Arum was never serious about making this fight anyway. He was told by another network that they would pay him more if he moved the date but he refused. So instead we get Martinez-Lomachenko. How about putting the blame on the person who really ****ed up the fight, Arum.
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Nicholas Walter finally speaks on Lomancheko fight
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Originally posted by about.thousands View PostHe wanted to be paid almost as much as Lomachenko in case he got robbed against a Top Rank fighter for the second time in a row. You've been watching boxing long enough to know that when you fight a Top Rank fighter on a Top Rank card you have to KO Top Rank A-sides because you not getting the decision. Floyd talked about Arum sending fighters away with an L, years ago. Mikey was smart enough to hold out, keep his 0, and get his freedom
Jason Sosa is not a Top Rank fighter
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Originally posted by PK3434 View PostStop...You don't always have to pick the anti-top rank, hbo side.
This is exactly what it is...Walters did not believe he could beat Lomachenko.
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Originally posted by about.thousands View PostHe's co-promoted. Sosa had just signed with Top Rank a couple months before the fight. He's also co-promoted. Loma is full Top Rank
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Originally posted by Freedom2016 View PostThat fight was clearly fixed, no man should have to be punched that many times below the belt even with all the low blows and blatant fouls by Salido the fight was very close but as said the constant low blows and dirty wrestling should have seen Saldio DQed.
Anyone calling for a bigger purse for Loma-Walters is out of touch with what guys normally get paid in that neighbourhood. $1.4m is already a big purse. I can see where Walters is coming from too though. It's a risky fight. But everyone else in the neighbourhood has taken the same risks.
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These manlets don't deserve big $.
Walters was getting a nice paycheck for a miniature man.
Now he gets no paycheck and hbo will probably move on from him.
These fighters are completely delusional. Another ****** with a degree from the Collazo school of business.
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Maybe they would get paid more if both fighters were with Haymon. But the whole robbing you thing, hes being a little bit paranoid i guess because of what happened in the Sosa fight. Now what happens? Does he not fight like Mikey? Cause i think Arum is mad he didnt take what was given to him.
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People won't admit it but Arum's comments (in the original post) on Haymon distorting the market with overpaid purses was 100% correct. This is what happens; guys don't want to take risky fights because the money just isn't there relative to what they were getting paid for easier fights - or what they ar seeing across the street with Haymon fighters.
Haymon, in his desire to seduce fighters into joining/staying with him, overpaid wildly, burning through investment money. You can't expect these the other promotional outfit to take losses on fights when they actually try to run a sustainable model.
Now the PBC money is drying up, the market will hopefully re-calibrate itself and purses actually starting making sense again.
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Originally posted by Dr Rumack View PostIt was being refereed but Laurence Cole so I would call it incompetence before I'd call it a fix.
Anyone calling for a bigger purse for Loma-Walters is out of touch with what guys normally get paid in that neighbourhood. $1.4m is already a big purse. I can see where Walters is coming from too though. It's a risky fight. But everyone else in the neighbourhood has taken the same risks.
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