So...What's next for Nicholas Walters?

@waynegrand - hell of a fight. Love to do it.— Bruce Trampler (@BruceTrampler) June 2, 2016 Top Rank, Inc matchmaker

I was shocked when I saw Uchyama stopped. Wow. I want to see Walters fight Loma or Vargas. I didn't see the fight but yeah what an upset, Uchi was getting old. They can do some tournaments at 130, 126, 115, 154 and 147. Lots of names.

Even uncle Al is cutting back on making PBC fights. He'd rather hand them over to Showtime. And why is it that Lara got $1 mi each in the Zaveck and Rodriguez fight, while only getting $700K in the Martirosyan fight, which was projected to be more competitive? Things are definitely starting to slow down.

He could fight Fortuna or Pedraza. And then there's the guy who just beat Uchiyama, Corrales. Lots of decent fights to be made at 130. I was shocked when I saw Uchyama stopped. Wow. I want to see Walters fight Loma or Vargas.

I know both Arum and HBO aren't happy the Lomenchenko fight isn't happening next. Is Arum gonna have this guy sitting on the shelf? His last fight was in December and it doesn't look as if he has anything lined up and it's already June. I hate when fighters waste their career Its about the same as Danny Jacobs who last fought in December. Just Walters has turned down a fight while Jacobs didn't have any offered. I read somewhere that Walters is in line to fight Loma again if he beats Rocky and that there will be more $ on the table.

He could fight Fortuna or Pedraza. And then there's the guy who just beat Uchiyama, Corrales. Lots of decent fights to be made at 130.

Walters brought this to himself. If he had won the Loma fight he would be a p4p fighter and would have more opportunities. It seems he prefers the bums for big bucks that Uncle Al offers.

I'm not gonna lie, i'd be surprised if he fights again this year. Arum isn't even mentioning him at all. This seams to be a pattern with Bob though, either do what he wants you to or sit on the shelf. What is Arum doing that we don't know about? This kind of crap seems to keep happening

Walters sending Salido into retirement would build Walters name up, and get him out there. You're assuming Walters won't price himself up/out from a Salido fight.

I know both Arum and HBO aren't happy the Lomenchenko fight isn't happening next. Is Arum gonna have this guy sitting on the shelf? His last fight was in December and it doesn't look as if he has anything lined up and it's already June. I hate when fighters waste their career I hate when promoters sit fighters on the shelf because the fighter stands up for himself. Walters could have been matched with Salido or the other guy from last night, and it would have been a highlight reel KO, yet Arum like he did with Rigondeaux doesn't offer Walters those types of fights. Recall Arum fed, Donaire the Arces, Montiels, etc. when Donaire was already established, and Rigondeaux was the one that could use the building up. Same here. Walters sending Salido into retirement would build Walters name up, and get him out there. Walters is a power puncher, an action fighter. But will Arum match him with face first latin fighters. No, he will be offered Lomachenko again, which isn't a bad fight, but either pay him, or build him up more by feeding him more face first latin opponents.

If you have to pull of something like that, you have to make sure you have something big as an alternative, ie, Bradley ducking Khan. Sadly, Pacman kind of lotteries are over.

He could have gotten a nice 6 figure pay day but then decided to make 0 instead. Now he waits for many more months to hopefully get a little more than that 6 figure pay day and by the time he gets it he will have missed out on making double that. So dumb. Miley Garcia type dumb.

They tried to low ball nicholas amd he wasnt having it

Walters is dead to me. After that blatant DUCK job he did from Loma, I lost all respect and "giving a fook-ness" about him. Loma straight up PUT THE FEAR OF GOD in that boy's heart. :lol1::lol1::lol1: dang

I think Walters was having problems with Bob Arum and he was actually trying to leave top rank, hopefully he doesn't have to stay on the sidelines for 2 years until he's free. I would love to see him fight Lomachenko, if not then Varags or Salido would be great fights that I'd favor him to win both by KO.