Robert Garcia: Mikey' Not Fighting Lomachenko; Top Rank Offer Won't Be Good Enough...

I'd say 300-500k...

 

Of course Mikey won’t fight him, he won’t fight anyone with a pulse.

 

I wish this was true, but I can't see how. Not even GGG who gets more HBO hype than any other fighter hasn't even cracked 200K.

Hopefully I'm wrong, but I don't think people know Mikey or Loma as much as they do GGG.

My guess would be 150-200k max. Pretty much all the hardcore fans who buy all the PPVs. The same ones who bought Lemieux-GGG and Ward-Kovalev.

 

Arum already said that he's not willing to negotiate though.

 

I think this is more realistic for PPV buys.

 

Mikey's point of view — why should I fight Loma, if I can earn more money in less risky fights?
Loma's point of view — I don't care (much) about money, but I want legacy, I want to set records, I want to be remembered as one of a kind.

 

I remember when Mikey said he didn't want to fight Lomachenko......................so, he said it, I didn't...................they don't want that fight, but I do not trust Arum either................

 

LMAOL a mega PPV fight? Lol I can't stop laughing! Wishful thinking on your part, I'll give you that.

Mikey, contrary to what he believes, is not popular among casual fans, which make up the majority of PPV buys. And neither is Loma. Not even Clenelo did hot numbers when his opponent wasn't that known. Same with Pac. And if they do Mikey vs Loma it won't even crack the 200k, is my guess. If that is a "mega PPV" for you than there have been a lot of successful PPV.

 

Oh, like Ward vs Kovalev did? (Two PPV flops in a row)
P4P does not translate to ratings.

And i love how neither side has started any sort of negotiations, but are already blaming each other.

 

Mikey cant crack a mil on SHO and Loma got 1.7m and 1.0m in his last two fights on ESPN.

 

Its more like:

Mikey- I'll only fight Lomachenko on Arum's terms if the deal is as good with him as it would be with Showtime.

Lomachenko- Its up to my promoter Bap Arum.

 

Here we go again... First PAC & FMJ.. Then GGG & Pedverez... Now this saga!! Ah well, **** it.. Loma forging his own path.. He can
still easily make SFW too. Loads of options.. But we'll still get two years of Loma is ducking him or Mikey is ducking him threads LOL

 

I think 300-500k is certainly possible when you factor in undisputed into the equation. I have to believe Bob arum partnered with either Zuffa Boxing/Eddie Hearn would promote the hell out of it, and most likely stack the card bringing in the casuals as well as the hardcores.

The GGG Fights lacked promotion which was part of the reason why it failed. I honestly don't remember the last time there was an undisputed champion at lightweight, if there even was and I think that makes the fight even more historic.

 

If Mickey signs with Hearn or that MMA dude, he can make offers to Loma himself. That would solve that issue.

 

Mikey Garcia likes to face fighters that are ranked 5th to 10th in divisions. He avoids the top 3/4 in divisions..

Look at his recent opponents.... Zlaticanin, Lipinets, Broner,

He doesn't fight bums like Ramirez and Zeuge do, but he doesn't face the best either!

He doesn't want the Lomachenko fight.