Peter Quillin interview about his WBO belt

[richardt]

I have been a solid fan of Quillin and before he made it to the big leagues I used to watch his youtube videos where he would take out his gold tooth and he was funny and interesting and I liked his quirky, humorous personality but I'm not sure what he seems to think he has in store for himself that would allow him to turn down 1.4 mill. Wonder if there is something deeper in his personal life going on that is the root to this.

[Bigg Rigg]

ok so this is all it is about


Quillin also defended his manager, Al Haymon, in the wake of a decision that prevents the boxer from fighting under the banner of Roc Nation, which is owned by Shawn Carter AKA Jay-Z.

Jay-Z is married to music diva Beyonce, who was once promoted by Haymon and has been in involved in legal battles with the man who may be the most powerful figure in boxing

Only thing I can think of that makes sense.

[brettWall]

Only real winner here is Roc Nation. They're getting free publicity for nothing. The huge damage is on Quillin. He loses the belt, money, dignity, rep...

[elgranluchadore]

Only real winner here is Roc Nation. They're getting free publicity for nothing. The huge damage is on Quillin. He loses the belt, money, dignity, rep...

He didnt got his ass kicked, that was the whole point

[brettWall]

He didnt got his ass kicked, that was the whole point

Yep. That's what they mean when they say, "Boxing is business. I have to start cherry picking my opponents." Meaning, I'm scared of getting whooped by the fighter they want to see me fight.

[ИATAS]

He didnt got his ass kicked, that was the whole point

Funny thing is this was a very winnable fight for Quillin and he could have fought Jacobs after in a bigger fight with absolutely zero ties to Roc Nation.

[Hougigo]

Yeah it will probably be a co-feature on a Garcia card. Quillin has almost no fan base whatsoever, Jacobs has the whole feel good story stuff that makes him slightly interesting to the sentimental.

I just can't see it as a main, it will most likely be on a Garia undercard

Funny thing is this was a very winnable fight for Quillin and he could have fought Jacobs after in a bigger fight with absolutely zero ties to Roc Nation.

I had it 50/50, now he lost much more than a belt and money

[Dean_Razorback]

what fanbase is he talking about?

[KRITKL]

The move still makes no sense for Quillin.
Lost his biggest paycheck and belt
I'm just curious what Haymon said to convince him this was a good idea.

[Hougigo]

Only real winner here is Roc Nation. They're getting free publicity for nothing. The huge damage is on Quillin. He loses the belt, money, dignity, rep...

Unless Roc nation did want to put the fight on for some reason