Golovkin vs Jacobs in the UK???

[eco1]

That's an MSG fight.

Barclay. LOL

[gmc_rfc_06]

If you put that fight on a card with Joshua, it's a PPV and it sells big.

[Scipio2009]

That's an MSG fight.

Why not put the fight at Barclays Center? The event, imo, means more to Brooklyn than it does to Manhattan.

[-DSG-]

Why not put the fight at Barclays Center? The event, imo, means more to Brooklyn than it does to Manhattan.

A fight of that magnitude belongs at the Mecca.

[Scipio2009]

Jacob's simply isn't getting the money he's been talking about. Haymon would have to win a bid of over $6mill for Danny to get the same $1.5mill K2 already offered him. Jacobs can vacate (and keep making less than $1mill/fight) or accept the K2 offer.

Golovkin still needs to build himself up in the UK vs UK fighters.

That's not true (especially if DiBella/Haymon win the bid, as I doubt that K2 is ready to put anywhere near $6m behind winning the bid).

K2 bids $4m ($3m to Golovkin, $1m to Jacobs, any upside staying on K2's side), dBE/Haymon bids $4.5m ($3.4m to Golovkin, $1.1m to Jacobs, any upside staying with dBE).

With $4.5 on the line, DiBella simply needs to maximize the money on his side; sponsorship/site fee from Barclays Center, Showtime's support for SHOPPV vs what Showtime Championship Boxing is willing to pay, what type of interest can the event draw from UK TV, what type of interest can the event draw in Montreal, what type of money can be commanded for the fight in Germany, what does the money for the rest of the EU/Eastern Europe, what type of sponsorships can be drummed up for the event, etc.

Add it up all of the pieces (with Jacobs being cut in on the upside, as his promoter bears sole responsibility for the event), and Jacobs is going to make out just fine on the fight (should easily take home more than he got on the Quillin fight), with the chance to launch into the stratosphere were he to actually win the fight.

Beyond that, if K2 was actually open to risking $4m on an event, they would've done it already for their top fighter.

[RL_GMA]

That fight screams "NYC"

Jacobs is from BK and Golovkin has a history in NY already.

No brainer there.

There is the issue now though with NY raising their insurance costs the Promoter has to front which is now $1 Mill.

[Scipio2009]

If you put that fight on a card with Joshua, it's a PPV and it sells big.

And Anthony Joshua gives up his PPV money, why?

[Scipio2009]

A fight of that magnitude belongs at the Mecca.

When was the last time that a truly meaningful fight was held at "the Mecca"?

Maybe, you'll disagree, but Barclays Center has taken New York's boxing tradition and brought the sport back to the forefront in a truly meaningful way (beyond "hey, look Boriquas, a Puerto Rican fighter who you can watch fight after the parade).

Madison Square Garden is no longer the premier boxing venue in New York

[BrometheusBob.]

It'd probably sell but I doubt they'd take the risk. MSG or Barclay's are such obvious locations for it given that Jacobs is fighting out of BK (where he stopped Quillin) and that GGG has sold well in NYC before against Lemieux.

MSG will almost surely be the choice. Has more seats for a fight that probably sells out, plus it's not even a half hour away from the Barclay's by subway.

[-DSG-]

When was the last time that a truly meaningful fight was held at "the Mecca"?

Maybe, you'll disagree, but Barclays Center has taken New York's boxing tradition and brought the sport back to the forefront in a truly meaningful way (beyond "hey, look Boriquas, a Puerto Rican fighter who you can watch fight after the parade).

Madison Square Garden is no longer the premier boxing venue in New York

Why do 12k at Barclays when they could pack MSG to the rafters?