Chapter Ninety-One: Twists and Turns in the Negotiations

Lin Ye wants to unify with David Diaz and unify the lightweight division. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 Info Natalia went to contact Diaz's promoter as soon as the match between Lin Ye and Quimper ended.

Diaz's promoter is a little hesitant, because there is another person who wants to fight Diaz now, and this person is Valero.

Valero upgraded to lightweight, but not for tourism. For him, it's about getting a lightweight belt first. Among the four major boxing organizations, the most influential WBC boxing champion belt has undoubtedly become Valero's primary target. Defeating Diaz is also the battle Valero wants to fight the most at the moment.

In fact, Valero is in the boxing world, and the person he wants to challenge the most is Pacquiao. Both men are lightweight fighters, and both represent the pinnacle of boxing's offense, and Pacquiao's strikes are like lightning meteors, incredibly fast, and often the punches are already in the face before the opponent can react. When he reacted, he had already received dozens of punches in the head, and before he could move after dozens of punches, he had already fallen to the ground. Valero's fists were like flames, fierce and irresistible, often twelve rounds of non-stop attacking, attacking, attacking, never ending suffocating dense attacks, ferocious and domineering, crushing all opponents. The battle between the two will be like Mars hitting the earth, which is bound to attract the attention of countless people and become a classic battle in the history of boxing. The impact of this battle will be no less than the battle between Mayweather and Hoya, and the battle between Tyson and Holyfield.

Unfortunately, Pacquiao moved to welterweight first, defeating Hoya. The battle between the two was not fought. Now Valero also wants to quickly upgrade after getting a lightweight belt, catch up with Pacquiao, and start an earth-shattering boxing fight with him.

Valero's promotion company, the owner of the Golden Boy Promotion Company, Huo Ya, has personally called Diaz's promoter to match the two. The current Valero can be described as the real trump card in the hands of Hoya, a glittering cash cow, and Hoya attaches great importance to him. Diaz's promoter is also very excited, in terms of fame, Lin Ye is still inferior to Valero. Playing Valero will undoubtedly attract more attention and bring more benefits.

However, there is a problem now, that is, Valero's strength is simply too strong. Diaz would take a huge risk when he fights Valero. Although Diaz is also strong, he is also an attacking fighter in boxing, losing only one of his 36 fights in his career. But compared to Valero, it's still a lot worse.

His own fighter, Diaz's promoter knows his strength best, although he is tenacious and full of hard work, Diaz's technique is still slightly rough. In past Diaz fights, apart from beating Morales in 2007, Diaz hasn't had any fights with other big names.

If Diaz does fight Valero, then Diaz will be at great risk and will be knocked out by Valero. You must know that Valero has always ended in knockouts since he entered the boxing world, and his attack is incredibly strong.

After Diz's promotion weighed up, he couldn't help but start to think carefully about Lin Ye again, in his eyes, although Lin Ye's skills were good and his strength was not weak, it was only limited to defense. Lin Ye basically has no heavy punches in the boxing world. Fighting with Lin Ye, the first advantage is that it is very safe, and you don't have to worry about being knocked out by Lin Ye's heavy punch.

Sometimes, the safety of the match is also an important goal for promoters and boxers. In the boxing ring, it also happens from time to time that someone is knocked down with a heavy punch and a concussion is paralyzed. At the beginning, Tyson's ruthless punches made many boxing champions who fought against him not only knocked down on the court, but also spent a lot of time off the court to recuperate. After the injury is healed, the psychology will be full of shadows.

And in the future, Mayweather will be the target of all fighters in the pan-middleweight division. This is not only because of his fame, but also because he is a defensive boxing champion with little lethality with his fists. If you fight him, you can gain fame and benefits, and you can also be safe, without worrying about knockdowns and injuries. On the other hand, Golovkin, the middleweight king after Mayweather's retirement, is not inferior to Mayweather's strength and fame. But Golovkin wanted to fight the well-known boxing champion, and the boxing champion avoided it and found all kinds of reasons to avoid the fight, which was really because Golovkin's strength and heavy punches were too terrifying.

And in terms of influence, Lin Ye is the youngest boxing champion in the history of boxing, and in just fifteen professional matches, he has defeated a group of strong fighters such as Guzmán, Barrera, Morales, and Quimper, and won seven gold belts in only one and a half years. Although in terms of fame, Lin Ye is slightly inferior to Valero, and the attention and benefits brought by playing with him are definitely not as good as fighting Valero. However, fighting with Lin Ye means that the risk will be lower.

A boxing promoter is sometimes not just a promoter, but also a shrewd businessman, and between high risk and low risk, he will definitely choose the lower risk. David Diaz's promoter, after weighing the pros and cons, went to consult with Diaz again.

But Diaz himself is not afraid of Valero, and has a sense that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, but has the idea of being eager to try. The promoter went to great lengths to tell Diaz about the pros and cons, and Diaz finally agreed to fight Lin Ye with a little unhappiness.

Looking at Diaz, who was a little unhappy in his eyes, the promoter sighed secretly in his heart, Diaz, I let you fight with Lin Ye for your own good.

Just as Diaz's promoter was determined to start a war with Lin Ye, Sheffield, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotion, called.

During the call, Sheffield offered Diaz a $1.2 million appearance fee. This suddenly made Diaz's promoters moved.

$1.2 million, considering that Diaz has only played hundreds of thousands of dollars in the past, this is the highest appearance fee in Diaz's career. Based on the promoter's 30% cut, Diaz's promoter will also receive at least $400,000 in rakes from this competition. Coupled with the paid income from tickets and cable TV, the psychology of promoters has loosened.

Diaz's promoter began to hesitate, and Sheffield over there gushed about the benefits of the battle with Valero, promising many preferential conditions, Sheffield talked about the attention and impact that this match would bring, and the sales of PPV would also be a big hit. The PPV share can also be divided into 40% for Diaz. In the face of a super boxing champion like Valero, an ordinary boxing champion like Diaz has taken 40% is already a huge concession on Valero's side.

Diaz's promoter was more and more excited, and eventually, the promoter said that he still had to think about it. Sheffield said on the other end of the phone that he wanted Diaz's side to answer as soon as possible, and hung up the phone. For boxing promoters, repeated negotiations and bargaining have become commonplace, and Sheffield didn't expect to confirm the final match all at once.

After hanging up Sheffield's phone, Suleiman Jr., the chairman of the WBC, called again. Suleiman Jr. said that he hopes to see Valero and David Diaz fight, and the WBC official will provide the greatest convenience and assistance for this match, which will undoubtedly bring greater influence to the WBC.

Suleiman Jr.'s statement reinforces the idea that Diaz promoters want to sign a match agreement with Valero. After all, Diaz is the WBC boxing champion, and more or less have to take into account the opinion of the WBC boss.

Diaz promoted the balance in his heart and began to tilt in Valero's side. The promoter is well aware of the risks of a fight with Valero, but what if, what if, what if Diaz wins? If Diaz wins this match, it will undoubtedly expose the biggest upset in boxing this year, and Diaz will also become a top boxing champion, and his value will increase several times. Just like Pacquiao and Hoya fight, Pacquiao won and became a super boxing champion, and his influence and value in the boxing world were unparalleled for a while.

In the end, Diaz's promoter thought about it for a long time and after hesitating for several hours, he decided to sign a match agreement with Valero's side. Just as Diaz's promoter was about to pick up the phone and call the Golden Boy promotion company, the phone rang before his hand touched the phone.

The caller was Natalia, CEO of Extraordinary Boxing Promotions.