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To: Bwe who wrote (3684)	5/9/2001 8:20:10 PM
From: Quahog	Respond to of 10489

You are so right, this fight has no business being on PPV. If they had been smart, instead of greedy, they would have had both semi-finals on HBO with great undercards.....THEN once everyone is interested, hype the hell out of the unification bout for PPV. I shoulda been a promotor. And now for the news: David Tua files suit against IBF May 9, 2001 LAS VEGAS (TICKER) -- David Tua, the IBF's No. 1 heavyweight contender, filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming the rematch clause in the heavyweight contract between Lennox Lewis and Hasim Rahman violated IBF rules. Tua filed suit in United States District Court, District of New Jersey, asking the court to have the IBF enforce its own rules, which prohibits world championship contracts from containing any clauses pertaining to a rematch between contestants. "For better or worse, as a professional fighter, I live by the rules and follow the rules that govern my sport," Tua said. "I expect the same from everyone else." Lewis confirmed there was a rematch clause in the contract after he lost his WBC and IBF heavyweight titles to Rahman on April 21. Tua has asserted that the rematch clause is in violation of Rule No. 3 of the IBF which states "no contract for a championship contest shall contain any clause or provision, whatsoever, guaranteeing or in any way assuring or promising either contestant a return championship contest." Tua, who is 38-2 with 33 knockouts, became the IBF's No. 1 heavyweight contender by knocking out top-rated contender Danell Nicholson on March 23 in an IBF-sanctioned heavyweight elimination bout.