Cruiserweight and Heavyweight thread.

One of the other bouts in the works for the pay-per-view portion of the card is a heavyweight fight between Cuban puncher Luis "King Kong" Ortiz (22-0, 19 KOs) and former world titleholder Bermane Stiverne (24-2-1, 21 KOs), who would be fighting for the first time since losing a unanimous decision and his title to Deontay Wilder on Jan. 17. The fight has been agreed to but the contracts have not yet been signed.(Dan R)

 

Great fight :thumbsup

 

I believe there is a decent chance that Tarver will shatter Cunninghams glass jaw.

 

The Gennady Golovkin-David Lemieux HBO Pay-Per-View card on Oct. 17 at New York's Madison Square Garden got a big addition on Tuesday with the formal announcement of a terrific fight -- flyweight champion Roman Gonzalez against former unified titlist Brian Viloria.

A third fight for the card -- another very good one -- has been agreed to, this one between heavyweight bangers Luis Ortiz (22-0, 19 KOs) and former titlist Bermane Stiverne (24-2-1, 21 KOs). However, agreeing and getting the contracts signed are two entirely different things in this crazy business of boxing.

According to Ortiz promoter Golden Boy, the Ortiz side is good to go and has signed. Golden Boy also said it has an agreement with Stiverne promoter Don King. Camille Estephan, Stiverne's manager, also told ESPN.com that their side has agreed to all terms and is excited about the fight.

King, however, is a different story, according to Estephan. He said even though he has emails in which King has accepted the fight and agreed to terms, he can no longer get King -- nor can Golden Boy -- to send them the signed agreement. They say it has been several days since the deal was agreed to but that King has gone silent.

"King agreed to everything. He will make money and doesn't have to do a thing. We all want this fight and he agreed and then all of a sudden he stopped responding. Just no response," Estephan told ESPN.com on Wednesday. "I'm so disappointed with this behavior. Bermane has been training his ass off and needs to get back in the ring. We had a deal and we can't move forward until King signs the contract he agreed to. This is a great fight and one that Bermane wants and that we all want. But where is King? It's really uncalled-for behavior."

King could not be reached for comment.

 

I am so f.......... dissapointet
Once i heard Don King was involved i started getting worried !!!!!

 

Don King, do he want more money or just avoid Ortiz ?

 

Maybe Luis Ortiz vs Berbane Stiverne could be a main event on another date ?

 

I really like the way this guy is coming along, this is the way an amateur star should be pushed.