DLH is an awful promoter compared to..

Goosen, Don King and Bob Arum.

He studders at pressers and half the time doesn't even know what he is saying.

After seeing Dan Goosen promote the Margarito-Williams fight it is amazingly bad watching DLH promote Hopkins-Wright.

 

He is doing better because he soaked mass amounts of cash into brand name, soon-to-be retired boxers.

Just how many prospects are under the banner of GBP? The man took finished products and made do with them. A brain-dead moron could pull that off.

And besides that half of what goes into a promotion is communication. If you (Jose FM) are telling me a promoter doesn't have to know how to speak then you must also be telling me a car salesman can also be a studdering fool. That is crazy talk.

Yes he has done well. Again though he hasn't been working with new boxers or prospects. Just proven commodities. King, Arum and Goosen are far superior in every way.

And Zak, I know you are a DKP hater, that is cool. But don't try and say he ruined boxing over the past 3 decades when he was single-handidly responsible for the majority of heavyweight title unifications during that period.

Just look at how Goosen last 2 weeks promoted Margarito-Williams. Then watch this lost for words buffoon covering Hopkins-Wright. It should be no wonder why these two brand name boxers will do average PPV numbers.

 

No excuse. This is part of promotion (knowing what styles make for exciting fights).

This only proves how limited DLH is as far as promoter intelligence. He only knows how to take brand name boxers and put them together. That is essentially all he has done since being a promoter. He doesn't deal with prospects or unknowns, not like the other big three.

And also to note some other replies on this thread: Sure DLH is a big name, but who made him a big name? Or have you all so suddenly forgotten how Arum stacked him with overmatched, undersized opponents to guarantee victory on his way to the top? Arum made DLH what he is more than anyone here actually knows.

I am in no way a DLH hater. But I see the light. I enjoyed watching him as a fighter, but this promoter thing I think is over his head. Time will tell once he is struggling to find brand names to work with.

 

You have it wrong, obviously

The mark of a good promoter is how well he can promote a fight WITHOUT brand names.

 

And I suppose Arum and Don King are penniless?

This statement of yours really has no basis in this discussion. They ALL make money. atsch

Again, an idiot can take brand names, put them together on PPV and make money. That is nothing. It sells itself.

 

Who does DLH promote? You ask me if I were a fighter. Tell me if I was a new prospect with relatively unknown market value would GBP promote me?

Never. His whole goal from the onset was to grab up proven sellers and drop them on PPV.

How many HBO telecasts has he promoted? How many compared to Arum? How many compared to DKP's showtime broadcasts?

He made a gross amount of cash being promoted by Bob Arum, and then jumped in with his fat wallet, bought up proven sellers and put them on PPV. That takes no skill or know-how.