White Goes Scorched Earth On Bob Arum

Bob Arum recently came under fire after he told The Athletic that he’s lost money on promoting Terence Crawford’s last three fights since it seems “Bud” just can’t seem to draw the big bucks some of his other fighters have generated in the past.

It’s an investment the longtime boxing promoter says would’ve been better put into a house for him in Beverly Hills.

So when asked about those comments during the “Contender Series” press conference, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White unloaded on Arum, a man he has never been fond of.

“Can you imagine if I said that. Are you f*cking kidding me? You guys would murder me if I said that—I’d never hear the end of that. That’s what you do. That’s not his f*ckin problem, that’s your problem. His problem isn’t to figure out how you make money,” he said (via MMA Fighting).

“You f*ckin signed a deal with this kid. Your job is to promote him. You made a deal. All of these kids that I sign. If you look at all the kids that we signed, our roster is very inflated right now. We have a very big roster right now, the biggest we’ve ever had in the history of the company. I have to pay these kids. How I pay them is not their f*ckin problem, it’s my f*ckin problem.”

For White, Arum trying to place all of the blame on Crawford — the WBC, WBO and The Ring Welterweight champion — for not generating enough buzz and money is downright criminal since it’s Bob’s job to promote.

“Imagine me saying, ‘Oh, I gotta pay Conor McGregor this much money. I could’ve bought a house in Beverly Hills.’ Shut the f*ck up, you f*ckin scumbag. Pay your f*ckin fighter what you owe him. That’s your job. Bob Arum is a piece of f*ckin sh*t,” concluded White.

Crawford — who knocked out Kell Brook last Saturday night (Nov. 14, 2020) — is widely considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the sport today. So if White ever gets ZUFFA Boxing up-and-running, perhaps he can steal the talented boxer away from Arum

That or “Bud” can follow in Canelo’s lead.