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BREAKING: BoMac says Porter activated the WBO Mandatory
Porter chat starts around the 20:50 mark.
So for those asking "why doesn't Porter activate?" according to Crawford's trainer, he did.
But you have to understand how that works.
The first step is that the fighters have to try to work out a deal.
Kenny Porter made the first step by approaching Top Rank executives. That was just in late February.
WBO regulations give them 30 days to work it out for a "good faith" agreement. Arum's lowballs are not "good faith" - and WBO doesn't speak to how they handle the timeline if the offers are not made in good faith, but it does give Porter the option to back off and just force the bid.
Porter's trying to take the high road and make it work without having to force the bid.
Crawford has already publicly dared Porter to force the bid - which implies that he agrees with the lowballing.
Now, I have to ask.
If a fighter basically supports lowballing their mandatory now, when they didn't lowball their previous fights...what does that tell you?
Because Khan got $7 million.
So...to me, a "good faith" offer to Porter who's actually been champion at 147 on two occasions warrants at least a $5 million payday to start with and then go from there.
Should it go to purse bid, it's an 80/20 split if they fight in the US, so whoever bids would have to submit $25 million in order for Porter to make $5 million. That basically requires a PPV, same as Khan.
But Arum is PPV shy when it comes to Crawford because his PPV with Khan tanked.
Porter says that's because it was Khan, and the same wouldn't be true with him, if promoted properly. I tend to agree.
I suspect - but don't know for sure - that come April, we're going to hear a purse bid announcement for a May fight.
So for those asking "why doesn't Porter activate?" according to Crawford's trainer, he did.
But you have to understand how that works.
The first step is that the fighters have to try to work out a deal.
Kenny Porter made the first step by approaching Top Rank executives. That was just in late February.
WBO regulations give them 30 days to work it out for a "good faith" agreement. Arum's lowballs are not "good faith" - and WBO doesn't speak to how they handle the timeline if the offers are not made in good faith, but it does give Porter the option to back off and just force the bid.
Porter's trying to take the high road and make it work without having to force the bid.
Crawford has already publicly dared Porter to force the bid - which implies that he agrees with the lowballing.
Now, I have to ask.
If a fighter basically supports lowballing their mandatory now, when they didn't lowball their previous fights...what does that tell you?
Because Khan got $7 million.
So...to me, a "good faith" offer to Porter who's actually been champion at 147 on two occasions warrants at least a $5 million payday to start with and then go from there.
Should it go to purse bid, it's an 80/20 split if they fight in the US, so whoever bids would have to submit $25 million in order for Porter to make $5 million. That basically requires a PPV, same as Khan.
But Arum is PPV shy when it comes to Crawford because his PPV with Khan tanked.
Porter says that's because it was Khan, and the same wouldn't be true with him, if promoted properly. I tend to agree.
I suspect - but don't know for sure - that come April, we're going to hear a purse bid announcement for a May fight.
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