Kelly Pavlik-Paul Williams Hits a Serious Roadblock

heat27 · 07-27-2009, 07:14 PM

BoxingScene.com has been advised that a potential middleweight bout, between WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik and Paul Williams, has hit a serious roadblock in the ongoing negotiations between Top Rank and Dan Goossen. The two sides are far apart on the money.

From what I was told, HBO is offering up $3.75 million for the fight. Pavlik would get $1.75 [plus a piece of gate, etc.], Williams to get $1.55 and Top Rank would get $500K. HBO wants the date of September 26 to pair it with the replay of Floyd Mayweather Jr-Juan Manuel Marquez. Top Rank was offering $1.25 to Williams and raised it to $1.55 last week. HBO is pushing for the fight to happen but they may have to offer up more money to make it happen and that's a longshot based on their tight budget.

The big roadblock is the gate and the money coming in from the sponsors [estimated to be a few million]. Goossen wants to split the gate/sponsorship money down the middle and of course Top Rank is not going to do that. Top Rank bases their position on the fact - that regardless of whether or not it's Williams in the other corner - Pavlik will sell out the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Based on that, obviously Top Rank does not see a reason to give Goossen/Williams a piece of the gate or their sponsorship money.

LMAO
now the duckin williams crap can stop
they shouldnt split the gate cause williams dont deserve it
the people comin to that fight will be pavlik fan
pavlik will be sellin the tickets
he the middleweight champ and if williams wants to
to be big in this sport he better take this fight

i dont want to he the kelly duckin him crap anymore

same2step · 07-29-2009, 06:28 AM

I am a big Williams fan I think the Money each fighter is getting is fair, seems to me like Arum and Goossen are having their issues (what else is new) they don't like each other at all

I think they will get it done though, I am glad HBO stepped in because if you leave it to Arum and Goossen they wouldn't get anything done and the only reason why HBO is now pushing for this fight is probably because of the Super Six Showtime Tournament

the winner of the Pavlik vs Williams fight should fight the winner of that Tournament by the way

07-27-2009, 07:14 PM	#1
heat27 EHNY for life Join Date: May 2006 Location: BRONX,NY Posts: 7,719 Repped: 925 Repped 1,508 Times in 741 Posts Neg Reps: 152 Neg Repped at 154 Times in 120 Posts	Kelly Pavlik-Paul Williams Hits a Serious Roadblock Kelly Pavlik-Paul Williams Hits a Serious Roadblock BoxingScene.com has been advised that a potential middleweight bout, between WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik and Paul Williams, has hit a serious roadblock in the ongoing negotiations between Top Rank and Dan Goossen. The two sides are far apart on the money. From what I was told, HBO is offering up $3.75 million for the fight. Pavlik would get $1.75 [plus a piece of gate, etc.], Williams to get $1.55 and Top Rank would get $500K. HBO wants the date of September 26 to pair it with the replay of Floyd Mayweather Jr-Juan Manuel Marquez. Top Rank was offering $1.25 to Williams and raised it to $1.55 last week. HBO is pushing for the fight to happen but they may have to offer up more money to make it happen and that's a longshot based on their tight budget. The big roadblock is the gate and the money coming in from the sponsors [estimated to be a few million]. Goossen wants to split the gate/sponsorship money down the middle and of course Top Rank is not going to do that. Top Rank bases their position on the fact - that regardless of whether or not it's Williams in the other corner - Pavlik will sell out the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Based on that, obviously Top Rank does not see a reason to give Goossen/Williams a piece of the gate or their sponsorship money. LMAO now the duckin williams crap can stop they shouldnt split the gate cause williams dont deserve it the people comin to that fight will be pavlik fan pavlik will be sellin the tickets he the middleweight champ and if williams wants to to be big in this sport he better take this fight i dont want to he the kelly duckin him crap anymore __________________

07-29-2009, 06:28 AM	#2
same2step Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 6,048 Repped: 281 Repped 59 Times in 19 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 6 Times in 6 Posts	I am a big Williams fan I think the Money each fighter is getting is fair, seems to me like Arum and Goossen are having their issues (what else is new) they don't like each other at all I think they will get it done though, I am glad HBO stepped in because if you leave it to Arum and Goossen they wouldn't get anything done and the only reason why HBO is now pushing for this fight is probably because of the Super Six Showtime Tournament the winner of the Pavlik vs Williams fight should fight the winner of that Tournament by the way __________________

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