Jermain Taylor: "Calzaghe, I Want $10 Million"

[iron mike tyson]

It's pricing yourself out when you won't budge from a ridiculous offer. I think $10 million is high for Taylor, but considering he's made $5 million or so for fights near his hometown, I would say $7-8 million is fair. Hatton, on the other hand, asked for $13 million and wouldn't come down from that and that's ridiculous considering he only made $3 million to fight Tsyzu in his backyard...

for the record hatton got less then $2.5m for the tszyu fight. hatton earned $2.5m for the collazo fight and that was a carear high purse for him then.
kostya got $5m to come to manchester and he was a far bigger name than jermain taylor ever will be.
sin also how the **** do you know hatton has no intention of budging from $13m

[SHB]

Not worth the hassle. Froch has got his training to worry about, and Inkin in his sights.

Is that signed then?

Warren has been publicly quoted saying that he's offering Froch his biggest paycheck ever and doesn't want options on any future fights. In all fairness to Warren he's always very careful in what he says, so if this all true then I'd be very disappointed if Froch didn't accept.

[.Mik.]

As much as I like Froch, I think that he needs to be careful about taking a Calzaghe fight and perhaps realises it now. Because he has never really fought for any belts and has never really proven himself on a big level and has been calling Calzaghe out his whole career...what happens if he gets the date, Calzaghe pounds on him and beats him? He's got nothing to fall back on, to everyone then he'll just be a worthless risk and not be worth taking on.

If I were him and Calzaghe was offered to me, I'd think very carefully about whether it was the right time to take the fight on.

[SHB]

How old is Froch now? 28? 29? if he doesn't try for a title shot now he might as well give up.

[adietheforestfa]

Not a chance Warren will give Taylor 10 mil. We might aswell forget this fight now cos it aint gonna happen. Hopefully he'l fight RJJ or wait for Hopkins in September because if Calzaghe fights Inkin im gonna stop following him completely.

Good call, follow The Cobra Instead

[adietheforestfa]

As much as I like Froch, I think that he needs to be careful about taking a Calzaghe fight and perhaps realises it now. Because he has never really fought for any belts and has never really proven himself on a big level and has been calling Calzaghe out his whole career...what happens if he gets the date, Calzaghe pounds on him and beats him? He's got nothing to fall back on, to everyone then he'll just be a worthless risk and not be worth taking on.

If I were him and Calzaghe was offered to me, I'd think very carefully about whether it was the right time to take the fight on.

Froch is not scared of fighting Calzaghe. Froch has offered to fight Calzaghe in London this year. Its Calzaghe that doesnt want the fight because the cobra will retire him.

[SHB]

Good call, follow The Cobra Instead

So anyway, why is your boy turning down his biggest payday and no threat of future options then?

[adietheforestfa]

Froch has turned down Warren yet again because Warren wants options on him, having spoken to a mate of his Frochy is fuming. It's plain and clear they want nothing to do with Froch, but then again you can't blame them...

Warren wants Froch Bad. He knows Calzaghe will loose.
Calzaghe is avoiding Froch, I believe Froch would take this fight for Free.

[Tong Po]

Bear in mind that the £ is so much more superior than the $, the offer of $4m is only really £2m which is a ****** offer from Warren. Double it and that would be fair enough. £5m is a bit steep.

[adietheforestfa]

British and Commonwealth Super-Middleweight Champion Froch, 29, is currently ranked third by the WBO and promoter Mick Hennessy has asked the governing body to match the undefeated Nottingham fighter in a final eliminator with Calzaghe’s #1 ranked challenger Inkin, after #2 Lucian Bute opted to fight for the IBF crown.

The governing body, however, are yet to make a decision and WBO holder Calzaghe already has his 21st defence pencilled in for the 02 Arena this summer. WBC and WBA counterpart Mikkel Kessler and Middleweight champion Jermain Taylor have both been mentioned as possible opponents, but both appear out of the frame.

Kessler’s handlers have already turned the fight down and Taylor is set to face Cory Spinks in a defence of his WBC and WBO middleweight championships in May. Reports this morning suggest that Inkin has come into the picture, but this would appear a strange choice with Froch on Calzaghe’s doorstep.

“Joe has said he is looking to make the most money possible from his next fight,” began Froch. “Given the options open to him, that must mean fighting me. It certainly wouldn’t mean someone like Inkin.

“The fight would sell out in an instant; it would be one of the biggest in British boxing history. For domestic broadcasters, there isn’t a bigger contest out there. They would really get behind it.

“The excuse that American TV wouldn’t be interested wouldn’t wash either. I am highly ranked and I am known in the States. US TV would be far more interested in me than anybody else he has a realistic chance of facing in July. There would definitely be more interest in me than Inkin; he is a complete unknown to everyone.

“And it should be about more than money. It should be about the best fighting the best. I will give him a proper fight: I am no Peter Manfredo.

“Joe’s got some making up to do after that debacle. I don’t believe the broadcasters can have been happy with that match; but I don’t really want to waste any more breath on that fight. I thought it was a joke.

“I just want to give the British fans a fight they deserve. I am a proper challenger. I am the best in the division and politics shouldn’t stop us meeting.

“Joe’s promoter has gone on record showing his confidence in his man over me. Unless he totally contradicts those opinions and starts asking for options, there is no reason this fight cannot happen.

“It would be an exciting battle before I smoked his boots.”