Golden Boy Pro Offers Calzaghe 16mil For Hopkins in USA

16 million hmmmmm.....................that's less than 7 million pounds. I wouldn't take that shit!!!

If Calzaghe really wants Hopkins , then he'll take the offer. The flip side is fighting in the the states. We all know Calzaghe is a household name in Europe, but fighting in the US, on PPV, Vs Hopkins, will will only increase his popularity by 10 fold. Think of this as an investment for Team Calzaghe. Time to man-up! Calzaghe said he would have already signed the contract for 8 million, but he never received one from Golden Boy promotions.

If Calzaghe really wants Hopkins , then he'll take the offer. The flip side is fighting in the the states. We all know Calzaghe is a household name in Europe, but fighting in the US, on PPV, Vs Hopkins, will will only increase his popularity by 10 fold. Think of this as an investment for Team Calzaghe. Time to man-up!

The offer that was made was most likely 8 million,someone along the line deliberately or accidently turned that into 8 million sterling.Its less than Calzaghe made in the KEssler fight when the ammount that would be generated by Hopkins Calzaghe fight would be far more,bullshit offer.Hopkins management team are trying to find a way out of the fight whilst still letting Hopkins hold on to some marketing credibility at least in the States.

16 mil?....Joe should take it.What does it matter how much F.Warren makes off him? wel frank might say no if he doesnt make enough. 2 mill seems a lot so he should but then i dont know how much frank usually makes from fights. 8 mill for calz is nice for him. i hope he takes it cuz i want thsi fight to happen. frank better not be an ass and take it. 2 mill is nice.

Calzaghe denies 8 million offer was made to him by Golden Boy promotions. saddo boxing.com/6450-calzaghe-hopkins.html

Also if there's a promotional tie in, and Warren is bought out by the deal, GBP will be able to use Calzaghe to draw other fighter into it's snare. The money GBP could make off this could be big in the long run. The reason I think this offer is bullshit isn't that GBP couldn't generate this sort of money from the bout but that Calzaghe and Warren would have accepted that sort of cash without a second's thought. I know the Dollar is worth as much as the Cuban Peso these days but $16m is still around the £7-£8m mark, which is as much as Calzaghe earned in his last 3 fights combined.

yankee stadium LMAO there noway hopkins sellin that out. Bullshit. Hopkins will fill half of it with people driving up from Philly.

That's exactly what it is. They will make 16 million but nothing more nothing less. Hopkins stands to make alot more if ppv sales go well which they will,. Also if there's a promotional tie in, and Warren is bought out by the deal, GBP will be able to use Calzaghe to draw other fighter into it's snare. The money GBP could make off this could be big in the long run.

You must be real stupid if you think they offered him 16M $. That is more than you could gain with 300,000 Buys. Bernard get 3,5M $ for his last fight against Winky, so you must be really very naive if yoi think they have offered Calzaghe 16M$. Calzaghe/Hopkins would do a lot more than 300K in PPV buys, but 16 mill is still way high.

There is no way Calzaghe was offered 16 million dollars. The fight is only going to make about 20 million and no way would Hopkins agree to give Joe 80% of the purse, when he has publicly stated he wants a 60/40 split in his favor. Calzaghe’s promoter Frank Warren has started negotiations with Hopkins’ representatives, Golden Boy Promotions, owned by American boxing icon Oscar De La Hoya, for a possible £10m Spring showdown in the States “Hopkins says the purse must be 60-40 in his favor “Boxing is a business so any deal must be fair. Just for his ego I’ll allow 51 per cent to 49 in his favour. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/sports/sports-news-round-up/2007/11/18/boxing-calzaghe-war-of-words-begins-91466-20124760/

You must be real stupid if you think they offered him 16M $. That is more than you could gain with 300,000 Buys. Bernard get 3,5M $ for his last fight against Winky, so you must be really very naive if yoi think they have offered Calzaghe 16M$. No I am not real stupid.If you look at what was posted I said If the 16 million dollar figure was real which I am certain It Is not.It doesn't matter what the money Is, the misconception will continue to be If Hopkins refuses an offer he Is scared and ducking Calzaghe and If Calzaghe declines an offer well he had good reason to.

You must be real stupid if you think they offered him 16M $. That is more than you could gain with 300,000 Buys. Bernard get 3,5M $ for his last fight against Winky, so you must be really very naive if yoi think they have offered Calzaghe 16M$.

How ironic Is It that If Hopkins did not drop everything(take a 50/50 purse split or less even though Hopkins credidentials far exceed Joe's) and run over to the U.K. to fight Calzaghe then the majority of the people accuse hopkins of ducking Calzaghe or being scared.Now turn the tables the offer has been made(and a pretty good offer If the 16 million Is a real figure)and watch the excuses fly like Warren will not except the deal or Hopkins Is boring and no one wants to see him or Joe Is the one that calls the shots or Hopkins will not be able to sell seats and Joe should get the majority of the purse and on and on and on.People need to step back open there eyes and look at Bernards accomplishments regardless of the fact that he Is supposedly boring.I myself do not call Bernard boring I call him one of the smartest fighters In the history of boxing and 50 years from now I think Bernard will finally get the respect he deserves.

Calzaghe will have some sort of contract with Warren which means he can't accept this offer without Warren's consent. Warren aint gonna do this, but if this is true i think we can accept that hopkins prolly wants to make this fight happen now.

I think calzaghe shudnet even bother with bhop no affence he shud go after tarver or pavlik or roy jones to be honest.

but still: the source of the "$16 million" is not known!!!!! I would love to see Calzaghe fight B-hops, but i don't it will do Calzaghe any good. If Calzaghe loses he is done, if Calzaghe wins everybody will say that B-hop is old (what he is !!!!). Calzaghe can make his legacy other ways!!

I don't understand this Yankee Stadium business. Why even say that? Hopkins couldn't fill the 4000 seat Mandalay Bay events centre in a P4P vattle with Winky Wright, how's he going to fill a 70,000 seat stadium against a "eurobum"?

The good news is that they're squabbling over, in relative terms, peanuts. Sounds very much like its a done deal. Gotta love Calzaghe's quote regarding taking 49% to suit Hopkins' ego.

I asked if Joe beats Hopkins who calls the shots in Calzaghe's next fight ? Every fight he has from now on will be big ! Should Joe just bend over and take whatever just because he is fighting in america ? I say let Hopkins dictate terms to a degree, but after Joe puts Hopkins to bed early i dont want to hear ANY excuses, NOT NONE - ZERO - ZILCH ! Its an act of negotiation mate, Joe has alway call the shots thats why most of his fight have been in the U.K, people like lacy and kessler NEED Joe not the order way round so they had to choice but to listen to his terms, In this one B-hop doesnt need joe but joe NEED b-hop..Simple, If he beats B-hop he calls all the shot in a rematch, Roy jones NEEDS joe so if they fight joe calls the shots...Thats how it works.