So Canelo is a network free agent?

[TonyGe]

He has a contract with Golden Boy to pay him that sum not DAZN. Golden Boy is responsible for paying Canelo and getting him fights. They aren't doing their job on either end

So GB entered into a contract with Canelo guaranteeing him 35M per fight that had no safety clauses?? Sounds crazy. It's hard to believe.. There has to be more to it than that. There is no way they can afford to pay that amount without DAZN.

[Motorcity Cobra]

So GB entered into a contract with Canelo guaranteeing him 35M per fight that had no safety clauses?? Sounds crazy. It's hard to believe.. There has to be more to it than that. There is no way they can afford to pay that amount without DAZN.

It does sound crazy but with HBO getting out of boxing I think Oscar was telling DAZN anything to get a contract. DAZN is saying he promised (either in writing or verbally) Canelo v. GGG III. Golden Boy claims they didn't. I believe DAZN tbh. Probably not in the contract but verbally.

[champion4ever]

Does anyone really think he has much of a case? Unless the contract explicitly says against any fighter of his choosing it’s doubtful he could win any legal case. The contract implies that dazn should have a deciding part of having a certain quality of opponent given the substantial investment they are making if that isn’t included

None of us have seen the specifics of the contract so this thread has become largely dominated by canelo lover boys unfortunately.

No, it's not necessarily so. A court can just as easily deem a contract illegal and toss it out. It's a subjective process. A contract must meet four criteria: Mutual assent (agreement), consideration (promise), capacity (knowledge) and object of legality (legal).

[champion4ever]

Does anyone really think he has much of a case? Unless the contract explicitly says against any fighter of his choosing it’s doubtful he could win any legal case. The contract implies that dazn should have a deciding part of having a certain quality of opponent given the substantial investment they are making if that isn’t included

None of us have seen the specifics of the contract so this thread has become largely dominated by canelo lover boys unfortunately.

Remember that Oscar successfully sued Top Rank to get out of his contract with him. At this time I cannot recall the specifics of the case but all De La Hoya wanted was his freedom from Bob Arum to start his own promotional company and a court granted it to him.

[TonyGe]

It does sound crazy but with HBO getting out of boxing I think Oscar was telling DAZN anything to get a contract. DAZN is saying he promised (either in writing or verbally) Canelo v. GGG III. Golden Boy claims they didn't. I believe DAZN tbh. Probably not in the contract but verbally.

Well if boxing wasn't struggling enough now we have one of main attractions possibly not fighting for quite a while.