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
kings boxing
Don King sucks...Don King sucks...Don King sucks...
fighting thinking boxing
If you think Barkley was mad before the fight, wait until he sees how many people are taking part of his purse
funny retirement boxing
Sugar Ray Leonard's retirements last about as long as Elizabeth Taylor's marriages.
fighter pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao is the best fighter I've ever seen
fighting names fans
My matchmakers said Shane would make the most entertaining fight for the fans. For pure name recognition Shane Mosley is the best fighter for marketability.
hurt strong fighter
Shane Mosley is a dangerous fighter. He is bigger than Manny, strong and he still has his speed. He has never been stopped. He can take anyone's best punch and come back as strong as ever. He's so resilient. You can't hurt him.
fighting opponents fighter
Nobody can count Shane Mosley out. He is a good, good fighter, especially when he fights an aggressive opponent like Manny Pacquiao.
fighting talking yankee-stadium
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.
boxing decision rematches
I'm gonna make a ton of money on the rematch, but that decision was horrible.
funny lying yesterday
Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth.
business feed knows numbers penny straight
Mark's a straight shooter. You're not going to be able to feed him (nonsense). He knows the numbers down to the penny and he knows the pay-per-view business like no one else.
floyd rests shoulders trying
I'm still trying to make (the fight). It all rests now on the shoulders of Floyd Mayweather.
boxing feels fight fighting guys james loves low money pressure proud today
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.
piece
After that, it's been a piece of cake.