Bob Arum

Leonard and Ali made their mark on network television, the Olympics ? Ali on 'Wide World of Sports,' Sugar Ray read more

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.

He made a mistake by going into the ring, but it was his nephew, and this hooligan (Judah) -- that's read more

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 think the public now is beginning to appreciate this man's talent. As the most talented fighter in the world, read more

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.

It's not completely finalized, but I talked with Steve (Wednesday) and he has given me a proxy to go ahead. read more

It's not completely finalized, but I talked with Steve (Wednesday) and he has given me a proxy to go ahead. It's not really 'official' official, but the building is on hold, and we've got the date (from Showtime), so we're just about there.

It's a disaster ready to happen again. Why is HBO doing this? Is money so important, or are these guys read more

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?