Joe Gallagher says there is a $40 million pot for the Canelo fight and there happy to take $5!

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  1. Patter983

    Patter983 Active Member Full Member

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    Article over at the scene , Gallagher says Canelo wants 35 million they are happy to take 5 to make the Smith fight !

    I really hope this is the fight Canelo takes!
     
  2. sniffmybadger

    sniffmybadger Relationships are not my forte Full Member

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    A six pack of Pedigree Chum is $5
     
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  3. NasalSpray

    NasalSpray Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Joe Gallagher will probably be the reason Callum doesn't get the fight, what a nause
     
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  4. CaravanDweller

    CaravanDweller Member banned Full Member

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    Gallagher struggling to make ends meet working at Tescos
     
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  5. moog

    moog Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Smith wants this fight, i think Canelo will too but De La Hoyas previous actions suggest he doesnt. Smith wants it as he believes he will win and if he did he would become a superstar.
     
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  6. bbjc

    bbjc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Seriously frustrating. Saunders and smith been complaining about not getting the big names for years. Heres their oppertunity and neither of them want it.

    Its allright talking about canelo getting 35 million...but the reason canelos getting the crazy money is because he took on guys like mayweather when the oppertunity presented itself. If they want the crazy money they,ve got to be prepared to gamble for it. Cant see any fighter getting 35 million at this minute in time anyway. They should bite canelos hand off for about 3 million. Just because the guy generates huge money it doesnt mean the opponents always entitled to it. Smith and saunders relatively unknown to canelos market anyway.
     
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  7. LoadedGlove

    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Do you want the shot or not ? It's not like Callum's poor or washed up. Take whatever's on offer if you think you can win. Mundo's hardly the A side is he ?
     
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  8. ButeTheBeast

    ButeTheBeast Well-Known Member Full Member

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    How on earth is there a $40 million pot?

    This fight is not even on PPV.

    Wilder and Fury 2 each got $28 million for their rematch and that did 850,000 US PPV buys.

    DAZN are going broke.
     
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  9. destruction

    destruction Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Well BJS said that the money on offer for the Canelo fight significantly went down today compared to what he understood was on offer in March.

    So there is less on offer. But that doesn’t change the fact you will make more facing Canelo. Than you will facing an Argentinian cab driver or German Nightclub bouncer. Or in BJS’s case, doing nothing.

    I hope Ryder gets this fight. Atleast he wants to fight.
     
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  11. moog

    moog Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Smith v Canelo is a sky ppv fight unless DAZN pay a big fee for UK rights. Callum Smith is being more than fair as the the Ring Magazine number 1 super middleweight, WBA and WBSS Champion him asking for $5m in a $40m fight is justified.
     
  12. Trafford

    Trafford Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Couple of points from what i have heard.

    DAZN want Canelo to fight a UK based fighter due to the wanting to launch DAZN UK. The $40m is from the worlwide rights to the Canelo fight that DAZN currently have. They will broadcast it in all of their territories and recoup the money through subscriptions. They need 4 million global subscribers to finance the fight. They currently have 8 million and this will grow massively as they are expanding from 9 countires to 200. The main thing they need is live sport to come back and quickly.

    With regards to Canelo BJS was getting $8m for the Canelo fight before it gt cancelled. Goldenboy now want to pay no more than $3m. The likes of Ryder, Lemieux, Quigley and Johnson would all accept this figure or less. Smith wants $5m which seems fair as he carries a bigger name and could make that same amount for a BJS fight in the UK with a full camp.

    GBP wanted an inhouse fight but DAZN need to sign off on the names and will not agree to the names provided. GBP offered Ryder as a compromise as DAZN get their UK fighter and GBP save money with the cheaper option. It wouldnt suprise me if Murata was thrown in as a curveball. But my guess is the only way Canelo gets an easier name at this point is if he signs to immediately do the GGG 3 fight afterwards.
     
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  13. bbjc

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    In the current climate tho. Its not like canelo will be getting the other 35 million for it. Who else makes that kind of money for smith. No one. He doesnt generate big money because hes still relatively unknown in the grand scheme of things. Cant even get a fight with billy joe cause it doesnt generate enough money. Its a sad position to be in tbh. In your prime but cant get big fights cause you dont have a big enough fanbase etc.

    Take the 3 or 4 million. Get in there....give a good account of himself. Get yourself more known...probably no better marketing than a canelo fight tbf. Then from there you should be in a better position to get other big fights on. Sometimes you,ve got to take the short end of the stick.

    Pretty sure canelo did against mayweather and mayweather did against de la hoya etc. Fury against klitchko. Just on a lesser scale cause they we,re a bit better marketed than smith.
     
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    Could he even make 5 million for billy joe tho. Say bjs gets 5 million as well. Thats ten million to make back before anyone else makes a profit.

    Honestly could only see pitiful numbers for a callum smith v bjs ppv. Surely a gamble to even put on...so its back to fighting cab drivers for now for both of them.
     
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  15. moog

    moog Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Smith would have got more than $5m from Groves fight. Canelo is guarateed that amount from fight. I think Smith is actually asking for less than he deserves. Canelo's stock went down as a result of Mayweather fight. Being an unbeaten champ, ring magazine number 1 and WBSS champ is worth $5m (less than £4m) from a $40m/£32m fight. That is 12.5% of the pie. The right fees from UK should be more than £4m. As Joe G rightly said if DAZN dont want to pay the right money for UK rights Sky should have it as ppv.