Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz has signed with Don King and NOT with GBP as rumored.

[CutMeMick]

News Flash!!
Don King announced the signing of WBA lightweight champion Juan Diaz in New York City today at the press conference at Gallagher's Steakhouse for Lyakhovich-Briggs.
Monday, September 18 2006
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Heres a thread started last week about Diaz signing with GBP in case you missed it.

http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxing_fo...c,36419.0.html

So my question is;
What do you think of his decision to go with Don instead of GBP?
Good choice?
Bad choice?
Who knows?
Everyone knows?
Whats the deal? What are your thoughts?

[Purist]

Bad choice, he'll barely be active and age faster till he loses.

[Puya]

I thing since Don King is loosing clients he might treat his actual ones like gold. Maybe a good thing for Juan Diaz unless good fights may not happen do to the fact that a lot of promoters hate Don "Bad Hair MAfia" King and don't want to negociate with him.

[p4pking]

Maybe Don King offered him more money...... Either way I doubt King would keep him inactive, he needs big fights.

[Wacko3205]

Bad decision on Diaz's part.

He'll be fighting King's bums & that's about that.

He won't be properly challenged or matched.

Sorry state of affairs. Shoulda gone with Oscah.

[OumaFan]

Hopefully he won't get the Travis Simms treatment

Odd move.

[CutMeMick]

Bad choice, he'll barely be active and age faster till he loses.

Agreed.
cc. #1064 for the feedback

I thing since Don King is loosing clients he might treat his actual ones like gold. Maybe a good thing for Juan Diaz unless good fights may not happen do to the fact that a lot of promoters hate Don "Bad Hair MAfia" King and don't want to negociate with him.

Disagree on the 1st sentence.
Agree on the 2nd sentence.

cc. #70 for the feedback

Maybe Don King offered him more money...... Either way I doubt King would keep him inactive, he needs big fights.

Not sure on this one here as GBP is being known for offering good money & benfits.
cc. #229 for the feedback

Bad decision on Diaz's part.

He'll be fighting King's bums & that's about that.

He won't be properly challenged or matched.

Sorry state of affairs. Shoulda gone with Oscah.

Agreed. Osquier would have brought him THEE fights.
cc. #2178 for the feedback

Hopefully he won't get the Travis Simms treatment

Odd move.

He probaly will
cc. #533 for the feedback



I personally think NO matter how much more money Don offers you, you should know what lies ahead sure he'll probably start him off good and Don pormised him the world. But in the long run Diaz will not accomplish much with Don.

[luvfightgame]

I can't understand that decision when you have other options. DK is an option if you are a nobody, and you need some money fights, obviously he delivers. But if you are a champ and have other promotional options, how can you ignore the history of DK not delivering on his promises. About the only big name I can think of that still likes DK is Tito. Everybody else has either sued him or been sued by him. I agree it is a strange move.

[cockey cockney]

All about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$ i would guess. Bad move there Juan rip it up and go sign with the Golden Boy!

[horn]

don or no don juan is still a good kid. nobody is ever gonna know what really went down. truth is there's more to a "verbal deal" then just the $. lots of nooks and crannies to work out. hey i'm all for oscar but... maybe there were loose strings that his people just didn't get tied. anyhow i just want to see what juan does on nov.4 ? can he show his opponent the canvas or not? will he always be a baby bull?? btw...looks like he's doin good outside of the ring too. check out ... juanbabybulldiaz.com aug 15 was juan day in houston and he just made SI latino