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[Glax0r]

Politics can wait, Arum tells Pacquiao
DENNIS PRINCIPE

Promoter Bob Arum believes that Manny Pacquiao should postpone running for public office and continue to fight through the first half of 2010.

Arum, in an overseas call Wednesday, said politics may get in the way when it comes to seeing Pacquiao back in the ring at least within the first half of next year.

Arum said he plans to talk with Pacquiao before the Filipino superstar leaves for home Thursday from Los Angeles and propose a possible outing in late April which will only be a few days before the May 10 national and local elections.

“That’s too bad. Politics is up to him. As his promoter all I can tell him is we can do this fight and he can make a lot of money but we have to do it between the end of April or beginning of May. I can’t do a March fight,” said Arum.

“Manny has to take that into account. Maybe he doesn’t run, or decides to run on the party list, I don’t know. But what’s the hurry? He’s a young man. He can run three years from now.”

The 30-year-old Pacquiao, who is coming off a smashing 12th round TKO win over Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto last weekend in Las Vegas, is said to be hell-bent on running for congressman to represent Sarangani province which has one congressional seat.

Initially, HBO has set a March Pay-Per-View date for Pacquiao but the pound-for-pound king’s famed trainer Freddie Roach said the schedule will be too close for the Filipino sensation.

“Freddie is the trainer and we do nothing without Freddie. He is the guy that is responsible for these kind of issues and so the earliest we would do a fight with Manny would be the end of April to beginning of May,” said Arum.

Arum, meanwhile, declined to discuss further potential talks with Pacquiao’s likely opponent Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

“We’re just here and Manny is ready to fight Mayweather. I just don’t want the newspapers to upset any negotiations to make the fight,” said Arum.

Arum, however, reveals he is being deluged with calls inquiring about the possibility of staging a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight.

Among the places who expressed interest in holding the Pacquiao-Mayweather bout are The New Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Yankee Stadium, Citi Field in New York, The New York Giants Stadium, New Orleans and a place in Las Vegas where a 30,000-seat facility is set to be built.

As for the Pacquiao-Cotto PPV buys, Arum denied internet reports that the .95 subscription may reach the two million mark.

“I think there’s a good chance its going to be a million three (1.3 million buys) to a million four (1.4 million buys) which is still great,” said Arum.

[champ4ever]

make the fight happen. by the way if floyd fought cotto it would of probably done 2 million considering he done 1 million with marquez.

[sherpa17]

make the fight happen. by the way if floyd fought cotto it would of probably done 2 million considering he done 1 million with marquez.

Really? You're saying Cotto is more of a draw than Mayweather?

[cang-ipos]

Normally, distractions are bad for fighters training but amazingly not for this freak of nature. :lol:

[1hitrquitr]

make the fight happen. by the way if floyd fought cotto it would of probably done 2 million considering he done 1 million with marquez.

I think it would have done about the same, but 2 million? Your saying Cotto has DLH like drawing power? Mexico got behind Marquez, the promotion did a good job of avoiding the height/weight/reach/ and speed issue. I'm Mexican but sometimes I wonder about my people. After the fight (i being the only one that said this was a mismatch, and everyone else believing Marquez would win), my father-in-law actually told me HE BELIEVED JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. could beat FLOYD? WTF, I love the guy, but it goes to show what kind of support Mexico would give to boxing.

[jeremiah2l]

Really? You're saying Cotto is more of a draw than Mayweather?

Actaully reading his post clearly shows he is saying Cotto is more of a draw than JMM.