Let's breakdown the timeline
Jul 2015 Top Rank sues PBC
Oct 2015 Judge throws out lawsuit. Top rank refiles
Jan 2016 Judge rules lawsuit can proceed. Discovery phase begins. Top Rank has access to PBC financials and business model
May 2016 Top Rank and PBC settles. PBC agrees to give up network exclusivity
Summer of 2016 Top Rank is working with CAA and Evolution Media Capital looking for deals with NBC, FOX, Amazon, and Disney.
August 2018 Top Rank announces they're leaving HBO and gets a deal with Disney/ESPN.
So you're telling me Arum had this all planned before PBC? This was 50 years in the making?
I know you don't want to give a black man credit for anything but you can't look at this and possibly think Arum wasn't influenced by Haymon.
Jul 2015 Top Rank sues PBC
Oct 2015 Judge throws out lawsuit. Top rank refiles
Jan 2016 Judge rules lawsuit can proceed. Discovery phase begins. Top Rank has access to PBC financials and business model
May 2016 Top Rank and PBC settles. PBC agrees to give up network exclusivity
Summer of 2016 Top Rank is working with CAA and Evolution Media Capital looking for deals with NBC, FOX, Amazon, and Disney.
August 2018 Top Rank announces they're leaving HBO and gets a deal with Disney/ESPN.
So you're telling me Arum had this all planned before PBC? This was 50 years in the making?


"Boxing became a niche sport. A lot of people to blame for its fall. Myself included!" -Bob Arum #boxing
— Raging Babe (@RagingBabe) August 26, 2017
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