Respected columnist Dan Rafael said HBO doesnt want Mosey vs Clottey after X-Mas

[flyest1]

So the fight hasn't been signed

[RoyJonesJrp4pno1]

Too bad. I was looking forward to seeing Shane go life and death with Clottey.

[Mr. Fantastic]

Poor Sin City.

[Glamour Puss]

Dan Rafael is not respected. He's a fat tub of lard who most people wanna knock out.

[Mr. Philadel]

cool...........Shane should fight Berto or Cintron and Clottey should fight the one Shane doesn't choose!!.....

[βetamax]

He didn't say they didn't want it, he said they aren't on board yet.

Here's an exact quote:

One other thing on my mind: There has been much written elsewhere on the Internet about how Shane Mosley will be fighting Joshua Clottey on HBO on Dec. 26 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. But you haven't seen me write a news story on it yet, and many of the Fight Freaks have questioned why. Pretty simple: I write news stories when there is real news backed by facts, and the fact is that HBO isn't on board yet with a Mosley-Clottey fight scheduled the day after Christmas. That means there currently is no fight, which means there is no story. Trust me: If and when the fight is a go, I will write about it.

[bojangles1987]

They need to get on board NOW. They aren't many better or bigger fights at WW to be made.

[Al Haymon]

They need to get on board NOW. They aren't many better or bigger fights at WW to be made.

the date is atocious

Shane doesn't sell many seats even on the best day. And clottey is an unknown variable out West.

And Christmas weekend? With three Bowl games that day?

Ugh.

[Iceta]

I'd rather this fight be sometime in early January anyway. This fight will generate no money at all a day after fucking Christmas. A couple more weeks of inactivity for Shane shouldn't make that big of a difference.

[Thread Stealer]

Dan Rafael is not respected. He's a fat tub of lard who most people wanna knock out.