Bundu still unpaid for Gavin fight...

[handsofstone]

If Wazza is struggling like people say then im sure the Chisora/Fury postponement must have had an affect on Bundu's payment,but as someone posted he should be dipping into his own pocket to pay him

[JimJim2009]

I think in the 90's sky paid an absolute fortune for their boxing output, and if my memory is correct, at one point they paid Fwank a massive annual fee as their boxing consultant. I think fortunes were made back then, that can only be dreamed about these days.

[Manchester Hitman]

The bloke is an absolute rat. The way he cheated Calzaghe out of his Hopkins purse was outrageous.

Re: Bundu, the money should have been paid into his account the day after the fight. Good shout from the poster who mentioned fight purses should be held independently at the time of fight.

The Calzaghe thing was sorted out.

[expe]

The bloke is an absolute rat. The way he cheated Calzaghe out of his Hopkins purse was outrageous.

Re: Bundu, the money should have been paid into his account the day after the fight. Good shout from the poster who mentioned fight purses should be held independently at the time of fight.

Calzaghe was sat more or less next to him at Cleverly-Kovalev next year, I don't know about you but I wouldn't want anything to do with a man that owed me millions. I thought they'd come to sort of deal on that one and Joe had got his money.

[JimJim2009]

They were working on the "Fighting Back" series for the channel, there was a one hour special paying tribute to how great Joe's win over Bernard Hopkins was. The gist of the show was to show to the viewers that it was one of the most remarkable things that has ever happened, ever, for all sorts of reasons. The special was to air in October, and I think they were mates at ringside 2 months before.

A poster above says the money dispute was sorted out, I certainly hope so. That money was Joe's.

[leforge]

He got show at York hall 20 sept with bugolini skeete is next show!

[righthook]

Is anybody even remotely suprised?

Exactly what I was going to say!

This just keeps on happening with fish eyes he's a disgrace to the sport. I'm surprised he has any fighters left at all, and ask your self this what is the reason all his fighters have left him???? This has happened to almost all his stable

[JimJim2009]

Is anybody even remotely suprised?

Exactly what I was going to say!

This just keeps on happening with fish eyes he's a disgrace to the sport. I'm surprised he has any fighters left at all, and ask your self this what is the reason all his fighters have left him???? This has happened to almost all his stable

His stable has been decimated over the past 3 years, since he launched his channel. When you look at what it was before he left Sky and set up his own channel, to now, the stable is just knackered. Makes you wonder what it will be like in a year or two.

Out of interest, are the Evangelou brothers still with him ? They were hyped as "big" (ahem) signings. I think they're fighting at York Hall next month on another promotion. If Fwank's staging a show there himself during September, you'd think they would be on it ?

[Black Sam Bellamy]

When a fight goes to purse bids, does the fighter get paid directly from the prevailing promoter or from the board ? I thought the promoter lodges the money with the sanctioning board upfront and the boxers are then paid accordingly as per the terms of the contract ?

[JimJim2009]

We could be drawing the wrong conclusions - money issues / cashflow.

It could be a good old fashioned sulk.

Fwank's built Frankie Gavin over the past few years, and had very high hopes. He won the purse bids to get his man home advantage against a very old European champion. It was a close fight but two things happened that night - Frankie lost the fight, and the result possibly (and I hope I'm wrong) put the expectations of him becoming a legit and dominant world champ into a sobering perspective.

The plan was for Bundu to come over with the belt, and leave without it. The plan went wrong, not long after Chisora / Fury went down the toilet. Maybe Fwank's just absolutely fed up ?

[expe]

He got show at York hall 20 sept with bugolini skeete is next show!

Frank's cocked up there, Groves is fighting the same night at Wembley Arena, better off doing a deal with Sauerland for the undercard and get Groves' fight on allegedly.

[Manchester Massive]

Hearn putting on Brook v Khan won't help his mood either

[JimJim2009]

Hearn putting on Brook v Khan won't help his mood either

He used his Sun column to slag folk off, none more so than Kell Brook. The sniping was regular and bitter. Kell's had the last laugh on that feud, without a doubt. Not only does it make Fwank look like a bitter ex who can't get over things, but it emphasises to other boxers that the grass is undoubtably greener on the other side of the fence these days.

He no longer has the Sun column to slate his enemies, the copperbox venture seems to have stalled, his stable has fallen apart, all the top amateurs have turned pro with Matchroom, and Matchroom are going from strength to strength, whilst Fwank can't put together a decent arena show anymore. I sincerely hope the TV channel is doing well financially, as that can be his foundation for bouncing back.

[mickey1975]

It's been a terrible time for FW in the ring recently. Gavin, Buglioni and Keane getting beat, his biggest hope and biggest ticket sellers, he must be as sick as a pig. He's still got Butler, Brad Saunders, Flanagan, Liam Smith... He's down but not out.

[leforge]

He got show at York hall 20 sept with bugolini skeete is next show!

Frank's cocked up there, Groves is fighting the same night at Wembley Arena, better off doing a deal with Sauerland for the undercard and get Groves' fight on allegedly.

Maybe saurland got another channel lined up. Hennessy got 5 show that night too. Mitchell smith v Kay's it could be at York hall. Not sure where groves is going?

[leforge]

@BradleySkeete: Next fight Saturday 20th September at York Hall in Bethnal Green. Should have a opponent announced this week! #TeamSuperSkeete

[Manchester Hitman]

Hearn putting on Brook v Khan won't help his mood either

There Is a long way to go before that potential fight gets made..
For one, Khan is no George Groves in the sense of having to basically take on the house fighter in Froch on a Matchroom show. Khan and GBP will demand a 50/50 promotion with Eddie no doubt about it.

[jameswilson]

He got show at York hall 20 sept with bugolini skeete is next show!

How the hell are all Buglioni's fans gonna fit in the York Hall.

Didn't they say on allegedly that the 80,000 who turned up to Froch - Groves had all thought they were turning up to see Frank Buglioni?

[JimJim2009]

Hearn putting on Brook v Khan won't help his mood either

There Is a long way to go before that potential fight gets made..
For one, Khan is no George Groves in the sense of having to basically take on the house fighter in Froch on a Matchroom show. Khan and GBP will demand a 50/50 promotion with Eddie no doubt about it.

Agreed. I can see Khan going for Mayweather first. He can lose that, and still earn a fortune from fighting Brook in a battle of Britain, and like Froch/Groves, Khan/Brook could pan out over a couple of fights.

We may even see Froch/Groves 3, you never know. Fortunes swing massively in this sport. Maybe in a year's time Groves will have a world title and Froch won't. In that scenario, a third fight would be enticing.

At the rate things are going for Fwank, he's going to struggle to sell out York hall.

[expe]

He got show at York hall 20 sept with bugolini skeete is next show!

Frank's cocked up there, Groves is fighting the same night at Wembley Arena, better off doing a deal with Sauerland for the undercard and get Groves' fight on allegedly.

Maybe saurland got another channel lined up. Hennessy got 5 show that night too. Mitchell smith v Kay's it could be at York hall. Not sure where groves is going?

Sky don't seem to be interested in working with promoters not named Hearn, as you say Channel 5 have a show on, unless a terrestrial TV channel is making a surprise return to boxing, or BT have come in, I don't see where else it could end up, maybe Eurosport? Would be a logical move to me, Sauerland fill out the undercard, Frank gets a big name on allegedly.

[leforge]

Sky don't seem to be interested in working with promoters not named Hearn, as you say Channel 5 have a show on, unless a terrestrial TV channel is making a surprise return to boxing, or BT have come in, I don't see where else it could end up, maybe Eurosport? Would be a logical move to me, Sauerland fill out the undercard, Frank gets a big name on allegedly.[/quote][/quote][/quote]
Never know about sky can't see it be allegedly if they have show already at York hall that night. Eurosport it could be

[curtis wood]

Same old shtt different fighter

[orbtastic]

Could be stuck in a Nigerian bank somewhere.

[leforge]

He got show at York hall 20 sept with bugolini skeete is next show!

How the hell are all Buglioni's fans gonna fit in the York Hall.

Didn't they say on allegedly that the 80,000 who turned up to Froch - Groves had all thought they were turning up to see Frank Buglioni?

His last fight was At York hall

[Counter-puncher]

He got show at York hall 20 sept with bugolini skeete is next show!

How the hell are all Buglioni's fans gonna fit in the York Hall.

Didn't they say on allegedly that the 80,000 who turned up to Froch - Groves had all thought they were turning up to see Frank Buglioni?

His last fight was At York hall

re-read it, for irony