Why are Marquez's only options with Top Rank?

[Larry the boss]

Juan is under contract with Top Rank thats why

[Larry the boss]

As we previously announced Top Rank offered Juan Manuel Marquez a 5 million dollar contract to fight Manny Pacquiao on the first week of November. Early this week, it was announce by Top Rank CEO Bob Arum that Marquez had signed and agreed to the contract terms which stated he will meet Pacquiao at 144 pounds, three pounds below the welterweight division limit of 147. Pacquiao regularly weighs below 147 for his fights and Marquez would be moving up from the 135-pound division.

Juan Manuel Marquez walked away from Golden Boy Promotions to make this fight happen. Marquez, 37, has wanted a third fight with Pacquiao for years and is poised to land it because Golden Boy, his longtime promoter, declined to match Top Rank’s offer. In Marquez’s contract with Golden Boy there was a clause which allowed Golden Boy to match any offer.

Golden Boy apparently was unable to come up with an opponent for Marquez that would meet the terms of Top Rank’s offer: $5 million in guaranteed money, $5 per buy over 850000 pay-per-views sold and a guaranteed $10 million plus pay-per-view upside for a rematch in the event Marquez wins.

Golden Boy offered Marquez a fight with Victor Ortiz. Although Ortiz is the runner up for the fight of the year when he beat Andre Berto, Ortiz doesn’t have pay per view drawing power.

Golden Boy also offered Marquez a chance to face Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, the Mexican sensation who recently won a junior middleweight belt. However, with Top Rank’s offer specifying 144 pounds there was no way Alvarez could get down that low.

Golden Boy Promotion’s doesn’t have a fighter that will lure boxing fans to fork out the pay per view fees which left Marquez no choice but to go with Top Rank.

Juan Manuel Marquez has showed interest in a tune-up fight against former lightweight titlist David Diaz (36-3-1, 17 KOs) on July 2 in Mexico City. Let’s just hope he makes the right decision, better yet let’s hope he wins because if Marquez loses he’s out of the picture. Bob Arum made it clear that if Marquez loses, he’s out.

“He’s going to do that fight, and if he loses, he’s out,” Bob Arum told ESPN.

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[puro dinamita]

I know Zanfer has a close working relationship with TR but isnt Juan technically a free agent? Seems to me that theres more options to take with GBP.

arum is just trying to get that fight for the money he don't give two **** about the fight he just knows it will sell big when there so many other great fighters for juan to fight