GBP wins Lomachenko-Russell purse bid

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  1. A|C|S

    A|C|S The original |A|C|S| Full Member

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    Thought they were all open auctions lol wtf that is way too close some is definitely a rat
     
    A|C|S, Apr 18, 2014
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  2. robert80

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    yeah, another conspiracy theory by you stupid arum fans!!
     
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  3. sharpshooter

    sharpshooter Well-Known Member Full Member

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    So what if GBP won the purse bids, Loma will destroy Russel & continue with TR as a world champion.
     
    sharpshooter, Apr 18, 2014
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  4. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    What exactly does it mean for Lomachenko and the fight, now that GBP won the bid?
     
    Gannicus, Apr 18, 2014
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  5. Stallion

    Stallion Son of Rome Full Member

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    It means that GBP has the rights to promote this particular fight. They will also pay both fighters (60% going to Lomachenko I believe, 40% Russell). If Loma wins, he takes the title back to Top Rank, if Russell wins, he takes it to GBP.

    Anyway I assume that Lomachenko is a big favorite here.
     
    Stallion, Apr 18, 2014
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  6. Stylez G.

    Stylez G. Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Why would Loma get the higher split?
     
    Stylez G., Apr 18, 2014
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  7. Stallion

    Stallion Son of Rome Full Member

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    Well, I don't know. Russell was originally a mandatory challenger so it doesn't make sense to me either. 50-50 would be the most logical split. It's possible that it's 50-50 actually, I've just heard that it was 60-40 in Loma's favor.
     
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  8. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Do you know what date the fight is scheduled for?

    Thanks for your answer.

    I need to sit and analyse Gary properly tbh before I make a precise prediction.
    I'm glad that GBP are promoting the fight tbh, is this fight going to appear on showtime? I'd absolutely love for the showtime commentators to call the fight.
     
    Gannicus, Apr 18, 2014
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  9. Stallion

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    June 21st in LA according to the reports.

    Honestly I was expecting to see HBO to take this fight, but either way it should be interesting. GBP seem to put a lot of hope in Gary Russell. Hopefully there won't be any controversy here.
     
    Stallion, Apr 18, 2014
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  10. BOGART

    BOGART Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    WBO has a rule that says if one of the fighters is fighting in his home country and the opponent if from another country the guy with the home field advantage gets the 40% and the road guy gets 60%.

    Ironically, Russell is actually the higher rated guy of the two as well.

    Schaefer also said this will be on Showtime and will be on the undercard of an undetemined main event.
     
    BOGART, Apr 18, 2014
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  11. Stallion

    Stallion Son of Rome Full Member

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    Thanks. I didn't know that such a rule existed, it makes sense now. Hopefully that "home field advantage" doesn't turn into something controversial though. :)
     
    Stallion, Apr 18, 2014
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  12. BOGART

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    Yeah, its a rule that no one seems to ever hear about, I know I didn't know anything about it.

    So far both sides seem to be talking like they're all about making the fight and no one is mentioning anything about the cold war, networks, etc.

    I was skeptical this fight was going to happen even with a purse bid but so far it seems like this fight might actually happen.
     
    BOGART, Apr 18, 2014
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  13. Kevin Willis

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    Loma better be prepared to fight Russell the ref and the judges. This suddenly just became a far more difficult assignment.
     
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  14. Stallion

    Stallion Son of Rome Full Member

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    Yes, I was actually expecting Top Rank to pressure Lomachenko to back away from the fight. So far there wasn't any info about it from Top Rank as far as I know, hopefully they don't suddenly come up with something and prevent the fight from happening.
     
    Stallion, Apr 18, 2014
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  15. STB

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    Yeah because Russell is known for being such a dirty fighter:roll:
     
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