On the heels of Triller’s now rescheduled debut credibility fight with Teofimo Lopez putting his three major lightweight belts on the line, Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe had a lot to say about the streaming company.
While you running around here making these dumb ass memes abt Floyd you guys should focus on selling tickets to your concert I mean fight next week. Your tickets prices for your big PPV event originally were $175 to $2500 now they are $40-$400. Y’all fucking w the wrong people💯 https://t.co/CTP11jb3iV
— Leonard Ellerbe (@LEllerbe) June 13, 2021
After Triller taunted Mayweather Promotions over the Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul exhibition bout with memes of Mayweather and Paul in a romantic embrace, Ellerbe fired heavy shots at the Triller Fight Club promotion.
Triller has been a disrupting boxing’s normal flow of business with its exhibition bouts fused with heavily produced concerts. Starting with the Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones, Jr., exhibition bout, the company has been touting itself as the resuscitation of the boxing business.
I personally have said nothing but positive things on the record abt your move to the biz prior to your dumbass campaign trying to trash my event. So do y’all want to play this game or naw? Lmk🤷🏾♂️ https://t.co/CTP11jb3iV
— Leonard Ellerbe (@LEllerbe) June 13, 2021
However, Triller, which has been more famous for infusing pop culture throughout its broadcasts and elevating the stature of boxing heel, Jake Paul, now takes on a real championship fight with Lopez.
Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs), making his first title defense since beating Vasiliy Lomachenko last year, won three of the four major belts in the 135-pound division. Kambosos (19-0, 10 KOs) is the IBF’s mandatory challenger.
— Richardson Hitchins (@HeIsRichardson) June 14, 2021
Lopez landed on Triller, instead of his promoter Top Rank’s network of choice, ESPN, when the two sides couldn’t come to an agreement on the champion’s pay.
When Top Rank and Lopez disagreed on his salary for that fight, the bout went to a purse bid. Triller then won the rights with a $6 million bid.
For the fight, Lopez is getting around $3.9 million.
However, since then, Lopez and Top Rank have agreed to a restructured contract, according to reports.
I don’t go out my way to hate on no other promoters events, everyone is entitled to their opinion and it’s cool, but if you say slick shit just expect the clap back. You don’t have to hate on someone else’s event to get yours off. People are going to support what they like💯 https://t.co/poTiSyHQjY
— Leonard Ellerbe (@LEllerbe) June 14, 2021
Lopez will now have his minimum purses raised from the previous amount of $1.25 million and will have options for pay-per-view bouts on ESPN+, according to reports.
Ellerbe, who has been a major part of the triumvirate of Mayweather and Al Haymon who first fused pop culture into boxing, has been the Twitter watchdog for the company.
Yeah Dame that’s some rotten shit. I’ve never said nothing but positive things abt them, they’ve never been or never will be in our lane. I won’t stand for the disrespect! https://t.co/oqa7ee0kvn
— Leonard Ellerbe (@LEllerbe) June 14, 2021
His clap backs show that he is tired of the perceived disrespect for what Mayweather Promotions has brought to the boxing business.
