DiBella: "I'm not letting Taylor make a dumb economic deal."

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  1. DStew

    DStew Active Member Full Member

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    DiBella says there is an offer on the table, but if Froch's people don't accept it he's not going out of his way to make the fight when there are smarter economic options out there, saying "Nobody is ducking anyone, this is a business."

     
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  2. DStew

    DStew Active Member Full Member

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    I hope DiBella is just using Johnson as a bargaining chip against Froch's promoter; Taylor-Johnson makes very little sense for Taylor's career. Why take a more challenging fight that offers less reward? It's hard to look great against Johnson, so even if Taylor wins it probably won't be spectacularly... and there is a decent chance he'd lose. Too risky.

    Then again DiBella has a history of putting Taylor in against opponents that make other fighters look bad... Hopkins x2, Winky, Spinks...
     
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  3. Holsten81

    Holsten81 Member Full Member

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    Taylor is avoiding Froch as its risk vs reward.

    Id still favour Taylor though if they fought as a good jab beats Froch every day of the week.
     
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  4. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    Guy needs to dump Dibella swiftish if he's serious about that.
     
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  5. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    Carl Froch has no freaking clue where he actually stands on the boxing food chain. Every single one of the guys he's been talking smack about over the past 6 months would hand him his ass. The man is a Zuniga/Miranda level fighter at best.
     
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  6. NickBarker

    NickBarker Damnum Absque Injuria Full Member

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    Yeah, I'm not sure why going life and death with Jean Pascal, who in his past few fights looked so bad that his people cancelled a bout with Edison Miranda, is given all that much hype. But ignoring all of that, DiBella makes the most important point: this is a business. Froch may be deserving of a Taylor fight, but that does not mean it makes economic sense for Taylor. If that is not the case, he is well within his rights to go somewhere else, particularly if it's someone of a similar level.
     
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  7. rapidHOOK

    rapidHOOK The Champ is HERE Full Member

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    amen!!!!




    . Full stop case closed,
     
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  8. JoeAverage

    JoeAverage Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I agree. Johnson is a VERY stiff ask for Taylor. I think he is using it as a bargaining chip.
     
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  9. SHOWSHOOTER

    SHOWSHOOTER Active Member Full Member

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    taylor and di bella hiding under a rock signify everything that is wrong with american boxing.

    they wreak of stale granny ****.
     
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  10. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    Ya right :patsch

    The man fought BHop X 2, Winky Wright, and Pavlik X 2, and he is going to avoid Froch?:nono

    Please make me a list of all the top 10 P4P fighters Froch has been in the ring with . . . . . I'll wait.
     
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  11. sitiyzal

    sitiyzal ................. Full Member

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    Something's not quite right when it's HBO who decides to turn down an undefeated WBC title holder as a suitable opponent.
     
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  12. Hermit

    Hermit Loyal Member banned

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    Pascal and Froch looked like two damned windmills trying to take off. Froch could actually be the first stoppage for Taylor since when? :lol:
     
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  13. MexicanJew

    MexicanJew Jajajajajaja Full Member

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    Why does every fight have to be televised on a premium channel?

    If Taylor is determined on fighting 3 times this year, then host a card in MSG, get a good undercard together, and air it on the local TV market, or try ESPN fight nights, and turn in some great numbers.

    Do these ****ing promoters not realize that most boxing fans DO NOT have HBO or Showtime?
     
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  14. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    HBO and Showtime have WAY to much power. Unfortunately they hold the purse string. Ever since Adamek/Cunningham I've been hoping like hell Versus steps up their boxing budget.
     
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  15. headhunter

    headhunter Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If Taylor fights Johnson he will lose and lose badly.He should fight Froch at least its for a title and the easier fight.
     
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