EDDIE HEARN last night reopened talks for Carl Froch's dream Las Vegas swansong.
The promoter held a conference call with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr's camp in a bid to get a fight on early next year.
Froch, 37, wants to bring down the curtain on his stunning career by fighting in fight capital Las Vegas where he never appeared.
Brit rival James DeGale is mandatory challenger for his IBF super-middleweight crown, but the Nottingham fighter looks set to relinquish that title to chase his dream fight.
Click Here To Read More]
It feels like Hearn comes out with these "trying to make the Chavez fight" comments once every couple of weeks. It's well-publicised that the dispute is between Arum and Chavez Jr, so it seems unlikely this round of Hearn-Arum talks achieve anymore than their previous discussions.
The stuff about possibly having it agreed beforehand that the winners will face at Wembley seems like nothing talk as well. I can't see Froch or Chavez being willing to commit to that.
This, pretty much.
Eddie Hearn is smart because if Ramirez beats DeGale it's a boost for Top Rank and gets exposure for Ramirez. Froch vs. Chavez, Jr. would be BEAST! But like I still said, Hearn has to know that if Hopkins beats Kovalev then Hopkins vs. Froch in Vegas could possibly be bigger or Froch could be S.O.L. and you have Hopkins vs. Chavez, Jr.
Difficult to get excited about a guy at this level who your'e not sure how serious he is ....Chavez will he train won't he train ...very limited anyway , Froch would easily out box him and at this weight am sure Chavez's power wouldn't be an issue to Froch's chin.
It was Froch who not so long ago was calling Calzaghe all sorts for taking the Jones fight and not him , oh how wrong it all was ....now what about Degale who I am convinced would give the 2nd best super middleweight in the world, Froch more trouble than the overrated, to some untrainable Chavez.
...Top Rank doesn't want to pay Chavez Jr $7m for the fight, and Chavez Jr won't take the fight for $3m; meet in the middle at $5m, with Top Rank getting the first opportunity to talk about an extension and the option to match whatever deal Team Chavez is able to suss out on the market....
Jr. not only wants a good purse but more importantly he doesn't want any extension or condition from Arum. He wants to be a free agent and Bob is trying to force him to stay or if Julio leaves he would pay minimum possible delaying the departure (last I heard is that Bob claims he has rights until 2016).
EDDIE HEARN last night reopened talks for Carl Froch's dream Las Vegas swansong.
The promoter held a conference call with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr's camp in a bid to get a fight on early next year.
Froch, 37, wants to bring down the curtain on his stunning career by fighting in fight capital Las Vegas where he never appeared.
Brit rival James DeGale is mandatory challenger for his IBF super-middleweight crown, but the Nottingham fighter looks set to relinquish that title to chase his dream fight.
Click Here To Read More]
It would actually make a really good amount of sense; basically comes down to Top Rank being willing to do what's necessary to make the fight.
Top Rank doesn't want to pay Chavez Jr $7m for the fight, and Chavez Jr worn't take the fight for $3m; meet in the middle at $5m, with Top Rank getting the first opportunity to talk about an extension and the option to match whatever deal Team Chavez is able to suss out on the market.
Froch-Chavez Jr matches Britain's biggest star against one of Mexico's biggest stars, in a meaningful fight; should easily generate $25m on US PPV, plus another $5m-$10m for the TV rights in Mexico and the UK alone.
Matchroom gets DeGale-Ramirez for the vacant IBF 168 title (DeGale and Ramirez are both rated top five by the IBF), and everyone comes out okay.
Still doubt that it ever actually happens, though.
Makes zero sense! Chavez vs Ramirez at wembley after they beat the Brits?
Chavez is not beating Froch. I haven't seen enough of Ramirez but he looks pretty good so far so I'm inclined to say that Degale's only a slight favorite.