ARUM PREDICTS GREAT PERFORMANCE BY PACQUIAO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 23 May 2008
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum who handles both Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao and reigning WBC lightweight champion David Diaz who clash in a ?Lethal Combination? showdown at the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel & Casino on in Las Vegas on June 28 says ?you are going to see a great performance from Manny Pacquiao.?
Arum made the statement in an interview with Viva Sports special correspondent Romy Sajer during a media gathering at Lalo?s restaurant which was part of a whirlwind promotional stop in downtown Chicago , Thursday, Manila Time.
Arum said Filipinos ?should be proud of Manny Pacquiao. He?s really working hard. He?s determined. He?s not fooling around, he?s not playing around. He and Freddie Roach are preparing for this fight.?
Arum revealed that while ?no real, concrete negotiations with anybody have started yet? he did mention that a proposed unification title fight with WBA champion Edwin Valero in Macau in October was a real possibility. Arum said several people have contacted him ?because everybody wants to fight Manny Pacquiao. That?s where the money is.?
Arum mentioned Nate Campbell and Humberto Soto who mauled Bobby Pacquiao, Manny?s younger brother last year as possibilities as well as ?a lot of guys out there. But we are concentrating first on this one? against Diaz on June 28.
Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach on the other hand was keen on a fight against Britain ?s Ricky ?The Hitman? Hatton provided he wins against Juan Lazcano this weekend. Roach told Viva Sports, ?we want to fight Hatton next. That?s definitely a future fight for Manny. Edwin Valero is making a lot of noise and he wants to fight Manny. A lot of guys want to fight Manny because he brings money to the table.?
However, when all the possibilities were sifted Roach conceded , ?we?re looking more definitely ? a possibility ? of Valero right now.? While Roach said he likes a Hatton fight next he admitted ?I don?t see that happening right away. I think that?s a little further down the road.?
Click here to view a list of other articles written by Ronnie Nathanielsz.
Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:
Sol Levinson: The Man Whose Gloves Elevated Boxing
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, Tue, 06 May 2025Undefeated Cuban Heavyweight Prospect Dainier Pero Finishes Intense Las Vegas Training Camp Ahead of May 9 MVP Main Event on DAZN
Tue, 06 May 2025The Past Week in Action 5 May 2025: Inoue-Cardenas Saves Historic Boxing Weekend; Canelo-Scull Sets New Record for Fewest Punches Thrown
By Eric Armit, Tue, 06 May 2025Sampson Lewkowicz Congratulates Cardenas, Romero and Espinoza and Vows to Make Next Year's Cinco de Mayo Unforgettable, Highlighted by David Benavidez Facing the Winner of Bivol vs. Beterbiev
Tue, 06 May 2025Saving the Best for Last: GSW Upstages Raw Rockets
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, Tue, 06 May 2025Antonio, Bagamasbad face tough competition in Woman FIDE Master Sheerie Joy Lomibao Open Rapid Chess Tournament on May 18
By Marlon Bernardino, Tue, 06 May 2025Andres “Savage” Cortes Finishes Strong Training Camp Ahead of Crucial May 10 Clash Against Salvador Jimenez at Pechanga Arena San Diego
Tue, 06 May 2025SALITA PROMOTIONS and ALL THE SMOKE FIGHT PRESENT HALL OF FAME FIGHT NIGHT
Tue, 06 May 2025IBA embraces Bare Knuckle Boxing
Tue, 06 May 2025Monster Dynamite: Inoue Crushes Cardenas in Eight
Mon, 05 May 2025"THE MONSTER" SURVIVES EARLY SCARE, DESTROYS CARDENAS IN THRILLING WAR TO RETAIN UNDISPUTED CROWN
By Dong Secuya, Mon, 05 May 2025Dana White to Promote Canelo vs. Crawford: UFC Boss Set to Elevate Superfight to Historic Levels
By T. Chin-Te, Mon, 05 May 2025Bata Reyes impressed with upcoming young players during exhibition in Libis
By Marlon Bernardino, Mon, 05 May 2025Canelo Wins the 'Xicoténcatl' Belt and is Undisputed Super Middleweight Champion Once Again
By Gabriel F. Cordero, Sun, 04 May 2025Florentino Inumerable rules 2025 Illinois Senior State Chess Championships
By Marlon Bernardino, Sun, 04 May 2025