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Mayweather vs Pacquiao: Arum won't compare mega-fight to past huge events

Top Rank's Bob Arum talks Mayweather-Pacquiao, and then gets all mad.

On Mayweather-Pacquiao compared to other historically big fights

"You can't compare fights from different eras. When we did Ali-Frazier, we didn't have satellites. We didn't have social media. We didn't have television -- things were so big, you needed three guys to carry the television (equipment). It was totally and completely different. Even in the last century, during the Leonard era, and Hagler, totally different. We didn't have pay-per-view. This is now this century, so all I can really address is this century. And in this century, this is the biggest fight of this century."

On Manny's matchup with Floyd

"I really think Manny has too much in his arsenal. I think he's quicker. He throws a lot more punches than Floyd does. I think Floyd's gonna have a lot of difficulty dealing with Manny."

On meeting with Al Haymon

"All we talked about was the fight."

"Nobody cares about that stuff except guys like you! Who cares about -- the answer is no. Chavez we resolved, but that was something separate."

Complete SB Nation coverage of Mayweather vs. Pacquiao.

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