Wright/Williams Not Finalized

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  1. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    Over at the Scene where the news is about Boxing there is a small article dated 1-4-09 that says Williams/Wright is not finalized. According to the article Winky is good to go, but Paul's team hasn't agreed to the 50-50 split. It really sounds like the same **** they did with Pavlik/Williams. Top Rank and HBO met all their demands, and then they pulled the plug. What's up with these guys?
     
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  2. EL-MATADOR

    EL-MATADOR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I hope they come to an agreement,this is a very interesting fight. I wanna see what Winky has left.
     
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  3. eze

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    I think Paul is wanting more money to be split total. Williams wanted the 50-50.
     
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  4. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    Maybe William's does want more money in the total purse, but when they called Pavlik out Top Rank and HBO met ALL their demands, and Goosen still turned it down.

    When talk of this fight first came up I had serious doubts about it ever happening. I expected Winky to price himself out of it. Now it looks like it's the other way around.
     
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  5. eze

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    Pavlik was never really wanting the fight in the first place.


    As for this, I have no clue what's holding it up. Im hoping it gets signed.
     
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  6. 41fever

    41fever Boxing Addict Full Member

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    C'mon PTP sign!!! If Paul wins, damn! He beat AM, beat Verno and now Winky (if)@ 160...WOW
     
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  7. 41fever

    41fever Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I thought the exact same thing.
     
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  8. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    Hell yes. As the biggest Pavlicker in ESB, I say bring it on! Best case scenario: Wright looks GREAT against Williams; Pavlik fights the winner with Abraham against a good opponent on the undercard.
     
    booradley, Jan 6, 2009
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  9. Hermit

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    Wants to be the Palle/Kessler on the US scene? :lol:
     
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  10. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    It seems like they might be headed in that direction!

    Obviously I have an ulterior motive for wanting Wright/Williams. What if KP's '09 looked like this:

    Blasts Rubio out in 3-4 rounds.
    Wright bests Williams, and then KP takes Wright out in 10.
    Pavlik KO8 Abraham.

    That would be one helluva year; almost as good as 07.
     
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  11. Hermit

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    Not bad. I watched Rubio's last fight again last night. He got popped regularly and seemed not to be bothered. Of course, he wasn't being punched by Pavlik. If I can get tickets to this, I hope it has a good under card. :deal
     
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  12. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    Rubio got it a lot, but it was Ornelas who had the messed up face at the end! Winky and Williams beat both easily.
     
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  13. BigReg

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    From Respected Columnist Dan Rafael;

    Promoter Dan Goossen and Golden Boy's Richard Schaefer are close to finalizing a deal for Paul Williams to face Winky Wright at middleweight, both sides told ESPN.com. The fight would take place April 11 or 18 on HBO. Williams, an ex-welterweight titleholder who claimed an interim junior middleweight title via a dominant eighth-round TKO of Verno Phillips in November, says he can shuttle between welterweight and middleweight. The bout with Wright would be his second at middleweight in his past three fights. Wright has been idle since losing a decision to Bernard Hopkins in July 2007. A December tune-up fight was canceled because Wright suffered a hand injury. Before Williams emerged as Wright's likely opponent, Schaefer said he had talks with representatives for middleweight titlist Arthur Abraham. Wright was willing to go to Germany for the bout, Schaefer said, but the deal didn't pan out.

    It looks this fight will get done.
     
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  14. Hermit

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    Clash of the turtles? :lol: Seriously, it would be interesting to see how that played out in the ring. AA opened up against Marquez once he figured he wasn't in any danger.
     
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  15. imp4pdabest

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    I'm surprised to catch you in posting and not mentioning PBF at all. Are you okay?
     
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