Yes, in the game the man whose name we dare not speak is known to keep most of his fighters way too inactive and most of them have to wait months to get paid after they do fight. I've heard loads of complaints from his fighters over lack of fights and long periods of inactivity. Many will drift away. He's ruining a lot of talent. It seems he signs up as many as possible to try and starve the other promoters of talent and then just lets them stagnate. It's a disgrace.
Does his contract not allow him to go America and fight there? or are his internattional rights owned to?
This is what has happened I'm guessing..Frank realised Callum Johnson just isn't that good prospect and doesn't have a fan base, Frank won't waste what little money he has on guys like Johnson. Disgusting.
Say its disgusting, but why is the promoter in boxing? To make money and why should he lose it on a prospect that, as you said, isnt very good and doesnt sell tickets? If theres a minimum amount per fight / per year and that amounts to a breach of contract, so be it, leave. Would it not be stupid of a promoter to over extend himself financially and end up losing the whole stable? Still its a shitty situation for a young ambitious lad to be in
But the thing is..young fighters who turn pro need promoting in there hometown..something Frank never does :-( Johnson is an exciting fighter so I don't see why he won't become a ticket seller. Yet he keeps guys like Bradley Skeete busy..ish (Skeete is ****)
Promoters these days seem allergic to staging off telly shows. No reason why fighters can't fight in their local version of York Hall for X amount per fight. Even if it's five grand once every two months and something more a couple of times a year.... better than sweet FA.
Callum johnson should sign with tommy gilmour, ditch the saint george flag on his shorts and just promote himself as fully scottish
Shouldn't promoters you know actually promote. Rather than relying on fighters to shift the tickets themselves. Few years ago people used to say Kell Brook isn't a ticket seller. He was always on undercards or boxing at York Hall, even after he won his British title. Then he decided to sign with Eddie Hearn who used a bit of common sense and took Brook back to Sheffield. His first fight back in Sheffield was at a leisure centre and since then it's just grown and now he's boxing at the Motorpoint Arena in front of 4/5k fans.