Donaire vs Rigondeaux

Guarantee you it happens in 2013- but the promotional companies should come to an agreement for Donaire- Mares this is what was said on it by Richard Schafer-

"I think that it's important to maximize the money for the fighters, because they deserve it. I do think that there are some issues which I acknowledge where Bob is right and where I am right. With Donaire, HBO has invested a lot of money into Donaire with all of those fights, so it's not right for HBO not to have a big Donaire fight.

"But Mares was built by Showtime with all of his big fights being there. They invested substantially more, frankly, than HBO did with Donaire. So it's not really right for Showtime not to have the fight either. That's just not right. You have to treat people with respect. But there are solutions to those issues.

"For example, a solution is let's say that the Mares side and the Donaire side agree on a split. Say, for argument's sake, 50-50. Okay, then let Arum go to the people he works with -- TV Azteca in Mexico, Tecate, HBO, in the Philippines he deals with ABS-CBN. Go and talk to them and get the best offer.

"I'm going to do the same with Corona, with Showtime, with Televisa in Mexico, with Solar in the Philippines, and lets see who comes up with more money. So he puts a number in a sealed envelope, I put a number in a sealed envelope, and we sit down at a table, open the envelope, and whoever has the bigger number is the promoter of the event.

"It's as simple as that, and we've already agreed on the split. So if he puts in a bigger number, it's his, and we just get paid and we show up. Then, you know what? I don't have to feel badly if we don't get it, because our partners didn't come up with the right amount.

"So don't blame me. The same on his side. If his envelope has the smaller amount, then they can't blame Bob, because it's a fair game. That's a solution. By the way, it doesn't mean that whoever does not have the bigger number doesn't get their logo and their tickets and to be at the press conference.

"This is not about disrepecting one another, it's about getting a fight done. The losing promoter would still be at the podium during press conferences, and would still have his banner up, and would share in whatever other bells and whistles go with the promotion.

"But, again, this is not about being disrespectful. If you really want to get it done, then what's fairer than that. Because then, if Showtime doesn't get it, or HBO doesn't get it, then they can't go and blame Bob or myself."

I will be disappointed if it doesn't happen. A Donaire-Rigondeaux fight instead will be like when Pacquiao had to fight Clottey rather than Mayweather

 

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