Hopkins turned down $4 million. Won't fight Mikkel Kessler!

[IMDAZED]

Why wouldn't Kessler want a chance to gain a title? Chad is the one taking a risk having the fight at Light Heavyweight. He should be asking for a catch weight not Kessler.

1. Dawson never turned down a catchweight.

2. Kessler is willing to move to 175 for anyone not named Dawson (supposedly).

[Scott9945]

WTF does Danish gate>>>>Las Vegas gate mean? That you get more people paying $20 in the bleachers? What casino do they have over there? Or will it be in a stadium?

And the onus is not on me to prove anything. When someone says something STUPID like "They'll make more money in Denmark"...yeah, YOU better prove it!

GTFOH.

It seems that you keep insisting on proof, without offering any to make your own points. Do your own research if you want to refute what is pretty much common sense.

[bsrizpac]

Good point...I agree he won that fight and it wasn't the beatin Tunney is making it out to be

Tunney is a straight ****ing racist ******. Can't believe you guys even give him the time of day.

If it's black, expect Tunney twist reality and then make up lies. And then whine and cry whenever someone doesn't agree with him and send 200 bad karma hits.

What a ***.

[ИATAS]

And BatTheMan, doesn't Michael Marley work for Palles and Kessler? Keep in mind some of his info is biased since he works for team kessler and has his own agendas.

[IMDAZED]

It seems that you keep insisting on proof, without offering any to make your own points. Do your own research if you want to refute what is pretty much common sense.

Common sense?

Let me ask you something.

Joe Calzaghe packed out 35-40k for Mandredo in the UK. Why did he make more fighting Hopkins on REGULAR TV in front of a fattened 10k?

[BattlingNelson]

Marley is in bed with Kessler (works with his team). Love him, but I know this - and I'm sure you do too.

International Boxing Digest, latest issue. Pick it up.

It's not sold over here.

If it's a respectable magazine I'm sure they asked team Kessler for a response. What was that?

[IMDAZED]

It's not sold over here.

If it's a respectable magazine I'm sure they asked team Kessler for a response. What was that?

LMAO@ respectable magazine. Maybe you should wait for the next issue to get your response. Tell me, what was Dawson's response to the Mike Marley posting?

****ing hypocrite.

[Scott9945]

Common sense?

Let me ask you something.

Joe Calzaghe packed out 35-40k for Mandredo in the UK. Why did he make more fighting Hopkins on REGULAR TV in front of a fattened 10k?

Because a casino put up the money, mostly on the assumption that Calzaghe fans would follow him to Las Vegas like Hatton's. After that didn't materialize and the Jones fight disappointed, that ship has sailed.

Also, if you have actual authentic numbers of what Calzaghe made against Hopkins and Manfredo, please share them. Or is proof something you only demand from people countering your points?

[S.G.]

It's a good thing that Kessler's team is making offers although I don't see why they would expect Hopkins to ever take this fight, especially in Kessler's "backyard".

He is an old man who is already rich and has made it clear that he is only looking to add to his legacy in recent interviews.

what he and NATAS said

if anyone thinks this is "ducking"... well, i don't know what to say but LOL

[IMDAZED]

Because a casino put up the money, mostly on the assumption that Calzaghe fans would follow him to Las Vegas like Hatton's. After that didn't materialize and the Jones fight disappointed, that ship has sailed.

Also, if you have actual authentic numbers of what Calzaghe made against Hopkins and Manfredo, please share them. Or is proof something you only demand from people countering your points?

You never countered my point - I countered yours.

Calzaghe was paid a career-high (at the time) $6m to face Hopkins. A simple google search wills how you that. It's also true, according to Promoter Frank Warren (Boxing News magazine, a couple months ago - feature interview), that they took a loss on the Kessler bout.

I've already done my research. Maybe you should do the same before you start spouting how there's more money in Denmark.

Sure.