Loeffler pushing hard for Lee unification

[Hougigo]

HBO should do everything they can to make this fight happen. Why? Because if Lee rematches Quillin, and Quillin wins, that belt is going to be held hostage by Haymon for a long while (Quillin vs Jacobs, Quillin vs Sergio Mora, Jermain Taylor once he gets his free-dumb, etc). Might as well make a move now to unify the belts, keep those PBC guys empty handed (well at least until they create their own PBC belts of course).

LOL if he gets a rematch. Also I don't think saunders takes step aside from either unless it's around the same thing Quillin got paid

[The Gambler1981]

Yea I am pretty sure it is Lee versus Saunders next which is a very winnable fight for Lee. That HBO Golovkin money will be there, as will the Haymon money so there is pretty much no reason for him to side step Suanders further.


Fall at the earliest

[Fantasiabruja]

nope



Yup, a lot of money... but so far no luck in getting any other title holder

Ideally, they'd hope for the WBC to upgrade Cotto to emeritus and have GGG fight for the vacant belt... because they they get that big fight

Wait you said they'd hope WBC to upgrade Cotto to emeritus so that GGG can get the BIG fight? Against who?

[Hougigo]

Wait you said they'd hope WBC to upgrade Cotto to emeritus so that GGG can get the BIG fight? Against who?

Meant to say WBC hopes for that because WBC will make money off the Cotto/Canelo fight and then GGG fight

[Eastcoast]

HBO should televise the Lee/Saunders fight and grab the winner, though I don't think that's what Frank Warren wants. At his last presser he indicated he wanted the winner of Lee/Saunders to fight Eubank, in fact I think Eubank may fight O'Sullivan on their undercard.

[Hougigo]

HBO should televise the Lee/Saunders fight and grab the winner, though I don't think that's what Frank Warren wants. At his last presser he indicated he wanted the winner of Lee/Saunders to fight Eubank, in fact I think Eubank may fight O'Sullivan on their undercard.

Meh, worth a try after being on PBC.... I wonder how Saunders fight is gonna work with him fighting on May 9th.

hope he doesn't get too hurt/injured in the fight

[Eastcoast]

Meh, worth a try after being on PBC.... I wonder how Saunders fight is gonna work with him fighting on May 9th.

hope he doesn't get too hurt/injured in the fight

Yeah that'd be horrible.

[Hougigo]

Yeah that'd be horrible.

Probably make it super cake since fight is supposed to be by july

[BostonGuy]

Asked about a @AndyLeeBoxing/@GGGBoxing unification, @TomLoeffler1 says he could put together a strong HBO-backed financial deal for Lee.

— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) April 14, 2015

Per Loeffler, @AndyLeeBoxing could earn "significantly more than he did for the Quillin fight." The guess here: Between $1.5 and $2 million.

— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) April 14, 2015

Not gonna happen, IMO

Only happens if Lee has a belt
Don't think Saunders will step aside again

A HBO package sounds pretty good though.

Could this be an option for late 2015? Lee-Sanders in the summer in Ireland; GGG-Lee in NY or Vegas November. I think that's feasible

[Hougigo]

Could this be an option for late 2015? Lee-Sanders in the summer in Ireland; GGG-Lee in NY or Vegas November. I think that's feasible

He's not getting Cotto this year.
But at the same time I think Cotto will either be stripped or upgraded to Emeritus to fight Canelo in the fall.

So GGG fights for WBC in the fall against Heiland/Johnson.

If Lee wins they'd pursue it hard.

If Saunders wins, they'll pursue it, but I think he'll either defend it at home or rematch with Eubank Jnr