He is on the list, number 33 in rankings with:
33 Conor McGregor $615M $530M
https://www.sportico.com/feature/highest-paid-athletes-all-time-1234711562/
So that is huge money for him throughout his career in UFC
For Canelo, no doubt, he did sign a massive contract when he severe his ties with Golden Boy and move to DAZN and it's like $300m if I'm not mistaken, and will have like 5 more fights in his career. And Floyd keeps making money with this exhibition matches in the last 3 years or so.
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Since the list includes a lot of boxers, I think it's worth a share here: Top 50 Highest-Paid Athletes of All Time.
It include, maybe some of the names are to be expected like Floyd and still the active Canelo Alvarez although he barely made the cut.
No. 8: Floyd Mayweather: $1.41B; $1.11B
No. 16: Mike Tyson: $875M; $455M
No. 21: Manny Pacquiao: $725M; $560M
No. 24: George Foreman: $680M; $355M
No. 27: Oscar De La Hoya: $665M; $410.3M
No. 38: Evander Holyfield: $600M; $310.2M
No. 48: Canelo Alvarez: $525M; $460M
And so if you have questions about the methodology,
https://www.sportico.com/personalities/athletes/2023/highest-paid-athletes-all-time-michael-jordan-1234711433/
It include, maybe some of the names are to be expected like Floyd and still the active Canelo Alvarez although he barely made the cut.
No. 8: Floyd Mayweather: $1.41B; $1.11B
No. 16: Mike Tyson: $875M; $455M
No. 21: Manny Pacquiao: $725M; $560M
No. 24: George Foreman: $680M; $355M
No. 27: Oscar De La Hoya: $665M; $410.3M
No. 38: Evander Holyfield: $600M; $310.2M
No. 48: Canelo Alvarez: $525M; $460M
And so if you have questions about the methodology,
Quote
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I wonder what number is Conor McGregor on that list, now I know that what you showed are only the boxers and their respective spots but I have no doubts whether if he's included in the list or not because on his fight with Mayweather Jr., he amassed at least a guaranteed $100 Million on that fight alone and he also claimed that he made a whooping $50 Million from his fight with Khabib.
Anyway, at least Canelo Alvarez made the cut because he is already not that active in the sport lately as his foes are now lesser because he already cleaned-up his division and then he got a surgery recently which affects the timeline of his fights.
But apparently, Bivol is willing to go down to 168 lbs and fight Canelo as long as Alvarez is willing to put his belt on the line.
That makes sense since it's already clear from the start that Bivol will only take the rematch against Canelo with the belt on the line.
But I'm not aware of it honestly that Bivol is willing to go down. As far as my knowledge is concerned, it's Canelo's camp doing the run.
Regardless though, a fight with Beterbiev or Canelo is a good one for Bivol. Let's see.
I had always seen the manifesto of a boxer going up in category, because that gives more privilege, but going down in category is something that does not look very good, of course there are many things at stake, perhaps money is a great incentive, however If I wanted to see Bivol fight with Canelo again, I personally would like to see her, but it is preferable that Canelo go up in category than that the Russian has to go down, perhaps he would be minimizing his level, instead of me Bivol would seek to move up a category, since he represents more money and fights with higher level boxers, well maybe it is a radical way of thinking, but I consider that it is much better.
Mark Magsayo lost again in a crucial fight for a belt, it is true no Filipino boxer right now doesn't have a belt, and it is really frustrating but at the same time feel's OK about it at the same time, but Here are the result of my picks
That was a good fight anyway. Everyone thought Magsayo is gonna win with a TKO judging on the early rounds where he landed good punches on Figueroa. However, Figueroa just showed what a good stamina and a good chin can do to last the fight and redeem yourself on the later rounds when your opponent is exhausted. Figueroa absorbed a lot of power punches, but didn't even get stunned. Magsayo on the other hand, got exhausted on the later rounds that resulted on a 2 point deduction due to holding. If he did not do that, he might have kissed the canvass already.
Well, that's how it is and the result should be. That was still a good fight.
Yes, it was Magsayo on the first half of the fight and then Figueroa took the second half specially in the championship rounds as Magsayo shows his weakness again, he runs out of gas in that fight, he as so tired that he just want to survived. But the score though, even if there is a 2 point deduction, it should be very close and when you look at the score, it seems that it was a domination by Figueroa but it is not. Anyhow, he is still very young, and make just a few tweaks on his training, he can be a world champion again.
Well, in that I agree with you, Magsayo has a lot of potential, and although it sounds something very basic, Magsayo's mistake was not in his fight, he did everything very well, the obvious mistake was in his training because it can be seen that due to his performance could not do much, and I am 100% sure that it was due to lack of training harder, if a boxer trains to train and does not work on strength, speed and resistance it is very difficult for him to win, not even having a lot of talent can he win now As the body receives blows it becomes more exhausted, so for me hard training is essential.
Since the list includes a lot of boxers, I think it's worth a share here: Top 50 Highest-Paid Athletes of All Time.
It include, maybe some of the names are to be expected like Floyd and still the active Canelo Alvarez although he barely made the cut.
No. 8: Floyd Mayweather: $1.41B; $1.11B
No. 16: Mike Tyson: $875M; $455M
No. 21: Manny Pacquiao: $725M; $560M
No. 24: George Foreman: $680M; $355M
No. 27: Oscar De La Hoya: $665M; $410.3M
No. 38: Evander Holyfield: $600M; $310.2M
No. 48: Canelo Alvarez: $525M; $460M
And so if you have questions about the methodology,
https://www.sportico.com/personalities/athletes/2023/highest-paid-athletes-all-time-michael-jordan-1234711433/
It include, maybe some of the names are to be expected like Floyd and still the active Canelo Alvarez although he barely made the cut.
No. 8: Floyd Mayweather: $1.41B; $1.11B
No. 16: Mike Tyson: $875M; $455M
No. 21: Manny Pacquiao: $725M; $560M
No. 24: George Foreman: $680M; $355M
No. 27: Oscar De La Hoya: $665M; $410.3M
No. 38: Evander Holyfield: $600M; $310.2M
No. 48: Canelo Alvarez: $525M; $460M
And so if you have questions about the methodology,
Quote
Our earnings estimates are based on conversations with industry insiders, Sportico research and historical estimates in media outlets, such as Forbes and Sports Illustrated.
Earnings include salaries, bonuses, prize money, purses, endorsements, licensing, royalties, memorabilia, book deals, media, appearances and golf course design fees. We included cash earned from equity stakes in sponsor companies, like James’ stake in Beats Electronics, Durant’s share of Postmates and James Harden’s piece of BodyArmor. We did not factor in traditional investment income.
Sportico included earnings during playing careers and retirement through 2022 and adjusted them for inflation. Earnings are calculated up until the time of death for Palmer and Kobe Bryant. All earnings are pre-tax and before any fees for agents and lawyers.
Earnings include salaries, bonuses, prize money, purses, endorsements, licensing, royalties, memorabilia, book deals, media, appearances and golf course design fees. We included cash earned from equity stakes in sponsor companies, like James’ stake in Beats Electronics, Durant’s share of Postmates and James Harden’s piece of BodyArmor. We did not factor in traditional investment income.
Sportico included earnings during playing careers and retirement through 2022 and adjusted them for inflation. Earnings are calculated up until the time of death for Palmer and Kobe Bryant. All earnings are pre-tax and before any fees for agents and lawyers.
https://www.sportico.com/personalities/athletes/2023/highest-paid-athletes-all-time-michael-jordan-1234711433/
Same with the rematch mate, we really can't say if it is a done deal with 168 lbs or 175 lbs. There were interviews through Eddie Hearn that says Bivol wanted to go down or willing at least to try 168 lbs as long as Canelo is going to put his SMW belt. But there's article also pointing out that Bivol wanted the rematch at 175 lbs because that's where he beat Canelo. So right now the picture is not clear yet. Maybe Canelo wanted a tune up fight with Ryder this year and then made his decision next for a Bivol rematch. He is still the A-side and most likely will call the shots even if he loss the first time against Bivol.
There are arguments to be made for the fight to take place at both weights, Canelo looked slow on the light heavyweight division so he may be interested on fighting Bivol on his division and beating him there, however as you said if he does this then he will not win another belt and he will only prove that he is the very best on his division, something we already knew, but if he were to lose on his home turf this will decrease his reputation in a significant way.That is the big question as of now and sadly, it might take a while before we can have any answers regarding the question whether the rematch of Bivol and Canelo will happen at 168 or 175.
And as per boxrec, Canelo Alvarez already have a fight scheduled this coming 6th of May. The information regarding the upcoming fight is not yet filled but people are already assuming that it will be John Ryder.
Same with the rematch mate, we really can't say if it is a done deal with 168 lbs or 175 lbs. There were interviews through Eddie Hearn that says Bivol wanted to go down or willing at least to try 168 lbs as long as Canelo is going to put his SMW belt. But there's article also pointing out that Bivol wanted the rematch at 175 lbs because that's where he beat Canelo. So right now the picture is not clear yet. Maybe Canelo wanted a tune up fight with Ryder this year and then made his decision next for a Bivol rematch. He is still the A-side and most likely will call the shots even if he loss the first time against Bivol.
There are arguments to be made for the fight to take place at both weights, Canelo looked slow on the light heavyweight division so he may be interested on fighting Bivol on his division and beating him there, however as you said if he does this then he will not win another belt and he will only prove that he is the very best on his division, something we already knew, but if he were to lose on his home turf this will decrease his reputation in a significant way. 
I thought Beterbiev wanted to fight Bivol as well? He even goes to the public and says that he wanted to unify, but maybe Bob Arum doesn't want to as this point and let Beterbiev enjoy his win against Yarde. But I do believed sooner or later they are going to face each other in the future. And then Bivol going for Canelo's belt at 168 lbs.
It's unclear lol, if you search on google you will find the article where Beterbiev don't want to fight with Bivol and the other article said Beterbiev want to fight with Bivol. However I don't think Canelo will accept to have a rematch with Bivol at 168 lbs because will think what's the point if I win and didn't get anything? I believe the rematch will be at light heavyweight division, but they will offer higher payment to Bivol.Well the truth is, the governing bodies are not allowing Dmitry Bivol to proceed with the fight against Beterbiev where there are indeed so much at stake including the fact that he might reign as the undisputed champion at 175 not because they don't like Bivol but because of the current crisis up North.
Even before this fight talks about the unification commenced, almost every sport including the boxing industry is putting heavy pressures to any Russian athletes because of what their president did when they invade the Ukraine last February of 2022 and up until now, Putin is still advancing.
Anyway, this fight may happen though but it cannot be labeled as unification fight anymore as what I've said above, the governing bodies will not allow it.
Donaire will ask for 60% of the purse and the fight will stall. He is using his position to demand more money but I think it is because he is scared of losing and does not want that on his record close to his retirement and if he takes the fight he will want a lot of money for the risk. He could just schedule 2/3 lower profile fights and end his career and I think that will happen because there is no way his opponents will accept 30-40% of the purse to fight him.
Hmm, Donaire scared of losing at this point in his career? I really doubt that.
If he does, then we shouldn't see him having a rematch with Naoya Inoue where he already knows how dominant the monster is during their first meetup even suffering a fatal blow from him but still ended with Inoue winning a "unanimous decision".
Using his position to demand more money? The WBC assigned his next scheduled fight for the vacant WBC Bantamweight title which does make sense because he's the current Rank 1 on WBC's bantamweight rankings and regardless of the split, it will be pushed through.
With regard to the purse split. Isn't it 50/50 when it is for a vacant belt? Unless a deal is reached to avoid a purse bid. So I doubt Donaire demanded the bigger purse. Unless Probellum can offer a satisfying offer to Santiago to prevent a purse bid which would probably guarantee a bigger purse for Donaire since he is obviously the bigger market of the two.
Yes, I've read that too where Bob Arum doesn't like to be in a business with Probellum's top brass, Schaefer, but I doubt that it is one of the major reasons why the Moloney-Donaire fight didn't materalize. In one article, it was Moloney's camp who decided not pursue the fight with Donaire and later on, it was Bob Arum who announced it as he is the promoter of Moloney but back then it wasn't known at first that they are targeting a different belt. Which rises some speculations that Moloney might ducked Donaire in-order to have a much less risky fight.
Top Rank and Probellum wasn't the key factor why the fight didn't happen because a certain match (Inoue-Butler unification fight) already happened just recently despite Schaefer's issue. And now Top Rank is hiding behind that excuse? Too shallow.
I thought Beterbiev wanted to fight Bivol as well? He even goes to the public and says that he wanted to unify, but maybe Bob Arum doesn't want to as this point and let Beterbiev enjoy his win against Yarde. But I do believed sooner or later they are going to face each other in the future. And then Bivol going for Canelo's belt at 168 lbs.
It's unclear lol, if you search on google you will find the article where Beterbiev don't want to fight with Bivol and the other article said Beterbiev want to fight with Bivol. However I don't think Canelo will accept to have a rematch with Bivol at 168 lbs because will think what's the point if I win and didn't get anything? I believe the rematch will be at light heavyweight division, but they will offer higher payment to Bivol.Same with the rematch mate, we really can't say if it is a done deal with 168 lbs or 175 lbs. There were interviews through Eddie Hearn that says Bivol wanted to go down or willing at least to try 168 lbs as long as Canelo is going to put his SMW belt. But there's article also pointing out that Bivol wanted the rematch at 175 lbs because that's where he beat Canelo. So right now the picture is not clear yet. Maybe Canelo wanted a tune up fight with Ryder this year and then made his decision next for a Bivol rematch. He is still the A-side and most likely will call the shots even if he loss the first time against Bivol.
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That was a good fight anyway. Everyone thought Magsayo is gonna win with a TKO judging on the early rounds where he landed good punches on Figueroa. However, Figueroa just showed what a good stamina and a good chin can do to last the fight and redeem yourself on the later rounds when your opponent is exhausted. Figueroa absorbed a lot of power punches, but didn't even get stunned. Magsayo on the other hand, got exhausted on the later rounds that resulted on a 2 point deduction due to holding. If he did not do that, he might have kissed the canvass already.
Well, that's how it is and the result should be. That was still a good fight.
He still needs to train more to get his stamina up, this is pretty much clear Mark Magsayo has done a pretty good job but not an excellent one because he still left Brandon Figueroa wins the fight, but yeah that stamina depletion is a real problem for Magsayo and his camp will need to look in it even further and access magsayo's stamina
Just posting a new event for boxing,
Rise or Fall: Pacheco vs. Cullen
Saturday 03.11.2023 at 02:00 PM ET
Promotion: Matchroom Boxing
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside
MAIN EVENT
Diego Pacheco VS Jack Cullen
CO-MAIN EVENT
Robbie Davies Jr. VS Darragh Foley
MAIN CARD
Mickey Ellison VS Thomas Whittaker Hart
Rhiannon Dixon, VS Vicky Wilkinson
Johnny Fisher VS Alfonso Damiani
Aqib Fiaz VS Dean Dodge
Campbell Hatton VS Michel Gonxhe
Paddy Lacey VS James McCarthy
George Liddard VS Daniel Przewieslik
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Donaire will ask for 60% of the purse and the fight will stall. He is using his position to demand more money but I think it is because he is scared of losing and does not want that on his record close to his retirement and if he takes the fight he will want a lot of money for the risk. He could just schedule 2/3 lower profile fights and end his career and I think that will happen because there is no way his opponents will accept 30-40% of the purse to fight him.
Hmm, Donaire scared of losing at this point in his career? I really doubt that.
If he does, then we shouldn't see him having a rematch with Naoya Inoue where he already knows how dominant the monster is during their first meetup even suffering a fatal blow from him but still ended with Inoue winning a "unanimous decision".
Using his position to demand more money? The WBC assigned his next scheduled fight for the vacant WBC Bantamweight title which does make sense because he's the current Rank 1 on WBC's bantamweight rankings and regardless of the split, it will be pushed through.
With regard to the purse split. Isn't it 50/50 when it is for a vacant belt? Unless a deal is reached to avoid a purse bid. So I doubt Donaire demanded the bigger purse. Unless Probellum can offer a satisfying offer to Santiago to prevent a purse bid which would probably guarantee a bigger purse for Donaire since he is obviously the bigger market of the two.
I see, I don't know that but yes I believe that Moloney nor Donaire is not afraid to face each other, it might a good fight between the two if Arum didn't announce that they are no longer interested to proceed with that negotiation, I see the point maybe Arum see some more money with the other route and knowing him, he will go where the money is flowing.
For now, let's wait for the upcoming fight with those belts that Inoue left and see who are the new champ that will win the title.
Donaire will ask for 60% of the purse and the fight will stall. He is using his position to demand more money but I think it is because he is scared of losing and does not want that on his record close to his retirement and if he takes the fight he will want a lot of money for the risk. He could just schedule 2/3 lower profile fights and end his career and I think that will happen because there is no way his opponents will accept 30-40% of the purse to fight him.
Hmm, Donaire scared of losing at this point in his career? I really doubt that.
If he does, then we shouldn't see him having a rematch with Naoya Inoue where he already knows how dominant the monster is during their first meetup even suffering a fatal blow from him but still ended with Inoue winning a "unanimous decision".
Using his position to demand more money? The WBC assigned his next scheduled fight for the vacant WBC Bantamweight title which does make sense because he's the current Rank 1 on WBC's bantamweight rankings and regardless of the split, it will be pushed through.
With regard to the purse split. Isn't it 50/50 when it is for a vacant belt? Unless a deal is reached to avoid a purse bid. So I doubt Donaire demanded the bigger purse. Unless Probellum can offer a satisfying offer to Santiago to prevent a purse bid which would probably guarantee a bigger purse for Donaire since he is obviously the bigger market of the two.
I thought Beterbiev wanted to fight Bivol as well? He even goes to the public and says that he wanted to unify, but maybe Bob Arum doesn't want to as this point and let Beterbiev enjoy his win against Yarde. But I do believed sooner or later they are going to face each other in the future. And then Bivol going for Canelo's belt at 168 lbs.
It's unclear lol, if you search on google you will find the article where Beterbiev don't want to fight with Bivol and the other article said Beterbiev want to fight with Bivol. However I don't think Canelo will accept to have a rematch with Bivol at 168 lbs because will think what's the point if I win and didn't get anything? I believe the rematch will be at light heavyweight division, but they will offer higher payment to Bivol. Mark Magsayo lost again in a crucial fight for a belt, it is true no Filipino boxer right now doesn't have a belt, and it is really frustrating but at the same time feel's OK about it at the same time, but Here are the result of my picks
That was a good fight anyway. Everyone thought Magsayo is gonna win with a TKO judging on the early rounds where he landed good punches on Figueroa. However, Figueroa just showed what a good stamina and a good chin can do to last the fight and redeem yourself on the later rounds when your opponent is exhausted. Figueroa absorbed a lot of power punches, but didn't even get stunned. Magsayo on the other hand, got exhausted on the later rounds that resulted on a 2 point deduction due to holding. If he did not do that, he might have kissed the canvass already.
Well, that's how it is and the result should be. That was still a good fight.
Yes, it was Magsayo on the first half of the fight and then Figueroa took the second half specially in the championship rounds as Magsayo shows his weakness again, he runs out of gas in that fight, he as so tired that he just want to survived. But the score though, even if there is a 2 point deduction, it should be very close and when you look at the score, it seems that it was a domination by Figueroa but it is not. Anyhow, he is still very young, and make just a few tweaks on his training, he can be a world champion again.
^ Yes, Eddie Hearn wanted a Bivol vs Beterbiev and so is Bob Arum, so let's see how they are going to work it out.
Its just for now it's complicated as Bivol is targeting Canelo as well, either 168 or 175 lbs. And then Callum Smith is also coming into the horizon and also looking for a big payday against Beterbiev. We wait how the Smith vs Stepien result will be though, if he wins maybe Bivol is willing to fight him instead of waiting for Bivol.
Time is running out on Beterbiev though, I mean he is not getting any younger, if in two years, he didn't get Bivol it might be too late when the are going to face in the future and it might not be the fight that we are expecting for.Its just for now it's complicated as Bivol is targeting Canelo as well, either 168 or 175 lbs. And then Callum Smith is also coming into the horizon and also looking for a big payday against Beterbiev. We wait how the Smith vs Stepien result will be though, if he wins maybe Bivol is willing to fight him instead of waiting for Bivol.
And so we might not see the unification fight in my opinion.
And they will have to go on their separate fight, Bivol vs Buatsi, Beterbiev vs Smith.
True, Beterbiev should not waste any more time as his power may slowly decline once he turns 40. I would like to see him have one more fight before a unification bout with Bivol, and after that, he can think about retiring if he fails. Speaking of Bivol, when do you think Canelo will have his rematch with Bivol?
According to some news articles Bivol wants to unify the championships in his own division first before a rematch against Canelo. However, it appears Beterbiev does not want to fight Bivol. There are also other articles that Bivol vs. Beterbiev might occur on June.
My speculation is if Bivol cannot fight Beterbiev, he might be forced to accept a money deal for a rematch against Canelo on September.
I thought Beterbiev wanted to fight Bivol as well? He even goes to the public and says that he wanted to unify, but maybe Bob Arum doesn't want to as this point and let Beterbiev enjoy his win against Yarde. But I do believed sooner or later they are going to face each other in the future. And then Bivol going for Canelo's belt at 168 lbs.
Mark Magsayo lost again in a crucial fight for a belt, it is true no Filipino boxer right now doesn't have a belt, and it is really frustrating but at the same time feel's OK about it at the same time, but Here are the result of my picks
That was a good fight anyway. Everyone thought Magsayo is gonna win with a TKO judging on the early rounds where he landed good punches on Figueroa. However, Figueroa just showed what a good stamina and a good chin can do to last the fight and redeem yourself on the later rounds when your opponent is exhausted. Figueroa absorbed a lot of power punches, but didn't even get stunned. Magsayo on the other hand, got exhausted on the later rounds that resulted on a 2 point deduction due to holding. If he did not do that, he might have kissed the canvass already.
Well, that's how it is and the result should be. That was still a good fight.
Anyway, as for Filipino boxers, aside from Nonito Donaire's upcoming match I have not heard any recent news/schedule about the other two who will be fighting for major titles. Gaballo and Vincent Astrolabio. Please do share if you sniffed some updates about it.
The next big one will be in the featherweight division. Number 1 Isaac Dogboe versus number 2 Robeisy Ramirez will be fighting for the vacant WBO belt. The one left by Emanuel Navarrete. April 1.
Donaire will ask for 60% of the purse and the fight will stall. He is using his position to demand more money but I think it is because he is scared of losing and does not want that on his record close to his retirement and if he takes the fight he will want a lot of money for the risk. He could just schedule 2/3 lower profile fights and end his career and I think that will happen because there is no way his opponents will accept 30-40% of the purse to fight him.
Hmm, Donaire scared of losing at this point in his career? I really doubt that.
If he does, then we shouldn't see him having a rematch with Naoya Inoue where he already knows how dominant the monster is during their first meetup even suffering a fatal blow from him but still ended with Inoue winning a "unanimous decision".
Using his position to demand more money? The WBC assigned his next scheduled fight for the vacant WBC Bantamweight title which does make sense because he's the current Rank 1 on WBC's bantamweight rankings and regardless of the split, it will be pushed through.
and that rematch is already given that Japanese monster will again dominate the fight but Nonito come to fight him again for a chance of changing the part 2.
Mark Magsayo lost again in a crucial fight for a belt, it is true no Filipino boxer right now doesn't have a belt, and it is really frustrating but at the same time feel's OK about it at the same time, but Here are the result of my picks
That was a good fight anyway. Everyone thought Magsayo is gonna win with a TKO judging on the early rounds where he landed good punches on Figueroa. However, Figueroa just showed what a good stamina and a good chin can do to last the fight and redeem yourself on the later rounds when your opponent is exhausted. Figueroa absorbed a lot of power punches, but didn't even get stunned. Magsayo on the other hand, got exhausted on the later rounds that resulted on a 2 point deduction due to holding. If he did not do that, he might have kissed the canvass already.
Well, that's how it is and the result should be. That was still a good fight.
^ Yes, Eddie Hearn wanted a Bivol vs Beterbiev and so is Bob Arum, so let's see how they are going to work it out.
Its just for now it's complicated as Bivol is targeting Canelo as well, either 168 or 175 lbs. And then Callum Smith is also coming into the horizon and also looking for a big payday against Beterbiev. We wait how the Smith vs Stepien result will be though, if he wins maybe Bivol is willing to fight him instead of waiting for Bivol.
Time is running out on Beterbiev though, I mean he is not getting any younger, if in two years, he didn't get Bivol it might be too late when the are going to face in the future and it might not be the fight that we are expecting for.Its just for now it's complicated as Bivol is targeting Canelo as well, either 168 or 175 lbs. And then Callum Smith is also coming into the horizon and also looking for a big payday against Beterbiev. We wait how the Smith vs Stepien result will be though, if he wins maybe Bivol is willing to fight him instead of waiting for Bivol.
And so we might not see the unification fight in my opinion.
And they will have to go on their separate fight, Bivol vs Buatsi, Beterbiev vs Smith.
True, Beterbiev should not waste any more time as his power may slowly decline once he turns 40. I would like to see him have one more fight before a unification bout with Bivol, and after that, he can think about retiring if he fails. Speaking of Bivol, when do you think Canelo will have his rematch with Bivol?
According to some news articles Bivol wants to unify the championships in his own division first before a rematch against Canelo. However, it appears Beterbiev does not want to fight Bivol. There are also other articles that Bivol vs. Beterbiev might occur on June.
My speculation is if Bivol cannot fight Beterbiev, he might be forced to accept a money deal for a rematch against Canelo on September.
^ Yes, Eddie Hearn wanted a Bivol vs Beterbiev and so is Bob Arum, so let's see how they are going to work it out.
Its just for now it's complicated as Bivol is targeting Canelo as well, either 168 or 175 lbs. And then Callum Smith is also coming into the horizon and also looking for a big payday against Beterbiev. We wait how the Smith vs Stepien result will be though, if he wins maybe Bivol is willing to fight him instead of waiting for Bivol.
Time is running out on Beterbiev though, I mean he is not getting any younger, if in two years, he didn't get Bivol it might be too late when the are going to face in the future and it might not be the fight that we are expecting for.Its just for now it's complicated as Bivol is targeting Canelo as well, either 168 or 175 lbs. And then Callum Smith is also coming into the horizon and also looking for a big payday against Beterbiev. We wait how the Smith vs Stepien result will be though, if he wins maybe Bivol is willing to fight him instead of waiting for Bivol.
And so we might not see the unification fight in my opinion.
And they will have to go on their separate fight, Bivol vs Buatsi, Beterbiev vs Smith.
True, Beterbiev should not waste any more time as his power may slowly decline once he turns 40. I would like to see him have one more fight before a unification bout with Bivol, and after that, he can think about retiring if he fails. Speaking of Bivol, when do you think Canelo will have his rematch with Bivol?
Well, it is true that Beterbiev will be older, it is inevitable, but this is boxing, not football, a veteran boxer is very dangerous, and can make a difference with a young one, besides, Beterbiev is from the old school, he knows how to handle his time and knows very well when to give the maximum of his body, he is in control and that is something that I admire, in boxing intelligence must be applied a lot, on the other hand with Bivol and Canelo I don't know, I know that this clause is there, but Canelo, despite having a delicate hand, is still looking for more? He should take more care of himself, I don't know, sometimes a boxer exposes his health a lot.
For now, that's not going to happen because both mentioned boxers are campaigning for a different belt, WBO for Moloney and WBC for Donaire but yes, maybe in the future, fate will make these two boxers collide with each other so that we can see who's who and which is which. But it's worth to note that Moloney declined the WBC's offer because he is facing Donaire, so that already means something and maybe he will duck again sometime soon until Donaire will retire.
Donaire will ask for 60% of the purse and the fight will stall. He is using his position to demand more money but I think it is because he is scared of losing and does not want that on his record close to his retirement and if he takes the fight he will want a lot of money for the risk. He could just schedule 2/3 lower profile fights and end his career and I think that will happen because there is no way his opponents will accept 30-40% of the purse to fight him. There's some pride on his name and that's why he'll choose those that has got name already but I do agree that if he really wants to fight, he can choose those low profile fighters.
But then, I guess there's this pride involve on him and that's why before he closes his doors to the sport that he loved and chose as his path, he want to make it remarkable.
Well in itself, boxers currently worry a lot about their income, the belts should be the only reason they should worry about, I know that at a professional level things seem more focused on money, but since they are boxers who have some Reputation and fame should fight, Moloney, on the other hand, should accept the fight with Donaire because what they say on social media is one thing, but another very different thing is that they have to fight for pleasure, because they want revenge, that's what they should keep in mind, do not miss that rivalry to say who is the best.
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