Garcia vs Commey appears headed back to purse bid

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https://www.badlefthook.com/2018/10/21/ ... -purse-bid

By Scott Christ
Mikey Garcia and Richard Commey reportedly reached a deal a few weeks ago, avoiding a scheduled IBF purse bid, but now ESPN reports that the two sides may be headed back that direction after all.

Commey’s team submitted a signed contract before the sanctioning body’s deadline, but Garcia’s did not, and a new bid is scheduled for Oct. 30 at the IBF offices in New Jersey.

Garcia (39-0, 30 KO) has become one of boxing’s top pound-for-pound fighters, winning world titles at 126, 130, 135, and 140. He still holds the 135-pound titles for the IBF and WBC, and Commey (27-2, 24 KO) is his IBF mandatory challenger.

Garcia has fought twice this year, beating Sergey Lipinets in what became a one-off fight at 140 pounds in March, and following up with a lightweight unification win over Robert Easter Jr in July.

Commey has also fought two times this year, in lower-level bouts, beating Alejandro Luna and Yardley Armenta Cruz. But he’s a legitimate contender at 135, with only two narrow losses on the world level marring his record.

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https://www.badlefthook.com/2018/10/21/ ... -purse-bid

By Scott Christ
Mikey Garcia and Richard Commey reportedly reached a deal a few weeks ago, avoiding a scheduled IBF purse bid, but now ESPN reports that the two sides may be headed back that direction after all.

Commey’s team submitted a signed contract before the sanctioning body’s deadline, but Garcia’s did not, and a new bid is scheduled for Oct. 30 at the IBF offices in New Jersey.

Garcia (39-0, 30 KO) has become one of boxing’s top pound-for-pound fighters, winning world titles at 126, 130, 135, and 140. He still holds the 135-pound titles for the IBF and WBC, and Commey (27-2, 24 KO) is his IBF mandatory challenger.

Garcia has fought twice this year, beating Sergey Lipinets in what became a one-off fight at 140 pounds in March, and following up with a lightweight unification win over Robert Easter Jr in July.

Commey has also fought two times this year, in lower-level bouts, beating Alejandro Luna and Yardley Armenta Cruz. But he’s a legitimate contender at 135, with only two narrow losses on the world level marring his record.

Who wrote this? Dismissing Commey's bouts with Luna and Armenta Cruz as "lower-level" equates the significance of those bouts. That's really misleading. Commey stopped the previously unbeaten Luna in an IBF eliminator. That's why he's the IBF's mandatory challenger. The bout with the journeyman Armenta Cruz was of the "stay-active" variety.

[Canvas]

It's always something with Garcia. Next he'll call out Canelo and then fight Algieri.

[Danielk015]

Okay, this part of the boxing business always confused me. Why would a 'star' boxer like Garcia even need to go to purse bids? The star should have enough backing by their promoter to get this fight signed sealed and delivered? Is commey asking for too much money and the promotion will just pick up the purse bid and pay commey the standard champion vs challenger split, which I assume is lower than what Commey might be asking for?

[NoPropaganda 253]

This is the 2nd announced purse bid. Odds are this is a stall technique while searching for more lucrative options for Mikey.