Comments Thread For: SHO's Espinoza: Mayweather-Pacquiao 'Not Close' To Done

[FloydvsPac]

Yet ANOTHER in a long series of articles where the so-called professional journalist doesn't do the basics of journalism. Let me get in front of Espinoza and the first thing I'll say is 'Uhhh, Steve... what exactly are the remaining issues that are an impediment to the fight being finalized?'

Is that really so difficult? As far as we've been told, all issues were ironed out save for relatively unimportant ones like who gets to show the prefight programs (Yahoo Sports reported earlier today they struck a deal where each network would do an hr long special on their fighter as opposed to the traditional 24 7/All Access) and whether or not Jim Lampley would be involved.

Those don't sound like issues that would take weeks to resolve and hold up a $300 million fight. So what is it exactly?

I agree. The Tyson-Lewis fight set the foundation. I cannot imagine HBO & SHO killing the fight when the fighters are already agreed to terms. Their bosses CBS & Time Warner would fire them! It has to be something else and since it's only SHO that's talking publicly, it must be Floyd. HBO has been quiet.

[Lullaby]

This **** is really annoying.

[MrRolltide91]

Yet ANOTHER in a long series of articles where the so-called professional journalist doesn't do the basics of journalism. Let me get in front of Espinoza and the first thing I'll say is 'Uhhh, Steve... what exactly are the remaining issues that are an impediment to the fight being finalized?'

Is that really so difficult? As far as we've been told, all issues were ironed out save for relatively unimportant ones like who gets to show the prefight programs (Yahoo Sports reported earlier today they struck a deal where each network would do an hr long special on their fighter as opposed to the traditional 24 7/All Access) and whether or not Jim Lampley would be involved.

Those don't sound like issues that would take weeks to resolve and hold up a $300 million fight. So what is it exactly?

Its been reported there are still tv issues

[Scipio2009]

You can tell just by the statements they put out who really wants this fight. Arum pacquiao and kontz have all been hounding Floyd in the media, agreed to all terms, every day since his algieri win have been non stop hounding. They all keep saying they are very optimistic. They were saying Floyd was hesitant, but now they believe Floyd wants it supposedly. Mayweather has been quiet and Espinoza has only made a few statements and they have all been pretty negative, saying stuff like its really far from being dine and there are all these issues. Ok then idiot what issues? Seems like they are having a hard time convincing Floyd and that is the truth. Floyd wants an easy opponent and an easy 32 million, he could care less about ShowTime making money. Top rank has made it really hard in ShowTime because they are hyping it so much that if Floyd sticks to his guns and backs out nobody will buy floyds next fight

lol

Arum has been feeding the media and Pacquiao fans utter lies for the last month, yet he's the one pushing for the fight?

spin it however you want, but don't be shocked when folks laugh in your face.

[MrRolltide91]

I agree. The Tyson-Lewis fight set the foundation. I cannot imagine HBO & SHO killing the fight when the fighters are already agreed to terms. Their bosses CBS & Time Warner would fire them! It has to be something else and since it's only SHO that's talking publicly, it must be Floyd. HBO has been quiet.

But they are not doing tyson/lewis, hbo didnt want to do the same deal

[MrRolltide91]

he blocked me on twitter cause i said he was bob arums pawn lol

[brickcityboxing]

You'd think all these idiots would stick to one story. They sound dumb as ****. And the ****ed up thing is I'm not even looking for this ****. I just get bombarded with a bunch of Bull****. It's like someone coming up to you and ****n with you for no reason.

Everyone is sticking to the same story Koncz said they are a few days away but he's confident ... Espinoza expressed the same thing "almost out of the minefield"... Arum ? "Fights a done deal" ... But he's the only dude that wasn't present at the hotel,or the game, so I guess we should just take his word for it.

[QballLobo]

Like I have been saying, I don't get everyones optimism around here. Just because Floyd/Manny saw each other at a basketball game doesn't change the last 5+ years of roadblocks from each side. This is beyond business, this is personal for both Floyd and Bob and I am not optimistic that they can get past it. Bob doesn't want Floyd to beat Manny and Floyd won't risk his 0 with Bob and corrupt judges IMO.

[mrpizza-nd_beer]

Yet ANOTHER in a long series of articles where the so-called professional journalist doesn't do the basics of journalism. Let me get in front of Espinoza and the first thing I'll say is 'Uhhh, Steve... what exactly are the remaining issues that are an impediment to the fight being finalized?'

Is that really so difficult? As far as we've been told, all issues were ironed out save for relatively unimportant ones like who gets to show the prefight programs (Yahoo Sports reported earlier today they struck a deal where each network would do an hr long special on their fighter as opposed to the traditional 24 7/All Access) and whether or not Jim Lampley would be involved.

Those don't sound like issues that would take weeks to resolve and hold up a $300 million fight. So what is it exactly?

Appears to me Lampley and Roy Jones are out. Must be Kellerman and zomebody else for HBO.

[FloydvsPac]

But they are not doing tyson/lewis, hbo didnt want to do the same deal

I don't mean copy that deal exactly. The relationship between the two networks is there and it's worked before. That's what a foundation is.