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You believe that negotiations should be between fighter and Turki only. I won't argue your opinion because that is your opinion and I respect it. I can only present my reasoning for why a fighter meeting with Turki alone isn't wise. I'll use Pitbull as an example.
Pitbull doesn't strike me as a highly educated man. He seems humble and unafraid to put in hard work to feed himself and his family. Contracts are very hard to understand even for educated people, that is why it is always important to have an attorney present when one is about to sign an important contract.
As to not needing to be face to face in this day and age, I would agree, but Turki wants to meet face to face to do business. He proved that, when he wanted to negotiate with Ginger originally, before his fight with Berlanga. Turki wants to look people in the eye, shake hands and sign contracts, that is not possible over zoom.
I don't think Pitbull refused to fight with Ryan or to do business with Turki, he just simply said that he would like to focus on his upcoming fight to avoid distractions. That's the professional thing to do in my opinion. I don't think Turki is being reasonable in understanding that a fighter has to be focused 100% on his next rival. These guys give up family and other important things for weeks to eat sleep boxing and to focus on their rival.
I believe Pitbull did the wise thing in not abandoning his training camp to negotiate a future fight when his next fight is just days away. Could he have turned Turki off by requesting time? Possibly, but he might have also earned Turki's respect. I guess Pitbull will find out soon enough, but what is most important now, is that Pitbull wins his fight against Fierro and for that he needs to be 100% focused..
Pitbull doesn't strike me as a highly educated man. He seems humble and unafraid to put in hard work to feed himself and his family. Contracts are very hard to understand even for educated people, that is why it is always important to have an attorney present when one is about to sign an important contract.
As to not needing to be face to face in this day and age, I would agree, but Turki wants to meet face to face to do business. He proved that, when he wanted to negotiate with Ginger originally, before his fight with Berlanga. Turki wants to look people in the eye, shake hands and sign contracts, that is not possible over zoom.
I don't think Pitbull refused to fight with Ryan or to do business with Turki, he just simply said that he would like to focus on his upcoming fight to avoid distractions. That's the professional thing to do in my opinion. I don't think Turki is being reasonable in understanding that a fighter has to be focused 100% on his next rival. These guys give up family and other important things for weeks to eat sleep boxing and to focus on their rival.
I believe Pitbull did the wise thing in not abandoning his training camp to negotiate a future fight when his next fight is just days away. Could he have turned Turki off by requesting time? Possibly, but he might have also earned Turki's respect. I guess Pitbull will find out soon enough, but what is most important now, is that Pitbull wins his fight against Fierro and for that he needs to be 100% focused..
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