Mickey Bey has given up his IBF Lightweight Title

**bzkfn** · 06-28-2015 05:03 AM

Mickey Bey gives up IBF lightweight title | Boxing News | Fightnews

He turned down $220,000 for the fight and let it go to purse bid. Arum was the only bidder and bid $78,000 which is shared. He didn't want to go to China because he would have only made $58,500 for to fight Shafikov. Is this a duck or promotional politics?

**IamInuit** · 06-28-2015 07:46 AM

Kid Ovaltine 2.0 or 0.5.

All we need is Barthelemy to ko Shafikov like Lee did to Korobov and then somehow Bey getting a shot next to fight for the title he dumped.

**Silkeyjoe** · 06-28-2015 06:02 PM

Mickey Bey is a horrible fighter to watch and was very lucky to win the belt in my mind. Dont see how he can turn down 220k for a fight. Its not really a great division at the moment so no big money fights for him and with no belt hes not a guy other champs would pick as a voluntary defense. Wouldnt give him much of a chance against the top 140 guys if he decides to move up

**Master** · 06-30-2015 02:22 AM

Bey gambled and lost but turned the fight down anyway. Boxing business and politics. Only time will tell if he made the right decision.

**p4pking** · 06-30-2015 08:38 AM

I've only even seen him against against Vasquez, but I couldn't care less if he gave up the will to live based on that "fight". Does seem weird for a guy as boring as he is to pass on anything, but he is under Mayweather promotions so he'll probably get a good opportunity or two.