Bob Arum Quotes (31 Quotes)

I believed at the time that it was because he loved to eat so much that he didn't want to make weight. But obviously he is a heavyweight he's a good heavyweight.

It's a disaster ready to happen again. Why is HBO doing this Is money so important, or are these guys who are the big names so important

Erik believes that he trained wrong.

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.

This will be the best all-around boxing card ever here in Los Angeles, ... The prices of the card are affordable. They appeal to the ordinary boxing fan here in Los Angeles. You will not see tickets for 1000. Fans who love boxing can purchase tickets as low as 25. Over half the tickets are 50 and less.

I'm still trying to make (the fight). It all rests now on the shoulders of Floyd Mayweather.

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.

After the (Leon) Spinks loss (in February 1978), I asked him to promise me that he would never fight again.

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.

There had never been a black guy up to that point who had been a television commentator in the U.S., so I suggested he hire a black guy to do the TV. He thought it was a great idea, so we tried to get Willie Mays.

Ricky Hatton is not going to fight a real opponent until he drains all the money out fighting secondary guys, in my opinion. That's why we decided not to go after him.

I have never seen a period of time when the heavyweight championship meant so little. It's clear.

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.

I anticipated this ruling and my plan is to begin negotiations with Dennis.

Erik has to make that decision (whether to fight again). I'm not in favor of it or ... (opposed to) it. It's his call to make, not mine.

I'm not comparing him as a fighter to Marvin Hagler, because there was only one Marvin, but the situation is the same. But I promised Antonio I would do everything in my power to make 2006 his year. If he doesn't get those fights this year, it won't be for a lack of effort. It will be because guys aren't interested in picking up the pen and signing the paper.

The doctor came in and fired the trainer two weeks ago. We just found out that he's been without a trainer since then.

(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.

The heavyweight division takes as much of a blow on this as Bob Arum did. It's not good for the heavyweight division. You can't cry over spilled milk. Whatever is left out there, you have to make the best of it.

After that, it's been a piece of cake.

There is so much pride in Jose Luis Castillo. It is a pleasure to promote him. He is a gentleman and a family man. He is someone who trains and who is dedicated to the sport of boxing.

You have two of the best lightweights in the world fighting each other. Either one of these two could very well be in the main event, or fighting for a world title very soon. Because both are that good, we can only expect a great fight between them.

I knew what he was trying to do. That type of stuff, which really meant nothing, fueled the controversy and animosity between us.

A lot of times, we'll be promoting a big event and someone on my staff gets nervous and I just laugh at them. Nothing -- trust me, there is no way -- that anything will ever be as tough as that. Everything has been easy since that one.

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.

What was supposed to happen was that Bobby Kennedy was going to become the secretary of state, Morgenthau was going to be the attorney general and I was going to move to Washington and become head of the tax division. If Oswald had missed, I'd probably be a judge somewhere now.

Hopefully you mature as you get older. He's a bright kid. I think the lessons are now sinking in. I think he knows that as a celebrity, he has to protect himself. He can't go to the wrong places.

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.

Because we're not very happy with some of the underhanded things that HBO has pulled in this situation. But it's unfair for me to get into it right now. They're not here and I'm sure you'll read about it in court papers that are going to be filed.

They're out of their minds. Who do they think they are This is totally inappropriate. What they've done highlights the fact they're an organization that has absolutely no credibility.

It's discretionary decision with the referee whether a fight will be canceled, and the referee (Richard Steele) decided to let the fight go on.