Yea that Nigerian oil guy said he had $38M in his account for the fight, but he needed a mere $500 wired to him by Manny and Amir to cover his initial fees and expenses. Amir already wired his $500, but apparently the guy is so upset with Manny he's not emailing Amir back anymore.
Made my day this :D
Wouldn’t say that was a robbery. Gonzalez did not shine either. Yafai was forcing the fight and he was the aggressor. Pretty close fight but I thought Yafai won.
Interesting that by leaving the signing of the contract until the very end, the fight couldnt be made less than 12 months from his previous fight (fury). Not saying he had a 12 months suspension or anything...
Even if Cotto decides not to retire, why would he want to fight liam smith? The only reason that I can think of that would make him fight again is money. In the unlikely event that cotto decides to fight again, He would just drop his belt and go for a big money fight.
So jacobs in march then saunders in june and if everything goes well canelo in september. If he wins all 3 fights he will gain my utmost respect. Great fights btw
Is Inoue still in the tournament?
Kalle said in an interview before the mcdonnell fight that if he’d won he would be joining the tournament. Haven’t seen his name confirmed since then.
I've been meaning to ask someone more knowledgeable why the olympians only make debuts in march/april 2017 and not earlier. I would appreciate an explanation for that.
Hats off if he actually takes it. I doubt it but Kovalev is on the downhill and probably the most beatable champion. If they wait someone else is gonna beat Kova and it is gonna be way harder to grab a belt.
He is still getting knocked out though. He was knocked down in the first 3 rounds in 4(!) of his last 5 fights. He is a slow starter with a weak chin whereas Bivol is a big puncher who will go forward from the very first minute. I can only see one outcome in this fight.
If Ortiz wasn't 100 years old...
Similar to Joshua vs Klitschko in a sense that Ortiz let Wilder off the hook like Klitschko did to AJ. Although in this fight it was due to complete and utter exhaustion on the side of Ortiz.
Much respect to both fighters!