Bob Arum
Bob Arum
Robert "Bob" Arumis an American lawyer, boxing promoter and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Top Rank, a professional boxing promotion company based in Las Vegas. He also worked for the US Attorney's Office for the southern district of New York in the tax division during his legal career before moving into boxing promotion...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth8 December 1931
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Manny Pacquiao is the best fighter I've ever seen
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Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth.
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He can do what he wants. I know there are some fighters disaffected with King. If he can put together a tournament, God bless him. But remember, he has to put Ruiz in that tournament.
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(Judah) will probably put up a much better fight because he's fighting for his life, in effect, than if he had just won a victory over Baldomir.
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I knew what he was trying to do. That type of stuff, which really meant nothing, fueled the controversy and animosity between us.
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I'm still trying to make (the fight). It all rests now on the shoulders of Floyd Mayweather.
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He made a mistake by going into the ring, but it was his nephew, and this hooligan (Judah) -- that's what he is, a hooligan -- committed these very flagrant fouls.
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I think the public now is beginning to appreciate this man's talent. As the most talented fighter in the world, he will be in a position to be the biggest attraction and make the most money. I think one thing will naturally follow the other, as long as -- as he said -- is cooperative with the media and knows and understands promotion. The sky's the limit.
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The one criticism I have about Don is that he doesn't have any restraint. You make a buck, but it doesn't have to be your last buck.
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Leonard and Ali made their mark on network television, the Olympics ? Ali on 'Wide World of Sports,' Sugar Ray on ABC and so forth. By the time they were ready to go for the big bucks, they were household names. In this environment, it's much tougher.
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James was, and is, very proud of his skills. He's so intelligent, he loves to fight; most guys today in boxing don't love to fight. They fight to get the money. James loves to be in the ring; that's where he feels the most comfortable. So there was always pressure on us when he was fighting for us to get him a fight, even if it was a low money fight.
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We're talking with HBO. We want to do this fight on non pay-per-view. We want to see if it's possible to do the fight on HBO, and I am optimistic we can do that.
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I'm gonna make a ton of money on the rematch, but that decision was horrible.
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Hopkins is talking about fighting at Yankee Stadium but that's rubbish. If he fought at Yankee Stadium, even the ushers wouldn't want to watch him. Bernard Hopkins couldn't draw breath.