an excerpt from Dan Rafael's article yesterday...
Arum, who turns 79 on Wednesday, would not go in the details of their discussions but told ESPN.com, "We couldn't come to terms. I talked to the Cotto people. They wanted particular terms and Lou wasn't agreeable. Lou wanted to do a percentage deal and Cotto didn't want to do a percentage deal. Cotto wanted to do a big number for Martinez plus an upside of the pay-per-view. I do whatever my fighters want. If Cotto wanted to fight Martinez on any particular grounds, as long as I could make some dough, of course, I would do it, not even a question.
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5897306&campaign=rss&source=BOXINGHeadlines
Martinez is now a P4P fighter but he brings no weight financially into a fight. Cotto would easily account for 75% of the gate and PPVs. I dont blame him nor Arum at all for accepting DiBella's terms.
this is exactly how i feel. I do think Sergio deserves more than a fair amount but i just see dibella acting like Cotto shouldnt get as much as Sergio and in this case that just shouldnt be
No, I don't think he's ducking Martinez, he probably feel he earned the upper hand in the numbers, but it's also Martinez momentum. I think it's a matter of disagreement.
Martinez is now a P4P fighter but he brings no weight financially into a fight. Cotto would easily account for 75% of the gate and PPVs. I dont blame him nor Arum at all for not accepting DiBella's terms.
Cotto didn't duck they were discussing the fight but the promoters couldn't come to a agreement so the fight won't take place, so now he will fight Margarito and these time in a Fair fight:boxing:
I don't see how it's a duck. Cotto isn't obligated in any way shape or form to fight martinez. If Cotto want's his revenge and money fight against Margarito, he deserves that right and no one should question him, imo.
Exactly!!!