ARUM SAYS NEGOTIATIONS FOR MAYWEATHER-PACQUIAO TOOK PLACE WITH KING, BUT FLOYD WANTS $100 MILLION


By Felix Strunk, fighthype.com

"We went through a negotiation that nobody really knew about with Mayweather. Some group came in wanting to put it in a particular country and Mayweather asked for a number that was so high that he indicated that he didn't want to fight," stated promoter Bob Arum, who suprisingly revealed that he and fellow Hall of Fame promoter Don King had a private negotiation in hopes of putting together the fight we've all been waiting for, the highly anticipated showdown between pound-for-pound champions Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. While most fans have speculated that King and Arum were working behind the scenes in hopes of making the fight a reality, this is the first time that either promoter have openly admitted that discussions actually took place. Read Full Story

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