According to Dan Rafael of espn.com a potential WBA Welterweight title clash between Paulie Malignaggi and Shane Mosley broke down over financial terms
“Mosley was on board, and I was under the impression that Paulie was on board as well, but for whatever reason, that was not the case,” Golden Boy Promotions Richard Schaefer told ESPN.com.
“The fight is dead in the water. At the end of the day, the financial package was not attractive enough for Paulie to take the fight, and that is his right.”
“I talked to Shane and he said OK and that he didn’t blame anybody,” Schaefer said. “I know this fight meant a lot to him, that he wanted a chance to win the title again, and I think if the right opportunity comes along, I would still make a fight for Shane Mosley if he wants it, so that’s one of the things I am working on.”
“I felt a fight between Paulie and Shane would be a good fight and sell tickets. I felt it was an intriguing matchup,” Schaefer said. “You ask people who will win, and they scratch their head and say Mosley might actually win the fight. I felt I could sell this fight at the Barclays Center. Life goes on.”
One of the fighters to now be in the mix to face Malignaggi could be Marcos Maidana
“Malignaggi is one of the few fighters out there who really have b—-, not like the others. I want his title,” Maidana tweeted.
Responded Malignaggi: “(Maidana) is a worthy challenger. He deserves a shot. Let’s get it done.”
“We were (surprised) to read Malignaggi’s statement that he wants Maidana and not Mosley, so I immediately called Maidana on the phone to let him know and he instructed me to ask (Golden Boy) for that fight yet again since Maidana has no fights scheduled as of yet,” he said.
“If I’m going to do Malignaggi-Maidana, I wouldn’t want to take the risk at the Barclays Center,” Schaefer said. “I’m probably going to do a fight for Paulie (April 27), but I don’t see many other headline fights for him at Barclays. Do I think Malignaggi-Maidana is a good fight? I do, but I am not sure that’s the main event at the Barclays Center, a big, big arena. I don’t want to put that fight in a huge venue.
“Right now, I have been thrown a bit of a curveball with this (Malignaggi-Mosley) fight situation, but we will move on. We will have an event on April 27 on Showtime and we are coming up with the right card, but it won’t necessarily be at Barclays Center. My first choice is Lucas Matthysse against Marcos Maidana, assuming Matthysse wins on Saturday, from the West Coast.”
“A fight between Andre Berto and Paulie Malignaggi would be of interest to the networks and fans,” he said. “A fight between Maidana and Matthysse is of interest. A fight between Malignaggi and Maidana is of interest. Now there are different amounts of license fees being paid for these fights, so I will go to Malignaggi, to Maidana, to Berto, to Matthysse, and I will tell them what the different purses they can make and we’ll go from there.”
