Is Al Haymon misleading his own fighters?

ODLH. Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather did not fight on free TV on their way to becoming PPV attractions.

So maybe the ingredient to becoming a Mega-Star is not prime-time TV exposure, but talent, charisma, success, and good fortune.

 

Perhaps not, but how many bona fide PPV attractions do we have today vs. when fighters were coming up on free TV? The very top guys are always going to be attractions, but others can join them in the big paydays if people see them and become fans.

Fact is, people used to know who the heavyweight champ was ... as well as other top fighters. I doubt 10 percent of the people you could ask on the street would be able to name the heavyweight champ or any fighter besides Floyd and Manny, if they even know those two.

 

The problem with boxing and it's lack of exposure is there is not much demand.

For example, look at the HW champions of the 60's, 70's, 80's, and to some degree 90's. They were not slow, lethargic, robotic, fighters for the most part, and if they were big they threw down rather than jab and hug or any of the slow crud they do nowadays. As great as the K bros are, once they are out of the pic, the HW division will get a little more attention.

Mainstream fans watch boxing to see people get hurt and throw flashy or hellacious punches, not to see the sweet science displayed.

The joke that boxing judging is also does not help boxing gain interest.

The lack of quality fighters also has hurt boxing.

The new phenomenom of top fighters avoiding each other at all costs unless cornered also has to surely affect peopl's interest in this sport.

Imagine any other pro sport where the two best teams do not compete against each other.

Prime time TV does not solve boxing's main problems, and as shady as Haymon is, I doubt he'll ever do what's best for the sport before he does what is best for his pockets.

 

Is Arum misleading his fighters? A handful of them seem to want out. Make a thread about that too.

 

Maybe it'll force them to put good match ups on PPV.

 

:huh

He headlined at the Barclay's Center (Judah) and then had another title fight (Porter) after losing to Broner.

 

What am I missing? There isn't anything false about the quote is there? NBC is in 100 million homes right? It never said that 100 million people would be watching.

It does give the ability to reach a much bigger audience doesn't it? Pretty much everybody with a television set will now have the option of watching these fights on NBC. It doesn't mean they will. But these shows will naturally reach a much bigger audience than anything placed on Showtime.

 

I will know everything I need to know about Haymon when I find out how much Quillin is going to be paid to fight Andy Lee.

 

I would love to know who these "investors" are in Haymons boxing series.He claims to have 100 million dollars in the war chest with little or no return in the immediate future.Haymon does not have this kind of dough and I would imagine his type of investors are not the kind you want to pis off.

 

As an aside Ievgyn Khytrov signs with Haymon

 

Say what you want but Al has a solid plan and I for one think that it's good for boxing. It opens up the door for the public and fans to make the decisions on who they want to see and who they will pay to see. The fighters are gonna be under a lot of pressure to perform and they will up their game significantly.

Don't hate because it's Haymon who came up with a good solution on how to bring boxing back into the mainstream. Just enjoy the fruits of his labor. The man has a vision and coming into full effect.