I am a boxing manager: if you have questions about the boxing biz, ask!

Yes, it is cos it sometimes makes these guys think they can knockout anybody, or they delude themselves into thinking that they superman, since they are beating this type of opponents so easy that they get complacent, then when the time comes that they have to step up they struggle and blame the coach.



There are legitiment reasons why the matchmaker, the manager take these type of fights.

-The fighter is making the transition from amateur to pro

-The fighter is fighting for the first time without headgear

-The fighter maybe using smaller gloves.

-you might want to gauge the fighters progress

Now here is why things get screwed up.

-Most matchmakers and managers dont really know what they are doing when it comes to raising a prospect

-Lack of confidence in the fighters ability to step up

I will go more in depth cos you had good questions and they deserve a more in depth
answer. I have three guys fighting this weekend, so I am kind of busy right now.

 

Went 3 for 3 all ko's Saturday.

 

Great share, thank you. I just sent this article to an a fighter I started off as a pro, BJ Flores who is involved with DKP.
I would like to share my thoughts on it as well in another post.

 

That one thing that is that hardest thing to do is leave that contract. King paints a pretty picture and fills you with hope. Hope, doubt and regret will convince most to take the chance that they be the exception.

He does with his fighters if he doesnt have TV or other source of revenue then the fighters can sit on the shelf.

 

like in the movie "the godfather", it's business, not personal.

 

You had good questions, have you read that HBO wont televise Goldenboy fights, and what it can mean to fighters this could be their golden opportunity . HBO does a tremendous job when they get behind someone.
I appreciate the questions cos they might make you think before they make a move.

 

Depends who signs him, a good gauge will be Zou Shiming from China, who signed with Top Rank. Shiming will be fighting, Eleazar Valenzuela 2-1-2, 1 KO, from Mexico. After that fight they will move him based on his pro debut.

Lomachenko, is 25yrs old so I am guessing will be brought along the same way, on a "let's see where he's at" basis.

Cos of his age he doesnt have the building up time a younger fighter would.

Rigo, is moved along at a much faster, which has to do with financial reasons more then anything else. Opponents for Cubans are hard to find and expensive, Cubans dont draw fans, fans and TV pay the bills, so Cubans have to fight at an faster pace, cos they for the most part stink out the joint. Gamboa seems to be the exception but even he doesnt draw. Cubans are forever calling out this guy or that guy, why, cos they need a name to fight to make any money.
The Rigo fight with Donaire, if Rigo win's, what then? He can fight a rematch and then what? The promoter will be locked into giving Rigo a bigger purse, which means shopping Rigo to the networks and unless he is fighting a meaningful fight he will sit on the bench waiting, cos they cant afford to pay him.
If Lomachenko can develop a fan base, he will be brought along at his own speed.

 

Really cant say but they had 475k PPV buys bringing in about 25-26 million in revenue, usually the PPV people work on a 50-50 split. So Top Rank probably came away with a good profit. Add all the other revenue streams, ticket sales, sponsorships, and other tv revenue TR did alright.
The way it's done is that the promoter offers the fighter a few dollars on the PPV over lets say 200k ppv buys. Chavez and Martinez might have opted to take a flat fee or worked for a piece of the PPV pie.