Showtime To Do Another Tourney at Bantamweight

[rochemback]

Mares - Darchinyan would be interesting, but I think Mares can come up with the win, Darchinyan is a bit overrated to me.
A Mares-Perez rematch in the final would be sick.

[mrpain81]

Because they overpay the hell out of the guys they have.

They overpay for ****ty fights like Bradley vs Abregu and Dawson vs Tarver 2. They have gotten better by not over paying for crappy Klitschko fights but they need to buy fights not fighters. The idiots outbid themselves then don't make the fights the fans really want to see, HBO needs to step up and tell the promoters 'If you don't make this fight your guy ain't fighting on HBO' That's all they have to do, Showtime can't outbid them so the promoters will have to make a choice.

1. HBO - Big money but hard fights.

2. Showtime - Take a pay cut

3. PPV - take a gamble, especially with a lot of fighters that can't draw flies.

4. ESPN2/Telefutura/Fox Sports - Crap money.

HBO has all the power, they just need to grow some balls.

[mrpain81]

[Cubanborn87]

anyone hear the statement arum made today of donaire fighting rigondeaux at 122 next year? i just saw it on some boxing website

[Cubanborn87]

here it is

Nonito Donaire doesn’t mind playing a cameo role as long as Manny Pacquiao is the lead character of the show.

“I have requested that I be included in Manny’s undercard,” Donaire, the interim World Boxing Association (WBA) super-flyweight titlist told the PSA Forum on Tuesday.

Pacquiao is booked to fight on November 13 against Antonio Margarito and Donaire wants no less than a cameo appearance underneath in an effort to get maximum exposure since the fight of Pacquiao has always been a blockbuster.

Donaire mentioned Fernando Montiel of Mexico as his main target but it would be all up to Top Rank chief Bob Arum, who promotes both fighters.

Fresh from stopping Hernan ‘Tyson’ Marquez of Mexico in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Donaire is dying to get it on with Montiel, who holds the WBA and World Boxing Organization bantam belts.

Accompanied by wife Rachel, Donaire admits to feeling bothered that he has yet to engage in a super showdown even though he’s been fighting under Arum’s banner the past two years.

“It’s frustrating but if the Montiel fight doesn’t happen, there are other big fights out there,” said Donaire. ‘But I would really love my next fight to be in the undercard of a Pacquiao fight.”

In a conversation with The Bulletin just before Donaire faced the media, Arum assured the California-based puncher that Top Rank has grand plans for him although it doesn’t look like Arum is keen in having him underneath the Pacquiao headliner.

“Tell him, we’re trying to finalize the details of his fight with Montiel and that we have plans of seeing him fight (Guillermo) Rigondeaux at 122 lbs next year,” said Arum, revealing that his company has just signed up the talented Cuban.

Arum, however, wants the Donaire-Montiel duel to take place on December 4, underneath the proposed world super-welterweight battle between Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico and Julio Cesar Chavez, possibly in Las Vegas.
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[Eaner0919]

You can thank uncle Bob for not getting those two.

actually according to someone I talked to involved in the negotiations Moreno and Hasegawa are kind of in the picture

both want to do it, Hasegawa even stated he would come stateside

it isn't 100% done that it will be a four man tourney. They had really hoped TR would allow at the very least Donaire to be in it but they are balking at it. Nonito told me he wants in.

[Eaner0919]

can anyone tell me what the deal is with montiel, zanfer and top rank? how much say does beltran have over what montiel does compared to arum?

Beltran is his Mexican promoter so he has a say in what goes on

also Beltran is in essence Top Rank's Mexican talent link providing them with most of their stable from Mexico

[mrpain81]

actually according to someone I talked to involved in the negotiations Moreno and Hasegawa are kind of in the picture

both want to do it, Hasegawa even stated he would come stateside

it isn't 100% done that it will be a four man tourney. They had really hoped TR would allow at the very least Donaire to be in it but they are balking at it. Nonito told me he wants in.

I really hope they can get Moreno and Hasegawa so they can do the same format as the Super Six. It would be pretty sweet if they can get Hasegawa and have at least one of his fights from Japan. If Arum doesn't make Montiel vs. Donaire before the end of the year and passes up this great opportunity the fans and media should tear his ass to shreds.

[Shadows]

If they (SHO) really want to put the the best of the best in a Super Six like format they'd have to have Hasegawa and Moreno.

Ideally, it should include Moreno, Montiel, Hasegawa, Donaire, Perez, and Mares. If TR won't let Montiel and Donaire participate, bring in Agbeko and Cermeno.

[Dick Buffman]

Because they overpay the hell out of the guys they have.

egggzactly....floyd,berto and dawson ftl