Froch was offered £5mil to fight Hopkins

[robpalmer135]

This is taken from an article by Kevin Mitchell in the Guardian

"This is hardly the fighter's fault. He gets in the ring and does the business. It is up to those around him to get him the best deal. Bernard Hopkins supposedly offered Froch £5m for a fight earlier this year – yet he is tied to a contract with Showtime worth a fraction of that to fight three times, possibly four, against the best 12-stone fighters in the game."


This cannot be right. £5mil is about $7.5mil. Considering HBO were only offering $3mil for the Hopkins vs Adameck fight, where would the rest of the cash come from?

Kevin Mitchell is known for getting things mixed up or bending the truth, he claimed last week that Mayweather weighd 20lbs more that Marquez when they were in the ring LOL

[icemax]

...he claimed last week that Mayweather weighd 20lbs more that Marquez when they were in the ring LOL

The way I read this is that he was just reporting what Marquez said, and it was not a personal opinion.

[Mazallan]

This is probably from Hopkins somewhere. B-Hop has a very over inflated idea of himself when money is talked about. I doubt the offer was ever actually made and the 'story' was just plain hot air.

[Cobbler]

This is clearly bollocks.

Pavlik only got $3 million. Adamek got lowballed with an offer of less than a million dollars. No way they offered Froch $7.5 million :-(

[GazOC]

Bollocks. Theres not 5 mil in that fight for Froch.

[mcguirpa]

This is clearly bollocks.

Pavlik only got $3 million. Adamek got lowballed with an offer of less than a million dollars. No way they offered Froch $7.5 million :-(

How much did Calzaghe get for the Hopkins fight? I bet that wasn't far in excess of £5M

[dan-b]

No way is this true. Froch made the right choice even if there was some kind of offer on the table. Carl would have taken a Pavlik style beating from Hopkins and then where would he be?

[GazOC]

How much did Calzaghe get for the Hopkins fight? I bet that wasn't far in excess of £5M

The figure being bandied about was £3.5 mil. So you're right, its not far in excess of £5mil.....;)

[ad82]

There's no way there's £5m in a Hopkins/Froch fight, let alone £5m for Froch. As for Marquez, he stated that he thought there was at least a 20lb advantage for Mayweather when they got in the ring and I don't think he was too far off.

[Larryboys]

That sounds like bollocks. Hopkins got 3 million US for his fight with Winky Wright, a better known name in the US, on ppv, during better financial times. Why would Froch get double that?

[Chinny]

How much did Calzaghe get for the Hopkins fight? I bet that wasn't far in excess of £5M

The Hopkins cash was the money not paid by "Sports Network"

[saint]

This is taken from an article by Kevin Mitchell in the Guardian

"This is hardly the fighter's fault. He gets in the ring and does the business. It is up to those around him to get him the best deal. Bernard Hopkins supposedly offered Froch £5m for a fight earlier this year – yet he is tied to a contract with Showtime worth a fraction of that to fight three times, possibly four, against the best 12-stone fighters in the game."


This cannot be right. £5mil is about $7.5mil. Considering HBO were only offering $3mil for the Hopkins vs Adameck fight, where would the rest of the cash come from?

Kevin Mitchell is known for getting things mixed up or bending the truth, he claimed last week that Mayweather weighd 20lbs more that Marquez when they were in the ring LOL

I thought the reason it never was seriously looked into is because Hopkins demanded £5million to fight Froch (not offered Froch 5 mil). And there clearly wasn't that much money in it. I remember that being reported at the time as a rumour (maybe Bunce hour).

[robpalmer135]

I thought the reason it never was seriously looked into is because Hopkins demanded £5million to fight Froch (not offered Froch 5 mil). And there clearly wasn't that much money in it. I remember that being reported at the time as a rumour (maybe Bunce hour).

think thats spot on.

[UndisputedUK]

This is taken from an article by Kevin Mitchell in the Guardian

"This is hardly the fighter's fault. He gets in the ring and does the business. It is up to those around him to get him the best deal. Bernard Hopkins supposedly offered Froch £5m for a fight earlier this year – yet he is tied to a contract with Showtime worth a fraction of that to fight three times, possibly four, against the best 12-stone fighters in the game."


This cannot be right. £5mil is about $7.5mil. Considering HBO were only offering $3mil for the Hopkins vs Adameck fight, where would the rest of the cash come from?

Kevin Mitchell is known for getting things mixed up or bending the truth, he claimed last week that Mayweather weighd 20lbs more that Marquez when they were in the ring LOL

Hopkins doesn't need Froch at all. $1m-$1.5m tops.

[achillesthegreat]

I don't believe he was offered £5mil. GBP are not stupid to offer him £5mil off the bat when he ain't even earnt a mil and X wants big money now adays.

[Carnage]

Even I agree Froch isn't worth £5mill, clearly Mitchell has either got it wrong or Hopkins is bullshitting like anything. But I can see Froch being worth more than Adamek, especially after the Taylor fight.

[TFFP]

Yeah he's worth so much that he can't get a TV deal. Froch is only worth whatever he can get into a stadium. Which is a decent amount, but nothing compared to the revenue generated by fighting stateside on HBO.

[slip&counter]

For arguments sake, lets say he was. I guess the premise is that he should've took this and not entered the super six...which is even worse then getting those figures wrong as it either suggests that Froch had a serious chance of beating Hopkins or is just belittling this tourney.

Let me tell Kevin that Carl gets thoroughly schooled! its probabily the worst stylistic match-up for him. Hopkins would keep spinning like 20 inch rims. would never give him the same look twice and keep coming from so many different angles. Stage left, stage right, right cross, lead right, baby left hooks, a boxing 101 that the Cobra maybe never recovers his form from those short six inch punches and hip shots on the blindside of the referee and he certainly doesn't make any moolah again. his style lends to a worser beating/schooling then Tito and the Ghost got so where would he have gone from there?

[Little Tyson]

This is taken from an article by Kevin Mitchell in the Guardian

"This is hardly the fighter's fault. He gets in the ring and does the business. It is up to those around him to get him the best deal. Bernard Hopkins supposedly offered Froch £5m for a fight earlier this year – yet he is tied to a contract with Showtime worth a fraction of that to fight three times, possibly four, against the best 12-stone fighters in the game."


This cannot be right. £5mil is about $7.5mil. Considering HBO were only offering $3mil for the Hopkins vs Adameck fight, where would the rest of the cash come from?

Kevin Mitchell is known for getting things mixed up or bending the truth, he claimed last week that Mayweather weighd 20lbs more that Marquez when they were in the ring LOL

Would much rather Froch be in this super six tournament then fight Hopkins. And Jeff Powell once said that Juan Manuel Marquez and Cotto had a great scarp. :huh:huh

[onourway]

And Jeff Powell once said that Juan Manuel Marquez and Cotto had a great scarp. :huh:huh

It's only sparring, dear.

[slip&counter]

:lol:

[mcguirpa]

The Hopkins cash was the money not paid by "Sports Network"

£2M then. Sounds about right.

I thought the reason it never was seriously looked into is because Hopkins demanded £5million to fight Froch (not offered Froch 5 mil). And there clearly wasn't that much money in it. I remember that being reported at the time as a rumour (maybe Bunce hour).

That sounds errmmm... on the money to me. So to speak.