So after Mayweather said he won't work with Golden Boy after Schaefer left, he agrees to a rematch with Maidana today...and Golden Boy will promote it.
I thought he was going to promote himself.
http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/i...eather-jr-marcos-maidana-sequel-signed-sealed
The fight will be promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, which has promoted all of Mayweather's fights since 2007. The reason why that is noteworthy is because last month, in the wake of the resignation of Golden Boy chief executive Richard Schaefer, who is very close to Mayweather, Ellerbe told ESPN.com that they would no longer work with Golden Boy.
"Absolutely not," Ellerbe said when asked if they would work with Golden Boy minus Schaefer.
Mayweather himself said before the first fight with Maidana -- when Schaefer's future at the company was in question -- that the only reason he worked with Golden Boy was because of Schaefer. Mayweather does not have a good relationship with Golden Boy president and co-founder Oscar De La Hoya, who has taken the reigns of the day-to-day business of the company.
But the decision to remain with Golden Boy came down to business. Mayweather Promotions is not licensed in Nevada, and although it could have hired somebody else, Golden Boy is one of the biggest promotional companies in the world, has loads of experience with Mayweather events, the MGM and the sponsors, not to mention that Maidana is promoted by Golden Boy.
So let me get this straight...Mayweather can supposedly promote himself except in Nevada, but every fight he's ever had since 2007 has been in Nevada...despite massive pushes to get him to fight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas.
So, all this talk about him being able to promote himself is kind of weak, since he always chooses to fight in Vegas where he's not allowed to promote..and thereby uses Golden Boy.