What Hassim Rahman claims went wrong

[enadeus]

I just read the interview on **********.net. Apparently Don King promised him more money that any heavyweight ever received for a heavyweight fight. When he heard $1.5 million it was obvious to him that this is not the most a heavyweight contender ever got for a title shot. What a chump. This is the worst excuse I have ever heard. What did Williams get for his fight against Klichko, $300k ?

[abdiel2k3]

VK-Rahman is off?
or in trouble?

[enadeus]

Apparently its in trouble, but it will definetly happen. What else does Rahman have coming for him?

[abdiel2k3]

Apparently its in trouble, but it will definetly happen. What else does Rahman have coming for him?

lol
ya dats why im thinkin
not much options for him
but still is a ***** to hear its in trouble

[boxernyc]

I just read the interview on **********.net. Apparently Don King promised him more money that any heavyweight ever received for a heavyweight fight. When he heard $1.5 million it was obvious to him that this is not the most a heavyweight contender ever got for a title shot. What a chump. This is the worst excuse I have ever heard. What did Williams get for his fight against Klichko, $300k ?

Why would he say that to him in the first place? Why pay Rahman more than ANY heavyweight has ever received for a heavyweight fight for this heavyweight fight? I don't see it being THAT good of a fight. It could be but it is not a guarantee in my mind. The best heavyweight fight that is possible is Lewis returning and fighting Klitschko. I even think a fight between Klitschko and Byrd would be a bigger fight. The Don, if he did actually say this was just trying to butter him up and he should know that. $1.5 million sounds way fair for a title fight. HE should take the fight even if they offered him $300,000.00. It would re-make his carreer if he could beat Klitschko and give him huge money down the line. What is it with fighters being so short sighted! First JMM doesn't take the rematch with Pac Man, then Mayweather turns down a fight that will garner him a wider audience as he (most likely, and I'm a Gatti fan) beats Gatti fairly easily and now Rahman doesn't want to take his title fight for $1.5 million? Everyone should follow Zab's example. I didn't like him much before but he earned a ton of respect from me for taking crap money AND fighting in Corey's backyard.

DAMN these people and their short sighted, money grubbing ways. Just make the fights and put on good shows and the money will come. This is one of the reasons boxing is such a niche sport. All this wrangling makes it petty. In baseball, basketball, all major team sports that have leagues and such, they take care of their contracts and then go to work. (except for NHL ) I know boxing is not a game but it should be treated with a level of professionalism and long term vision. I know the career of a boxer can be ended in one night but if you think that it will. It will. You have to believe that this is just one fight on the way to bigger things.

Sorry for the rant. I just really get pissed at all the fights that could get made and don't. And the fact that this sport is so correctly maligned for being corrupt, money hungry, and incompetently run.

[aand]

> What Hassim Rahman claims went wrong

Byrd stole all his excuses which include:

1. Vitali as a champ is eager for travel to NY to face Rhaman - a truly "deserving" contender.

2. VK's unkle and anunt denied the proposition to judge the fight because they are too old to travel over sea (that is very unfortunate because they would be still the most objective around).

3. There is no one cook in NY who know anything about Ukrainian food,
so there is no possibility to tell that VK was poisoned by his own food.

4. Due to a very increased US airport security it is impossible to smuggle famous Klitchos poisoned glowes for diqualifying him after the fight.

Finaly, the only open point for negotiations is to increase amount of money for Rhaman to be equal to Byrd's regular payday of 2.5 M$.

[Run]

. What a chump. This is the worst excuse I have ever heard. What did Williams get for his fight against Klichko, $300k ?

Deservedly so.

Williams is not a former HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD.

unlike Hasim Rahman.



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[IwatchBoxing]

Money, egos, and greed are killing boxing, they should just fight, they should have max. nomore, noless, for everyone, pay checks for fighters.

[Marjoh]

This is getting old. Fighter calling out the champ like he's in a motivational speaker convention, but when they finally get it, they complain and/or make excuses.

1.5 million dollars is fair enough. Especially in his position.

[!!Captain]

Why would he say that to him in the first place? Why pay Rahman more than ANY heavyweight has ever received for a heavyweight fight for this heavyweight fight? I don't see it being THAT good of a fight. It could be but it is not a guarantee in my mind. The best heavyweight fight that is possible is Lewis returning and fighting Klitschko. I even think a fight between Klitschko and Byrd would be a bigger fight. The Don, if he did actually say this was just trying to butter him up and he should know that. $1.5 million sounds way fair for a title fight. HE should take the fight even if they offered him $300,000.00. It would re-make his carreer if he could beat Klitschko and give him huge money down the line. What is it with fighters being so short sighted! First JMM doesn't take the rematch with Pac Man, then Mayweather turns down a fight that will garner him a wider audience as he (most likely, and I'm a Gatti fan) beats Gatti fairly easily and now Rahman doesn't want to take his title fight for $1.5 million? Everyone should follow Zab's example. I didn't like him much before but he earned a ton of respect from me for taking crap money AND fighting in Corey's backyard.

DAMN these people and their short sighted, money grubbing ways. Just make the fights and put on good shows and the money will come. This is one of the reasons boxing is such a nice sport. All this wrangling makes it petty. In baseball, basketball, all major team sports that have leagues and such, they take care of their contracts and then go to work. (except for NHL ) I know boxing is not a game but it should be treated with a level of professionalism and long term vision. I know the career of a boxer can be ended in one night but if you think that it will. It will. You have to believe that this is just one fight on the way to bigger things.

Sorry for the rant. I just really get pissed at all the fights that could get made and don't. And the fact that this sport is so correctly maligned for being corrupt, money hungry, and incompetently run.

You are right about everything but there is something you have to consider - Rahman KNOWS he can't win this fight and he KNOWS that he will be considered a nobody after that. He is just trying to increase the pay because he knows that he will go right back to his usual 100-200K payday after this fight.