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Pacquiao’s bad spending habits are as bad as some of the company that he keeps

8 division world champion Manny Pacquiao has a problem. According to my sources (good ones) Pacquiao gambles a lot of his money away and at the same time now has to resort to cash advances from Bob Arum.

Sources tell this writer that Pacquiao is rapidly running out of money, and you know what? It’s not that hard to believe when you look at this situation closely. Pacquiao for whatever reasons refuses to get rid of the scumbags that hover around him like vultures. He has a his own bad spending habits and to make matters worse, he has people around him that like to spend his money as well.

We all saw him purchase a quarter of a million dollar sports car on HBO 24/7 some weeks back. That’s not a very smart thing to do when you have to rely on cash advances from your promoter. If sources are correct, and Pacquiao is indeed running out of money, then much of this situation is the fault of Pacquiao himself.

Arum for whatever reason still is calling for a Marquez 4 fight. It’s doesn’t take a Rocket Scientist to figure out why. Arum has done nothing but force feed Top Rank fighters down Manny’s throat. Why? because with Top Rank opponents comes full control of the purse money and all other monies involved. Arum doesn’t want to make the Mayweather fight because he would not be able to control the money. Mayweather and Al Haymon would have none of that. So with that said, Arum would rather continue cramming slower and older Top Rank opponents at Pacquiao to maximize his earnings.

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