What now for Lee and Quillin?

[soul_survivor]

No unification with Cotto because Cotto is fighting his VOLUNTARY and immediately after that he has his mandatory against Golovkin. As Cotto will either vacate, be stripped for fighting someone else or get destroyed by GGG, he will not have any title to unify in a fight with Lee.

Cotto isn't fighting GGG, he'll be made diamond champion or something and be involved in a "unification" some how.

Who has Saunders beaten that was an actual top guy at middleweight.. There is no way he has legitamately become #1 contender. Just because boxing is filled with crap mandatories doesn't mean it's right, and we should continue doing it..

Look at the long list of mandatory challengers across all boxing divisions, who do they actually beat? This isn't the first time, you're acting like you don't watch boxing or know what's happening.

Any way, Jr is ranked number one by the WBA and if I'm not mistaken was ranked pretty high by the WBO before he decided to go the WBA route. But then you have no hopers like Stevens getting ranked by organisations so it's not exactly an encouraging sign.

All I know is that Quillin is looking at the big picture.

lol what's that?

[Weebler I]

Tom Loeffler said they were putting together a financial package so that Lee might fight Golovkin next.

[soul_survivor]

Tom Loeffler said they were putting together a financial package so that Lee might fight Golovkin next.

oh damn, Lee is getting killed....but it'll be a fun unification.

[zmm001]

Tom Loeffler said they were putting together a financial package so that Lee might fight Golovkin next.

There is no way it would happen warren wouldn't allow it bjs isn't going to step aside from a 50-50 fight so he can become mandatory for a beating at the hands of golovkin.

[Bushbaby]

What not for these two guys? Both are arguably top 5 MWs but the gap between them and GGG/Cotto just looks vast.

I know Lee is likely to defend his WBO title against BJS and Quillin...well apart from Haymon, does he have any bargaining chips left? He will have to wait for a rematch with Lee/BJS if it ever happens. Not to mention that a fight with GGG/Cotto looks more unlikely than ever before.

Lee probably ends up in the better position, there's that BJS fight and win or lose a money domestic clash with Macklin and probably fights with guys like Eubank Jr or Murray to wind down his career.

What do you guys think?

I lol'd at the bold and underlined. Cotto has talent, but those middleweights, Quillen and Lee included have easily a 50% chance of beating Cotto. Cotto's 5/7 frame vs these dudes standing 6 foot tall and middleweight power could spell disaster for Cotto anywhere inside of 12 rounds.

[Guest]

Lee successfully defended his title. He owes Quillin nothing. He should pursue a unification with GGG or Cotto on an HBO headliner for bigger money.

Quillin can sit in a corner and wait for a fight against a bum for PBC middleweight supremecy

Quillin kind of has to make the middleweight limit first I think before he becomes supreme.

But then again weight limits are just suggestions for PBC fighters.

[Cut Man]

Lee defends his title against Billy Joe Saunders next.

Quillin? Who cares anymore. I mean the guy vacate a title because he was afraid to fight Korobov and gave some BS excuse, They when he did another title shot (which he didn't deserve) The fat bastard couldn't make weight.

[Eastcoast]

I'd like to see Quillin/Chavez at 168, but I guess Chavez might fight Martin Murray in Mexico first (regardless how well Murray does, Chavez gets the decision).

Tom Loeffler said they were putting together a financial package so that Lee might fight Golovkin next.

When did he say that? Did he say if that offer would kick in prior to the Saunders fight or after? I see Frank's made some comments that perhaps Saunders might go with a Eubank rematch over the Lee fight, but I don't see BJS agreeing to that.

[Hougigo]

Tom Loeffler said they were putting together a financial package so that Lee might fight Golovkin next.

He'd still have to make it past Saunders though

[Dindu_Nuffin]

lee is contractually obliged to face saunders next, right? i think he'll beat saunders. after that hopefully k2 get him in the ring with golovkin

maybe danny jacobs for quillin?

Not sure about contractually, as Lee can simply drop the title if a bigger money fight becomes available (unless BJS is willing to take step-aside money like he did to allow Quillin/Lee to happen; heard he got six-figures for stepping aside!)

But I think Saunders wants his shot at the title. I can see Saunders beating Lee to the punch, and pivoting, and moving to a UD.

I like your suggestion of Danny Jacobs for Quillin next. Supposedly that was the "big money" fight Haymon was giving Quillin to reward him and compensate him for stepping away from both his title, and what was it? Like 1.4 million?