Comments Thread For: Chavez Jr. Says Team Made Decision on Dirrell Shot

[Evil Abed]

Bs. It was the contract extension or nothing.

Arum said he relented on insisting on the extension and instead presented Chavez with two proposals. Under one proposal, Chavez would earn a certain amount of money to fight Golovkin without an extension. He would earn far more for the fight if he accepted the proposal with the extension.

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/10897920/contract-snag-stalls-julio-cesar-chavez-jr-gennady-golovkin-talks

[Bigg Rigg]

Never heard of the no extension offer bro. Not saying you're lying, just that I must have missed that 1.

[Evil Abed]

Never heard of the no extension offer bro. Not saying you're lying, just that I must have missed that 1.

It's in my last post. You must have missed it.

[arthurspooner]

Chavez Jr. went over this in better detail. Jr. accepted the deal for the fight at $6 million but he didn't want to extend a deal with Arum. So Arum offered Jr. $2 million. Jr. then said he would not take 1/3 of initial offer and Arum never offered anything more than that. This was a sought after PPV card and the headliner was only going to get $2 million??? Many guys have made around that without PPV. Chavez said he was willing to accept a bit less than $6 million without the extension but not the lowball offer. Even Sr. told him to turn it down. Basically, Arum tries this with everyone of note when their deal is ending. They will only get what they are worth if they sign an extension. He did this with Bradley and failed when he tried it with Mikey and Chavez Jr.

[ShoulderRoll]

Chavez Jr. went over this in better detail. Jr. accepted the deal for the fight at $6 million but he didn't want to extend a deal with Arum. So Arum offered Jr. $2 million. Jr. then said he would not take 1/3 of initial offer and Arum never offered anything more than that. This was a sought after PPV card and the headliner was only going to get $2 million???

That sounds about right.

Arum basically wanted him to sign an extension or else give up his rights to most of the PPV money.

[mrjoeblive]

Translation=don't fight this guy its to high a risk so we will duck him

[kombayn]

Julio Cesar Chavez will get a boxing lesson from Anthony Dirrell that's why

I believe Chavez, Jr. would defeat Anthony Dirrell, JCC is a big guy and he can take a punch, while Anthony doesn't have that good of punching power. Andre on the other hand I think would mop the floor with Chavez, Jr.

[MDPopescu]

I believe Chavez, Jr. would defeat Anthony Dirrell, JCC is a big guy and he can take a punch, while Anthony doesn't have that good of punching power. Andre on the other hand I think would mop the floor with Chavez, Jr.

Maybe Jr is just afraid that Arum turns the ref and the judges against him...
Dirrell doesn't seem to be a big threat per se and Ward hasn't the punching power to mop the floor with Jr -- who was never dropped.

[lutenco]

If Chavez comes in good shape he win,people has to understand that the guy fought title fights without train hiss ass off and it's incredible,people that boxe know what it means!

[nycsmooth]

so Jr looks 2 another body 4 a shot...Dirrell would beat him, especially if in CA where the judging is far superior to that of NV...