Saunders: Money is negotiable, but no fight unless Golovkin comes to the UK

[Hougigo]

Meh...I wouldn't be surprised to see demands on glove size, ring size and other things come up within the next few weeks.

At this stage, I have a feeling Billy Hoe Saunders will take a dive if the fight happens because he clearly doesn't want the fight.

I read somewhere that they'd try and have a kickboxing promoter promote the fight in NY... but I don't know jack about it, just **** I heard online.

BJS isn't in nearly the same position Lemieux was last year, so i really don't think this fight will come off for April

[Deevel916]

I would like to see GGG travel to the UK for this fight but at the same time, Saunders is backtracking on his original statement. He first stated a few days ago that GGG's team either pay up to fight in the States or he'll take less money for the fight to happen in the UK.

[Nay_Sayer]

If Bumlovkin goes to the UK for this fight then we will know who the "A" side is in this match up...

[boliodogs]

GGG getting a chance to fight Saunders is too good to be true for a GGG fan. It will not happen in my opinion. If GGG agrees to Saunders's terms on money and fighting in the UK I still don't believe Saunders will fight GGG. Saunders doesn't want it to look like he is afraid to fight GGG but I think he is afraid to fight GGG. Saunders will defend his title against someone else in my opinion. That's what the other middleweight belt holders usually do.I don't blame him. Only Lemieux defended his belt against GGG showing a champion's heart. Canelo agreed to fight GGG in September so I hope he does.

[-Kev-]

I would like to see GGG travel to the UK for this fight but at the same time, Saunders is backtracking on his original statement. He first stated a few days ago that GGG's team either pay up to fight in the States or he'll take less money for the fight to happen in the UK.

Doesn't sound like backtracking then. He said money is neogtiable, but the fight has to be UK. Versus paying up and to fight in the US. If money is negotiable, sounds like he'd take less than he would ask to fight in the US.

[Deevel916]

Team GGG already offered Saunders 2.2mil euro which is around $2.4mil. Does he really think he's worth more than that?

[Deevel916]

Doesn't sound like backtracking then. He said money is neogtiable, but the fight has to be UK. Versus paying up and to fight in the US. If money is negotiable, sounds like he'd take less than he would ask to fight in the US.

Yes. That's why I just posted! LOL. But now Saunders is saying that the fight will ONLY happen in the UK. That's not what he originally stated. He was open to fighting in the US so long as they paid him what he wanted. I'm curious as to how much he wanted as its been reported team GGG offered him $2.4mil.

[ironmike2012]

He don't want the fight, he said 18 months already. Now he is making demands, that will kill the fight. More money, fight at home, his family will judge and ref, head gear and GGG's girl for a night. Just have the promoters/ managers make the deal, if you want it.

[Kazakh Thunder]

Yes to all of this. If this fight does'nt get made because GGG would'nt travel, that is a seriously bad look.

you are right, GGG should travel instead of fighting in his home country Kazakhstan.

[daggum]

ggg just did 20,000 in his adopted home country

saunders-lee are both from the uk and did less than 7000 and had to postpone the fight twice because of low ticket sales

this is just a duck, a small percentage of low information fans will actually say ggg ducked saunders for not traveling which was his goal