Danny Garcia demands $5mil for Kell Brook clash

[LacedUp]

Isn't 3 million pounds around 5mil us dollars?

Hence "at the time".. It was like £5 = 9dollars

[about.thousands]

This is Garcia's way of pricing himself out. That said Brook should call his bluff and see what happens. The only relevant thing Garcia has done since beating Lucas is losing to Herrera.

£3mil/$5mil USD is pricing himself out? The A-side is traveling to the UK for a unification. That purse is reasonable

[elgu]

£3mil/$5mil USD is pricing himself out? The A-side is traveling to the UK for a unification. That purse is reasonable

Garcia is not worth that kind of money, not now anyways. Garcia still has Herrera problems and didn't look to spectacular against Peterson. If it were Thurman, Bradley, or Maidana then i agree they are worth paying that kind of money but Garcia has done nothing at 147, and left question marks at 140.

[brettWall]

Rios would have been a bigger draw than Garcia. But for some reason Hearn decided not to pursue the fight. And Rios would have been fine with getting 900K US. Which just shows the figures that have been thrown around here are mere fantasies.

[Jewish-Reptile]

Froch took home 8million sterling. At the time it was almost 15 million dollars. Obviously Brook/Garcia wouldn't make that sort of money.

But yeah, agree that Garcia deserves a bigger shake. Especially if he's traveling to the UK, but I doubt he'll do it. But £2-3million can change most people's opinion.

I like those guys too. Callum Smith is a monster man. 6'4 as a super middleweight. Crazy.

Smith looks something else, I was expecting a stoppage Saturday but not that early. I thought we'd see a statement, yet that was some statement I did not foresee. I'm not high on Ramirez, Abe or DeGale if truth be told, I did however rate Bute extremly highly, when Froch got to him before Mikkel I was somewhat begrudged especially the way in which Bute folded in Nottingham if that could have been Mikkel instead I'd have been overjoyed.

I think if DeGale goes on to face Badou I'd very much like to see Smith eviscarate Bute in similar fashion to Froch, though I think Smith could do that in Montreal, in the first round. I'd like to see Snith given rounds by someone like Abe or Bute I just don't see Bute standing up to that for three minutes if Smith turns it on from the get go. Should Smith go on to face the winner of the proposed unification, he will win.

I have no desire to see Smith waste his time versus Groves or Murray whilst it would appear those two are on a collision course and the winner potentially lined up to face DeGale I think it is a waste of time kinda like these fight offs Haymon has just lined up with the eventual winners meeting, when we'd all just prefer an immediate unification.

On Topic.

The more I dwell on Garcia v Brook I don't believe it will happen, more likely Broner vs Garcia if truth be known I'd rather see that anyway. Although I do want to see Brook face the fighters he apparently craves, Hearn should stop fückin about and dip into his own pockets. If Brook does not face Vargas, Chaves or Guerrero whilst waiting on the likes of Thurman, Bradley and Garcia for an opening in Hymon and Arum's plans I'll be disappointed.

Hearn need to get Haymon and Arum's attention with an offer that turns their head. Surely the money he has made on Joshua and likely will continue to make on Joshua should he in as expected in a couple of ppv soft defences he will have serious money to get Brook a top opponent.

[Jewish-Reptile]

Rios would have been a bigger draw than Garcia. But for some reason Hearn decided not to pursue the fight. And Rios would have been fine with getting 900K US. Which just shows the figures that have been thrown around here are mere fantasies.

Rios is and was god awful, a step back from Porter I suppose a step up for Brook since his injury. I'm thankful we never had to see that fight.

Is Rios a better opponent than Chaves and Vargas ?

[HanzGruber]

with charles martin getting 8.5 mil im pretty sure 5 mil is reasonable

[Nubia]

with charles martin getting 8.5 mil im pretty sure 5 mil is reasonable

Brits actually like and admire when Joshua fights though. Do people over there even respect Brook? His only decent win is against Porter and he never wants to fight anyone good.

[brettWall]

Rios is and was god awful, a step back from Porter I suppose a step up for Brook since his injury. I'm thankful we never had to see that fight.

Is Rios a better opponent than Chaves and Vargas ?

The UK audience would have gobbled it up just like the Gavin fight. It's not about whether it's garbage or not. They hardly know Garcia, yet fantasy kids say Hearn could somehow come up with $5 million for just one fighter and still manage to make a handsome profit. That's silly.

If that's the case, then Hearn would have made tons of money if he pursued the Rios fight. And Rios is far cheaper.

Hope that helps.

[bballchump11]

Garcia is not worth that kind of money, not now anyways. Garcia still has Herrera problems and didn't look to spectacular against Peterson. If it were Thurman, Bradley, or Maidana then i agree they are worth paying that kind of money but Garcia has done nothing at 147, and left question marks at 140.

Have you seen how big boxing is in the UK? Brook and Garcia would sell out some arena and do well on ppv there. They're not going to do Carl Froch numbers, but they don't have to in order to get that $5 million number. Kell Brook vs Khan would have saw both fighters splitting at least $15 million.

Garcia is a big draw in America and the synergies of his and Brook's star power would sell a good amount oversees.