Valdez is turning down a million dollar payday if he doesn't fight Stevenson

[Motorcity Cobra]

Although WBO 126 lbs Champ Oscar Valdez has publicly stated that he will vacate Title, he has not formally informed the WBO Executive Committee. Therefore, a purse bid was held today in Kissimmee for his mandatory defense Vs Shakur Stevenson. Top Rank won with a $1.5 million bid.

— WBO (@WorldBoxingOrg) August 2, 2019

[DuckAdonis]

It looks a bit like a duck doesn't it?

Stevenson is too slick. But at the same time, if the man fights Berchelt or Herring I can't shït on him

[Motorcity Cobra]

It looks a bit like a duck doesn't it?

Stevenson is too slick. But at the same time, if the man fights Berchelt or Herring I can't shït on him

The reason he wanted to fight Frampton or Warrington at 126 was because it was a bigger money fight. Well here's the money. He ain't making that against either one of them. He's a fool if he turns this money down.

[The Big Dunn]

This is the prime example of a boxer avoiding a fight to protect his 0. Where are all the posters that rail against this kind of stuff when it’s falsely perceived that a pbc boxer is doing this?

[Robbie Barrett]

Wilder fans calling fighters ducks for turning down their biggest paydays. That's some nerve. ****ing hypocrites.

[Nehnenqui]

Wilder fans calling fighters ducks for turning down their biggest paydays. That's some nerve. ****ing hypocrites.

Got ‘em. And unlike Wilder, Valdez is probably turning it down for a bigger payday.

[Jsmooth9876]

If he is willing to make 126 against other opponents that don't bring in any more of a payday than he'd get for this fight then yes, it's a duck.

He won't IMO make a mill to fight Berchelt or Herring but I could be wrong who knows.

And did TR bid that much just knowing the fight wasn't happening anyway and didn't wanna risk someone out bidding them just in case Valdez changed his mind?

[Motorcity Cobra]

If he is willing to make 126 against other opponents that don't bring in any more of a payday than he'd get for this fight then yes, it's a duck.

He won't IMO make a mill to fight Berchelt or Herring but I could be wrong who knows.

And did TR bid that much just knowing the fight wasn't happening anyway and didn't wanna risk someone out bidding them just in case Valdez changed his mind?

Maybe they bid that much to to convince him to fight Stevenson

[R_Walken]

Valdez / Shakur was never going to happen

TR isn’t going to let Valdez beat down Shakur when Valdez can move up and fight Herring and Shakur can fight face a unknown Argentinian UBer driver ( I wouldn’t be suprised if it’s the same Uber driver Valdez fought for the Title )

[Jsmooth9876]

Maybe they bid that much to to convince him to fight Stevenson

Makes sense. Entice him with the big $$$.. He obviously sees something he doesn't wanna deal with in Stevenson.