Oops, You Shoulda Tooken That Fight (!)

Salido vs Davis

We get it, he didn't want to lose his career highlight by getting embarassed by Loma in a rematch. But he also turned down Tank for what was also a hefty payday. Instead, Salido goes on to get stopped by a b level brawler for a portion of the money instead of going out against one of two much better fighters that wouldn't have been as embarrasing to lose to.

 

Cotto was completely shot and brought nothing to the table for Mikey. If a scrub like Sadam Ali can beat him it says all we need to know. Garcia wouldn't have got any credit for destroying an old legend like Cotto.

In all honesty Mikey fighting Linares would've been a step backwards, since he would've easily knocked Linares out. Linares can box and has good handspeed, but can't punch and he has very little durability. Beating Broner did more for Mikey's career than beating Linares ever could.

Garcia and Broner made the right decision to pass of PAC, since PAC is shot now and losing to him now is a bad look. Garcia losing to Thurman isn't a big deal, since Thurman is in his prime and is the number 1 fighter at 147. This is also the case with Broner, who at this point would much rather take a loss to an undefeated top fighter like Mikey rather than an old and shot PAC, who's drawing power is pretty much gone now.

 

Loma never paid Salido the $1 million he asked for. If Loma would've paid Salido the rematch would've happened and Salido would've beat him again. Loma like GGG tries to lowball opponents and then when they can't land good opponents act surprised. Loma paid Linares, who posed no threat to Loma over $1 million, but he wouldn't pay the man that beat him that.

 

Loma and tank both offered Salido FAR more than he made in his retirement fight. The fact that he didn't get 1million is irrelevant.

 

Brook Vargas
Instead Brook went to fight GGG after negotiations broke down. Yes he got more money- but Brook would have been WBO and IBF WW champ and could have chased more unifications, they could have done huge numbers themselves

 

Wilder vs Whyte

literally no negatives for taking that fight (other than possibly losing).

 

Wilder should have fought Vlad and should fight Joshua. However, Salido made a huge mistake by refusing to rematch Lomachenko for a big payday, instead he waited and lost to a nobody!

 

Good should with Salido. Acted like a diva by pricing himself out, then goes on to get stopped by a lesser opponent for peanuts and thus blows any chance of earning a good payday ever again.

 

Tooken is proper englandish?

 

I'll never understand a few of the career moves Winky made.
They were horrendous. (ie...the Hopkins fight )

Paul Williams vs Pavlik. Instead Sergio hops in, beats
Pavlik and carves out a MW legacy.

 

Quillin - Andy Lee.

Peter binned his belt and career high payday because his 'brilliant' adviser told him to.