Y was Zarate vs Zamora fought @ 119 instead of a Bantamweight unification match ?

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  1. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    They both reigned @ d same weight @ d same time , fought each other , but some1 decided it won't b @ their championship weight 4 their titles .
    I do think that allowing both men from d same weight n additional pound assists both by assuring they will b strong & not drained , but it prevented d title from being unified . I reckon as many (i assume) that d winner should b regarded as d man @ d weight in such a case , not 2 mention both returned 2 118 after their fight , which adds even more legitimacy 2 it as n actual title fight.
    But who is 2 blame @ it anyway ? their promoters ? managers ? or was it only 1 of their promoters ? some1 else maybe ?
    After all there is d possibility that 1 of them could have still been drained cum fyte nyte had it bin @ 118 .
     
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  2. ThinBlack

    ThinBlack Boxing Addict banned

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    I've heard it was a money issue, but they should have unified the title.
     
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  3. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Both wanted $200,000 to defend their respective titles but agreed to fight at $120,000 for a ten-round non-title. Chagrin thought hed won the lottery.
     
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  4. kikibalt

    kikibalt Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Don chargin was not the promoter. The promoter for the Z & Z fight was Don Fraser
     
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  5. kikibalt

    kikibalt Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It was a not title fight because the fighters and promoter Don Fraser didn't want to pay sanction fees to both the WBC and the WBA. Both fighters did receive around $120,000 as mention above.
     
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  6. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Thank u 4 d answer .
    case closed.
     
    frankenfrank, Feb 16, 2012
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  7. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Sorry my mistake, of course it was Don Fraser.

    I also remember reading both fighters wanted more for defending their titles than anon-title bout. Was this the case?
     
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  8. kikibalt

    kikibalt Well-Known Member Full Member

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    you're right
     
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  9. kikibalt

    kikibalt Well-Known Member Full Member

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    They did because of the fees.
     
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