By Pablo Fletes, notifight.com
WBO/WBA flyweight world champion Juan Francisco "Gallo" Estrada (33-2, 24KOs) is very interested in a high profile rematch with WBC champion Roman "Chocolatito" González (44-0, 38KOs).
Estrada lost an exciting decision to Gonzalez in 2012, at junior flyweight. The Mexican boxer says he drained himself to make that division limit and feels like a new man at 112-pounds, where he's won seven straight and dominated the competition while winning two world titles.
He agrees with Gonzalez on one thing - both of them deserve to get paid very well for the rematch. Gonzalez wants at least $1 million. He said in a recent interview that he refused a past off of $500,000. Gonzalez was paid $250,000 for the recent bout with Brian Viloria.
"Roman is the undefeated WBC champion. I have two belt and I think it is better to have two belts," Estrada said. "I'm just hoping the negotiations happen and we are ready for a second fight. I guarantee that I will be better than I was in the first and hopefully we get paid what we are asking for."
"I do not know if the fight is worth a two million or so, but I think we deserve a good purse. I believe the guys who give a better performance in their fights deserve to get paid. If Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao get 30, 40 or 100 million dollars, I think it would good to extend [a good purse] to us. We deserve a million dollars [each].
"Michael Carbajal and "Chiquita" Gonzalez, in their time they got a million dollars each and there wasn't as much [boxing on] TV as there is now. There wasn't as big of a budget and they gave them [a million each], but now 20 years have passed, and I think we deserve at least that much. "