WBA calls for Khan/Maidana purse bid

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  1. DobyZhee

    DobyZhee Loyal Member

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    that's about the only good thing I can recall about one of the alphabet titles in boxing..
     
  2. wholesomefolsom

    wholesomefolsom New Member Full Member

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    It's gonna be hilarious if Frank Warren wins this purse bid.

    I'm just glad to see the fight actually has a chance of happening. GBP seems reluctant to let Maidana near their "golden boys". Ortiz wanted a rematch but was told by Shaefer that Maidana declined, which I find suspect. Khan was told by GBP that the amount Maidana was demanding is too much and the financial numbers appeared to be GBP's easy out on this fight. Sadly, the fighters appeared to actually want Maidana, but GBP doesn't seem to have that much faith in their fighters.

    This purse bid makes me a lot more optimistic this fight can happen than any of the times Schaefer claimed he was trying to get the bout done.
     
  3. Right Hook

    Right Hook Guest

    Brilliant news...Khan pretty much has to fight now! No more ducking!
     
  4. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    Pretty hilarious that people who are normally whinging about the plethora of 'world titles' suddenly do an about turn and think that it's a good thing when a sanctioning body can have an interim champion when the champion has at no point be incapacitated and who won the 'interim' title before the 'champion in recess' was ever champion in the first place...
     
  5. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    You know Maidana is a GBP fighter, right?
     
  6. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    He only gets 45% of the pursebid, not the total revenue...
     
  7. wholesomefolsom

    wholesomefolsom New Member Full Member

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    yep, but he doesn't have the money making potential of ortiz or khan....at least in their eyes