Comments Thread For: Golovkin vs. Eubank Deal Hangs in The Balance Over Sky Money

[Ake-Dawg]

Sounds like a lot of wishful thinking. Why would sky do that? When Ggg calls your bluff it's time to change huge TV networks business practices

It's not about Golovkin calling Eubank Jr's bluff. Hearn has negotiated an entire deal. You don't bluff by having your promoter put that much effort into negotiations. Sky is only in the picture here because of Eubank. I don't recall them picking up the Golovkin Lemieux ppv. So Eubank should get a little bit of the Sky ppv money action. How much is going to be the bigger issue. This is more about Eubank value in bringing Golovkin to the UK than Eubank as an individual.

[MDPopescu]

6 million pounds wtf more like 6 million pence for that 2nd rate domestic fighter who couldn't even beat Saunders. Selling tickets to his execution not a champion level fight. Another waste of time fight for GGG he is making millions fighting weaklings in fights no one wants to see. Thanx HBO and Sky for encouraging this crap.

Did Eubank ask for 6 mln pounds?... Really? If so it means he's asking more than Saunders and Jacobs together...

[SteveM]

Whom exactly? BJS and Jacobs are the only two fights at MW that are widely considered more significant than Eubanks and neither of them seem particularly keen right now.

Forget "keen". Neither of them want it. Jacobs was interviewed over the weekend and said his team had approached Warren/BJS and it was clear BJS wanted no part of Jacobs. Not even Jacobs? WTF? Meanwhile credit to Jacobs for being honest - he wants to build a Golovkin fight so that he gets well paid for it. He didn't actually mention with who and how he will do the building.

If Golovkin stays at 160 then his most legitimate challenege will come from LMWs moving up, Andrade, Charlo, Lara or Williams. Andrade would be a great fight there - like to see him take a couple of warm ups at 160 and then challenge. Trouble is, with boxing in general and Andrade in particular, fights are coming around so slow that Gov. will be 36 yrs old by that time.

[MDPopescu]

Not that interested anymore in what GGG does...
... He missed that Ward fight opportunity and all the others would fight him only for a "life changing payday" (i.e. retirement payday)...

[deathofaclown]

GGG should be ashamed of taking this fight. There are many opponents he could have fought but fighting Eubanks is disgraceful.

Like who? In terms of middleweights....

Canelo ducked him.

Warren/Saunders priced themselves out.

Jacobs said he'll only fight when the money is big even though he isn't even a draw and GGG doesn't even make as much as Jacobs wants.

Quillin never wanted it and is fat these days.

[rudy]

Did Eubank ask for 6 mln pounds?... Really? If so it means he's asking more than Saunders and Jacobs together...

Is everybody just dumb if Eubanks wants £6 millon how much would triple GGG get ?

Is the question

I said this before Amir Khan got £12 Millon for fighting Canelo

Kelly Brook they cannot pay him more than 1.5 Millon whilst jesser vargas pockets 1 millon dollars

Eubanks is right to ask for £6 millon think about this PPV in england, Russia, usa

work it out guys plenty of money to go around

[M Bison]

Great fight to have I just hope they aren't asking for too much cash, I can somewhat understand Skys point of view If they have to fork out £6 million to one fighter for this fight and that's just Eubank's possible earnings (Which is a hell of a lot) we have to question how much will GGG get will he get the same making it a 50/50 split?

With that all included I think this would do good numbers in the PPV number ratio I'd be one to buy it because it's highly likely it's going to happen in Britain we just have to worry about following factors how good will the undercard be and can the PPV at least even make a profit to cover the costs of 12+ million pounds that is being forked out to fighters.

[MDPopescu]

Is everybody just dumb if Eubanks wants £6 millon how much would triple GGG get ?

Is the question

I said this before Amir Khan got £12 Millon for fighting Canelo

Kelly Brook they cannot pay him more than 1.5 Millon whilst jesser vargas pockets 1 millon dollars

Eubanks is right to ask for £6 millon think about this PPV in england, Russia, usa

work it out guys plenty of money to go around

... and who is asking Jr. for £6 million? His dad, perhaps?
... because fans from the UK will not buy tickets in order to watch Jr being dispatched just in front of them -- Brits aren't that dumb...

[carlos djackal]

It sounds like Eubank is already trying to get out of the fight by making Sky the fall guy. I sincerely hope this fight happens just based on how much these guys run their mouths. The fight isn't signed and they are already talking massive amounts of trash. They should ask Curtis Stevens how well that worked out for him. Golovkin doesn't talk back, he just punishes you in the ring. That Stevens fight could have been over in the 3rd round. Instead he beat on him for 8 rounds and made him quit in his corner. Eubanks would be lucky to get knocked out early.

clear as day, Eubank is singing tunes of the fight not happening, already got an alibi, he should put his mouth in his ass....

[rudy]

... and who is asking Jr. for £6 million? His dad, perhaps?
... because fans from the UK will not buy tickets in order to watch Jr being dispatched just in front of them -- Brits aren't that dumb...

Eubank is right to ask for £6 millon father or son