Comments Thread For: Shakur Stevenson Says Tank Davis Bout Will Be World's Biggest Fight When It Happens

[Hitmonchan]

Question is: can you convince Bob Arum to have the same vision??? He thought De La Hoya vs. Mayweather wouldn't sell! He thought Crawford vs. Spence wouldn't sell! However, he does see success in Teofimo Lopez vs. Ryan Garcia! Talk to your mentor, Bud Crawford!

is there a video of Bob staying that? Or did floyd say that? I don't buy that at all. bob knows what's up! pbc does not want their fighters losing to a fighter who's currently with a rival promoter! That's a fact! so they'll blame it on bob for the fight not happening. Another factor is does davis want to fight an actual challenge or does he just want to coast? I see bob working with other promoters all the time like frank warren lou de bella the promoters in japan. pbc doesn't work with anybody they use phantom promoters like tgb which is really gaymon working in the shadows.

[Bronx2245]

is there a video of Bob staying that? Or did floyd say that? I don't buy that at all. bob knows what's up! pbc does not want their fighters losing to a fighter who's currently with a rival promoter! That's a fact! so they'll blame it on bob for the fight not happening. Another factor is does davis want to fight an actual challenge or does he just want to coast? I see bob working with other promoters all the time like frank warren lou de bella the promoters in japan. pbc doesn't work with anybody they use phantom promoters like tgb which is really gaymon working in the shadows.

Mayweather turns down $8 million to fight Margarito
Dan Rafael
ESPN
April 24, 2006

Arum said Mayweather preferred to await the outcome of the May 6 Oscar De La Hoya-Ricardo Mayorga fight instead of committing to Margarito because he would prefer to fight De La Hoya.

"We're not sitting waiting on De La Hoya," Ellerbe said. "He's in a tough, tough fight with Mayorga."

Many in the sport believe a De La Hoya-Mayweather fight is the biggest fight on the horizon and the only one capable of generating 1 million-plus buys on pay-per-view.

The reason Mayweather opted for the buyout rather than waiting for the May 6 result was because the contract had a limited window for the buyout, one that expired before the De La Hoya fight. However, Arum said he would have extended the window if Mayweather had asked. What Arum wouldn't do, he said, was raise the guarantees for other fights outlined in the contract.

Arum said while Mayweather would have taken the $8 million to fight Margarito, he asked for a $10 million guarantee to fight opponents such as Miguel Cotto and Ricky Hatton, when Arum was only willing to guarantee $7 million.

Arum said Mayweather also asked for $20 million to fight De La Hoya, a fight Arum said he wasn't interested in participating in.

"That's not in the cards," Arum said. "He wants $20 million for the De La Hoya fight? It's not there. Sometimes, my man, you gotta know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em. We'll talk about things down the road."

Ellerbe said Mayweather opted for the buyout so he could be "more in control of when and who he fights next. It's as simple as that. There is nothing bad between Floyd and Bob."

Arum agreed that the split with Mayweather was not on bad terms like their brief breakup last year. In fact, Arum said, "We intend to be back together. Everything with this was honorable and good. I had offered him numbers [for a multi-fight contract extension] that were livable. His expectations are in the stratosphere. He was entitled to buy me out, and he did. We decided this was the best way to handle it. He is a free agent. We have agreed to work with each other [in the future]."

The split frees Mayweather to make a potential deal with De La Hoya without Arum as part of the promotion. His involvement would have made making a deal almost impossible: The head of Top Rank has openly feuded with De La Hoya, his former superstar, and their companies rarely do business together as a result.

Arum said he was simply not interested in participating in a De La Hoya-Mayweather fight, but not because of his distaste for De La Hoya.

"I don't want to, because if I did that fight, I would be working for such a small percentage, it's not worth it," he said.

https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/n...ory?id=2420382

Who did Jared Anderson just fight, and on what network? Who did Monster Inoue just fight, and on what network?

[The Big Dunn]

Can’t wait for my boy Shakur to leave Arum and make the Tank fight.

Shakur can’t even get the Loma fight he wants.

[hhh1200]

Took Crawford 5 years to get Spence in the ring. Shakar will be over 30 before the fight happens.

[tomhawq]

Took Crawford 5 years to get Spence in the ring. Shakar will be over 30 before the fight happens.

Negotiations didn't go smoothly even when Crawford parted ways with Arum. It took Spence and Crawford to negotiate on their own without outside interference. Perhaps this is the way to go with Shakur and Tank. That is if they both want the fight. Like I already mentioned, it takes two to tango. Both fighters should show strong interest in the fight. One fighter should never have to beg for a fight.

[nghtmr111]

Probably not the biggest fight in boxing but a damn good one that needs to happen. I think Shakur possibly toys with Tank. Doubt it will happen.

[11Combos]

you men when you finally grow some NUTS... you just declined Haney & been ducking & running from Edwin de los santos