Top Rank wins round in Donaire case
by Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS – Top Rank has won the first hurdle in the battle for the rights to promote burgeoning superstar Nonito Donaire.
Arbiter Daniel Weinstein, a retired California Superior Court judge, ruled Monday that Golden Boy Promotions violated a previous agreement with Top Rank not to poach each other’s fighters when it signed Donaire, the World Boxing Council/World Boxing Organization bantamweight champion, to a promotional agreement on March 16.
Weinstein told the parties of his decision on Monday and is expected to release his ruling in writing shortly.
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Ex Harvard Graduate & ex USA Attorneys office Shrewed Jewish Bob who has seen and written gazillions of contracts VS Oscar the boxer....
There was only 1 outcome when it came to business contracts and who would get it right and have their arse covered.
Donaire for all his skills better hope that they rescind his contract and say Top Rank was in breach or he is going to be pissing in the wind and looking a complete mug in all areas.
Damn, poor Nonito, he may not get a decent opponent until June 2013 :nonono:
http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ki-iole_toprank_wins_round_in_donaire_case032911
Don't be surprised if uncle Bob bags both jmm and nonito. To an extent, this about GBP's inability to bring talent to HBO consistently. I am sure GBP is gonna look real good when it allows nonito to rust for a year.
For those who focus on nonito's wife and arum, just keep in mind these promoters got REAL thick skins. $$ talks. GBP is gonna really pay IF the contract can be extended into June 2013.
DAMN! That is not going to be good for Donaire because Arum is going to try and RUIN HIM if he has to go back to Top Rank, for his sake I hope GBP gets to keep him and the Judge just force GBP to pay Arum and also get a cut for his next few fights because if Donaire has to go back to Top Rank...HE IS DONE!
I don't know about that, GREED is the oil that runs the Top Rank machine. If you got a great looking b1tch who cheated on you then came back, would you stop tapping that ass if she's one fine broad just to get back? I sure wouldn't.
Top Rank wins round in Donaire case
by Kevin Iole
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Good for TR, except Arum has alienated Donaire even further with his comments about him and his wife. bob just can't help himself.....surely it would be better if he didn't throw more fuel on the fire if he is confident Donaire is his????
Wrong. The blame should be put on the fighter and not on the promoter. Its not like GBP knew Nonito was under contract and they illegally recruited him while he was under contract with Top Rank.
Nonito's team said Nonito was a free agent and he was able to negotiate with Top Rank. No way GBP signs Nonito if they knew he still had another two years on his contract.
Nonito could still end up a free agent, this has to do with GBP poaching him. So I fail to see your point.
Plus the GBP argument would be if he is a free agent it is not really poaching.
This has nothing to do with Nonito how is he suppose to know GBP has an agreement with Top Rank not to poach fighters?
GBP is the one that should have known better and they will most likely pay to clean the mess up. as there is no going back
Wrong. The blame should be put on the fighter and not on the promoter. Its not like GBP knew Nonito was under contract and they illegally recruited him while he was under contract with Top Rank.
Nonito's team said Nonito was a free agent and he was able to negotiate with Top Rank. No way GBP signs Nonito if they knew he still had another two years on his contract.
oh you a vic arch fan. I got it now.
Really dude?
Me liking Vic has nothing to do with that. Hell I became a fan of Agbecko when he whoop vic's @ss as well as Mares when handed Darchinyan a loss.
I dislike the guy because he cries that everyone is ducking him when there are countless of fighters that are willing and ready to fight him. Instead of facing the best he chooses to face weak @ss opponents and then blame it on his promoter (shaw at the time) and tries to play the victim role (that whole I can't get a fight because every is scared of me or the whole my promoter is holding my career back).
Not only that but I thought he was a coward for trying to call out a 19-20 year Kameda bros instead of moving up and facing someone like Agbecko, a guy who stated he would love to fight him. I mean that is weaker than Martinez trying to call out Alverez when someone like Sturm or Pirog says they will fight him.
There are several reason I dislike him, but those are just two. I've followed Donaire for years and its comical how these new bandwagon fans watch 1-2 fights and try to tell me about a guy I've been hip to for years.
I'm gonna fall back for now but just watch, you guys will see what I'm talking about.....which is why I hope he goes to GBP so Oscar can deal with this coward. It's so typical to blame Arum but it will be hilarious to hear fans blame Donaires failures on Oscar.
You need to get Arum's dick out of your mouth. I find it boggling that so many people support the promoters and condone them taking actions to fvck their career.
So you mean to tell me if you were a pomoter and a fighter tried to burn you, you wouldn't do the same thing?
Donair will be leaving top rank no matter what. Arum sh1tted on his wife so I just can't see it working out.
Why continue to build him up for the next promoter? That makes no sense what so ever...
If anything Arum should just let him go, but If he does sh1t on Donaire that's what nonito gets. Shaw didn't let any of his fighters face him, big names anyway, because he said his wasn't rewarding disloyalty. Darchinyan had go beg Gary for the rematch and even then Shaw said he wanted nothing to do with him.
I'm sorry but Donaire gets nothing from me and why would anyone feel sorry for him. Dude should have just waiting, but by him trying to pull a fast on one of the dirtiest promoters in boxing, he had to know there might be some negative consequences for his actions.
I don't know if you playing or this is some type of Internet persona but your d1ck riding is some next level sh1t.
No...I've never like Donaire, even when he was with Shaw.
Arum should just let this guy go to GBP
I don't think that Arum would necessarily drive DONAIRE to the ground. If anything he would capitalize on his momentum, ride his potency because Donaire is now a hot-commodity.
It was bad in Donaire's decision not to read the contract and certainly stupid for GBP to sign likewise without going through the contracts without barbed-wires sticking out there.
But if Arum would "exploit" Donaire's momentum with big contracts and wins everyone would be happier, me thinks.
FWIW...I just wish Arum would let him go to GBP anyway.
Gamboa and Lopez are way more talented than him, and actually have the desire to be great.
Donaire will continue to fight smaller guys, take the easy road and try to play the victim role. Let GBP deal with his b1tch @ss.
I don't know if you playing or this is some type of Internet persona but your d1ck riding is some next level sh1t.
if u guys were following the whole situation (pre donaire) u would know that this doesnt have anything to do with donaire...this ruling specifically concerns top rank and gbp. weinstein is their mediator. whatever is going on btw donaire and arum is separate from this.
Somebody with some sense instead of the toprank circle jerk.
I'm afraid for Nonito because Uncle Bob might "Ice" him and he might also receive a smaller payout in his future fights and the worst part of it all is... Uncle Bob might put his Fight in Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit, were people their doesn't care to much about boxing just to pi$$ed the Donaire's off.:blackeye::fingersx:
Damn, poor Nonito, he may not get a decent opponent until June 2013 :nonono:
Top Rank signed Donaire to a three-year contract with a one-year option on June 26, 2008. But Donaire was on medical suspension for more than 300 days in the first year of the contract. Top Rank says there is a clause in its contract with Donaire that adds time onto the contract whenever a fighter is unable to perform because of suspension. That time clause is common in many fighters’ contracts.
As a result, Top Rank claims that its three-year contract thus runs into early June 2012 and that the one-year option, which it exercised, takes Donaire into June 2013.
http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ki-iole_toprank_wins_round_in_donaire_case032911
“The judge agreed that Golden Boy had violated the agreement and issued an order that Golden Boy is enjoined, restrained, from purporting to promote Donaire at this time. They can not proceed under that contract at this time.”
Well, it looks like he won't have a fight this May afterall...
I know this is foul and most will hate this reply I'm about to give, but If I was Arum (or any promoter in his shoes) this is what I would do:
I would put donaire on the sidelines or make him fight 1-2 bums so his momentum dies. I know it's fvkk up but why would you let any promoter capatilize off of the buzz you helped create?
Or I might pull the whole, "extend your contract if you want a big name fighter" move that alot of these guys pull.
I will say this....no matter what, Donaire deserves what is coming to him. This is the second promoter he tried to burn (Gary Shaw was the first), so I have no sympathy at all for this guy.
I know most think Arum is a POS, but anything Shaw is calling you out and questioning your character....then that is a huge red flag and Gary is one of the most stand up guys in the sport of boxing.
You need to get Arum's dick out of your mouth. I find it boggling that so many people support the promoters and condone them taking actions to fvck their career.