Comments Thread For: Lomachenko-Linares: Arum, Gomez Trade Words - No Date Budge

[Good,yeah!!!]

Arum trying to get Nelson fired to get back into HBO’s good graces. The guy is a snake.

You can be right.

[Good,yeah!!!]

Sorry guys, but I need your explanation. How is it possible?
HBO says that 12th of May is unsuitable date for this fight, but at the same time Nelson says that it can be arranged on HBO even at 12th of May. What is the logic? I REALLY need help to figure out.

[observer]

Sorry guys, but I need your explanation. How is it possible?
HBO says that 12th of May is unsuitable date for this fight, but at the same time Nelson says that it can be arranged on HBO even at 12th of May. What is the logic? I REALLY need help to figure out.

HBO are planning Canelo-GGG re-run with a live card. They think they can have a good HBO show on that day, with or without Loma-Linares. So Loma-Linares on HBO is fine, but if it's done elsewhere it cannibalizes an HBO-Golden Boy promotion.

[observer]

All 'normal' business disagreements, but what I hate is the p.i.s.s.i.n.g contest. Loeffler and Hearn never do those. Time for old guard to step aside, these antics are getting old.

[Good,yeah!!!]

HBO are planning Canelo-GGG re-run with a live card. They think they can have a good HBO show on that day, with or without Loma-Linares. So Loma-Linares on HBO is fine, but if it's done elsewhere it cannibalizes an HBO-Golden Boy promotion.

Oh, everything was so easy
Thanks for your explanation, my friend!

[Bronx2245]

Because if he doesn't, the champ will keep fighting for 250k while the challenger keeps fighting for $1,000,000.

You do have a point there! If Linares doesn't think he can get a fight with Mikey Garcia, he might have to bow down!

[Steven Mccowan]

I don't understand this train of thought. He had him fight Walters, who many felt would defeat Loma and that he'd duck him and also the same with Rigo both in his last four fights. This place was rampant with people saying Loma had no chance in either fight. Now, GBP are not budging despite TR having an exclusive ESPN contract on a Linares fight.

The people who are ****ting on this situation are mostly the same ones who swore the Rigo fight would never happen and all the way up until the first bell swore Loma was a dead man walking.

Haha they cannot stand the nomaschenko skills. For whatever reason. Its a head scratcher. If he fought under tmt banner im sure theyd say he the greatest skills since floyd and woulda schooled prime manny lol. Ppl are strange

[Steven Mccowan]

And wtf is with the hbo replay a week after fight still happening? These idiots are really behind the times in alot of ways

[PapaBricks]

And wtf is with the hbo replay a week after fight still happening? These idiots are really behind the times in alot of ways

That is HBO's way of trying to ensure that everyone watches the live fight. To get good viewer numbers.

[jjsmyth87]

HBO is willing to pay MORE than ESPN! Gomez and Oscar said so. Bob's reply was ESPN has a bigger audience. He never denied that HBO is willing to pay MORE than ESPN! Why would the champ leave HBO to fight the challenger on ESPN for LESS money?

It doesnt matter if Hbo is willing to pay more, the network isnt the only source of income for a fight, but what really matter is the fact that Linares fights on undercards and is the B side to Loma and also Arum has an exclusive contract with Espn so therefore cannot put cards on another network so stop with all the bs excuses Arum is offering huge money to an undercard fighter for a big fight on Espn.