Comments Thread For: Saunders: I Was Offered 1.5 Million For Golovkin, Not 4 Million

[Kilrain]

The Eubank fight for me would easily make him 1.5m US dollars in the UK, I expect Sky to rekindle their deal with Eubank now he has the Blackwell fight is out of the way a fight in which Sky/Hearn/Matchroom was outbid. I can see the rematch making him more, it could very well end up on ppv, Eubank has built up a solid fan base fighting on free to air tv as Tyson Fury did before making his Sky debut on PPV Sky Box Office.

Who's to say Warren will let Saunders go fight Eubank on Sky PPV? He hasn't let any of his top fighters fight on Sky, ever. He's all about keeping his blue chip fighters on BoxNation. You're right though, if Eubank does sign with Matchroom, Sky Sports Box Office will be interested in staging Saunders-Eubank II. Fight would be even bigger if Eubank could beat Jacobs first and take the WBA, though that's a risk. But aside from that, no way does Saunders make as much fighting Jacobs or Lee again. Maybe Cotto or Canelo. But not looking likely he'll get big names like that. Warren doesn't have deep pockets these days.

[Jewish-Reptile]

Who's to say Warren will let Saunders go fight Eubank on Sky PPV? He hasn't let any of his top fighters fight on Sky, ever. He's all about keeping his blue chip fighters on BoxNation. You're right though, if Eubank does sign with Matchroom, Sky Sports Box Office will be interested in staging Saunders-Eubank II. Fight would be even bigger if Eubank could beat Jacobs first and take the WBA, though that's a risk. But aside from that, no way does Saunders make as much fighting Jacobs or Lee again. Maybe Cotto or Canelo. But not looking likely he'll get big names like that. Warren doesn't have deep pockets these days.

I read Saunders confronted Warren with a few boys and bats in tow over monies owed. I don't see their relationship lasting especially with the attention Eubank is receiving of late, that fight has ppv wrote all over it. **** GGG, the only ones I see competing for Saunders vs Eubank would be offers from Canelo and as you say Cotto. I could see Jacobs schooling him, and it being a stock damaging fight as a GGG fight would too, Danny is a spiteful puncher also.

I'd very much like to see Jacobs versus Eubank v Saunders rematch winner, those are great fights right there.

[KnickTillDeaTh]

are dismissing Jacobs for that KO loss? That was Dmitry Pirog who KOd Jacobs...he wouldve been the Champ today had he not gotten injured.

Immediately after that fight Jacobs was diagnosed with cancer. It was reported he was having a rough time in training camp getting into shape, and during the fight he was loosing stamina quickly. Everyone should know by now that Jacobs cancer played a major role in that knock out, to bring it up as if Pirog was some killer, and Jacobs is weak is rediculous. So yeah, dismissing Jacobs over that knock out loss is silly, but not because of Pirog.

[about.thousands]

Ya'll need to stop believing these one-sided articles. The same thing is going on with Lomanchenko-Walters. We only heard what GGG's side had to say. There was never any confirmation from Saunders side. Yet people take these stories and run with them. These writers are supposed to attempt to get both sides of the story. If they can't get a comment from the other side they are supposed to say that in their story "We reached out to Walters team but they declined to comment." The boxing media is the worst media in all sports.

[Ryn0]

Saunders doesn't fight on sky though, he's boxnation. And didn't the Lee fight struggle to sell? But you're right that the Eubank Jr rematch is very lucrative.

I think Lee - Saunders did 7,000+ in Manchester, but after winning a world title Saunders will sky rocket if Warren does his thing right. I look at it similar to Froch, the time he fought Pascal he wasn't doing huge gates, his fight with Pascal didn't fill out the Trent arena which has 10k seats.

He fought Dirrell and sold out the arena after travelling to fight Taylor and just grew from there, it's a similar sort of situation with Saunders if he can get people to like him. Even if he didn't fight on Sky Sports, Sky Sports covers everything Saunders and Eubank would be on SSN often. We'll see what kind of Gate Saunders does at the Copper Box Arena but Eubank rematch is probably the biggest money fight he has at the moment. Probably bigger than Golovkin.

[Shadoww702]

It is frustrating that his own fans do not want to see him challenged, instead just collecting belts like a road sweeper hoarding all that shyt up which ultimately will be insignificant for his legacy. Lets get shyt straight, Canelo ain't elite GGG for me has entered that bracket for the manner in which he has won in the fights he has on his current rip. Here we are talking about a guy whom Kovalev has stated on record he can hang with the top 175ers yet he continues to dwell at 160 !

I know this is prize fighting but would a competitive match up be too much to ask for ? Canelo nor Cotto were ever provide that and neither was the geriatric Martinez and Felix Sturn he was chasing before them. These GGG fans are so gullible and naive, it is as though they are scared he will lose therefore they do not want him to step up.

I guess if his fans are cool with seeing GGG fight C/D class fighters??? We should be also.

GGG ain't ever getting in the boxing Hall of Fame with this shty resume. And like Bonds. No one Is gonna respect any records he breaks. He will go down as having one of the WORST boxing resume of any true champion...

[nycsmooth]

After all have their take, IRS 2, he still gets 700k, not bad...

[SplitSecond]

Ya'll need to stop believing these one-sided articles. The same thing is going on with Lomanchenko-Walters. We only heard what GGG's side had to say. There was never any confirmation from Saunders side. Yet people take these stories and run with them. These writers are supposed to attempt to get both sides of the story. If they can't get a comment from the other side they are supposed to say that in their story "We reached out to Walters team but they declined to comment." The boxing media is the worst media in all sports.

I think Saunders is talking in pounds. 1.5 million pounds is just over 2mil dollars which is what was reportedly offered to Saunders.

[SplitSecond]

Immediately after that fight Jacobs was diagnosed with cancer. It was reported he was having a rough time in training camp getting into shape, and during the fight he was loosing stamina quickly. Everyone should know by now that Jacobs cancer played a major role in that knock out, to bring it up as if Pirog was some killer, and Jacobs is weak is rediculous. So yeah, dismissing Jacobs over that knock out loss is silly, but not because of Pirog.

He dropped like a sack of sht vs Sergio Mora. I think he's packing glass.

[elfag]

Another GGG bogus offer, will claim sauders is ducking after offering him pennies. Will fight another cab driver. Will TALK about fighting canelo, wont ever do it. Anyone from 154-168 my ass, GGG is a professional cab driver fighter.