Boxing getting back into mainstream news?

same here how did he get the wbo belt

 

Maybe it's the copy they let him keep?

 

USA Today had an article about Lampley getting a new boxing show on HBO, looks interesting and potentially a good way to draw people into the sport in a broader context:

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That could be awesome if it's Lampley & guests talking about the sport at large (ie stuff aired on Showtime, NBC Sports, ESPN, Telefutura, or even in other countries) rather than just HBO Boxing.

 

from what i gather that is the plan a boxig version of hbo show with Gumbel

 

I don't how mainstream it is yet but I will say that mayweather is slowly changing how fighters view their contracts and how more drug testing is being requested for fights happening. Mayweather may have a big mouth at times but again there's truth to many things he says or has said. Boxing will never die and the more Dana White tried to make comments about Floyd, the bigger Floyd gets.

 

Iron Mike Tyson will be on Piers Morgan tonight on CNN.

 

Just now in the 4th quarter of an important NBA game with playoff implications between the Knicks and Celtics at Madison Square Garden and nationally televised on TNT, they put up a big graphic for the May 5th PPV as Marv Albert plugged "Never beaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Michael Katto..."

atsch

It's the thought that counts. :good

 

:yep:good

 

i missed it

 

#TheMoneyTeam

 

He got the important part right tho :deal

There is no blueprint

 

Fox Sports and Golden Boy reach a new deal.

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by Lem Satterfield
Apr 23rd, 2012

Golden Boy Promotions has reached a multi-year deal with the FOX Sports Media Group, the umbrella entity representing the news corporation's multi-platform array of U.S.-based sports assets, FOX announced on Monday.

The network plans to air at least one boxing event per month in the United States on Fox Deportes, Fuel TV and Fox Sports regional networks, as well as live boxing events from cities throughout Mexico.

"We are excited about our new partnership with FOX Sports Media Group, " said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions.

"This is another step in ensuring that fight fans around the world don't miss out on any of the great boxing action we present, both in the United States and Mexico. It's a very important move towards increasing viewership and knowledge of our great sport. We are thrilled about this new partnership."

During the first year of the partnership, FOX Deportes is scheduled to air a total of 44 live events originating in both the United States and Mexico. For every year thereafter, the network will air 36 live events.

"Golden Boy Promotions has developed a great reputation over the last few years for putting together very exciting cards," said Bill Wanger, Executive Vice president, Programming nad Research, FOX Sports Media Group.

"It's great that we've been able to establish what we hope will be a fruitful relationship that benefits multiple networks within the FOX Sports Media Group for years to come."

In the first event, former junior featherweight titleholder Daniel Ponce de Leon (42-4, 35 knockouts) will face Eduardo Lazcano (24-2, 11 KOs) in a clash of Mexican southpaw featherweights on May 4 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, the night before WBC welterweight beltholder Floyd Mayweather Jr. challenges WBA junior middleweight title holder Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The Ponce de Leon-Lazcano broadcast will also feature junior middleweight Derrick Ennis (23-3-1, 13 KOs), of Philadelphia, against Ishe Smith (22-5, 10 KOs), of Las Vegas.

Ponce de Leon is coming off a sixth-round knockout of Omar Estrella in January that helped him to bounce back from consecutive decision losses to Adrien Broner and Yuriorkis Gamboa in March and September of last year.

"It's a 15-month deal, with mutual options to renew, and the first show will be held May 4 from Las Vegas," said Golden Boy Promotions CEO, Richard Schaefer.

"It's going to be another outlet for our young talent, which I think is fantastic. Fox has a tremendous reach, and we are pleased to be able to formalize this relationship."

Internationally, Fox's networks have exclusive rights to Fox's U.S.-produced fights throughout Latin America, the Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa and Europe and to fightcards originating in Mexico throughout most of South America, the Caribbean and Europe.

Fox networks have exclusive rights to Golden Boy's Solo Boxeo series in Mexico and Central America, as does Fox Sports Brazil to select Golden Boy events. In addition, FSMG networks gain access to classic fights from the Golden Boy fight library, which features bouts of past and current world champions such as de la Hoya, Bernard Hopkins, Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera.

 

Forbes Magazine conducted a poll of the most influential/idolized/beloved athletes in America:

1) Jimmie Johnson (auto racing)
2) Tim Tebow (football)
3) Peyton Manning (football)
4) Manny Pacquiao (boxing)
5) Tom Brady (football)
6) Aaron Rodgers (football)
7) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (auto racing)
8.) Drew Brees (football)
9) Eli Manning (football)
10) Jeremy Lin (basketball)

 

Forbes like $$$, so they are stupid to not put Money May (the highest earner in the sport of Boxing by far) there instead of Pacroid. Mayweather earned like $70mill for fighting Ortiz,,, how much chump change did Bob Arum give Pac for his courtesy GIFT Decision win in Marquez 3??? :think