Dan Rafael chat wrap 9/26:
- Mayweather fighting on the same weekend as a potential Cotto-Canelo fight? No way it happens, the cable services won't allow it.
- Stephen Espinoza didn't want to approve Clottey for Canelo...but approved Salka for Danny Garcia. If Canelo was a client of Haymon, Espinoza would have approved the fight.
- The new math equation is: TR+GB(-AH)=F
- His opinion is that Mayweather doesn't have a burning desire to fight Pacquiao. Most likely comfortable with his Showtime contract and guaranteed payday.
- Boxing business wise, Kirkland is frustrating and not intelligent.
- Feels bad for Rosado because it was a really good payday for him.
- Buy or Sell a GB fighter will fight Pacquiao next year: he is buying, but not sure who...remember that Haymon is still banned from HBO (Garcia-Pacquiao is not happening).
- Stiverne-Wilder are negotiating their fight, if an agreement isn't reached it is supposed to go to purse bid Oct. 1.
- Winner of Ali-Abregu fight puts himself in contention for a title shot.
- There will be a 24/7 for Hopkins-Kovalev...but just one episode as it is not PPV (rarely are 24/7's for non PPV fights).
- ShoBox ending rumors are untrue, according to Showtime.
- Avalos never "pulled" out of the Rigo fight. He was a mandatory, but didn't want the fight. Avalos is also the mandatory for Frampton and that is the fight he will be pursuing.
- The $79,000 would have been Avalos' biggest purse, but he will make much more vs Frampton...and thinks it is a more winnable fight.
- Does not believe Canelo-Pacquiao ever happens due to weight. Could potentially see Canelo fight JCC one day.
- Roman Gonzalez will fight once more this year and then sometime in 2015 look for a rematch with Estrada.
- If GGG beats Rubio he will get an interim title, where he becomes the mandatory for Cotto. Doesn't think it means anything. GGG already has one of the real belts, so if GGG-Cotto does not get made, doesn't think GGG is afraid to lose an interim belt. Also, Cotto is at the end of his career - he will not make any fight he does not want to make.
- Prefers 24/7 over All Access.
- Andrade-Korobov has been ordered, but it is a long way off from being made, if it even does get made.
- Believes Santa Cruz takes a Mares fight before Rigo as it will be bigger, more lucrative, and more exciting.
- Provodnikov will be fighting in November or December in Russia - Arum wouldn't get him any opponents that HBO would put on their broadcast.
- Showtime refused to comment when asked about Floyd saying All Access was staged.
- Buy or Sell: Adrian Broner will be knocked out in a fight - Buy.
- According to his sources the Mayweather-Maidana number are not close to 925k.
- Manny's performance vs Algieri has no effect on Mayweather-Pacquiao being made.
- Omar Chavez-Ramon Alvarez: picking Chavez.
- GB is no longer getting a % from Pacquiao fights.
- Rubio's chances vs GGG, slim.
- If Mayweather were to fight GGG at 154, Mayweather being KO'd is a very likely outcome.
- Mayweather is in his list of top 20 boxers of all time.
- The GGG fight is basically sold out. Standing room tickets had to be added.
- What is next for Adonis Stevenson? Probably a pointless fight in December.
- Mayweather and GB have not announced a break up in working together...but Canelo moving to HBO surely doesn't help.
- According to his contacts at HBO and Main Events, Adonis did have a verbal agreement with them and then jumped to Showtime.
- According to GB, Figueroa will not be vacating his Lightweight belt quite yet.
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