Examples of fighters who turn down big money fights to instead "do the right thing"

[Ray*]

margarito/cotto was gonna fight. williams was his mandatory. it went to a purse bid. goosen won the bid. top rank didn't even make a bid because they were making margarito/cotto. team williams took them to court. margarito had to fight williams or be stripped. if he had it his way he would not have fought williams.

People forgot that Margarito was practcally forced to fight Williams, He avoid him until he couldnt no more, He fought two fights before he was finally forced into the Williams fight, Even then Arum told him not to take the fight, you would only know this if you were around at that time...Funny enough that was my first fight live in america.

[Light_Speed]

Roy never wanted to fight Lennox

Roy offered Lewis $25 mil to fight him but after the Vitali fight Lewis told Roy he was unsure if he was going to continue fighting and therefore turned down the offer. Look it up.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Roy offered Lewis $25 mil to fight him but after the Vitali fight Lewis told Roy he was unsure if he was going to continue fighting and therefore turned down the offer. Look it up.

In what universe did that ***** happen?

[Dirk Diggler UK]

People forgot that Margarito was practcally forced to fight Williams, He avoid him until he couldnt no more, He fought two fights before he was finally forced into the Williams fight, Even then Arum told him not to take the fight, you would only know this if you were around at that time...Funny enough that was my first fight live in america.

Bollox. Forced? He could have just dropped his belt and fought Cotto. A fight which Top Rank had virtually signed. But he decided to keep his belt and fight Williams.

[Eaner0919]

JMM for fighting Chris John instead of an immediate Manny rematch?

he didn't do this for the right thing he felt he was being slighted monetarily by top rank

[Eaner0919]

margarito/cotto was gonna fight. williams was his mandatory. it went to a purse bid. goosen won the bid. top rank didn't even make a bid because they were making margarito/cotto. team williams took them to court. margarito had to fight williams or be stripped. if he had it his way he would not have fought williams.

the circumstance you outlined are indeed true but Tony wanted to fight PWill anyway because of everyone calling him the most feared and ducked fighter in the sport.

I was there the whole time

[Eaner0919]

Bollox. Forced? He could have just dropped his belt and fought Cotto. A fight which Top Rank had virtually signed. But he decided to keep his belt and fight Williams.

that's what TR was hoping for but Tony opted to fight PWill

if you notice throughout that whole press tour and build up Top Rank was nowhere to be found

they weren't happy with Tony's choice

[Dirk Diggler UK]

that's what TR was hoping for but Tony opted to fight PWill

if you notice throughout that whole press tour and build up Top Rank was nowhere to be found

they weren't happy with Tony's choice

I believe that was what the court case was about. Goosen won the rights to promote the fight under his banner. I dont think it had anything to do with them "forcing" Margarito to fight Williams. He was willing to.

[texasboi15]

thread is easy work.

ali refusing to go to vietnam.