowledge, the terms for the date, the venue, and the drug testing were all non-negotiable as far as Mayweather is concerned, so it seemed kind of odd that Koncz would break his "gag-agreement" to confirm the date, but not the venue or the drug testing organization. Nevertheless, without being able to confirm any of the non-information that Koncz and Arum were telling people, we felt it best not to say anything until further details were unveiled. As I previously stated, Arum's revelation that Pacquiao had agreed to Mayweather's terms was nothing new, and we'd rather not contribute to false hope if we can't confirm any of the information.]

[Rodian]

theres nothing to flip flop here, I'm not sure exactly what more Floyd would want in this situation. If the fight doesnt get made, its all his fault and he's taking the heat, not Arum.

[KBB]

theres nothing to flip flop here, I'm not sure exactly what more Floyd would want in this situation. If the fight doesnt get made, its all his fault and he's taking the heat, not Arum.

Floyd has always taken the heat because he doesn't need to go out and say stupid sh*t like Arum does that you fools believe. There is a flip flopping; first Manny came out and said the fight is almost done, then Freddie and now we have Arum stating something contrary.

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