>>> Golovkin is going to drop his WBA trinket...

[kafkod]

HBO allowed Pernell Whitaker, who was under exclusive contract with HBO, to fight JCC on Showtime ppv. So it's been done before.

It would make for an intelligent tactical maneuver by HBO (given their current state), if Haymon put up big money and agreed to put Golovkin/Jacobs on Fox, NBC, or CBS, to allow the fight and bring Golovkin back a much bigger name due to the exposure.

it would go to PPV dummy, HBO wouldnt have to pay for it.....

Maybe you guys can answer this question for me - has an HBO contract ever forced a world champion to relinquish his title because his promoter lost a purse bid for a mandatory defence?

[Eastcoast]

Maybe you guys can answer this question for me - has an HBO contract ever forced a world champion to relinquish his title because his promoter lost a purse bid for a mandatory defence?

Not to date, but they've never been in position to where their potentially the weaker buyer.

[kafkod]

Not to date, but they've never been in position to where their potentially the weaker buyer.

Ok thanks. I assumed there would be a clause in network contracts allowing for one-off exceptions in the case of purse bids for mandos, but maybe not.

Looking at GGG's position though, if HBO want to keep him on their books and keep making money from him, it would a ****** decision on their part to leave him with no option but to relinquish one of his titles.

[OnePunch]

Ok thanks. I assumed there would be a clause in network contracts allowing for one-off exceptions in the case of purse bids for mandos, but maybe not.

Looking at GGG's position though, if HBO want to keep him on their books and keep making money from him, it would a ****** decision on their part to leave him with no option but to relinquish one of his titles.

my personal opinion is that Peter Nelson is smart enough to stand aside if thats how it plays out.......

[The Comic DON]

Ok thanks. I assumed there would be a clause in network contracts allowing for one-off exceptions in the case of purse bids for mandos, but maybe not.

Looking at GGG's position though, if HBO want to keep him on their books and keep making money from him, it would a ****** decision on their part to leave him with no option but to relinquish one of his titles.

Was Lomachenko under contract to HBO, because when Top Rank lost the bid to Al Haymon he went over to Showtime to fight (and beat) Gary Russell Jr.

[kafkod]

my personal opinion is that Peter Nelson is smart enough to stand aside if thats how it plays out.......

He would be crazy not to, imo.

[kafkod]

Was Lomachenko under contract to HBO, because when Top Rank lost the bid to Al Haymon he went over to Showtime to fight (and beat) Gary Russell Jr.

Loma is with Top Rank. I don't know what the relationship is between TR and HBO.

[Eff Pandas]

And there's still the PPV route. K2 can put up the money and we avoid the purse bid.

My assumption has been that it'll be an HBO PPV. I don't believe HBO's budget would allow for it to be anything but a HBO PPV.

[Nay_Sayer]

Maybe you guys can answer this question for me - has an HBO contract ever forced a world champion to relinquish his title because his promoter lost a purse bid for a mandatory defence?

Sergio Martinez?

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Jacobs ain't **** same dude who got iced by pirog.