Comments Thread For: David Benavidez - Legal War Looms Between Sampson, Top Rank

[Boxinghero1]

He's not active enough under Sampson. I think the Top Rank move is a good one.

[Motorcity Cobra]

So he's off the Mikey card?

😯 Bob Arum has confirmed that Top Rank HAVE signed WBC super-middleweight champion David Benavidez, but acknowledges this will prompt litigation from promoter Sampson Lewkowicz. [@ESPN]

— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) May 22, 2018

[Mammoth]

This is ****ed up on Top Rank's part because Sampson Boxing will work with any and everybody. They're also good at finding those S. American no names who will come in and pull an upset.

Top Rank doesn't do much with Hart and Zurdo so other than fighting them, I dont see the upside of signing with TR for a super middle.

[Motorcity Cobra]

He's not active enough under Sampson. I think the Top Rank move is a good one.

He's fought 8 times since 2016 and was about to fight again this year on Mikey's card. That's 4 times a year. What are you talking about?

[Motorcity Cobra]

Top Rank doesn't do much with Hart and Zurdo so other than fighting them, I dont see the upside of signing with TR for a super middle.

Yea. And his level of competition was moving in the right direction after he won his title. Zurdo's on the other hand is moving in the wrong direction.

[IMDAZED]

woth mikey close to signing with ufc or hearns I wouldn’t be surprised if that whole card is canceled

Lololololol

[IMDAZED]

This is ****ed up on Top Rank's part because Sampson Boxing will work with any and everybody. They're also good at finding those S. American no names who will come in and pull an upset.

Top Rank desperarely needs fighters for those dates.

[Mammoth]

Yea. And his level of competition was moving in the right direction after he won his title. Zurdo's on the other hand is moving in the wrong direction.

Korobov and Dirrell would have been very good fights for a growing fighter. We'll see what we get instead I guess....

[killakali]

Top Rank doesn't do much with Hart and Zurdo so other than fighting them, I dont see the upside of signing with TR for a super middle.

Hart has already fought twice this year and is back in August while they got zurdo a title and he will have fought twice this year with his fight in June. Benavidez only got two fights last year. Clearly he’s making the move for money and more activity. Top rank has 30 cards a year between Espn and the app.

Fighting Hart and Zurdo, toe fighters in their prime is a lot better than a washed dirrell and a never has been Korobov

[killakali]

He's fought 8 times since 2016 and was about to fight again this year on Mikey's card. That's 4 times a year. What are you talking about?

are u high? He became champ last year and only fought twice. No one is taking about back when he was fighting 6 rounders. Smh