Big fight Contract Row Rumbles on
A row between the rival promoters has resulted in no tickets being
printed for the showdown between the world’s two best pound-for-pound
fighters on May 2.
Tickets for closed-circuit viewing at the MGM Hotels have also yet to go on sale.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is refusing to sign a draft of the contract he received last week because he claims it was not what he agreed a couple months ago.
"We agreed that we would all be signatories on the final contract and then they sent us a draft of the agreement and it excluded us," Arum, who promotes Pacquiao, told ESPN.
Top Rank will not have any control of any decisions during the fight, including in-arena production, video content and music if they are not signatories to the contract.
"They don't want us to have any say," Arum said. "So whether they came up with the deal between Mayweather and MGM before or after our agreement, they've committed fraud either way. That's what we're enmeshed in."
Tickets for closed-circuit viewing at the MGM Hotels have also yet to go on sale.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is refusing to sign a draft of the contract he received last week because he claims it was not what he agreed a couple months ago.
"We agreed that we would all be signatories on the final contract and then they sent us a draft of the agreement and it excluded us," Arum, who promotes Pacquiao, told ESPN.
Top Rank will not have any control of any decisions during the fight, including in-arena production, video content and music if they are not signatories to the contract.
"They don't want us to have any say," Arum said. "So whether they came up with the deal between Mayweather and MGM before or after our agreement, they've committed fraud either way. That's what we're enmeshed in."
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