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Originally posted by Spray_resistant View PostI am not trying to troll or anything but I do not see how Quillin made out with anything here, he lost his bargaining chip(WBO strap), he really doesn't have a fan base, he is obviously beatable but still risky so why now would any notable fighter from another promotion be put in with him?
-Quillin, regardless of how you feel about his situation, is still the second or third best middleweight on the planet.
-Jacobs(c) vs Quillin (wba) is a fight that Showtime is interested in airing.
-Jermain Taylor, IBF champion, is in a legal situation that could see that title come vacant (Haasan N'Dam vs Quillin/Jacobs winner for the vacant belt makes sense).
-faced with the specter of fighting IBF/wba champ Peter Quillin or WBA champ Gennady Golovkin, I don't find it all that hard for Andy Lee (WBO champ) or other middleweights to opt for Quillin
Only thing that would change the calculus, imo, would be if Golovkin can push HBO to put him on PPV. Because beyond that a fighter, as the opponent, is fighting Golovkin or Quillin for the same money.
The beauty of having a TV partner backing you.
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Originally posted by Scipio2009 View PostShowtime, for whatever reason (Haymon) still has interest in showing Peter Quillin.
-Quillin, regardless of how you feel about his situation, is still the second or third best middleweight on the planet.
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Originally posted by Sterling Archer View Postwhat kind of person is in the entertainment business but has a complete media blackout???????????
can somebody answer me that?
how can you be doing business in the entertainment industry and have a complete media blackout policy?
only hardcore criminal gangsters employ that kind of anti media policy.
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Originally posted by Scipio2009 View PostShowtime, for whatever reason (Haymon) still has interest in showing Peter Quillin.
-Quillin, regardless of how you feel about his situation, is still the second or third best middleweight on the planet.
-Jacobs(c) vs Quillin (wba) is a fight that Showtime is interested in airing.
-Jermain Taylor, IBF champion, is in a legal situation that could see that title come vacant (Haasan N'Dam vs Quillin/Jacobs winner for the vacant belt makes sense).
-faced with the specter of fighting IBF/wba champ Peter Quillin or WBA champ Gennady Golovkin, I don't find it all that hard for Andy Lee (WBO champ) or other middleweights to opt for Quillin
Only thing that would change the calculus, imo, would be if Golovkin can push HBO to put him on PPV. Because beyond that a fighter, as the opponent, is fighting Golovkin or Quillin for the same money.
The beauty of having a TV partner backing you.
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Originally posted by low blows View PostI have a feeling Taylor's belt is up for auction to the highest bidder. Also that auction has a quick closing date due to his future incarceration. I suspect Miguel Cotto or Kid Chocolate/Jacobs will win the bid. It seems like GGG has a low ceiling from HBO to entice fighters. He needs to destroy Lee or Lemieux to raise his pay scale.
Being kinda serious, he's going to need something like a fight with Andre Ward if he wants to break through. That fight isn't likely to happen, but that's what he needs; a fight where he walks into the ring with serious doubt as to the outcome.
Why not go after Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade? He's a 6'1 rangy southpaw, with range, can punch, and can fight going forward and backward. People will knock him coming up from 154, but Andrade heads into the fight with clear tools that would pose problems to Golovkin.
Frankly, Golovkin needs to go up 8 pounds, for at least a couple fights (a la Anderson Silva fighting at 205 when he knocked off all of the guys at 185).
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