Top Rank, Inc. head honcho Bob Arum expressed optimism that the Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather, Jr. fight could finally happen if the unbeaten American will choose Don King as his new promoter.
“We had some good laughs. All that old stuff, that old history, is gone now. We're both old codgers now. If Mayweather chose Don as his promoter, I have no doubt what would happen,” Arum told Michael Marley of Examiner.com.
“Don and I would go into a locked room. Then we'd roll around on the floor for a while. When we came out of the room, we'd have a deal and Manny and Floyd would be fighting each other next,” he added.
Meantime, King disclosed that Mayweather feels he is not getting “the proper respect from his representatives.”
“He wants his dignity, his respect and his pride to remain intact and he wants to get paid. That's where I come in. I'm the mix master,” King stated.
“If he comes with me I'm going to make him bigger than he can imagine. If he goes back with them, they're going to give him the kitchen sink... I'm laying in the cut and hoping something works out. If not, we're having fun,” he added.
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