Arum: “I Have Fond Memories of Floyd”

Writes Michael Marley at Boxingscene.com:

“Please, don’t tell anybody but, inside that aged crocodile hardened exterior of legendary promoter Bob Arum lies an empathetic, compassionate human being.

“Why ruin the man’s image this close to his 79th birthday?

“And, when it comes to the plight of beleaguered Floyd Mayweather Jr., Arum and his contemporary career rival, Don King, are Ebony and Ivory, singing in perfect harmony.

“Sure, the pair of promotional dinosaurs have a commercial angle. King would still love to become the guiding light of Mayweather’s wobbly career and Arum still sees his ultimate touchdown as making the Mayweather-MANNY PACQUIAO super bout.

“But, make no mistake, Arum is not putting his verbal foot up Mayweather’s posterior.

“Instead, speaking to me on Tuesday said both he and Top Rank president Todd duBoef (Arum’s stepson) had been exchanging fond memories of Mayweather’s long stint under their promotional banner.

“‘Really, I wish Floyd the best,’ Arum said. ‘I have some fond memories of Floyd.'”

Read the full article–including Arum’s thoughts on BRANDON RIOS’ spectacular recent win– HERE.