We're there any promoters who generally looked out for boxers, who were good guys?

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  1. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Please discuss. Thank you.
     
  2. 20thCenturyBox

    20thCenturyBox Member Full Member

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    Well, Eddie Hearn seems rather good at getting failed drugs tests to go away. Not sure if that counts as looking out for the boxers, and definitely doesn't make him a good guy. Mickey Duff came across as a relatively decent sort.
     
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  3. thistle

    thistle Boxing Addict Full Member

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    NO!

    small hall Promoters maybe, but Big League Boys were all business and Bull S--t,

    they don't/didn't give an eff about the Fighters, they cared even less about Honesty and how or who they made the money from, just so long as they got it.

    I personally think the Media Players & Pundits, who shamefully try to sell the B.S, are the lowest scum of all, they care even less than the care less Promoters.

    for me it is simple, you mistreat, marginalize, misrepresent, lie, cheat, steal and Disregard People, and of course that's what the Fighters are, People, you disregard them and sell out in the process, you are the lowest of individuals, and Boxing's Players are just that
     
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  4. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Unlike King,Duff paid you what was originally agreed, he didn't try to shake you down later.
     
  5. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    I've read on numerous occasions that Aileen Eaton, the promoter for the Olympic Auditorium during it's golden years, was very fair to the fighters.
     
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  6. Kid Bacon

    Kid Bacon All-Time-Fat Full Member

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    Pal, you are looking for the mother and grandmother of all unicorns...
     
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  7. zadfrak

    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The best in recent times have been the networks.
     
  8. jabber74

    jabber74 Active Member Full Member

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    No. It's kind of like asking are there any honest politicians? It takes a certain type to function in that setting. They are business people who are in it for the money.

    I remember watching Danny Garcia fight a stiff named Rod Salka. A total mismatch fight and Salka had no business being in there. This was on Showtime or HBO, a pay channel to make it even worse. My dad turned to me after the fight and said, "if they had to kill that guy to make money, they would do it".

    I can't recall the promoter's name. He is a newer promoter. A shadowy figure in boxing who you never see on camera talking. He should be locked up, no conscience.
     
  9. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Who is ready to suffer for Christ (the truth)? Full Member

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    Is professional boxing a sport or a business; whether professional boxing is run by athletes or businessmen?
    If it's all business we can bring Brad Pitt to box instead of Hagler, Leonard, Duran and Hearns.
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  10. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Mickey had that sweet, sneaky right hand. I wish I could promote him.
     
  11. J Jones

    J Jones Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Does Don King count? I’ve heard he’ll literally take the shirt off his fighters’ backs.
     
  12. KasimirKid

    KasimirKid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    That's what a good manager is for. At least that used to be the way it was. Now, I guess, a manager has to sell his fighter's soul (and his own) to a big-time promoter or alphabet-sanctioning body with TV connections to advance in the sport.
     
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