Dan Rafael Chat Wrap (Friday 4/18):
- JCC is talking to Haymon. JCC is still rumored to have 9 months left on his TR deal. When Arum returns from overseas next week he will talk with JCC. Dan still puts odds on JCC and TR working things out and the GGG fight happening. Rumors are true that JCC's current offer for GGG includes a contract re-up.
- Still believes that a Canelo-Floyd rematch won't happen...even if Canelo easily beats Lara.
- Doesn't put as much stock as many into Manny not knocking people out. Bradley, Mosley, Margarito, Marquez, Clottey all are known to have good chins and are world class fighters.
- Potential Bradley opponents: rematch with Prov or a fight with Alvarado (if Alvarado loses to Marquez).
- Manny's most likely opponent - winner of Marquez-Alvarado
- If Collazo beats Khan, he enters himself in the fall Mayweather sweepstakes, but would be considered a long shot.
- If Quillin wins, Schaefer says he wants Quillin-Jacobs for the summer.
- Golden Boy's purse bid beat TR's for Russell-Lomachenko (by $2,500). Bid was announced today. Lomachenko would get 60%. Meaning Russell's purse would be $421,000 - by far his biggest. Would be surprised if Russell didn't take it. How much is TBA offering?
- Quillin (159.8), Konecny (158.25), Porter (146.8), Malignaggi (146.2), Shumenov (174.5), Hopkins (172.5)
- HBO won't release PPV figures for Bradley-Pacquiao until they can meet with Arum...expect next week at the earliest.
- If Paulie looks good and wins, he rates him as the dark horse for the Mayweather fall sweepstakes.
- He thought BHop deserved a victory vs Calzaghe by 1 or 2 pts.
- Does not think Mikey Garcia has been treated poorly by HBO. He has been paid well, featured in broadcasts, but has not turned in excellent ratings. He and Rigo, the two most recent to be in the main event yet have the undergrad draw more views. But if he can get more money, more power to him.