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If Thurman leaves Haymon, he will be the biggest star in boxing. I just can't see anyone at 147 beating him. He can get Manny at the end of this year, and Canelo next year. All PPV fights and all he will win. Him and Bradley would be SWEET!
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They talk about him already and he hasn't been on there in over a year. They're going to be talking about him every chance they get if he goes over to HBO. He'll be GGG 2.0 as far as publicity. I really hope that happens though. He'll fight more regularly and better opp
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Hey, do any of y'all use Twitter? If so what's your handle?
I'm @405boxing hit me up
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Not really, only boxing related. Once I get a website up with a partner of mine I'll tweet on a regular basis. Add me:
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Only took a couple purse bid delays, hopefully the Wilder fight gets done next:
WBC: Danny Garcia-Viktor Postol Agreement Reached - Boxing News
WBC: Danny Garcia-Viktor Postol Agreement Reached - Boxing News
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Haha wow this lasted for hours only! So tired of the wbc. Al Haymon must have paid him handsomely...
Postol To Step Aside, Danny Garcia To Have Voluntary
By Ryan Burton
Junior welterweight contender Viktor Postol's manager, Vadim Kornilov, has advised BoxingScene.com that an agreement is nearly complete to allow WBC junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia (29-0, 17KOs) to have a voluntary defense before facing Postol (26-0, 11KOs), who is the WBC's #1 ranked contender.
According to Kornilov, Garcia and Postol will both have the option to take voluntary fights in the next 4 months and barring a loss, Postol will keep his mandatory position.
"There is a step aside agreement that we have almost finalized.* Postol and Garcia will both get options to take other fights over the next 4 months and then Postol will again be in the mandatory position to fight the WBC champion," Kornilov told BoxingScene.com.
The chances of a Garcia-Postol fight every occurring appear very remote. Garcia fought his last fight at a catchweight above the junior welterweight 140 pound weight limit and has stated his desire to move up in weight on numerous occasions.
Another potential roadblock is the divide between Al Haymon and Top Rank Promotions. Garcia is advised by the boxing power broker Haymon while Postol is promoted by Top Rank. Over the past few years there have only been a handful of fights that have taken place between both promotional companies and they all took place because of purse bids forced by the sanctioning bodies.
Kornilov said that the plan is for Postol to return to the ring in December.
Postol To Step Aside, Danny Garcia To Have Voluntary
By Ryan Burton
Junior welterweight contender Viktor Postol's manager, Vadim Kornilov, has advised BoxingScene.com that an agreement is nearly complete to allow WBC junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia (29-0, 17KOs) to have a voluntary defense before facing Postol (26-0, 11KOs), who is the WBC's #1 ranked contender.
According to Kornilov, Garcia and Postol will both have the option to take voluntary fights in the next 4 months and barring a loss, Postol will keep his mandatory position.
"There is a step aside agreement that we have almost finalized.* Postol and Garcia will both get options to take other fights over the next 4 months and then Postol will again be in the mandatory position to fight the WBC champion," Kornilov told BoxingScene.com.
The chances of a Garcia-Postol fight every occurring appear very remote. Garcia fought his last fight at a catchweight above the junior welterweight 140 pound weight limit and has stated his desire to move up in weight on numerous occasions.
Another potential roadblock is the divide between Al Haymon and Top Rank Promotions. Garcia is advised by the boxing power broker Haymon while Postol is promoted by Top Rank. Over the past few years there have only been a handful of fights that have taken place between both promotional companies and they all took place because of purse bids forced by the sanctioning bodies.
Kornilov said that the plan is for Postol to return to the ring in December.
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Never bothered me when a fighter gets step aside money. Postol's camp didn't have to accept and could've forced the issue. I've seen, and I know you've seen, situations where guys have to fight like 2-3 eliminators before they get a chance to force the issue on a champion.
Postol gets a check, gets to take any fight he wants and he won't lose his status. Garcia can take whatever fight he wants, and do whatever he wants with the belt after, whether that's fight Postol or vacate it and go to WW.
Postol gets a check, gets to take any fight he wants and he won't lose his status. Garcia can take whatever fight he wants, and do whatever he wants with the belt after, whether that's fight Postol or vacate it and go to WW.
Korobov-Lee and Herrera-Benavidez Jr. on Bradley vs. Chaves undercard on December 13th
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Diego Chaves Bradley Chaves Bradley vs. Chaves timothy bradley matt korobov andy lee By Dan Ambrose: The undercard of the Tim Bradley (31-1, 12 KOs) and Diego Chaves (23-2, 19 KOs) is shaping up to be a very good one with middleweights Matt Korobov and Andy Lee facing off for the vacant World Boxing Organization middleweight strap.
Light welterweight Mauricio Herrera will be fighting Jose Benavidez Jr on action at 140. The fight card will be televised by HBO as a triple-header. The Bradley-Korobov fight will be staged at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada.
There’s been a lot of complaints from boxing fans unhappy at seeing Bradley fighting Chaves, because the Argentinian fighter failed to impress a lot of fans with his performance last August in getting disqualified in the 9th round against Brandon Rios. Fans didn’t like the clinching that Chaves did and the rough stuff.
The fans didn’t like the fouling that Rios did either, but he’s someone that’s been disappointing U.S boxing fans for a while now so it’s nothing new with him. Fans wanted to see Bradley fight a relevant contender that had the potential of beating him.
It’s pretty obvious that Bradley is going to be looking to box circles around Chaves in the same way he did against Juan Manuel Marquez last year in beating him. If Bradley elects to trade with Chaves the way he did against Provodnikov and Manny Pacquiao, this could be an exciting fight. Bradley would definitely help out his own popularity if he chooses to stand in the pocket and trade with Chaves.
Andy Lee vs. Matt Korobov might be the most interesting fight on the card because it’s the fight with the most at stake with the WBO middleweight title being on the line. The other two fights aren’t going to have major titles up for grabs.
Herrera is the WBA interim light welterweight champion, but that’s not a full title. Lee is a good puncher, and he likes to mix it up. Korobov has excellent power and he’s unbeaten at 24-0, 14 KOs). He should really test Lee’s chin in this fight.
The Herrera-Benavidez Jr is a decent fight, although not quite as interesting as it would be if Herrera were fighting someone like Lucas Matthysse, Danny Garcia or Ruslan Provodnikov. Top Rank has high hopes for the 5’11” Benavidez Jr, and this fight should show whether he has a future or not.
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Diego Chaves Bradley Chaves Bradley vs. Chaves timothy bradley matt korobov andy lee By Dan Ambrose: The undercard of the Tim Bradley (31-1, 12 KOs) and Diego Chaves (23-2, 19 KOs) is shaping up to be a very good one with middleweights Matt Korobov and Andy Lee facing off for the vacant World Boxing Organization middleweight strap.
Light welterweight Mauricio Herrera will be fighting Jose Benavidez Jr on action at 140. The fight card will be televised by HBO as a triple-header. The Bradley-Korobov fight will be staged at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada.
There’s been a lot of complaints from boxing fans unhappy at seeing Bradley fighting Chaves, because the Argentinian fighter failed to impress a lot of fans with his performance last August in getting disqualified in the 9th round against Brandon Rios. Fans didn’t like the clinching that Chaves did and the rough stuff.
The fans didn’t like the fouling that Rios did either, but he’s someone that’s been disappointing U.S boxing fans for a while now so it’s nothing new with him. Fans wanted to see Bradley fight a relevant contender that had the potential of beating him.
It’s pretty obvious that Bradley is going to be looking to box circles around Chaves in the same way he did against Juan Manuel Marquez last year in beating him. If Bradley elects to trade with Chaves the way he did against Provodnikov and Manny Pacquiao, this could be an exciting fight. Bradley would definitely help out his own popularity if he chooses to stand in the pocket and trade with Chaves.
Andy Lee vs. Matt Korobov might be the most interesting fight on the card because it’s the fight with the most at stake with the WBO middleweight title being on the line. The other two fights aren’t going to have major titles up for grabs.
Herrera is the WBA interim light welterweight champion, but that’s not a full title. Lee is a good puncher, and he likes to mix it up. Korobov has excellent power and he’s unbeaten at 24-0, 14 KOs). He should really test Lee’s chin in this fight.
The Herrera-Benavidez Jr is a decent fight, although not quite as interesting as it would be if Herrera were fighting someone like Lucas Matthysse, Danny Garcia or Ruslan Provodnikov. Top Rank has high hopes for the 5’11” Benavidez Jr, and this fight should show whether he has a future or not.
Anthony Joshua vs. Michael Sprott on November 22nd at the Echo Arena, Liverpool, UK
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Joshua Sprott Joshua vs. Sprott michael sprott anthony joshua By Scott Gilfoid: Newly crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) International heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (9-0, 9 KOs) will be back in the ring in a little over a month against 39-year-old journeyman Michael Sprott (42-22, 17 KOs) in a 10 round bout at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, UK.
This is fight that will be on the Sky Box Office pay-per-view card headlined by Tony Bellew vs. Nathan Cleverly 2 rematch. The card is loaded with some of Matchroom Sport’s biggest names, but as far as I can tell, a lot of the fights are mismatches on paper, including the Joshua vs. Sprott fight.
While Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn sees the Joshua-Sprott fight as a good step up for Joshua and possibly a competitive fight, former British/Commonwealth heavyweight champion David Price isn’t giving the thirty-nine year old Sprott much of a chance in this fight.
Price doesn’t see it as a good fight for Joshua. He obviously feels that he needs a bigger test than the nearly 40-year-old Sprott, who is coming off of a 1st round knockout loss to 44-year-old Kali Meehan last June.
Hearn will likely be counting on the British boxing fans not being aware that Sprott was taken apart and knocked out by the 44-year-old Meehan in his last fight. Sprott was also knocked out in 1 round by Erkan Teper last year in August. In September 2012, Sprott was knocked out in 4 rounds by Edmund Gerber.
“I doubt it, no because Michael Sprott has lost a couple of fights recently in the first round to lesser fighters than Anthony Joshua and I think he’ll walk through Sprott, no disrespect to Michael. That’s the fact of the matter,” Price said to Sky Sports when asked if Sprott would be a good test for Joshua.
I happen to agree with Price. I mean, if average heavyweights like Gerber, Teper and Meehan were able to KO Sprott in the early rounds recently, then you have to assume that Joshua will be able to do the same thing.
It’s hard to understand why Hearn is wasting Joshua’s time by matching him against such weak opposition. He is an Olympic gold medalist, isn’t he? Those type of fighters are supposed to be moved up quickly with their careers instead of being put in with fodder.
I understand that Joshua’s Gold medal victory was a controversial one due to some boxing fans thinking Joshua lost all four of his fights in the 2012 Olympics, but Hearn should be putting him in against better opposition than guys like Sprott and Denis Bakhtov.
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Joshua Sprott Joshua vs. Sprott michael sprott anthony joshua By Scott Gilfoid: Newly crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) International heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (9-0, 9 KOs) will be back in the ring in a little over a month against 39-year-old journeyman Michael Sprott (42-22, 17 KOs) in a 10 round bout at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, UK.
This is fight that will be on the Sky Box Office pay-per-view card headlined by Tony Bellew vs. Nathan Cleverly 2 rematch. The card is loaded with some of Matchroom Sport’s biggest names, but as far as I can tell, a lot of the fights are mismatches on paper, including the Joshua vs. Sprott fight.
While Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn sees the Joshua-Sprott fight as a good step up for Joshua and possibly a competitive fight, former British/Commonwealth heavyweight champion David Price isn’t giving the thirty-nine year old Sprott much of a chance in this fight.
Price doesn’t see it as a good fight for Joshua. He obviously feels that he needs a bigger test than the nearly 40-year-old Sprott, who is coming off of a 1st round knockout loss to 44-year-old Kali Meehan last June.
Hearn will likely be counting on the British boxing fans not being aware that Sprott was taken apart and knocked out by the 44-year-old Meehan in his last fight. Sprott was also knocked out in 1 round by Erkan Teper last year in August. In September 2012, Sprott was knocked out in 4 rounds by Edmund Gerber.
“I doubt it, no because Michael Sprott has lost a couple of fights recently in the first round to lesser fighters than Anthony Joshua and I think he’ll walk through Sprott, no disrespect to Michael. That’s the fact of the matter,” Price said to Sky Sports when asked if Sprott would be a good test for Joshua.
I happen to agree with Price. I mean, if average heavyweights like Gerber, Teper and Meehan were able to KO Sprott in the early rounds recently, then you have to assume that Joshua will be able to do the same thing.
It’s hard to understand why Hearn is wasting Joshua’s time by matching him against such weak opposition. He is an Olympic gold medalist, isn’t he? Those type of fighters are supposed to be moved up quickly with their careers instead of being put in with fodder.
I understand that Joshua’s Gold medal victory was a controversial one due to some boxing fans thinking Joshua lost all four of his fights in the 2012 Olympics, but Hearn should be putting him in against better opposition than guys like Sprott and Denis Bakhtov.
Al Haymon's ultimate power move could take big-time boxing back to network TV
By Scott Christ S @scott christBLH on Oct 2 2014, 3:28p 109
Al Haymon reportedly has a deal with NBC to return major league boxing to network TV, but will it work? It's a lot more complicated than simply taking name fighters and putting them on NBC.
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If a report via Kathy Duva is to be believed, Al Haymon may soon be truly changing the boxing landscape, and not just by signing a bunch of fighters in his increasingly confusing role as manager (?) / adviser (?) / promoter (?), or by strongarming premium cable networks.
Duva says that Haymon has a deal with NBC for 24 fight dates, offering NBC around $20 million total. At least four dates, it is said, would be prime time network events, with one coming the week after the Super Bowl.
That said, at $20 million total for 24 dates, it's worth wondering how many actual big fights can be made. On paper, it would seem as though the vast majority of that money would have to go toward the four or so big primetime events, while the rest of the shows would be lower-level, probably most of them on NBC Sports.
That's not the full budget for the shows, of course, but that's what Haymon would pay NBC to air the fights. The question then is, without Showtime or HBO paying the premium for the fights, where does the money end up coming in? Marquee advertisers might be hard to find. Gate revenues aren't going to cover much most of the time. There are other streams of revenue, but right now that would be the biggest question I have.
All said, though, that's not really a bad thing, other than this could be a knockout blow to Showtime Sports in the boxing world. Floyd Mayweather still has two fights left on his deal with Showtime and CBS Sports, but we're already seeing a domino effect from Richard Schaefer's departure at Golden Boy Promotions, as Oscar De La Hoya has taken Bernard Hopkins back to HBO for a fight with Sergey Kovalev, and Canelo Alvarez recently signed a long-term deal with HBO, too.
Showtime's only two fight cards scheduled for the remainder of 2014 are a pair of also-ran events on October 4 and November 1, promoted by second-tier companies. Haymon has some fighters on those cards, but they're not in particularly interesting fights, which has, of course, long been the main criticism levied against Al Haymon and his fighters, dating well back to when HBO was still doing business with Haymon.
Here's what Duva said:
"He's promised NBC that he's going to take his fighters off premium cable...he's going to put Showtime and HBO out of the puzzle and he's going to do away with pay-per-view and create an over-the-top network."
Showtime may indeed be in trouble with this news, unless something else opens up for them (and it likely would, somehow), but it's hard to see what serious impact this has on HBO Sports, at least in the short-term. HBO, as mentioned, does not work with Al Haymon unless the situation is dire and Andre Ward needs an opponent. The bulk of HBO's business is done with Bob Arum's Top Rank, a promotional company that doesn't work with Haymon unless it's something like Vanes Martirosyan-Erislandy Lara, a fight unattractive to TV that went to purse bid and got stuck on an undercard.
With Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy seemingly migrating back to HBO to work with Top Rank down the road for some big fights, HBO's foundation looks strong heading into 2015. Showtime is another story, as beyond Floyd Mayweather and the Mayweather Promotions fighters, it's totally up in the air right now who they have to work with, who will be fighting on their network. The Haymon/NBC talk makes that even more of a mystery, because it immediately would impact them, if what we're hearing is the real deal.
Of course, this will take time to shake itself out, but the Haymon/NBC rumors have been going around for months now, and it sounds like all we're really lacking is an official announcement. If it all works out, big-time boxing could be back on network TV sometime in 2015, and if that proves profitable for everyone, we could indeed see a migration back to the networks and away from premium cable and pay-per-view.
My gut feeling, for whatever it's worth (not a lot, even though my gut is huge), is that boxing has become such a niche sport that it's going to take some serious effort, maybe more than a collective group will be willing to put in. It will take someone like Al Haymon with the money and the fighters, but also promoters (since Haymon is not officially a promoter) working with him, and then a patient TV partner. Boxing has so devalued itself for so long, crushingly abusing its own image constantly for decades now, that it's not going to be the easiest sell to bring people back. Just saying "we're on network TV now!" doesn't guarantee eyeballs, and thus, revenue and money to keep the whole thing moving forward.
It's all a lot more complicated than just "boxing is back on network TV!" But if this happens, it'll be interesting at the very least. And like Duva, all any of us could really do is hope Haymon and NBC don't blow it, and that everyone finds the magic to make it work, because it could revitalize the sport if everyone gets it right.
By Scott Christ S @scott christBLH on Oct 2 2014, 3:28p 109
Al Haymon reportedly has a deal with NBC to return major league boxing to network TV, but will it work? It's a lot more complicated than simply taking name fighters and putting them on NBC.
Tweet (26) Share (379) Share 109 Comments
If a report via Kathy Duva is to be believed, Al Haymon may soon be truly changing the boxing landscape, and not just by signing a bunch of fighters in his increasingly confusing role as manager (?) / adviser (?) / promoter (?), or by strongarming premium cable networks.
Duva says that Haymon has a deal with NBC for 24 fight dates, offering NBC around $20 million total. At least four dates, it is said, would be prime time network events, with one coming the week after the Super Bowl.
That said, at $20 million total for 24 dates, it's worth wondering how many actual big fights can be made. On paper, it would seem as though the vast majority of that money would have to go toward the four or so big primetime events, while the rest of the shows would be lower-level, probably most of them on NBC Sports.
That's not the full budget for the shows, of course, but that's what Haymon would pay NBC to air the fights. The question then is, without Showtime or HBO paying the premium for the fights, where does the money end up coming in? Marquee advertisers might be hard to find. Gate revenues aren't going to cover much most of the time. There are other streams of revenue, but right now that would be the biggest question I have.
All said, though, that's not really a bad thing, other than this could be a knockout blow to Showtime Sports in the boxing world. Floyd Mayweather still has two fights left on his deal with Showtime and CBS Sports, but we're already seeing a domino effect from Richard Schaefer's departure at Golden Boy Promotions, as Oscar De La Hoya has taken Bernard Hopkins back to HBO for a fight with Sergey Kovalev, and Canelo Alvarez recently signed a long-term deal with HBO, too.
Showtime's only two fight cards scheduled for the remainder of 2014 are a pair of also-ran events on October 4 and November 1, promoted by second-tier companies. Haymon has some fighters on those cards, but they're not in particularly interesting fights, which has, of course, long been the main criticism levied against Al Haymon and his fighters, dating well back to when HBO was still doing business with Haymon.
Here's what Duva said:
"He's promised NBC that he's going to take his fighters off premium cable...he's going to put Showtime and HBO out of the puzzle and he's going to do away with pay-per-view and create an over-the-top network."
Showtime may indeed be in trouble with this news, unless something else opens up for them (and it likely would, somehow), but it's hard to see what serious impact this has on HBO Sports, at least in the short-term. HBO, as mentioned, does not work with Al Haymon unless the situation is dire and Andre Ward needs an opponent. The bulk of HBO's business is done with Bob Arum's Top Rank, a promotional company that doesn't work with Haymon unless it's something like Vanes Martirosyan-Erislandy Lara, a fight unattractive to TV that went to purse bid and got stuck on an undercard.
With Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy seemingly migrating back to HBO to work with Top Rank down the road for some big fights, HBO's foundation looks strong heading into 2015. Showtime is another story, as beyond Floyd Mayweather and the Mayweather Promotions fighters, it's totally up in the air right now who they have to work with, who will be fighting on their network. The Haymon/NBC talk makes that even more of a mystery, because it immediately would impact them, if what we're hearing is the real deal.
Of course, this will take time to shake itself out, but the Haymon/NBC rumors have been going around for months now, and it sounds like all we're really lacking is an official announcement. If it all works out, big-time boxing could be back on network TV sometime in 2015, and if that proves profitable for everyone, we could indeed see a migration back to the networks and away from premium cable and pay-per-view.
My gut feeling, for whatever it's worth (not a lot, even though my gut is huge), is that boxing has become such a niche sport that it's going to take some serious effort, maybe more than a collective group will be willing to put in. It will take someone like Al Haymon with the money and the fighters, but also promoters (since Haymon is not officially a promoter) working with him, and then a patient TV partner. Boxing has so devalued itself for so long, crushingly abusing its own image constantly for decades now, that it's not going to be the easiest sell to bring people back. Just saying "we're on network TV now!" doesn't guarantee eyeballs, and thus, revenue and money to keep the whole thing moving forward.
It's all a lot more complicated than just "boxing is back on network TV!" But if this happens, it'll be interesting at the very least. And like Duva, all any of us could really do is hope Haymon and NBC don't blow it, and that everyone finds the magic to make it work, because it could revitalize the sport if everyone gets it right.
Merchant Gives His Thoughts on the Haymon-NBC Deal
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imagesLarry Merchant in a recent interview with Thaboxingvoice.com, shared his thoughts on the possibility of Al Haymon shifting gears to NBC, the matchmaking amongst his stable, and why certain fighters are drifting into the background.
Merchant’s thoughts on the possible NBC deal were, “I’ve heard about the speculation of NBC, I’ll believe it when I see it. This can be a good thing for boxing, to have a 3rd venue. Maybe they see an opening to put on meaningful fights, so that’s the good news.”
After praising Haymon’s possibility of moving to NBC, he then criticized the lackluster of Haymon’s matchmaking process as of late.
“Al Haymon has got a lot of quantity of fighters, and from quantity comes quality, but there seems to be a lot of maneuvering into getting the guys into the big fights. We don’t get to see good fights along the way, and it is good fights that are the foundation of boxing. If the whole point of this is to build a resume against unknowns and then to say I got an undefeated fighter, then it may be a good plan for him and his fighters, but I don’t think it’s good for the networks or the fight fans. The fight fans should have a chance to see good fights. Whether these fights are called championship fights or elimination fights, the point is, is it a good fight? The problem with boxing is we are not getting enough good fights.”
Merchant also shared his opinion on fighters drifting into the background, and some of their battles outside the ring. Merchant stated, “We have to see fighters like Ward, and Garcia and others who are not fighting, or rarely fighting get back in the ring. There are just to many well-known fighters who are fighting their promoters, taking long vocations, or tryin
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imagesLarry Merchant in a recent interview with Thaboxingvoice.com, shared his thoughts on the possibility of Al Haymon shifting gears to NBC, the matchmaking amongst his stable, and why certain fighters are drifting into the background.
Merchant’s thoughts on the possible NBC deal were, “I’ve heard about the speculation of NBC, I’ll believe it when I see it. This can be a good thing for boxing, to have a 3rd venue. Maybe they see an opening to put on meaningful fights, so that’s the good news.”
After praising Haymon’s possibility of moving to NBC, he then criticized the lackluster of Haymon’s matchmaking process as of late.
“Al Haymon has got a lot of quantity of fighters, and from quantity comes quality, but there seems to be a lot of maneuvering into getting the guys into the big fights. We don’t get to see good fights along the way, and it is good fights that are the foundation of boxing. If the whole point of this is to build a resume against unknowns and then to say I got an undefeated fighter, then it may be a good plan for him and his fighters, but I don’t think it’s good for the networks or the fight fans. The fight fans should have a chance to see good fights. Whether these fights are called championship fights or elimination fights, the point is, is it a good fight? The problem with boxing is we are not getting enough good fights.”
Merchant also shared his opinion on fighters drifting into the background, and some of their battles outside the ring. Merchant stated, “We have to see fighters like Ward, and Garcia and others who are not fighting, or rarely fighting get back in the ring. There are just to many well-known fighters who are fighting their promoters, taking long vocations, or tryin
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Hard to knock him just yet. Dudes taking much better fight than other heavyweights 10 fights in. He just demolished Bakhtov yesterday and is fighting Sprott next month. It's just a keep busy, no way should he be in deep with no real rest between fights.
He's definitely talented man and they're putting him in the right kind of fights this early. Just look at some of the guys both Klitschko brothers were in with in their first 10 fights.
He's definitely talented man and they're putting him in the right kind of fights this early. Just look at some of the guys both Klitschko brothers were in with in their first 10 fights.
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