Sure, I'll be happy to. This is an excerpt from ESPN.com and written by Dan Rafael on 3/29/2007:
Under the terms of the settlement, Goossen will promote the fight, which he won the right to Jan. 30 with a purse bid of $1,506,250, of which Margarito is entitled to 80 percent, or a career-high payday of $1.205 million. He will also receive an additional $395,000 that Goossen promised to pay him on top of the winning bid amount.
Top Rank objected to the purse bid result because it didn't participate at the request of Margarito. It claimed that Margarito (34-4, 24 KOs) had agreed to fight for Miguel Cotto's version of the 147-pound title June 9 instead of facing Williams (32-0, 24 KOs), which is why Top Rank didn't take part in the purse bid. Top Rank sent out a media release Jan. 29 announcing that Margarito had agreed to the Cotto fight, a release it said Margarito approved. Top Rank also claimed that when Goossen agreed to pay Margarito more than the amount he was entitled to under the purse bid, it amounted to interference with Top Rank's exclusive promotional agreement. Although Top Rank won't be involved in promoting Margarito-Williams, Arum said part of the settlement included Margarito signing a one-year extension to his promotional agreement with Top Rank, which will take him through at least 2008 with the company.
Ouch. These guys are arguing like Viva and are getting the way Viva used to as well. Great post man.
I just read this whole thread and the bottom line is this Maragrito knows Williams is a bigger..stronger...lomger..faster..southpaw version of himself that he cant beat.
Margarito loses to Paul 10 time out of ten....
Another fact is that Williams doesnt give a **** hell fight anyone..Cotto..Mosley..Pavlik...Margarito even after he ****ed up Cotto.....
Paul Williams got all these bitches runnin....
Wow, i never seen the resemblence of how Williams and Margarito fight you're right they have the exact same style.
Margarito offered $4 million for Paul Williams rematch!
By FightFan News Wire (05-Aug-2008)
Dan Goossen of Goossen Tutor promotions announced today they have tendered a 4 Million dollar offer to Antonio Margarito to face Paul Williams in an eagerly anticipated unification title fight / rematch!
“The offer to Top Rank for the Williams - Margarito rematch is quite simple,” Dan Goossen said. “Goossen Tutor would guarantee $4,000,000 to Top Rank/Margarito against a 50% split of net revenues. This is a major fight for our sport and one that would draw tremendous fan and media interest.”
“When Margarito said he wanted a rematch right after our fight on July 14th, I said I was happy to give him one,” Paul Williams stated. “So of course I’d be just as happy to give him a rematch in November.”
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