Quick Flurries: Williams - Martinez - Angulo - Dzinziruk

It appears talks are once again looking promising for a Sergio Martinez - Paul Williams rematch (and yes, we've heard that line many times before), though instead of taking place on October 2, the fight will be pushed to November if a deal gets done...

ESPN - Dan Rafael... "It's moving in the right direction," DiBella said of the negotiations. What's interesting are the reasons why the talks re-ignited this week. One reason was because discussion of Williams challenging junior middleweight titlist Sergei Dzinziruk didn't get very far because of a wide gap in the money available for Dzinziruk, who has a monster minimum from co-promoters Gary Shaw and Artie Pelullo if he headlines on HBO's "World Championship Boxing," a price of $750,000, I am told. So forget that.

If accurate, that's a real head shaker.  How's Dzinziruk going to make his name on this side of the Atlantic with such a prohibitive price tag?

On the subject of fighters pricing themselves out, Alfredo Angulo asking for more than $750,000 for a crack at Martinez has been another reason for the revival of the Martinez/Williams talks.  According to his promoter Gary Shaw, Angulo was reportedly offered a chance at the middleweight crown at a catch weight of 157lbs, only to ask for more money.  The deal offered to Anugulo is said to have also included a clause for a comeback fight on HBO should he have lost, along with the promise that he would keep his #1 rating at 154lbs. 

Angulo has since given his reasons for not accepting the deal...

Boxing Scene - Ryan Burton...  When I told him that it had been reported that he asked for $1 million dollars Angulo had this to say - "Look they offered me $750,000 for the fight and I told them to give me a little more. I told them I would take the fight for $900,000. It was basically take it or leave it. They didn't negotiate or anything. I heard from my managers one time and that was it."

Can we just get a good fight made for Sergio Martinez?  The man clearly wants to get back in the ring against top opposition... yet potential opponents keep dragging their feet.  With the option for a Dzinziruk fight apparently off the table, hopefully Paul Williams will finally step up.  As for Angulo - he's done little to deserve the opportunity, and given the no-lose nature of the deal, it's hard to see the merit in his stance.

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