Haymon and PBC in trouble?

Is GBP in trouble?

They're fighting on Estrella TV

 

I hope they close shop soon. Sick of these stupid ass cold wars, this fighter cant fight that fighter and so on.

 

:roll:

 

What about TR and GBP.?

Do you wish the same for them?

 

GBP is in trouble:deal

 

Contrary to squawks and clucking from the chicken coop, PBC and Al Haymon are doing just fine.
PBC is progressing right along schedule and they still have over $400M in the bank.

Those who are really in trouble are,

TR, who is losing their #1 cash cow and left with lower tier, low revenue talent.

GBP, who is trying to shield and build their only cash cow, Canelo.

Roc Nation, who has spent a lot of money on top talent but won't realize any ROI for another 3-4 years.

K2, who lost their top earner's positioning and makes peanuts off of their hype jab, Golovkin.

 

Considering that Haymon doesn't seem like he is willing to mend things with HBO, and considering the two more prestige promotional companies have been put at odds with Haymon Promotions, I do hope they close shop and someone with more business sense fills in the void.

What Haymon is doing doesn't work, not in business, not in government, not in society.

Its almost the way socialism ruins countries.

 

If they are trying to monopolize, and continue to act in a manner that prevents other fighters from facing the best, then yes, I hope they rott in hell.

 

K2 is well positioned with Golovkin, a seemingly growing interest in Roman Gonzalez, and Usyk once the cash generating days of Wlad (who is still a huge draw globally) wind down. It also helps that they don't have a large stable to support, which cuts down on overhead. They're more of a niche promotion, but with a very sound pipeline and prospects- particularly if German promoters continue to shoot themselves in the foot, which gives them an edge in cherry picking new talent.

Roc Nation is trying to follow a similar model, but is having a tough time acquiring talent without paying a hefty premium for it. Ward is their flagship fighter moving forward, and the success of the promotion will rise and fall with him as Cotto is on his last legs, and Rigo is aging, as well. Simply put, I don't like their competitive position.

The shops with a ton of mouths to feed are under more pressure to produce cash cows to subsidize the rest of the stable, and have to dig deeper to find them. Think GBP and Alvarez. Top Rank losing Manny, so they need to preserve their next-gen stars like Crawford. Arum, snake that he is, at least deserves some credit for seeing the writing on he wall and trying to establish a global stable- Murata, Lomachenko, Shimeng (his attempt to turn Macau into the next Las Vegas failed not because Zhou lost, but because of corruption crackdowns crippling the gaming industry there), etc. It's always tough to outdraw GBP on the Latino pipeline, and that helps fill his stable out.

Ultimately, it's the fighters who will wind up losing if/when PBC shuts down. There isn't a surplus of cash being infused into the sport right now if you exclude them and Roc. Personally, I can't blame any fighter who simply takes the payday. Roc and PBC are really the only two playing that game, and as "new money", they really have no alternative.

What I do know is that if I'm a smaller player like Duva, I'm terrified that Kovalev (or my stable's equivalent of him) bails. He's been fighting for bargain purses, and it may only be a matter of time before he starts wondering why less established fighters are getting paid more than he does for easier fights.

 

yep:deal

 

Suuuure.

 

Good post

 

I'll co-sign that...Enough with the in house garbage.