Robinson Lawsuit Resolved
Sugar Ray Robinson, Don King, Miguel Angel Gonzalez and Azumah Nelson are all happy.
King's promotion will not lose a prominent card. Gonzalez and Nelson get to fight.
Under the agreement signed by all parties, Robinson is guaranteed the next title defense by the victor, be that either Gonzalez or Nelson.
To protect Robinson against future avoidance, a $2.5 million penalty has been written into the contract if the contest fails to materialise by December 31, 1994.
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"I occasionally agreed to carry an opponent, almost always in what is known as a tune-up fight. I never considered it morally wrong as long as I was winning the fight. I was never a killer, like some fighters. I never enjoyed knocking out a guy who I knew had no chance to beat me." Sugar Ray Robinson
Last edited by bob_bask; 11-14-2015 at 06:24 AM.
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