Cotto is the most overrated fighter of all time.

FORMIDABLE · Dec 8, 2011

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After plaintiffs commenced this action, Main Events arranged for Quartey to fight Felix Trinidad in November 1998 for $1.9 million, and Quartey signed a contract for the fight on June 12, 1998. AB Stars alleges that before Quartey signed the Trinidad contract, it had negotiated a fight for Quartey against Oscar de la Hoya for $4.5 million, and therefore, Quartey and Asah, at the direction and control of Main Events, further violated the September Agreement because Main Events held itself as Quartey's sole promoter, did not receive AB Stars' consent, and ignored the fact that AB Stars had received a proposal for the de la Hoya fight. Quartey contends that he had no knowledge of, or interest in, fighting de la Hoya, and that it would not have been in the best interests of his career.

In August 1998, WBA stripped Quartey of his title after he withdrew from a fight against Alexei Pestraiev. Quartey's bout with Trinidad was also canceled, and subsequently, Main Events arranged for Quartey to fight de la Hoya on November 21, 1998. AB Stars argues that Main Events again breached the September Agreement by executing the de la Hoya contract as Quartey's sole promoter, and caused irreparable harm to AB Stars, which had originally negotiated the Quartey/de la Hoya fight. AB Stars claims that it is entitled to a preliminary injunction to prevent further harm by Main Events and preserve the status quo under the September Agreement pending a resolution of this action.

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That's the big problem when there is a cash cow in the sport. Fighters with a chance of landing a big money fight tend to avoid each other until they get their shot.

We saw it with Trinidad, Quartey, Whitaker and Terry Norris, neither managed to fight each other waiting around for DLH in the many, many years they were champs together at 147-154 in the 90s.

Now it's Pac and Mayweather helping destroy fights which should be happening like Marquez-Rios/Guerrero/Soto, Khan-Bradley, Martinez-Pirog/Geale/Proksa

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