We the public can never really make heads or tails of negotiations like this because you don't know what's going on behind closed doors, who's lying and who's telling the truth, who's misrepresenting facts, ect.

All I know is they have a great opportunity to sell a fight that is 3 years past it's expiration date, a fight that will make everyone involved more money than they've ever made from a fight, a fight that will make both fighters 2 or 3 times more than they would fighting any other fighter. At this point, if they don't get this fight made, THEY are the ones who lose, not the fans.