Calzaghe-Kessler on Showtime? Calzaghe-Dawson?

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

HBO may have dropped the ball when it refused to up $5 million dollars for the super middleweight unification clash between unbeaten champions Joe Calzaghe (43-0, 32 KOs) or Wales and Mikkel Kessler (39-0, 29 KOs) of Denmark. Dan Rafael reports that HBO's exclusive negotiating window is now up, and their network rival Showtime is making a serious move to get the fight. [details]

[rudement]

good hbo deserves to lose this. Why in the world would you not want to show a significant fight.

[robjr]

Dawson is the man

[Allucard]

Won't happen. Coward vs Coward jus doesn't happen. At least Calzaghe is old enough to have some better victories and stop fighting unknows from europe.

Joe Calzaghe: http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=005364

Kessler: http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=016951

[-Antonio-]

This fight isnt significant in America unfortunatly thats why. If Dawson can really move down to 168 then make it happen. Dawson is the real deal.

[cupcrazy01]

Steve Kim reported this first, I believe.

[badnewsbrown]

dawson is a much better fighter than kessler, if joe takes this fight il give him a lot of credit. imo dawson is actually the hardest fight out there for calzaghe. i really doubt warren will let this happen. you dont see anyone else taking on all these top young hungry fighters at this stage of their careers.

[potatoes]

good hbo deserves to lose this. Why in the world would you not want to show a significant fight.

.....because there aren't enough fans this side of the pond.

[adamk1304]

.....because there aren't enough fans this side of the pond.

there's enough fans of baldomir and forrest apparently

[GooGoo]

Showtime will probably pay 3.1 mil for this fight.