Comments Thread For: Top Rank Wins Valdez-Stevenson Purse Bid; Valdez To Vacate Title

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Top Rank Inc. won a purse bid Friday morning for the WBO featherweight title bout between champion Oscar Valdez and mandatory challenger Shakur Stevenson. Bob Arum's company promotes Valdez and Stevenson. It was the lone bidder for the right to promote the 126-pound championship match and won with a bid of $1.5 million.
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[_Rexy_]

Wait, so Top Rank has both guys signed...
takes the fight to purse bid while knowing Valdez isn’t going to take the fight...what?





What??

[M Bison]

Top Stank at it again, why would anyone sign for this absolute clown?

[chepboxingking]

Wait, so Top Rank has both guys signed...
takes the fight to purse bid while knowing Valdez isn’t going to take the fight...what?





What??

Not only did they take the fight to purse bid, but placed an actual bid for a fight they know won't happen! LOL

[_Rexy_]

Not only did they take the fight to purse bid, but placed an actual bid for a fight they know won't happen! LOL

Yeah...I know I’m pretty high and all...but this makes no sense right? This is just bob being a troll again?

[Bronx23]

Man that woulda been a great fight. I forgot Valdez said months ago that he was gonna move up to 130 though. Even if he wasn't Bob wasnt gonna put this together abyways. When does he ever put two of his potential stars with undefeated records against each other ?
No way he would have risked a loss for Stevenson this soon

[Robi13]

Valdez Vs Berchelt is going to be a war

[The Big Dunn]

Wait, so Top Rank has both guys signed...
takes the fight to purse bid while knowing Valdez isn’t going to take the fight...what?





What??

Why are you surprised by this? You could see this is what was going to happen. Valdez has been having difficulty making 126 if arum is to be believed. Stevenson and him would be a great fight but arum want me to “build” it so he moves Valdez up.

Is what it is. Now instead of a great fight between 2 young and talented boxers we will get each in an easy to win espn+ card. Damn shame.

[_Rexy_]

Why are you surprised by this? You could see this is what was going to happen. Valdez has been having difficulty making 126 if arum is to be believed. Stevenson and him would be a great fight but arum want me to “build” it so he moves Valdez up.

Is what it is. Now instead of a great fight between 2 young and talented boxers we will get each in an easy to win espn+ card. Damn shame.

I don’t understand why top rank would have a purse bid when he has both fighters. I don’t understand why he bid on it, especially knowing the fight isn’t going to happen.

[The Big Dunn]

I don’t understand why top rank would have a purse bid when he has both fighters. I don’t understand why he bid on it, especially knowing the fight isn’t going to happen.

By doing it this way he maintains control over who gets the title fight and creates the illusion that this was a fair process When many of us thought this is exactly what would happen.

It is damaging to the integrity of the sport the power promoters have with individual sanctioning bodies. The WBO is a complete joke for allowing this.