Floyd
Mayweather has hinted the long-awaited encounter against Manny
Pacquiao will never go ahead while the Fillipino star remains with
promoter Bob Arum, according to FightHype,com.
The fight is predicted to gross around
$300m if it goes ahead, which would be the highest total in history,
and has been talked about by boxing fans and pundits for years.
But it seems that a long-running feud
with Arum could be the roadblock for any potential fight for Mayweather,
stemming from the days the promoter used to work with the undefeated
American.
Mayweather split with Arum in 2006 amid
accusations of underpaying and undermarketing him and has vowed to never
work with anyone associated with his fellow countryman.
Mayweather told FightHype.com,
“We all know the Pacquiao fight, at this particular time, will never
happen, and the reason why the fight won’t happen is because I will
never do business with Bob Arum again in (my) life, and Pacquiao is Bob
Arum’s fighter.
“Bob Arum gives Pacquiao a date, whereas
Floyd Mayweather gives Floyd Mayweather his own date. I will be
fighting again in May and I will be fighting again in September.
“And I want to see Manny Pacquiao’s real
pay-per-view numbers. Get his pay-per-view numbers from his last fight
and compare them to my pay-per-view numbers with Canelo Alvarez. Did he
do 1.2 million homes? He has done one million homes.”
Pacquiao is understood to want to find a
solution to make the fight happen, but it seems unlikely now in the
wake of Mayweather Jr’s comments.
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