Comments Thread For: DiBella Reclaims Rights To Pedraza vs. Smith

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The promotional rights to a super featherweight title fight between Jose Pedraza and Stephen Smith landed exactly where they began - in Lou DiBella's control.

The New York City-based promoter put up $150,000 as the lone bidder at Thursday's hearing at International Boxing Federation (IBF) headquarters in Springfield, New Jersey.
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[Teetotaler]

danm pedraza getting shadowed by Verdejo and he getting paid scraps. The one guy was right about predraza.

[Fetta]

Good fight!!

[Corelone]

This is bull chat. What protection? Matchroom doesn't show, so Pedraza has to go with the first and lowest bid, while Smith has a private deal. The Sniper should ask for a cut of Smith's deal too. Why should the challenger make more than the champ? FOUL!!!!

[Corelone]

This is rotten as .... Side deals? They already made their deal? Any and all money made on this fight should to be on the table, side deals be damned. Raw deal is more like it.

[ShoulderRoll]

This is bull chat. What protection? Matchroom doesn't show, so Pedraza has to go with the first and lowest bid, while Smith has a private deal. The Sniper should ask for a cut of Smith's deal too. Why should the challenger make more than the champ? FOUL!!!!

That is a little shady. Pedraza is the champ, what "deal" does Smith have and why?

[Hougigo]

danm pedraza getting shadowed by Verdejo and he getting paid scraps. The one guy was right about predraza.

Shaw and Dibella seem to think they're doing a good job w/Pedraza... nobody knows who he is. You're a world champion who's fought the better opposition and has been on Showtime twice as the co-headline...not extreme, regular showtime.