I am a boxing manager: if you have questions about the boxing biz, ask!

Lesson to the wise:
Guys, when making a deal don't make the mistake of overpricing yourself
purse offers that are minimums are just that, minimums.
Be smart and stick with numbers, that make sense to you and to the promoter. Because higher numbers might cause the promoter not to use the kid because he is too expensive for certain shows. Trying to be too slick you are actually, costing your fighter fights.

 

Fighting in someone's hometown, fighting the house fighter, brought in as the opponent, fighting an unbeaten hotshot. These are all scenario's that recently came up. A guy I advise is fighting an unbeaten hotshot fighting in the guys home turf, and is definitely the house fighter. Uh oh! My guy said "Even if I win every round I will get robbed".
My job as the manager/advisor is to look for an opportunity for my guy, one in which he has a chance to win. I told his manager, look if you accept the fight, don't go thinking you are going to get screwed by the judges. Go in there thinking this is my chance, my title fight, my chance to make a name for myself. Go in with a plan, find out all you can about your opponent, see if there is something that you can take advantage of. Most times a house fighter thinks he is too good to lose to an ordinary guy, they prepare like they always do, my guy has to train to the next level this is his shot, his chance. Work on a plan a strategy something that might give you an edge, and then go in there and fight your ass off. I also lay it out, this is boxing, and s**t happens, you might get robbed but think of it like this, a loss could turn out to be a win, people will see that you gave a well thought of hotshot a great fight, which may open other doors for you, for a possible rematch for more money, or for more fights. If you go in there thinking "Oh, it's in his hometown, he's the house fighter, blah, blah don't take the fight you already lost in your head. An opportunity should be grabbed with both hands.

 

A local ticket seller and his father decided that the pay they were getting was not enough so they told the promoter, "Look if my son doesn't get paid he ain't fightin'", the promoter needed the fighter on the card. The promoter agreed reluctantly but he was already plotting revenge. Two guys had come in from El Paso, about the same weight they were scheduled to fight on the card one against the ticket seller and the other was in as a favor against another fighter. He asked the trainer of the two unknown guys from El Paso, who was the better guy. The trainer told him, "the boy that's fighting the ticket seller is alright, the other boy is a beast, you don't want to fight him with your boy". That's all the promoter wanted to hear, he switched opponents on the ticket seller, the beast fought the ticket seller and sad to say the ticket seller never fought again. Be careful what you ask for you just might get it.

 

Every country takes their share of the purse in taxes.

 

Floyd gets paid cos he is great "A" side but he needs a strong "B" side to draw the money he does. Who besides Cotto gave Floyd any kind of fight? Floyd cherry picks his opponents, I believe for the most part people want to see him get beat. Floyd's fights are boring. Floyd is a p4p today, but all time great fergitaboutit, imagine what a prime, SRR, Hearns, Leonard, Benitez, Duran, and Hector Camacho sr would have done to Mayweather. Floyd takes on the same type of fighter each and everytime, an aggressive puncher, with no clue how to fight Floyd. Really who besides Pac has the speed and ability to beat him, or even to make it a good fight. Amir Khan, doubt it? Danny Garcia, he's young and strong maybe with a little more seasoning.
Since 2006 Floyd has not fought anybody that had a shot to beat him, is that cos he is that great or is it that there are no real opponents out there for him?

 

The best advice I could give you is to be like a door to door salesman, you have to knock on doors.

 

Jasper, I agree he is supremely talented and really who besides Pac will give him any comp. I had forgotten about Williams and Cheatito, you are right those guys might have put some dents in Floyd's greatness.