Comments Thread For: Benavidez Promoter on Fighting Andrade: He Brings Nothing to the Table; Money Needs to be Right

[Rodtang]

Did Benavidez not get the memo that promoters and managers work for the fighter and not the other way around.

Ultimately it does, your right. But there are big fights there for Benavidez. Plant and Charlo. I believe those fights will come and they're worth staying put for. But he's never getting Andrade unless he joins Matchroom, or Andrade joins a PBC affiliated promotional company. So there's not much point in talking about a fight that he's not gonna get under the current situation. He's frustrated and I get that. But this fight ain't happening. And that's why Sampson has been quick to jump in and shoot it down with crazy statements. If Sampson thinks Benavidez deserves more for Andrade than Canelo, he's out of his mind, and he's insulting the intelligence of boxing fans. Who does this clown think he is?

[Sosay]

Sooooo, are we all gonna blame Andrade for someone else not willing to fight him. I'd think Benavidez would jump at fighting someone like Andrade seeing he isn't fighting anyone else. Between 160-168, they're all trying to get Nelo but Andrade seems to be the only one that'll fight anyone. Yawn!!!!

[Oldskoolg]

You mean like when Terence Crawford re-signed with Top Rank? Lol! Sorry this got shot down already, but maybe we get Benavidez vs. Morrell Jr. instead? Morrell Jr. is not a draw either, but no network issues! MAN UP!

That was bad on Crawford’s part but Crawford unified and won titles at multiple weight classes and rose to p4p recognition….much more did he accomplish with top rank than knucklehead with slaveroom

[Knuckle sandwich]

It's not a fight I want to see, as wanting 7 million, if he hadn't lost his titles on the scales and another unprofessional indiscretion, he'd got that against canelo.

[Southpaw16]

Boxing has evolved to the point where the economics of the sport make all the top fights un-makeable. Hell, most matchups of top 5s in their division are un-makeable. I’m fed up, and I’m not sure if I’m going to be watching for too much longer.

[Bronx2245]

That was bad on Crawford’s part but Crawford unified and won titles at multiple weight classes and rose to p4p recognition….much more did he accomplish with top rank than knucklehead with slaveroom

You do have a point! However Crawford never fought Danny Garcia, Amir Khan, Zab Judah, Lamont Peterson, nor Maidana @ 140! Then he re-signs and his biggest fight @ 147 was Jeff Horn! He's done more than Andrade, but he could've done much more, had he not re-signed with Top Rank!

[TinAgeOfBoxing]

PBC punks in protective custody. Andrade has not fought one fight at 168 and he is already being ducked.

[paulf]

If Andrade resigns with matchroom after several years of no meaningful fights with fighters who are actually represented by Hearn then he is a monumental fool the likes of which I have never seen

He's a 35 year old unwatchable champion with 3 fans - PBC and Top Rank won't touch him with a ten-foot poll. Who the hell is he going to sign with?? Hearn has been paying him millions in wellfare.... he should be kissing Eddie's feet.

[Get em up]

The high demand is because Andrade is "high risk, low-reward!" Sampson is still hoping that PBC signs Canelo to that 2 fight deal, Charlo in May, Benavidez in September! Let's see how he feels if Canelo chooses the 2 fight deal with DAZN, Bivol in May, and GGG in September? He might change his tune then?

That's a good possibility. This could be their way of holding out to see what Canelo does but I think it's a pointless tactic. I'm a firm believer Canelo is gonna who he wants when he wants and the only to ensure a fight with him is to fight everybody else and show you are THE MAN TO BEAT!

[Queen_Leia]

This is DUCK SAUCE until Benavidez contradicts his lunatic manager publicly lol