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Hearing this is what's gonna happen ;)
A few sites and articles are saying this mainly due to the disgust in the USA at Khan winning the "official" pole and Maidana winning about 4 others by a huge margin.
Also the Cinco de Mayo (Mexican bank holiday) is said to play a major role as it happens over the fight weekend and would do better PPV sales.
Any of you Yank members shed any light on these growing rumours?
If that happens I'll be more looking forward to the khan vs broner fight that's actually a fight I would pay to see then if khan wins floyd will fight him in September.
Ugly if this is true.
Maidana will struggle to land a single blow.
Where have you read this smash? Apart from Bunce saying Broner-Khan on the undercard I can't find it mentioned
I'd prefer Broner-Khan over any fight involving Floyd. :cool:
this would be a decent card. mayweather would destroy maidana but who wouldnt he destroy? khan vs broner would be very interesting.
Broner/Khan is a very interesting bout. It makes perfect sense to me. Both draw attention to the card and it keeps both away from the other good young talent at GBP. Both are very talented but each has something to prove.
Roger Mayweather says Maidana is next for Floyd, is what Google says. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by smashup
You never know with Floyd or his people, they rarely tell the truth. After dealing with the press/media for years you can't blame them.
It's all rumors with Floyd until it's not.
I don't know why he wants Maidana, unless he's going to follow Broner around cleaning up after him.
Hey, everybody! If you want a fight with Floyd just kick Broner's ass.
I guess it's just another easy money fight for Floyd, it's makes as much sense as the rest.
Does make sense and there's a few articles at vital boxing suggesting this might be whats happening. @Fenster ;)
And i read some similar on a few different sites last week, stuff that mentioned the importance of the Mexican Bank holiday so maybe Mayweather will go with a Latino fighter :confused:
Of course it could all be a load of bollocks but they also hint that the winner of Khan v Broner could face Floyd in September.
Just seems more and more stories along these lines are starting to pop up and if Khan won that vote fair and square on the official vote site why is Floyd stalling things?
Surely if he was serious about fighting the winner (Khan) he'd have already said "Ok you won lets do it" as soon as that voting pole finished..!!
this is stoopid shit, which ever was the main poll khan would have wonQuote:
Originally Posted by smashup
i had a vote in my back garden and i won, does that mean i shouls really be fighting mayweather
They've just copied what Buncey said yesterday, I thought there might be something more kosher on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by smashup
If Floyd gives Khan the elbow I hope it's right.
You never know with Floyd, maybe he wanted Maidana all along and the poll went against what he thought would be an obvious no brainerchoice.Quote:
Originally Posted by smashup
I know this much, Floyd will fight who he wants.
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Originally Posted by beenKOed
He must get a buzz out of the power he's got and enjoy letting Khan and Maidana stress out .... the cunt :)
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Originally Posted by FensterThey've just copied what Buncey said yesterday, I thought there might be something more kosher on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by smashup
If Floyd gives Khan the elbow I hope it's right.
I read some similar if , buts and maybe articles earlier this week on ESB news feed and bleacer report but again all speculation.
Floys should stretch himself and fight a light middle because he beats any welterweight. Khan v Broner v Maidana v Thurman are good fights.
I love Maidana and ON PAPER this fight makes a lot of sense.
But like most of you I'm not really excited about it because we've seen Floyd defeat Maidana's style over a dozen times already.
Cant see it happening.
Khan generates alot more money.
Either way, the card has to be like garcia/mattyhse..
I'd rather see Mayweather vs Thurman
At least Khan-Broner is intriguing..
Maidana is a bum compared to Floyd. What a shit fight. He gonna get dogged out like Gatti.
I find it hilarious how people are trying to make Khan out to be a big PPV draw. Get the hell outta here. Khan ain't Ricky Hatton. This is going to be a Cinco De Mayo Fight...and while Maidana is Argentinian...Mexican fight fans will back him. Who cares if Floyd has fought that style before. Maidana is more deserving of the fight. Maidana got more recognition out of the Broner fight and i think a lot of people are under selling him in terms of PPV buys. The backlash against the Floyd/Khan fight doesn't fall on deaf ears. If they can pull off this card...they could make the money and the fighters that DESERVE to fight each other would. Floyd against a guy that is on a hot streak. And Broner vs. Khan are two fighters looking for redemption and momentum. Make it happen!
This card doesn't seem like it was designed by matchmakers and promoters. With the Mares fight added on consider all the target demographics. It feels corporate. I'm almost bothered by the brilliance like the proposed card is so smart it must be a con.
If true its an interesting development and kind if makes sense and cents.Arums HBO card is starting to look pretty dam good. I can see Al Haymon pulling this off. After the hype Broner cant toil in some obscure comeback fight. Outside of Floyds personal poll it seems pretty clear that the majority of the public wants Maidana. Broner has a rematch clause with Maidana but Khan does not deserve the fight so the star Floyd beats up his little brothers conqueror and Khan is told that if he beats Broner he gets the Floyd fight. Floyd is not going to fight Broner so once Floyd dispatches Maidana and Broner has a huge comeback knocking out Khan, he will be in the drivers seat again for the rematch with Maidana having knocked out the man that beat him. Brilliant really.
If I was Broner I'd be insisting on a rematch first, get some redemption, or try at least. How fooking silly is he going to look waiving pom poms, peeking over his shoulder as Mayweather absolutly toys with the man who just knocked him around like a back alley drunk. I don't get it.
I don't think Broner gives two spits about how things really are, I think he only cares about perception with the people he'll speak to and how much he's paid. He can continue to push the "off night" angle while talking about how he demanded an immediate rematch. His yes men will eat it up. Floyd won't pay the sanctioning fees so the belt will be available. It gives GBP so many different options with Maidana, Thurman, Khan, Broner, Porter. It gives the Broner/Khan winner a bunch of options. Basically the entire card sells to one demographic or another while really meaning nothing and every possible outcome makes money except a Floyd loss which is a near certainty not to happen. It's the new Coke card, you have to try it so it sells quick but really it just sells Coke Classic in the long run.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
I imagine that Floyd sees it like this:
"Since the fans don't see Khan as worthy challenger, I'ma give Kahn a shot at my impersonator and also seeing as Maidana put in the work against my impersonator, let's see what he can do against the real deal."
It's a bit like some A team, B team business.
Good plan but what makes you think that Broner can knock out Khan? LmfaoQuote:
Originally Posted by IamInuit
I dont think haymon would think like that..
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Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamitaGood plan but what makes you think that Broner can knock out Khan? LmfaoQuote:
Originally Posted by IamInuit
I dont think haymon would think like that..
I do. Lets wait and see. A corn-dog thrown at the right angle could wobble Khan and please dont say that the Maidana fight with Broner has anything to do with a Khan fight.
A few points to take notice of:
-a cinco De mayo fight where neither khan or maidana is Mexican. So packing the undercard with as many Mexicans or Mexican Americans as possible for marketing purposes makes sense.
-the obvious feeling That khan is not worthy means, as someone else inter out, they're going to have to put a shine on him before people would buy him as a threat. In steps a rebounding broner who also Is need of hype.
- the consensus says they want to see maidana in a rematch with broner as who can get enough of broner being humiliated. problem is maidana repeating his beating of broner twice in a row turns the lights out on broners career and cuts GBP money short once Floyd hangs them up.
-both fights get more competitive as maidana is billed as a tough fighter who's power plays the equilizer. And khan/broner gets billed as a crossroads fight. Advancing the mayweather train closer to end of the line. If khan beats broner, he has set some hype up for a mayweather fight and the most obnoxious press tour in history and more of an option/ bargaining power for mayweather against a pacquiao negotiation. If broner wins he's lined up for a pass the torch fight against mayweather.
- maidana saying he wouldn't be ready for the broner rematch but would push/force himself for mayweather makes it an easier fight Than it might have normally been. Irons still hot on maidanas hype and his body/mind is not rested.
Just something to chew on...
Richard schafer from golden boy has denied all of this.
Now im really annoyed as i really dont think khan deserves this fight at all...
He left a division like nathan cleverly and now gets the biggest payday of his life by beating two over the hill lightweights.
It is so so so wrong that bradley isnt fighting floyd and that part of boxing stinks!
I don't think khans chin is as bad as people say the fights he's been stopped in he's took huge shots from big punchers plus he's always got up after the 1st knock down, the problem is when he's hunt he goes on the attackQuote:
Originally Posted by IamInuitQuote:
Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamitaGood plan but what makes you think that Broner can knock out Khan? LmfaoQuote:
Originally Posted by IamInuit
I dont think haymon would think like that..
I do. Lets wait and see. A corn-dog thrown at the right angle could wobble Khan and please dont say that the Maidana fight with Broner has anything to do with a Khan fight.
You would have hope Top Rank and GBP would put their petty differences aside and get the big matches on. Don King would have done it.Quote:
Originally Posted by imp
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Originally Posted by g3org3I don't think khans chin is as bad as people say the fights he's been stopped in he's took huge shots from big punchers plus he's always got up after the 1st knock down, the problem is when he's hunt he goes on the attackQuote:
Originally Posted by IamInuitQuote:
Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamitaGood plan but what makes you think that Broner can knock out Khan? LmfaoQuote:
Originally Posted by IamInuit
I dont think haymon would think like that..
I do. Lets wait and see. A corn-dog thrown at the right angle could wobble Khan and please dont say that the Maidana fight with Broner has anything to do with a Khan fight.
I agree and that's why I said the right angle.
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Originally Posted by imp
May/Bradley should happen because of what Bradley has done. But how on earth would they sell it? Bradley is short, not particularly fast, doesn't have power. It's different when talking Pac/Bradley because Bradley has a shot against Pac. But I can't imagine how anyone would picture Bradley beating Floyd. For how boxing should work they should fight. But even if Bradley fought a perfect fight against Floyd it's hard to see him doing better than losing 8-4 or 9-3
Aside from the promoters, the problem i see with the Mayweather / Bradley fight is this. No one truly believes that Bradley is as uncontested as he claims. The win over Pacquiao was obviously a rip off.just because Bradley was able to convince himself that is win was legit, doesn't mean that everybody else has been able to delude themselves the same way. The other issue Is his controversial win over provodnikov wasn' t much better.his assertion that he deliberately chose a poor style to fight the fight in order to gain points from everyone who thought he lost a Pacquiao is ridiculous. not because it has no chance of being true but because it is no ones decision but his. File it under brave, but stupid and ultimately lucky. Also it has become typical of Bradley to makes these type of post fight assertions to inflate his performance. His win over Marquez was good but doesn't erase the fact that it was to be expected for someone who's younger, carries the weight better and was more athletic and fresher. A legit win in the rematch against PAC will solidify him. Till then the demand for the rematch just goes to show that the legacy of someone he supposedly beat still overshadowed his. Something that shouldn't be. A guy that Legitimately shocked the world by beating one of the top two fighters in the world at the weight, shouldn't have any trouble getting on the radar of the other one. Not by the fans, not by the sanctioning bodies. (Networks and promoters will always have bias) - just my two cents...