Top Rank makes heavyweight statement with bid2005-08-18 · ESPN
In a surprise as stunning as an underdog coming through with a late-round knockout punch, Top Rank on Wednesday won the purse bid for the right to promote the Vitali Klitschko-Hasim Rahman heavyweight championship fight. Although Top Rank does not promote either fighter, Todd duBoef, the president of promoter Bob Arum's Top Rank, flew to Chicago late Tuesday night and surprised those gathered at t…