Bey/Shafikov on April 30th. Most likely TMT card

[Eff Pandas]

So which TMT fighter is hitting the lottery on May 2? They gonna need to upgrade Chris Pearson to the on PPV portion of the biggest fight card in history soon. Maybe a PBC guy gets the nod. Getting close to go time is all I know.

[glenn mcrory]

Shafikov's been running after that IBF belt for a while now, and Bey hadn't even attempted to schedule a defense since "beating" Vazquez in September. TMT only did so until the purse bids were looming. There's a reason for that.

[Mitchell Kane]

Fights off, per Dan Rafael...

"However, IBF championships chairman Lindsey Tucker told ESPN.com that Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe notified him Wednesday that the fight was off, without giving any particular reason."

http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/p...al-falls-apart

Dan Rafael, King Fight Freak (12:54 PM)

Since I wrote the blog on the fight being off last night I was told it is off because Bey wanted more than than $200k or so he was being offered. It was not canceled because of anything to do with Shafikov or because there were any issues between Top Rank and Mayweather Promotions.

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat...ith-dan-rafael

[AKAcronym]

That's bull****. I was looking forward to seeing Shafikov fight someone like Bey-another guy with a false sense of how much he's actually worth.

[dirty fingers]

Just bidness.

[Hougigo]

Fights off, per Dan Rafael...

"However, IBF championships chairman Lindsey Tucker told ESPN.com that Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe notified him Wednesday that the fight was off, without giving any particular reason."

http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/p...al-falls-apart

Dan Rafael, King Fight Freak (12:54 PM)

Since I wrote the blog on the fight being off last night I was told it is off because Bey wanted more than than $200k or so he was being offered. It was not canceled because of anything to do with Shafikov or because there were any issues between Top Rank and Mayweather Promotions.

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat...ith-dan-rafael

So is he stripped or what?

[HanzGruber]

They're going to purse bid