Nice promoters?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by wrimc, May 20, 2010.


  1. wrimc

    wrimc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    We all hear about promoters that end up in court battles with fighters and acrimonious splits and other allegations of unfair and extortionate dealings. The general conseesus seems to be that many fight promoters would sell their own grandmother to make a buck

    So what are the examples of good promoters compassionate people who genuinely care for the sport and the fighters.

    In the USA i think Lou DiBella seems to be a fair and reasonable man who sticks to his principles as is demonstrated by his decision not to promote Jermain Taylor any further in the super 6 if he chose to carry on

    In the UK i have to say Frank Maloney seems to be someone that genuinely cares about his fighters and is prepared to let them live at his house if they needed. The Darren Sutherland affair seemed to deeply affect him.
     
  2. Will

    Will Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It could be argued that DiBella was looking after his own interests by trying to get green in there.

    I would say though he does seem like one of the nicer guys. Although that stuff at the recent weigh in was fricking hilarious!!!
     
  3. LP_1985

    LP_1985 JMM beat Pac-Man 3 Times Full Member

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    its funny like how calzaghe hatton left warren under bad circumstances and claim him to be a **** where as people like mitchell bellew and frankie gavin swear by him. he must be doing something right for his current fighters to back him so much. be nice to get a little insight into this
     
  4. wrimc

    wrimc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In all fairness the difference between Bellew Gavin Mitchell and Hatton Calzaghe and Khan is the amount of money involved. I think Calzaghe left purely to make more money i dont think he had any particular quarrell with Warren whats the point of making 1million with Warren when you can make 2million without him?

    I think Khan left for a mixture of things i think GOldenboy had a more attractive offer monetarily and he no longer wanted to be based in the UK which is what Warren offered i doubt he can make Khan as big in the states as Goldenboy potentially can.

    I think Hatton was frustrated because he realised he was more talented than the opportunities that Warren was affording him and the Tszyu fight just confirmed this and so he wanted to be a master of his own destiny.

    Its a cuthroat business no doubt about that
     
  5. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    I think Warren is great until fighters want to start exercising more control over their affairs, earn big money, take high risk fights and box in America.

    Whenever people are willing to tread the line he'll treat them great. A lot of them are happy to do it in order to get decent paydays - I'd wager that at least two of the three you mentioned will at some stage fall out with him and go their own way.
     
  6. LP_1985

    LP_1985 JMM beat Pac-Man 3 Times Full Member

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    yea good points mate. there must be something about him or what he does special that makes kids wana sign with him knowing what happens at the next steps of there careers.

    just abit curious
     
  7. mugen82

    mugen82 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Barry Hearn has always seemed like a fair guy, especially loved how he did over Don King over the Eubank/Benn contracts.

    Although i've heard cos of that, we missed out on some super hyper tournament involving McClellan, Jones, Toney, Nunn, johnson etc
     
  8. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    I've no idea, I'd like to know myself.

    I'd say the ideal position is that of George Groves, promotionally free (to all intents and purposes) and managed by a promoter.

    I'm certainly not a fan of someone being managed and promoted by the same person.
     
  9. wrimc

    wrimc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Boxing politics is a killer
     
  10. tony mush

    tony mush Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    gary shaw is meanta b a gent
     
  11. LP_1985

    LP_1985 JMM beat Pac-Man 3 Times Full Member

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    :lol::lol::lol:

    looks like a fat vesion of ray hatton
     
  12. Dan684

    Dan684 Dave's Stepdad Full Member

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    This thread is ****ing brilliant.

    Maloney cares about his fighters :rofl - Ask Sutherlands Dad about that :deal

    Gary Shaw comes across as a bigger bell-end than Dirrell

    Hatton was more talented than the opprtunities Warren was affording him and the Kostya Tszyu fight confirmed this ?? That fight was the best thing that ever happened to him, literally, the best thing in the ring and the best thing financially too. Warren MADE Hatton
     
  13. LP_1985

    LP_1985 JMM beat Pac-Man 3 Times Full Member

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    u and warren......sunk to the nuts:deal:hey
     
  14. Dan684

    Dan684 Dave's Stepdad Full Member

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    Never met him pal but I do like him. :lol:

    No promoter is better for a boxer than he is :good

    Dont take Terry Marsh's word for that though :rofl
     
  15. Losfer_Words

    Losfer_Words Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lou DiBella. Prior to the Super 6 I thought he was just a Yank tosser, but you can see behind-the-scenes that he genuinely cares about his fighters. Seeing the compassionate way he dealt with Taylor's wife and family before and after Taylor was taken to hospital was really nice too see and struck a chord with me. To then come out and say that Taylor should retire after he could have still made a lot of money out of him is also something that you wouldn't hear from a lot of other promoters, IMO.