Comments Thread For: Top Rank vs. Gamboa: The Fine Points of The Lawsuit

[ihatebobarum]

am so proud of gamboa

[Eaner0919]

well we shall see when this goes to court, won't mean anything if he never signed anything like he is claiming, clearly his Lawyer probably sees a Loop Hole in which he feels he can get Gamboa away from a BAD DEAL...if not then the Lawyer would not have taken the case

so you think ~1.1 million dollars for a guy who cannot sell out a ballroom, has mediocre HBO ratings, and has not captured the attention of boxing fans short of the hardcore is a bad deal?

[Eaner0919]

It will be interesting to see how many of those allegations can actually be proven to be true, in court its all about what you can prove, not just what you say.

Either way, if all that's true then Gamboa is gonna be screwed in more ways than one, loss of money for damages and tied up in court, unable to fight.. Loss of prime fighting time, and income... And he'll be completely at fault. If true, smh...

We'll have to wait and see what's true and what isn't in court..

I know someone who actually saw the correspondence from Gamboa, not his team the man himself, to Todd agreeing to the terms, agreeing to the dates of the press conference, TR agreeing to Gamboa's requests (travel advances hotel rooms etc) and to the money being fine

like people have stated just because nothing had been signed does not mean TR does not have a valid case.

[THE REED]

I am sorry this is too funny. Actually that is how contract law works and that's how it works in court. Promisor and Promisee is not just metaphor I picked out, its the foundation of all contracts.

Nah bro... sorry... That **** doesn't fly in court.

Yes your honor... he told me he promised he would be there.

--No I didnt....

Now its your word vs his.

Funny you laugh at my assertion yet yours is easily laughable and even moreso if you have in fact taken class on this.

If you can't prove it, then it doesn't matter.

Why EVEN HAVE contracts if all you need is a verbal "sure Ill be there!"

[THE REED]

I only did one law unit at university, though i assume US and Australian contract law would be fairly similar across most jurisdictions given they are based on the same common law system from UK. It's not necessary to have signed an actual legal document/contract to prove that a contract exists. All you need is an offer and acceptance of the offers exact terms. If they can prove the 70k was paid to Yuri as consideration for his promise to fight then TR would have legal recourse as Yuri failed to live up to his end of the deal. Anyone completed more than one law unit that can shed more light???

The only legal way i see out of this for Gamboa is if he can prove the terms of the offer he accepted were subsequently changed after his acceptance.

All Yuri has to do is say he asked for an advance of cash from his promotional company, but it wasn't for the fight.. he just needed an advance... How are you going to prove it otherwise?

The whole case sounds like a he said vs she said BS.

[savorduhflavor]

All Yuri has to do is say he asked for an advance of cash from his promotional company, but it wasn't for the fight.. he just needed an advance... How are you going to prove it otherwise?
The whole case sounds like a he said vs she said BS.

Written correspondence for said reasons? I can't imagine Todd talked to Gamboa over the phone and they just wired him over 70k. There is always a paper trail, these companies aren't ******.

If they have E-Mails of Gamboa's representation requesting 70k for preperations for the Rios fight, that could hold up.

[THE REED]

Written correspondence for said reasons? I can't imagine Todd talked to Gamboa over the phone and they just wired him over 70k. There is always a paper trail, these companies aren't ******.

If they have E-Mails of Gamboa's representation requesting 70k for preperations for the Rios fight, that could hold up.

I agree 100%... IF thats the case.

[Deevel916]

am so proud of gamboa

Good. Then surely you will help support him financially when he's sidelined for the next year or 2.

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

All Yuri has to do is say he asked for an advance of cash from his promotional company, but it wasn't for the fight.. he just needed an advance... How are you going to prove it otherwise?

The whole case sounds like a he said vs she said BS.

Then he creates another hole, since his moron lawyer now claims Gamboa's promotional contract was expired so he was never obligated to fight. If the boxer believes the contract was invalid, then why ask the promoter for a 70K advance, four times your minimum to accept a Rios deal and push them to scheduled a press conference in Miami.

Gamboa's lawyer is already moving away from the "we never signed a contract to fight" to "the promotional contract was invalid."

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

BTW: This is an article, from last year, on Gamboa's current attorney. Sounds like a nice guy...LOL

http://blogs.tcpalm.com/treasure_coast_business_blog/2011/05/florida-bay-reprimands-sekou-gary-son-of-prominent-stuart-attorney-willie-gary.html