The story behind why Curtis Harper walked out of the ring

[GhostofDempsey]

I can appreciate him advocating for himself and not wanting to be taken advantage of, but he should have just told them he's not getting in the ring at all until he gets more money for being on television. Makes no sense to go out there and then walk out after the opening bell. Now he doesn't get paid and he likely gets sued for expenses plus loss of revenue. It's not like his career was going anywhere....now 13-6 and KO'd 3 times.

[deanrw]

Yup when he heard the fight was going to be televised, they should have offered him more money right then and there.

Cheap asses were trying to skim every last cent. They can eat the expenses themselves.

[S7V7N]

But then he did say he wanted to "make a point" about it. So maybe he figured the best way to make a point was to be as dramatic about it as possible?

Well he sure did accomplish the dramatic part, but it'll be confused with being humiliated & that's what will be remembered. If he'd have claimed foul play once he found out or negotiated he'd have something to stand behind.

[Motorcity Cobra]

"At the weigh-in on Thursday, Curtis learned that, contrary to what he'd been told before, his fight was going to be on TV."

"When we touched gloves and I saw one of the people who hadn't done right by me in the other corner, that was it."

Even if he didn't know prior, had over 24hrs to make that decision from when he admits he did find out. Plenty of time to ask for money or stand your ground then don't ya think? Why the sudden change of heart once in the ring doing the face-off? As I said, SEEMS like it wasn't until he squared off that he made his choice. It's what you call a rash decision, not a thought out one at all.

And from that point on he was trying to get clarification. A MN boxing commission member said Harper was asking to see the contract in the dressing room prior to the fight. He told him the contract had already been filed with the commission.

When you don't have people in your corner like an Al Haymon to represent you you're gonna get screwed. He was the opponent in a showcase fight against a top prospect. Nobody cared about him or were looking out for his interests

[S7V7N]

And from that point on he was trying to get clarification. A MN boxing commission member said Harper was asking to see the contract in the dressing room prior to the fight. He told him the contract had already been filed with the commission.

When you don't have people in your corner like an Al Haymon to represent you you're gonna get screwed. He was the opponent in a showcase fight against a top prospect. Nobody cared about him or were looking out for his interests

None of us are Haymon yet we all come to the same conclusion as even Harper says he did. (If true) He signed something that wasn't a representation of the event & should be compensated accordingly. The time to stand up for your rights is when you find out though, not when you show up to the job site later only to walk away then. Now you lose the pay, work & the chance of landing that next contract.

[Motorcity Cobra]

None of us are Haymon yet we all come to the same conclusion as even Harper says he did. (If true) He signed something that wasn't a representation of the event & should be compensated accordingly. The time to stand up for your rights is when you find out though, not when you show up to the job site later only to walk away then. Now you lose the pay, work & the chance of landing that next contract.

He found out the day before & was trying to get a hold of his contract all the way up to the time he was I the dressing room. He said once he signed it they never sent him a copy. When he found out at the weigh in he was trying to get a copy to see if the contract said televised or not. That's why he was still asking for it in the dressing room. He got screwed & in return he screwed them over. And if that contract doesn't say televised more than likely they're gonna have to still pay him his purse

[Curt Henning]

He found out the day before & was trying to get a hold of his contract all the way up to the time he was I the dressing room. He said once he signed it they never sent him a copy. When he found out at the weigh in he was trying to get a copy to see if the contract said televised or not. That's why he was still asking for it in the dressing room. He got screwed & in return he screwed them over. And if that contract doesn't say televised more than likely they're gonna have to still pay him his purse

you are wasting your time...this dude you are talking too is one of those internet hardos ....ive seen him around before....hes always the same..basically everyone in his eyes is a ***** unless they are golovkin

[S7V7N]

He found out the day before & was trying to get a hold of his contract all the way up to the time he was I the dressing room. He said once he signed it they never sent him a copy. When he found out at the weigh in he was trying to get a copy to see if the contract said televised or not. That's why he was still asking for it in the dressing room. He got screwed & in return he screwed them over. And if that contract doesn't say televised more than likely they're gonna have to still pay him his purse

So he wasn't even 100% sure if the contract had TV in it or not. If there's still a posibility that it was in the contract then why walk out? Think there's another side & we'll have to wait & see. The point is that you follow through & let the lawyers fight over your purse if he was entitled to more.

you are wasting your time...this dude you are talking too is one of those internet hardos ....ive seen him around before....hes always the same..basically everyone in his eyes is a ***** unless they are golovkin

Not sure what that even means...perhaps I'm here discussing a situation that I disagree with & simply giving an opinion? Like what is the best course of action?

Let's put this in other terms that perhaps you can agree with. Andre Ward lost his first arbitration with Goosen while he was healing from shoulder injury following the Dawson fight. Yet still chose to fight Rodriguez. Edwin even missed weight, did Ward back out of the fight either time? No, he let the lawyers do their job & followed through with the contract even though he believed was not correct.

Fighters all the time choose to still fight with ongoing litigation. Their job is to fight & let the lawyers do their job. Some fighters choose not to fight when an opponent misses weight or having an ongoing promotional issue but we've never seen them come to that realization in the ring before.

[Guest]

That was an awesome way to stand up for himself. Props!
**** getting screwed over and working it out later.

[siablo14]

I can appreciate him advocating for himself and not wanting to be taken advantage of, but he should have just told them he's not getting in the ring at all until he gets more money for being on television. Makes no sense to go out there and then walk out after the opening bell. Now he doesn't get paid and he likely gets sued for expenses plus loss of revenue. It's not like his career was going anywhere....now 13-6 and KO'd 3 times.

I believe he got paid. That's why I he waited until the first round bell rang. So he could get paid.