Peter Quillin vacates WBO title, wants bigger challenges at 160

[ykdadamaja]

I highly doubt a fighter would dump their belt and a career-high payday because they shit themself. His team are currently the most powerful in boxing, they lost control of the promotion to a fresh outfit, they've now scuppered the new mobs first big venture. Business.

Now they're saying that Haymon has issues with Jay Z. But no one could say what it is?? I don't believe it. I believe this is simply Haymon taking control of a knock out artist with a little bit of a name in the MW Division- let's face it, the only name at MW worth talking about is GGG and then Quillin.

So, Haymon just locked down the #2 guy, possibly the #1 guy, in the division.

Haymon may have just secured Quillin, but it was a dumb move by Quillin. Dumb move. So many what ifs?!?!

What if the fight with Jacobs ends up in a draw? What if he loses on points, or by knockout? What if he is robbed by the judges? What if he is stopped on cuts or due to some injury? What if the ref or doctor stops the fight too soon?

All of this makes it very difficult to market him to another title shot through Soliman's IBF belt (which is the conceptualized step after Jacobs), GGG or to regain the WBO belt. GGG already said that the main attraction to Quillin was because Quillin had a belt and a unification run is what GGG wants.

Arum, on the other hand, will most likely manoeuvre Koborov to fight a stable stiff to win the WBO title on a very good occurrence.

Quillin made a very dumb move!

[Fenster]

Shame you wasn't around to advise Quillen on what a poor job Al Haymon is doing for him.

[J_Undisputed]

I think Haymon sees what Arum is doing and figures its a good idea. As a matchmaker without a promotional company now, he's probably trying to lock down what he can and sees Jay-Z as someone who is also a newcomer that can possible infringe on his party. Jay-z's money and Venue makes him a threat to any business haymon hasn't locked down yet. (Aside from any Nets and Islanders Games, Jayz could return boxing to brooklyn the way it used to be with a weekly fight night if he wanted to-clearance from a board of directors pending)

[ykdadamaja]

Shame you wasn't around to advise Quillen on what a poor job Al Haymon is doing for him.

Does the move by Quillin make you feel comfortable? So many what ifs... I would not have advised such a treacherous route. He could have fought Koborov and still fight Jacobs and GGG under Haymon.

Everyone has an idea that, no matter what, the possibility of Quillin fighting GGG could only be around late September or early October, at best. Quillin could have dispatched Koborov and Jacobs (if he can) in that time.

jmo...

[Rantcatrat]

Haymon doesn't get along with Jay Z due to beef they had over how Haymon handled Beyonce's career, or something along those lines. Haymon was a shark in the music business before he went into boxing.