Comments Thread For: Main Events Attorney on The Fury/Glazkov Title Rift

[aboutfkntime]

In 1990 Evander Holyfield was the mandatory contender for the Heavyweight Title then held by Mike Tyson. Though Tyson's title defense was overdue, Tyson was permitted to engage in an optional title defense with James Buster Douglas. As we all know, Douglas won by knockout.

Thereafter all hell broke loose. Don King, at the time Douglas' promoter, and one of the ratings organizations wanted a rematch, avoiding Holyfield. The other organizations were prepared to follow their rules and directed that the Holyfield mandatory take place.

Litigation ensued. Holyfield prevailed and fought James Buster Douglas. Holyfield's career turned out to be legendary.
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An attorneys perspective is not relevant here.

This is NOT a court of law.

THIS, is the sport/business of boxing.

Common-sense is much more relevant, and should never be ignored in favor of "rules"..... especially when those "rules" are only officiated by 1/4 of the current major sanctioning organisations.

The IBF stripping Fury within a week of him winning their version of the heavyweight title is absurd..... if ever a case for a step-aside fee existed, that time is now.

Some common-sense would not go astray.

The IBF look pretty ****** for vehemently insisting that their guy Glazkov should be ranked higher than Fury/Klitschko/Wilder/Povetkin.

Whenever the various ABC organisations go out-on-a-limb for "their guy", and "their guy" is clearly NOT the best in the division..... it makes them look second-rate imo.

Congratulations IBF. for thinking that a Glazkov/Fury bout should be ranked higher than a legendary champion exercising his common-place contractual right to avenge what was a HUGE upset.

#secondrate

[ShoulderRoll]

None of this changes the fact that Duva refused to enter negotiations with the champ. She rushed to a purse bid and couldn't be bothered to talk things over with Team Fury.

[The Hammer]

Main Events said they tried to do that, but Fury's people didn't want to. ME represented their fighter well and offered to negotiate a step aside. You can't ask for more than that. Why shouldn't they do whatever it takes to get their fighter paid?

You are correct.

[The Hammer]

None of this changes the fact that Duva refused to enter negotiations with the champ. She rushed to a purse bid and couldn't be bothered to talk things over with Team Fury.

She didn't refuse to negotiate, Fury's camp refused to negotiate a step-aside deal with Main Events.

[Eff Pandas]

Go to main events twitter page. Fans are upset and Main Events is in full spin mode. Peter Fury said they never said they wouldn't work with Main Events. I'm still waiting to hear what Mick Hennessy has to say about what happened. One minute they said they waited days for a return call from Hennessy. Then today the IBF said they were notified by Main Events, telling them they weren't willing to negotiate, one day after the IBF emailed ME/Hennessy telling them to begin negotiations. Now Main Events story has changed from Hennessy not wanting to negotiate to they had to call for the purse bid because they knew Hennessy wouldn't negotiate, without asking them. That company is a cluster****

Yea idk who's buying that Fury wouldn't be willing to discuss a step aside fee or if Fury wouldn't have went to Klitschko's people to see if he'd be willing to take the a step back to keep the titles intact. That story doesn't ring true to me. This whole situation seemed like a virtual setup to left a title off of Fury to me.

[Drunk Punch]

This is a bullshit way to gift a title to your fighter without facing a champion.

[Lou Cipher]

What's with the attempt to justify and confuse? Fury wins title, Glazkov has juice management, Fury gets stripped for NO reason, Glazkov picks former sparring partner as foe for vacant belt, Main Events triples their income on Glazkov, IBF chairmen are all suddenly on all expenses paid trips to Hawaii and Costa Rica.

[ShoulderRoll]

She didn't refuse to negotiate, Fury's camp refused to negotiate a step-aside deal with Main Events.

On December 1, 2015, the IBF received a letter via email from Patrick C. English on behalf of Main Events indicating that Main Events was unwilling to negotiate and requested that the IBF order an immediate purse bid in accordance with Rule 10.A. of the IBF/USBA Rules Governing Championship Contests.

http://www.boxingscene.com/ibf-offers-clarification-on-heavyweight-title-situation--99139

[Eff Pandas]

On December 1, 2015, the IBF received a letter via email from Patrick C. English on behalf of Main Events indicating that Main Events was unwilling to negotiate and requested that the IBF order an immediate purse bid in accordance with Rule 10.A. of the IBF/USBA Rules Governing Championship Contests.


http://www.boxingscene.com/ibf-offer...tuation--99139

http://www.boxingscene.com/tyson-fur...ordered--99113

Fury's team refused to work out a step-aside deal with Glazkov's promoter

Stick with a story guys. Fury wins a title on Nov. 28. On Dec. 1 the IBF gets a letter saying ME won't negotiate with Fury or Fury denied a step aside fee. Thats a lot of big decisions going down in 48 hours after a historic win vs "the" HW champion. I call bs...believe what you want doe. I'd be surprised if Hennessy, Fury or Peter Fury even talked to anyone about boxing business in the 48hrs after that win let alone Kathy Duva or anyone with ME.

[russogd3]

Comparing this Glazkov situation to Holyfield-Tyson. :laff: :durr1:

Rankings should contain an extra factor in determining how fights are made - DEMAND. Mandatory, sure; waiting in line, sure; PUBLIC DEMAND, should trump everything.

Agreed, common sense should have prevailed here. The best possible fight for the new champion is a rematch against Wlad. Glazkov STILL would have got a crack at a title in his next fight (WBC), not like he would be left hanging with no options.