Shortly after both Jimmy Lange and Jimmy Leblanc won their repestective fights on the November card at GMU preliminary talks of a Lange-Leblanc fight had begun. Now on paper this fight probably shouldn't take place. However there are some sell able story lines not related to boxing that may make it sell. There were talks of a December fight in Philly; Leblanc didn't get approved for an 8 rounder so no fight. The Leblanc camp was given assurance that they were gonna fight Lange. Then in late December an attempt was made to get the fight in Boston MA for mid February. Again no fight a proper venue couldn't be secured for a reasonable price.
Know we fast forward to early January; representatives from the Leblanc camp again was given the assurance that the Lange fight would happen in May if he would wait and not take another fight. Leblanc agreed and asked to have that promise in writing saying both: Leblanc would not fight until May and it would be Leblanc-Lange in May. Well the promissory note of sorts never came. There were discussions of figures for the fight and promises of contracts coming. Never happened. In early March Jimmy Leblanc took a fight in Boston on March 14 that he thought he could win. He was tired of being bird dogged and waiting for the "contract" that he feared it(Lange Fight) would get postponed again or worse never happen. So he decided to take the March fight.
Leblanc lost and also lost the pending Lange fight as well. The Lange camp is well within their right to not take this fight, but members of his camp are highly upset with Leblanc for not honoring his word of not fighting until the Lange fight. We fast forward to mid to late March the Lange camp was still gracious enough to offer Leblanc a fight on the card with Thomas Wilt. A fight Leblanc willingly accepted for a less than adequate purse. Then later we learn thru a fifth party that Wilt is fighting Purcell Miller, and Leblanc's camp wasn't even given the courtesy of being contacted to tell us that the fight wasn't happening.
Now I post this to ask are equal parties to blame for the demise of LeBlanc-Lange or is it something else? Did Lange not want to fight a 12-15 guy with nothing to gain? I am new to this area of VA and not sure how the boxing community gets down, but it is my early opinion that there is a lot of lip service and ZERO follow thru. Can some of you please enlighten me
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