Bob Arum - Boxing News

Sorry, Bob Arum – Mayweather’s Wins Counts for 50-0

Jason Peck - August 27, 2017

I don’t blame Mayweather for taking this fight. Put yourself in his shoes – some obnoxious ponce incessantly trash-talks you, AND you get to beat the shit out of him? Like legally? For hundreds of millions? “No, he doesn’t deserve […]

Talks begin for Horn vs Pacquiao rematch

James Slater - August 3, 2017

While the sport of boxing has lost one big rematch with the retirement of former heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko, it seems there is a good chance we will see a Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn rematch even if we will not now […]

Proof that Bob Arum was born to be a promoter! Happy 85th, Bob!

Top Rank - December 8, 2016

Hall of Famer BOB ARUM may be the oldest active fulltime boxing promoter, but who knew he was also the youngest? The proof is in the attached copy of theDecember 8, 1931 edition of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.

Lomachenko vs. Walters will be Bob Arum’s 2,000th Event

Top Rank - November 16, 2016

Bob Arum is about to hit another landmark in what has been a landmark year for the Brooklyn-born Hall of Fame promoter. On March 29, Arum celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first event he ever promoted — the battle […]

Hearn has “reached out” to Arum regarding Brook-Pacquiao fight; suggests Brook will stay at 147

James Slater - November 10, 2016

It seems Kell Brook will remain at welterweight, where he of course holds the IBF crown. It had been assumed by many that Brook would vacate his welterweight belt having bulked up to middleweight for his unsuccessful challenge of world […]

Pacquiao-Golovkin! “That’s the biggest joke,” says Bob Arum – “How could anyone think I’d put Manny in with that beast!”

James Slater - October 27, 2016

We’ve seen crazy, even unthinkable fights become reality in the sport of boxing, and just recently we’ve seen some shockers come off (see Canelo-Khan and Golovkin-Brook – both fights coming out of nowhere and causing genuine surprise and stun when […]

Arum to meet with Pacquiao on August 9 to discuss Crawford/Vargas

James Slater - August 1, 2016

Top Rank boss Bob Arum is set to fly out to Manila on August 9, to meet up with the soon to return to the ring Manny Pacquiao and discuss his planned November 5 return to action. According to The […]

Pacquiao wins Senate seat, Arum now convinced Pac-Man has boxed his last fight

James Slater - May 11, 2016

Retired superstar Manny Pacquiao, who, reports from Manila say is now a Senator, will almost certainly have his hands full with his political duties; so much so that he will not fight again. So says his long time promoter Bob […]

Bob Arum’s 50 years in boxing

James Slater - March 29, 2016

Today, one of boxing’s most well known, most hard working, most successful and, at times, most controversial figures celebrates an amazing 50 years in the sport. The man is Top Rank promoter extraordinaire, Bob Arum. Arum is 84-years-old but, unlike […]

Arum: Pacquiao could rethink retirement and return

Carlos Ortiz - January 27, 2016

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum thinks we could see Manny Pacquiao rethinking the idea of retirement after he gets done with his next fight against Tim Bradley on 4/9. As of now, Pacquiao is talking about going into permanent retirement […]