oscar de la hoya : McCloskey deserves a rematch but isnt getting one

nono

if bobby says it achieves nothing it won't, you should know this by now:bart

 

:amen ever so sorry

 

Schaefer says that he is moving ahead with making a July 23rd bout between Khan and Tim Bradley. Golden Boy just resigned Khan to a promotional pact, believed to be a four-fight agreement. One of the issues they have to deal with now is the fractured relationship with Sky Sports, which abruptly pulled the plug as the pay-per-view distributor for last weekend’s bout, leaving Khan with a significant financial loss and forcing him to go with Primetime, a much smaller platform. There is talk that this may lead to Khan leaving the UK for good.

"They say, ’Never say never,’ so I don’t know," said Schaefer, when asked if this rift with Sky Sports was irreparable. "It certainly was a blow and I have to tell you; I don’t understand why Sky took that position because the fact is, you have a young fighter with Amir, who legitimately had 17,500 or 18,000 people at the M.E.N. Arena on night when MAN City and Manchester United had a soccer game and the guy still drew and sold out the M.E.N Arena. He’s obviously a star; he’s obviously being embraced there and it’s not as if England has so many pay-per-view stars."

Sources indicate that McCloskey brought over a sizable contingent of fans, between 5-7,000, who came out for “Dudey” from Ireland. Regardless, the point is that a Khan-McCloskey fight probably couldn’t fill a phone booth in the States. In England, it was a major event, any way you look at it.

Schaefer adds, "And for Sky to walk away from the pay-per-view because Hasim Rahman pulled out of fighting Tyson Fury, I really have to scratch my head. I talked to the Sky people; I know them quite well and honestly, I have a good relationship with them, respect them and I couldn’t believe it. I could not believe that one of the emerging stars- not just in England but in the sport, period- that they would pull the pay-per-view because of the Hasim Rahman-Tyson Fury fight. Who the hell would have bought the pay-per-view because of that fight? That’s what I told them. Rahman may have been a great champion at one point but at this point, who the hell cares?"

Golden Boy has a clear, detailed plan for “King” Khan.

"Assuming [Khan] wins against Tim Bradley, we would have him back in the fall,” Schaefer detailed. “He’s going to have Ramadan in August, then back in like November, December, fighting potentially a Zab Judah to unify all the belts to become the undisputed junior welterweight champion and then once he cleans up the 140-pound weight class, assuming he wins that fight, then move up to 147 sometime in the spring of next year, potentially from England against somebody like Kell Brook, which is the highest-rated welterweight in Europe. So do that and after that, you go for the pound-for-pound crown, which is Floyd Mayweather.

"So this is like a dream set up, like a blueprint. So why the hell would Sky walk away from a guy who has these big fights lined up? I just don’t get it."

http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/a-golden-weekend

 

He won't get paid more fighting in the US unless its a TV fight.....and HBO would not touch a McCloskey fight. Without HBO they won't be able to get a Peterson/Kotelnik.

He is far far better off fighting on the undercard of Kell Brooks next fight in london, against a decent Euro operator. Someone like Willie Limmond even. Then he has a win under his belt and can go for the European title again and put himself into a mandatory position next year.

 

ridiculous comments.

 

DLH is wrong and probably trying to talk up a fight which was ****.

Him attacking Sky is the big news. It could mean alot of what we see for free is on Primetime. It could make Primetime big. It could make Sky freeze out GBP and embrace Top Rank. GBP could shoot themself in the foot when they are in the wrong but are backing Khan. Its GBP fault for putting on a **** card. Why didn't they bring some of their talent over!

 

I think we're avoiding the big elephant in the room - why did De La Hoya say McCloskey deserved a rematch??

I was really surprised that he agreed that McCloskey deserves a rematch, Khan and Roach must have been fuming. De La Hoya dodged every other 'difficult' question relating to the stoppage and I was flabbergasted he actually expressed an opinion and didn't side step the issue... Especially when the opinion he expressed pisses off his fighter.

I can't see the angle but I doubt he just did it because he was put on the spot... I'm guessing he has some sort of plan in his head, anyone any ideas?