blackrican23 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&opt=printable&id=70866 Jeff Fenech says he's the biggest loser - $460,000 out of pocket - after Shane Mosley walked away from his fight with Anthony Mundine just hours before the weigh-in. Fenech says he put up the money in advance to get Mosley to Sydney for Wednesday's scheduled WBA light-middleweight bout because promoter Vlad Warton couldn't afford it. But Mosley abandoned the fight, flying home on Tuesday, claiming a breach of contract after he was not paid the balance of his $1 million purse on Monday for the fight. And Fenech, who says he didn't know Mosley was due to be paid before the fight, is heavily out of pocket. "If I'd have known that, I wouldn't have given him - I gave him $460,000," Australian boxing great Fenech said on Tuesday morning. "I certainly wouldn't have done that if I thought the fight wasn't going to go ahead because my guarantee was that when the fight went ahead, (with) the pay-per-view money and the pub and club money that I'd be paid back, but now it doesn't look like it." Fenech said he put up the cash after Warton, whom he has known for many years, asked him to "give him a hand" with the down payment because he couldn't fund it himself. "I was just trying to be nice," the 49-year-old said. "Vlad Warton told me he needed $US 300,000 as a start to getting here, then another $US 100,000 for all his expenses, and a little more." "So I accommodated for all that, and now they've gone home so I'm really left with nothing. "It's going to be a little bit tough for a while." Fenech added that while "bloody money" had gotten in the way, he believed it saved Mundine from certain defeat. "Being honest, I watched Shane Mosley train throughout the whole 10 days, two weeks that he's been here and I wouldn't give Anthony a chance," said Fenech. "It was a great opportunity for Anthony but, watching him train, I thought Shane was a class above what I've seen here for a long time," said Fenech. "It's a pity we didn't get to see the skills of Shane Mosley and we didn't get to see Anthony Mundine fighting one of the greatest fighters in history." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrican23 Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 ouch ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mofo2 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Mosley was a bit of a fuck here, he had been paid a significant amount of money, it makes me wonder if there was a penalty for not making weight for the fight so he jumped ship! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBF OG Neil_ Posted October 22, 2013 WBF OG Share Posted October 22, 2013 300k not to fight sounds good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrican23 Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Mosley was a bit of a fuck here, he had been paid a significant amount of money, it makes me wonder if there was a penalty for not making weight for the fight so he jumped ship! mosleys weight looks fine ( this was at airport boarding flight home ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Slayer Posted October 23, 2013 Members Share Posted October 23, 2013 Mosley acted like a diva, who does he think he is, Sugar Ray Leonard? Youre a washed up has been Shane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrican23 Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 man Shane isnt to blame seems wharton is a shady cat , he fukked fenech not SSM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mofo2 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 man Shane isnt to blame seems wharton is a shady cat , he fukked fenech not SSMNot buying its that.....fucking odd you get a bin full of cash and then don't give them the chance to sort out the issue, I guess its fuck his fans that have paid the air fares to travel to see him!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrican23 Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Not buying its that.....fucking odd you get a bin full of cash and then don't give them the chance to sort out the issue, I guess its fuck his fans that have paid the air fares to travel to see him!! what do you mean sort out the issues , contract was Mosley was to have been paid 2 weeks ago so seems he was rather patient , and the whole negotiation was built on them GUARANTEEING shane a million regardless of sales the fact SSM can walk away with 300K for nothing shows how incompetent this Wharton is but amazing he's not competent enough to lose HIS money Fenech himself stated how great SSM looked in the last 2 weeks in his training , he said undoubtley Bumdine wasnt on his level , if SSM was having issues with his weight dont you think fenech would have mentioned it being its him who lost the $$$$$ didnt GB issue PBF a check for his guarantee of 41 mil 2 days before the Canelo fight ? not uncommon to be paid your guarantee before hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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