Bob Arum: "Froch-Chavez Jr. is definitely HBO PPV", in talks for November

[MBE]

US promoter Bob Arum, who handles Chavez Jr, has admitted WBA and IBF world super middleweight champion Froch's spectacular knockout of George Groves at Wembley caught America's attention:

Arum said: "Carl versus Julio would be big in Vegas and definitely a pay-per-view event on HBO television."

A Froch-Chavez bout would likely bring in more than $50 million (£29m) in pay-per-view revenue from America and Britain as well as the gate receipts at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Arum has already opened talks with American network HBO about a Froch-Chavez fight, with November an early projected date.

Chavez himself has given the green light, saying: "A fight with Froch would be huge. I am already looking forward to it happening."

Source: espn uk

[thiefery]

Gonna be an expensive fall.. So HBO gonna have 2 ppv in November?

[ThePrince]

Too many damn PPVs this year.

[jas]

why does it say MGM? Hasn't arum cut ties with them?

its most likely an error from whoever wrote the article.

[tyshun30]

What happen to sept 13???

[Beercules]

Bob once again taking over the game. This fight will happen and will break records.

#WarBob

[DLT]

where are all the people who were talking smack about Arum taking off Floyd's head with Chavez-Froch taking his date in September? All of you saying you are going to buy that and its going to kill Floyd. Arum aint stupid. He's not going head to head. No matter what you guys think or wanna admit, Floyd's PPV will still outsell them. Sure he may make Floyd lose some numbers but at the end of the day he's just going to be hurting himself because Floyd will take so many PPV buys from his fight which will kill his own earnings. He's not stupid enough to do that like some fans on here think he is.

Those are the same fans saying Floyd has nowhere to go now without GBP but guess what, you will still be stuck again in September on Mexican Independance holiday watching a Floyd fight which will not be going head to head with Arum/Chavez and not promoted by GBP so we are seeing who's the biggest star in boxing and who is calling the shots.

At the end of the day, it doesnt matter. Im still going to be watching Floyd fights, Pac fights, Top Rank fights, and GB fights because I love boxing.

[Weebler I]

What happen to sept 13???

Bob didn't say November, he said September or October.

Arum would like to make Chavez Jr vs Froch for Sept or Oct. Bob wants to get Jr and dad together and hash it out!

— Michael Woods (@Woodsy1069) June 5, 2014

Personally I don't think it will be September because Froch said he's having the Summer off, but ya never know.

[Bigg Rigg]

Lol hope HBO has Ward on the team during the telecast

[LomaUsykKlichko]

For a GGG fight jr said he couldnt work with arum no more but with carl he says hes inetersted interesting