Via Joseph Herron: Here we go again…
Until promoters, networks, fighters and fans finally learn this basic truth about the boxing business, the following paragraph will continue to appear in the headlines.
Promotion 101: Overpaying for the winners makes it almost impossible to make the best matches happen.
After receiving two consecutive big bonus days in his last two outings, it looks like Dmitry Bivol is likely to join the growing list of champions who will deprive themselves of a great match. other fans due to an inflated sense of value.
As reported by ESPN Knockouts in Mexico, Bivol’s manager, Vadim Kornilov, has stated that they absolutely do not accept the current offer made by Team Canelo and will continue if their conditions are not superseded. Mexican stars respond.
“They don’t want a rematch. They knew that they had lost badly in the first game and that they had even less chance of winning in the second. Have you heard of a boxer who, after losing, asked for a rematch under the same conditions?”
“In my opinion, they are not serious about a rematch and are really interested in doing another fight, maybe with Edgar Berlanga. A rematch cannot take place under the same conditions as the one you lost. So stupid. Now we are looking forward with Artur Betterbiev as our target.”
Unfortunately, Kornilov seems to be overestimating the market value and leverage of his boxer while negotiating a potential rematch with one of the biggest earners in boxing. In boxing, trades are usually made by following the Golden Rule; “The one with the gold sets the rules,” and lays out the terms of the deal.
While a second match against Alvarez could equate to another high-paying day in his career for the Russia-born champion and is certainly his biggest earning option at the moment, Canelo Alvarez much larger sums can actually be made playing against interim WBC Super Average titleholder, David Benavidez. Although Canelo and his coach/manager Eddy Reynoso have previously stated that their priority is a return match against Bivol on a September day, the real Mexican-born boxer will continue if required. of the heavyweight champion than what Alvarez was willing to give. this time.
Ironically, the Russian-born joined Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk to become the second Eastern European champion in a row to turn down their current big-money pick.
Usyk dropped a deal with Tyson Fury in March that was “all but done,” according to Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren.
“There are only a few items that need to be addressed, but they really don’t want to fight at the moment for money. Usyk made $15 million fighting Tyson Fury at Wembley Stadium, which is a good number. But if you go the other way and fight Tyson in the winter in Saudi Arabia, you could make somewhere between $50 million and $60 million,” Warren told iFL TV in April.
Bivol won’t have the same luxury if he decides to skip the return match against Canelo.
Although the hotly contested unification bout with current 175-pound WBO, IBF and WBC champion Artur Beterbiev will be very popular among fans of the hard fight, the battle for class supremacy The undisputed Light Heavyweight will generate only a fraction of the proceeds.
While boasting a victory over the Mexican weightlifting champion in May 2022, as well as currently carrying the 175-pound WBA belt, it doesn’t seem like much when trying to capitalize on the real draw. like Alvarez.
Are fighting fans now hoping that Dmitry Bivol chooses to drop out in the return match against Canelo Alvarez? Would boxing fans want to watch a fight with David Benavidez instead?
