Exclusive | Floyd Mayweather should fight Manny Pacquiao in Macau, says promoter Bob Arum
Mayweather thinks all Asians are the same, says promoter Bob Arum, so probably won't want to fight Pacquaio in SAR
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has revealed Macau would be the choice city to stage a possible showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jnr in 2015 – but the American’s “lack of sophistication” would mean the superfight would probably be held in Las Vegas.
“Of course it could be held in Macau [at the CotaiArena].Top Rank would be amenable to Macau but whether Mayweather would agree to have it in Macau that’s something I rather doubt because Mayweather is not the most sophisticated guy,” said Arum, speaking in Las Vegas.
“In his mind, all Asians are the same, doesn’t matter whether you’re Chinese, Japanese or Filipino, you’re Asian and you’re the same. In his mind, fighting Manny in Macau would be like fighting on Manny’s home court."
Arum took a jab at Mayweather just days after the unbeaten American fighter stretched his record to 47-0 by winning his rematch against Argentina’s Marcos Maidana in Las Vegas. Mayweather doesn’t have much time left in the ring, according to Arum, with the 37-year-old planning to retire in September, 2015.
“We would certainly, Manny and Top Rank, view with a lot of favour the fight be held in Macau. Manny wants the fight, I want the fight and the only one or two impediments. One is Mayweather and Pacquiao obviously have to agree to fight and the second impediment is [Chris] Algieri,” said Arum of Pacquiao’s next fight against the 30-year-old American at the Clash in Cotai II in Macau on November 23.