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Jacobs had every opportunity to negotiate for the best possible purse, now the negotiation period is about up and the purse bid is Monday at which point he gets stuck with the 25%. If Jacobs fails to accept a deal before the purse bid, at which time he'll receive the 25% deal and then decide to vacate, then yes I consider him to have ducked the fight.
What other negotiations are you referring to? Each is unique to itself. Jacobs doesn't have much leverage. He's not a draw and he's the challenger. What am I missing? He's not being offered cheap money by any means, especially looking at his prior earnings.
If you're referring to Canelo/Golovkin, it's a different story. The fight's not til Sept. 2017. If Golovkin was turning down the $10mill offer and the deadline was a few days away, I'd be criticizing the hell out of Golovkin. He'd be a fool to kill the fight over even a few million dollars. The upside is too important. Same aspect with Jacobs, it looks like he's killing the fight either b/c he doesn't want it, or b/c he wants a little more money. I imagine he's being offered around $2mill, there's not much more money in the pot than $5-$6mill.
What other negotiations are you referring to? Each is unique to itself. Jacobs doesn't have much leverage. He's not a draw and he's the challenger. What am I missing? He's not being offered cheap money by any means, especially looking at his prior earnings.
If you're referring to Canelo/Golovkin, it's a different story. The fight's not til Sept. 2017. If Golovkin was turning down the $10mill offer and the deadline was a few days away, I'd be criticizing the hell out of Golovkin. He'd be a fool to kill the fight over even a few million dollars. The upside is too important. Same aspect with Jacobs, it looks like he's killing the fight either b/c he doesn't want it, or b/c he wants a little more money. I imagine he's being offered around $2mill, there's not much more money in the pot than $5-$6mill.
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