Comments Thread For: Leo Santa Cruz-Leigh Wood: WBA Schedules August 12 Purse Bid Hearing

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Eddie isn't making the Kiko fight. It wouldn't sell.

Haymon has the WBA in his pocket. He knew if the WBA had it at 75/25 in Leo's favour, Eddie would have to pay Leo 3 times his biggest payday just to get Wood what he did last time out. That's why he sent it to purse bid. Leo should have been stripped a long time ago. It's coming up 4 years where he hasn't defended the title.

So the WBA are in the business of ripping off other fighters when you look at their fight purses in their last two fights? It makes no sense to give only 25% to Wood. He'd be getting a lot less than last time if Eddie put it an offer what Leo is worth. The WBA, like the WBC, look into their fight purses from their past fights and change the splits to make sense. However, Haymon doesn't want them to. You can even do the sums yourself and see how much would have to be put forward in the bid to get Wood the 850,000 like last time. If you think Leo is worth millions and the split makes sense, no wonder corruption is so widespread.

75/25 split was exactly what the WBA ruled in favor of GGG against Jacobs. PBC tried to ask for an exemption for this fight for Leo to unify against Vargas and the WBA rejected it. Hearn asked for an exemption for Bivol so he can face Buatsi instead of Ramirez and the WBA rejected it. They may be corrupt but they have been consistent here.

And btw, looks like both teams have come to an agreement.

Salvador Rodriguez

@ChavaESPN
Representantes de
@leosantacruz2
y
@itsLeighWood
han dicho a la
@WBABoxing
que tienen acuerdo y hablan del 5/12 noviembre. Tienen 20 días para enviar contratos.
Translated from Spanish by
Representatives of
@leosantacruz2
and
@itsLeighWood
have told
@WBABoxing
that they have an agreement and are talking about November 5/12. They have 20 days to submit contracts.