Comments Thread For: Judge: Top Rank Owes Middendorf $520K For Crawford Contract

[Larry the boss]

this happens all the time when big promotional labels takes over...call it a "buyout"

[Butch.McRae]

"According to commission contracts, Crawford earned a total of $8,125,000 for seven fights from November 2014 through August 2017. Top Rank paid Middendorf $136,000 from Crawford’s listed purses and additional revenue he earned from gate receipts for those fights ($78,710.91)."

The numbers here are a bit troubling. I'm just curious as to how "purse" is defined in the Middenhorf agreement with TR.

That definition would be key in debunking the "fighters get more than reported" argument.

This also highlights why PBC guys don't have "promoters." As Spence said on Twitter today, "Too many hands in the pot."

[Thuglife Nelo]

$520k is pocket change for Bob!! He probably has that much money in betwixt his couch cushions

''Pardon my French, but Arum is so tight that if you stuck his contract up his ass, in two weeks it turns to cash.'' -Ferris

[Johnny_Roa]

8 mil for 7 fights of top p4p fighter

8M into perspective is still ****** rich tho

[richardt]

In this picture, Crawford's body looks like different colored used oil spills, lol.

[killakali]

8 mil for 7 fights of top p4p fighter

Nah it says commission reported purses. You know never to go by that right? He made more than double that over those fights.

[killakali]

"According to commission contracts, Crawford earned a total of $8,125,000 for seven fights from November 2014 through August 2017. Top Rank paid Middendorf $136,000 from Crawford’s listed purses and additional revenue he earned from gate receipts for those fights ($78,710.91)."

The numbers here are a bit troubling. I'm just curious as to how "purse" is defined in the Middenhorf agreement with TR.

That definition would be key in debunking the "fighters get more than reported" argument.

This also highlights why PBC guys don't have "promoters." As Spence said on Twitter today, "Too many hands in the pot."

those are commission reported purses. You know not to go with that right? If u believe it then I believe Broner only got 2 mil and Pac 10 mil for their fight. I thought everyone in here knows to never go by those reports.

Spence has a manager and an adviser. Just as many hands as Crawford. Crawford doesn’t have to pay this 500k. That’s all on top rank out of their cut.

[pillowfists98]

That's chump change in boxing terms.

[Nusky]

Old man Bob still up to his old tricks.

[greeneye99]

Bob "Sticky Fingers" Arum strikes again. Crawford, was hiding behind Bob's skirt to duck Spence really worth getting ripped off at the end of the day?

Read the article first before you post dumb stuff