Yusaf Mack and Ottis Griffin decline Dec Tavoris Cloud fight

Light heavyweight titlist Tavoris Cloud (21-0, 18 KOs) continues training for his Dec. 17 title defense in Miami, but his handlers are still looking for an opponent after Otis Griffin declined the match, trainer Al Bonanni told ESPN.com. "Otis is out," he said. "We'll have an opponent shortly." Bonanni said his understanding was that Griffin would try to fight an eliminator for the No. 1 position to get a mandatory against Cloud. So why wouldn't Griffin just take the title bout now instead of having to win an eliminator to get the same match down the road? "He's gonna lose one way or the other and he'll get more money as the mandatory," Bonanni said. Bonanni said Yusaf Mack is also out as a possible opponent. Based on the IBF's rankings, Mack could wind up facing Griffin in the eliminator. Heavyweights Odlanier Solis and Ray Austin meet in the main event of the Don King-promoted card at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. The Solis-Austin winner gets a mandatory title shot against Vitali Klitschko.

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Chris Henry or Campillo would be good replacements.

SlickMoneyXL wrote:

Chris Henry or Campillo would be good replacements.

Henry would be a good choice.

I was informed that they only offered Mack $12,000 to fight Cloud. I'da turned that down too.

Now Mack says he's fighting Otis G. He's just waiting on a date....we'll see.

Mack and Ottis want a purse bid for a Cloud fight, that way the split will be more generous to their purse.

Henry and Campillo are nice fights

Maybe DKP locates Jeff Lacy and beat him up for a few rounds

The winner of Mack/Griffin will have a little more bargaining power for the Cloud fight.