Can Gbp put Top rank out of business?

The big promoters like TR and GBP don't do fights with each other because it makes no good since. Reasons:
1. Why take a chance on making your own fighter look bad and your competition's fighter look good?
2. They would have to split the profits. When TR or GBP does a fight with small time promoter they get a bigger share than the other company.
3.In house fights make the most money. You have no one to split money with and no matter who wins it's all good because both fighters are yours.

 

In my opinion that would be bad because competition brings better things for the consumer, if you have a monopoly the only one that benefits is the promotional company

 

Thank you, kind sir.

Clottey fought a very bad and disparaged fight against Pacquiao. Clottey never had it -- never tried. Your superstitions are understandable.

GBP put up MANY great shows this year. Many of which topped TR by a landslide. :yep The atmosphere? Often the atmosphere is weak on a Showtime/Golden Boy show. Good boxing is good boxing, though.

I hope we can remain as a large biz on many networks. Shame the promoters are such cash cows, though.

 

Arum is heading down the same path that Don King took...

 

Best fights on premium networks this year: Bradley Prov, Rios Alvarado, Froch Kessler, Lara Angulo. Only one of these was GBP/Showtime, and that one got 500k viewers.

The september card looks awesome, no doubt about that. But like another poster said, not necessarily a smart move. And GBP is in a tough predicament all around, being banned from HBO with Showtime dealing with a very risky Floyd contract

 

:good Good points.

 

Yeah, and now we're stuck with a **** fight... Pacquiao-Rios.

Arum running out of guys. His stable is weak and Manny is on his way out.

Good luck, Top Rank! LOL

 

Bob Arum is 81, I'm sure GBP will have a shot in the near future.

 

No, they won't completely put Top Rank out of business but GBP can certainly use it's stable and connections to assert pressure and gain market share. Arum probably realized years ago that he would be at a long term competitive disadvantage in the Americas due to Golden Boy's marketability and growing influence in the region. His penetration of the Asian market is no doubt a byproduct of this.

 

Arum's got the stable to be a dominant global player by grabbing up Shimeng and Ryoto Murata. Any growth in the popularity of boxing in China (and of Macau as a boxing destination) is going to fall right into his lap. Murata's got star potential and was the crown jewel of the Japanese prospects. The snag is that he doesn't have the Japanese rights to Murata, but it's still a coup for Top Rank if Murata comes close to reaching his potential popularity.