Sergio has one fight left on HBO, who offers more money?

[artfuL_]

It's a business and if Sergio looks great against Cotto and Golovkin has another soso fight in his next outing, HBO will come up with multiple reasons not to make the fight happen. Golovkin is their product and they only want to see him in the ring against opponents who are going to match up with him stylistically. They need him to KO guys, that's his MO and as soon as the KO's stop, their marketing strategy fails.

Fair to say the KOs won't stop till GGG possesses outworldly power. Not sure of the arrangement GGG has with HBO but I'd imagine him and his team won't be happy waiting on the sidelines for his opportunity - the fans definitely won't.

Would be interesting if K2 threatened to send GGG over to Showtime in that case to force HBOs hand.

Boxing is indeed a business and Martinez has max 2 fights with them whilst GGG is still young in his career.

[AVDB]

HBO won't pay for Geale, Barker, Sturm, Murray II, Macklin II and nobody wants to see Chavez II.


I don't know how he completes his contract without taking that fight.

If this fight does ever happen I'd like to bet all my points on it that JUlio wins

[Nay_Sayer]

Dude already ducked out on his title fight with Rubio for more money. If he wants to get more money, who on HBO is he going to fight other than Golovkin?

List them off..... if Sergio doesn't fight Golovkin next, isn't it an obvious duck?
He's not getting out of that HBO contract without fighting him

James Kirkland.

[US Dirk Killer]

James Kirkland.

Sergio is going to get more money with James Kirkland? Guess somebody forgot that James likes to demand a lot of money in any fight where money is

[Nay_Sayer]

Yeah, Sergio Martinez, the great duck. Already fighting two classes above where he started...got ripped off against the "most feared man in boxing" at the time, Paul Williams and had no problem facing him again. He had no problem facing the cruiserweight, Chavez Junior either. He fought all across the world earning his shots, dude came from dirt to hanging with royalty. If people now need to put in a little work to fight with him, then go out there and put in that work.

Yep.

Martinez has no mandate to fight Golovkin until the hype job beats someone with a pulse...

[Ringlife]

Martinez will fight GGG at the end of the year. HBO better pay him that money too.

[Danny Gunz]

It's a business and if Sergio looks great against Cotto and Golovkin has another soso fight in his next outing, HBO will come up with multiple reasons not to make the fight happen. Golovkin is their product and they only want to see him in the ring against opponents who are going to match up with him stylistically. They need him to KO guys, that's his MO and as soon as the KO's stop, their marketing strategy fails.

Lol HBO is probably licking their chops to get GGG matched up with whoever wins Sergio-Cotto. Especially if Cotto wins since he is a big name, regardless GGG would be the heavy favorite in both those fights.

[Hougigo]

Lol HBO is probably licking their chops to get GGG matched up with whoever wins Sergio-Cotto. Especially if Cotto wins since he is a big name, regardless GGG would be the heavy favorite in both those fights.

I don't think Cotto has ties to HBO like Sergio does.... so he's probably free to move around

[Danny Gunz]

I don't think Cotto has ties to HBO like Sergio does.... so he's probably free to move around

He doesn't but that is the type of fight that HBO would drop some big money on to get Golovkin's first PPV. I'd imagine Cotto would be likely to fight Canelo if he won, but I think HBO would make a strong push to make GGG-Cotto

[Hougigo]

He doesn't but that is the type of fight that HBO would drop some big money on to get Golovkin's first PPV. I'd imagine Cotto would be likely to fight Canelo if he won, but I think HBO would make a strong push to make GGG-Cotto

Showtime offered Cotto 10 million.... I doubt HBO will put up that much