Daniel Geale turns down April 26th, says conflicts with UFC in Australia

[MDPopescu]

http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8794744



Well...looks like it'll be Lee. Heard HBO turned down Jonak/Kirkland then went back on board with it.

I don't know how Aussie t.v works either. Looks like it can't be broadcasted unless it's PPV over there.... Aussie t.v is wierd.

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[US Dirk Killer]

Just goes to show not even geales own country likes him

[-Kev-]

Why wouldn't HBO budge on a week later or a week earlier?

They probably preferred Lee to get a highlight reel KO over the weak chinned Lee.

[Hougigo]

Why wouldn't HBO budge on a week later or a week earlier?

They probably preferred Lee to get a highlight reel KO over the weak chinned Lee.

Week earlier: Shumenov/Hopkins
Week later: Mayweather

Golovkin's fault

[MrRolltide91]

Sigh........

[Daddy T]

Well he better not come out after his next fight and say something like 'I want GGG lets make the fight!' he's been offered the fight TWICE now and has turned it down twice. Damn GGG is the most avoided 160 pound fighter in years, pity martinez, murray, quillin, sturm and Geale don't have the balls to take him on as it would have been nice to see him unify the division before moving up. But now it's starting to look like he may have to move up without having unified 160.

[Evil Abed]

Why wouldn't HBO budge on a week later or a week earlier?

They probably preferred Lee to get a highlight reel KO over the weak chinned Lee.

Don't be ******. You know HBO can't budge like that. Fights get delayed and they delay them for months at a time. TV dates can't be casually adjusted for one fighter who's not even the A-side.

[Evil Abed]

Geale's promoter, Gary Shaw in January: "They offered us a fight for Monte Carlo, but Geale wants to be on HBO."

[-PBP-]

This is a duck to me. He asked for HBO, he got HBO, now HBO isn't good enough. We all knew April 26th was the date months ago so I know he knew as well.

[djif]

It's not Golovkin's fault.

You don't get it. It's Golovkin's fault.