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ARUM CLEARS MAYWEATHER JR; SAYS HE WAS NEVER ON BOARD IN HBO TALKS By Ronnie Nathanielsz PhilBoxing.com Thu, 05 Aug 2010  Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says that in fairness to Floyd Mayweather Jr ?he was never on board? when the people who represented him were in talks with HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg. Arum told us ?what happened was these people that were talking with HBO, Mayweather was never on board. He never really wanted to do this fight (against Manny Pacquiao) this year if ever.? Arum disclosed that promoter Don King called him and they spent the whole time laughing ?because the thing is so preposterous and King said he didn?t know whether he would have him (Mayweather) or not.? King reportedly told Arum ?Believe me if I end up with him you and I will make a deal in maybe two hours? to which Arum responded by saying ?maybe it will take a weekend but we?ll make a deal.? Tim Smith of the Daily News reported earlier that Mayweather who has been on vacation since beating Shane Mosley last May 1 ?didn?t participate in or even acknowledge negotiations? for a proposed fight against Manny Pacquiao on November 13 and indicated that ?his cozying up to King is an indication that he?s not too happy with Golden Boy Promotions or his advisers Al Haymon and Leonard Ellerbe.? Smith who is an admirer of Mayweather Jr said King had told him that he and Mayweather had been ?hanging out (in Florida) to see what happens? even as he indicated that had been ?talking about his (Mayweather?s) future and where he wants to go and what he wants to do. Right now he?s not sure what he wants to do.? Click here to view a list of other articles written by Ronnie Nathanielsz.  |
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