Top Rank chief Bob Arum (AP Photo)
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"It's xenophobic." -- Bob Arum
xen·o·pho·bi·a
[zen-uh-foh-bee-uh, zee-nuh-]
I spoke to Top Rank chief Bob Arum just moments ago after he read my report on some of our friends in the Philippine media getting banned from interviewing Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their press conference yesterday at the Nokia Theater in LA.
Arum was upset, embarrassed and disgusted at the way Philippine media was treated.
"To me it borders on racism and nationalism, this is absolutely not the American way. As an American I have to apologize to all the Filipino people and the Filipino media. This is absolutely outrageous."
Arum further elaborated, "It starts with the promoter because the promoter has caused this type of atmosphere, particularly if you noticed in their first press conference when they emphasized that this is a great fight -- Mayweather vs. Mosley -- because it's two Americans fighting each other. Once that [expletive] starts, it's the prejudice against Filipinos, it's the prejudice against other nationalities, it's xenophobic and it is absolutely intolerable and it's not the way Americans view the world."
Arum also said, "I am personally very, very upset, because I got reports over at the Wild Card Boxing Club from Filipino media that had come back from the Mayweather-Mosley press conference that they were up in arms because they told me that they were forbidden to have any access like all other journalists had to Floyd Mayweather, and that he wouldn't answer any questions or even talk to or give any interviews to any Filipino.
"Now, whoever's responsible for this ought to be ashamed of themselves. This is the worst kind of racism that can be imaginable. And I put this at the feet of the promoter, Golden Boy, Richard Schaefer and Oscar De La Hoya. They're the ones in charge of the press conference, and they're the ones who permitted this outrage to happen. And any person who prevented a journalist from asking a question or doing an interview because of his race or nationality should be fired, and banned from the business of boxing.
"This kind of stuff can not be permitted to go on. It's terrible for the sport, it's terrible for the United States for it to happen. It happened in the United States. And an o rus an apology is due to all of the Filipino people."
On it being a double-standard.
"Manny has graciously responded to all questions when ask of the American Media. I can see a P.R. person telling a client or a fighter telling a fighter, 'Don't answer any questions pertaining to 'X,' whether an American journalist, or a Danish journalist, or an English journalist, or a Filipino journalist. The same standard has to apply to journalists from every country. Somebody ought to teach these people what it means to be an American and what the free press means. It's not just words. The free press means equal access for any journalist."
Arum was also quoted on FanHouse.com about detecting xenophobia a while ago.
"When this whole issue emerged about this extra drug testing, etc., I smelled xenophobia directed at him, Manny Pacquiao, because he's a Filipino. And wasn't that substantiated when Floyd Sr. and Floyd Jr. came up with this proposterous story that Filipino soldiers took hundreds of years ago to prevent them from feeling the affect of bullets or Floyd Jr.'s remark that he knows that the Philippines are the center for producing performance enhancing drugs. That has no basis in anything. Just made up. This kind of crap has got to stop."
"I really believe that somebody has to educate these people, and to teach them what it is to be a responsible promoter toward journalists. For Shaefer and De La Hoya to have permitted this to happen, they have to call a press conference and apologize for the entire Filipino and to the Americans for having treated people from another country this badly."
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Dennis "D Source" Guillermo is a freelance sportswriter. You can contact him through e-mail at hoodartz@yahoo.com. (Artwork by: Art Garcia)
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Comments
thanks for the update d source! xenophobia - A fear of foreigners or strangers,i guess KFC is now afraid of filipinos, not just PACMAN but the whole race!lol
I think they do not know how to answer the would be questions by the Filipino Media.
They will be very happy answering scripted Questions
by some (NOT ALL) media.
The topic is still the same
PED, A-Side Meth, Manny is nothing without this PED,
Philippine the drug Capital and what Manny is using
is only made from the Philippines.
How can we believe those accusations
they're not even producing any Proof.
They are so Jealous about Manny Pacquiao's achievement.
Manny is fighting and overcome bigger and tougher opponents,
the Quacking Floyd is fighting smaller and older opponents and Proclaiming himself the greatest boxer of all time.
Drug Crusader even the Drug Smugglers is his own CLAN.
Accusing someone of Cheating when he was the one doing it.
His Mental State is --------- I don't know.
But for me he is OVER THE INSANITY LEVEL
The hell with these Gayweathers. Just like the saying goes; Once a monkey will always be a monkey! No matter how you dress him up, it's still the ape inside of it. Boycott this lowlife. Pacman doesn't need to fight him. After Mosley knock his ass out, watch him beg Pacman for a fight. But this time around we'll tell him, Pacman doesn't fight anyone from planet of the apes.
F I N O P H O B I A afraid of filipino, hater.
It's Coulrophobia that I have against Filipinos.
They were not discriminated. That's what they CLAIM. That is not true. What proof do they have to back this accusations?
These people wants to be famous and this blogger is guilty of sensationalism. WHERE'S THE FACTS?
Hey I'm Filipino I am producing A side meth. I can give Floyd for free. Then he....ohh sorry SHE can now figth Pacman.
Bob Arum is the idiot who said "we'll let the blacks and latinos fight eachother while we make all the money." Furthermore, Bob Arum is also the one who made a lot of money from Manny Pacquiao by marketing him as the "executioner of the Mexican people."
Do you honestly believe that Bob Arum has the right to accuse someone else of racism?
now i believe that mayweather is afraid of pacquiao.he knows hes not that great to fight the legendary boxer pacqquiao.
May Weather Is Afraid Gay
May Weather is Afraid Gay to fight with Pacman hahaha!
Gayrunner vs Senior Citizen = JOKE OF A FIGHT!!! This is not worth $50.00, maybe $0.05 cents is more like it. BOYCOTT THIS FIXED FIGHT!!!
May Weather is afraid gay to fight Pacman hahaha! A lady boy?
ok so this crap happens and floyd laughs at a ring card girl that passes out, how much lower can he go?
TO ALL ASIAN BOXING FANS AROUND THE WORLD... BOYCOTT THE MAY 1ST FIGHT BETWEEN MOSLEY & MAY-1ST-LOSS-WEATHER. BOYCOTT, BOYCOTT, BOYCOTT, BOYCOTT, BOYCOTT, BOYCOTT, BOYCOTT THEM NOW!!!
To all Filipinos around the world. Lets boycott the May-Mosley fight.Dont Buy PPV!!!!!!!Vivas las islas Filipinas!!!!!
This gayweather, he is just a losser and a son of a bicth. His afraid of fighting filipino legends. That maybe called him a gay.hahaha.i will think of him this coming fight, its maybe a win from mosley by TKO.
It's funny Filipinos are boycotting the fight, they said.
They don't buy PPV anyways. They rely on pirated copies or FREE streaming videos.
Here in the US, Filipinos wont have that money to buy PPV. They need to send it their poor relatives back home. What they will do, they'll befriend Mexicans, American and watch it for FREE
i am pilipino and my wife is white american and her family is not racist my told me that only true white american is not racist those who use race card are those who are uneducated afraid of competition against another race, this problem is rampant in black and latino not pilipino cause they are killing each other here in south los angeles i didn't that schaefer who is not born here can have this kind of attitude toward another race why not just go back to swiss schaefer yodelihiho
teddy there you go again you are really bad example for our race stupid
Oscar and Floyd are disgusting characters. I can't believe nobody from the boxing commission is taking these racist behavior and baseless accusations seriously. This is not what America stands for.
i didn't know that oscar , schaefer and mayquacker who is not white american can have this kind of attitude toward another race this people should be reprimanded they are disgrace to sport of boxing what a f..king crap
@Teddy
Are you sure about that? AFAIC, I buy every Pac fight since Barrera 1 (+ food), and my American neighbors and officemates were the free loaders. LOL
Somebody banned this Fraud from boxing! His a disgrace to boxing!
Now even the journalist are being duck by Fraud Jr!
don't worry pilipino latino like oscar and mayquacker happen to be black cannot stop the gang of their own kind who happens to kill each other in south los angeles let them kill each other so now you know how race fight here in USA
Hey Teddy, I'm filipino and I'm sure I can buy you and another member of your family. How cheap can you get to think ppv is even a struggle to buy. You must be Mexican and your relatives mow my lawn and pick up leaves for me or an American whose relative fix my plumbing and ventilation in my 6k sq ft home in the suburbs. Moron.
why would philipinos cry foul about racism?! i don't understand it. mayweather is only a n!gger. he's from africa and have slave decendants. why bother? he's not even interesting.
i am glad to find out that this about race f
...king mayquacker is ni...er and delahoya is be...ner and schaefer is yodelehiho
This shows that the promoter of this fight (GBP), and the mayweathers have no class whatsoever. No wonder a lot of Mexicans don't accept Dela Hoya as one of their own, just imagine that when their promotion said that "this fight is going to be great because it's between 2 american fighters" they did not only insult Filipino boxers, but Mexican boxers as well, and any other nationalities, what a shame. Not only should asians boycott this fight, Latinos should boycott it as well. This is becoming to be a personal grudge, and it's ugly. It only shows the kind of uneducated people the mayweathers and the GBP promoters are, ignorants to say the least. All legitimate news reporters should have access to any kind of public personalities out there. DISGUSTING!!!!
LETS BOYCOT MAY WEATHER VS MOSLEY FIGHT IN MAY 1 AND LETS GO TO DALLAS TO SEE PACMAN VS CLOTTEY IN MARCH 13
Teddy "Mexican"? You sure you know what your talking about? Mexicans can't even afford health insurance...much less buy ppv, then invite a free loading filipino in what, their shanty or one bedroom apt with 20 of their relatives? You stupid moron.
most criminal here USA are latinos and black and thats the fact and that is the race of oscar and mayquacker
to all filipinos and asians send gbp a message boycott this fight.
FILIPINOS DON'T EVEN DISCRIMINATE AGAINST NEGRO SLAVES - THE MAYWEATHERS' FOREFATHERS...
Well, it only highlighted the negative traits of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. . It's not surprising at all. As a boxer he's talented but as a person he sucks big time
i am not surprised. with all the floyd's minions here stating hatred, jealousy and racism against the kind mannered asian guy- it just clearly states how this fanatics and their floyd think alike. Lucifer has the same 1st sin.
WAAHHAHA...I THINK TEDDY IS A CHOCOLAT ON WELFARE...USES HIS FOOD STAMPS TO BUY PPV TO WATCH GAYWEATHER AND MOSLEY.....
all asian just boycott mayquacker AND GBP fight
Bob got furious. but MP will just be cool on this. He understand the gravity of PBF and PBFs fans jealousy. Long live GPB the envyful promotions
Hey Teddy! How much the cost of your life? You know nothing!
@Teddy, you got it all wrong. All the Filipinos who migrated here in US are actually well off compared to American born citizens (black or white). Most of us that migrated here are hardworking, educated professionals with jobs ranging from Nurse, Physical Therapists, Doctors, IT admins, software programmers/analyst and officers and enlisted of the Armed Forces.
So, when you talk about broke ass Filipino americans don't buy Pay-Per-View, you are dead wrong. First of all, filipinos migrated here in US to make money and at the same time enjoy the pleasure of living in US. Do we buy Pay Per View? That depends, are we going to see an action fight? If the answer is yes then we buy Pay Per View... That is why we love watching Manny fight and we are willing to pay the $65 pay per view when he fought Cotto. Now, if the Pay Per View is Mayweather... Do Filipinos buy it? I surely hope not... Who wants to see a boxer running all over the ring for 12 rds and not willing to engage?
let's lynch this filthy n!gger.
I call all filipinos around the world to boycott Mayweather fight! They don't realized how much we'll impact the PPV sales if we all unite. Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! Mabuhay si Manny...
lol
great job gbp and pbf
How can Floyd be racist? Has he forgotten the he, himself, is black?
already contacted the undercover Abu Sayaff in the US to liquidate these monkeys...
@ ghary
well said pal
blacks and mexicans unite, the mex was beaten up bad, the other one so scared to get beaten up lol
dont buy the Gay chicken fight! if u want I'll download it and you can get a copy from me
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