Comments Thread For: Chavez Jr: Golovkin Purse Was Not What I Expected

[chepboxingking]

This fight is still very much possible in a yr after his contract runs out. Hope he stays as a free agent and doesn't sign with any promoter. Don't get caught up in the cold war again and fight whoever. He's popular enough and could promote himself ie. Cotto and mayweather

[Hougigo]

Not what you expected vs Golovkin? How much did you expect?

[kingfaze19]

good, maybe now GGGay can fight Ward and get his a$$ stomped..

[MASTER1454]

wait people seriously having a go? arum pays his guys better than any other promoter

look at floyd and chino, 1.5m to chino lol, thats it! chavez was getting 2.5m plus ppv bonus, would have made double most likely

al haymon and richard are kunts, cannot wait until they are dead, hopefully it happens soon to save boxing

That's some bullshyte - don't wish anyone death that didn't do anything personally to you.....

Pac supposedly got a guaranteed $20 million for the same amount of ppvs Chavez did against Martinez. How much was Chavez paid in that fight? Find out and then we will know if Arum or Chavez is right.

Transparency is what's needed......

This is why I hate promoters.. they don't fight! they don't do siht but talk! Why are they so freaking greedy!!! Boxers put their health at risk, go thru gruesome training camps, dedicate to please the fans... and they're getting shorted by greedy fat chumps like arum and company.. I got an idea.. see who agrees with me..

1. HBO/Showtime need to get rid of middlemen (promoters)...
2. Deal directly on the table with boxers & advisors/managers and basically say "Chavez and GGG there's 10million for your fight! you guys don't leave the room until you alone have decided your split!"
3. If it's PPV? Let them decide that too!
4. Tv networks will deduct a promotional fees from total revenue.
5. Get rid of interim, and other fake belts.. and just go to a monetary system.. i.e. Champ is worth $100,000, #1 contender is worth $80,000.. so you don't have has beens with names getting paid to fight champs.. if a champs wants to get paid? he's got to face the best... the only thing is that if an organization wants to rank unworthy people (which they already do) the fans will be screwed.
6. SHOW ALL REVENUE!!! ALL NUMBERS!! THAT WAY EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT EVERYONE IS MAKING AND THERE'S NOBODY GETTING SHORTED!!

I like your rationale......but it would never fly - too much sliminess going on in boxing......

[Ray Corso]

Here's a kid spoon fed by Rudy Chavez (matchmaker aligned with Top Rank)in his entire career. Treated as if he was special when he was ordinary. Wants to be offered money as if he would honor his commitments and be ready to make weights and fight meaningful fights after being babied for years.
This kid is a pain in the azz for everyone who comes in contact with him.
When he realizes that Daddys money isn't his it will be to late!
This kid could earn a comfortable living fighting the semi-main events against marginal guys like Cuello, Manfredi, Lee etc.........he doesn't have the skills to be a main event guy that was proven against Sergio. The kid doesn't know how to jab for Christ sake!!!!

He could make 500.000 to a 900,000 as a semi wind up bout and be protected at the same time. As everyone saw Vera gave him terrific and entertaining fights. Nothing wrong with that! Ward & GGG tko him! Hell if Sergio had any ballz he would have stopped him!!! Ray.

[r.burgundy]

No it is NOT...he's just not ******...is he skillful..not really and we all can agree on that and the fact that he's got a reputation off his daddy's name...however, he understands that being mexican he has a big fan base already on top of the Chavez name. He also knows golovikin has a good fan base too and so if he's going to risk it all in a high profile fight with some who's considered dangerous he wants to be paid accordingly...read the article he said it himself...he's not asking for anything excessive just be fair...it's arum who's being the f.uckimg dummy...how can he say that he doesn't see it worth it if Chavez and on being a free agent after the fight? So what?!!?' It's his career and life let him go and stop trying to trap and force people into extensions with ur company...if they're unhappy let them go or work out a deal and pony up the money...stop pocketing every penny out of these boxers...

exactly.and people wonder why pac/floyd will never happen
arum said the fights not worth it if he cant sign chavez long term.**** kinda sense does that make

[Pigeons]

Gennady Golovkin should finally take a risk and fight Andre Ward instead. I just hope he doesn't duck him and run back to 160 pounds where there are no challenges for him.

[EZ E]

Bunch of BS!! The 'high' from his over-hyped victory over Vera FI-nally wore off & came to his senses and realized that facing GGG was hazardous to his health. NO money was worth the beating he was going to receive.

[Cinci Champ]

GGG is the undefeated one who's never lost AND the one moving up a weight class for the first time to fight a Cruiserweight AND he would probably take this fight for like 500,000....


This is a clear duck. Sorry. Add Chavez Jr to the list of people avoiding the second most avoided man in boxing.


Such a shame.

no way in hell he takes this fight for 500k

[Cinci Champ]

Gennady Golovkin should finally take a risk and fight Andre Ward instead. I just hope he doesn't duck him and run back to 160 pounds where there are no challenges for him.

i agree why not give them the date in july it could easily be ppv it would sell to it aint gonna happen tho i dont think ggg team want the fight