Essential The Official Boxing Random Thoughts Thread...All boxing heads ENTER.

[The axe murderer]

Yep. I had posted it last year when everyone was on the Devin Haney hype train.


Shakur gave that boy the business.

I think there was a new one? I may be mistaken though.

 

[Axum Ezana]

@patscorpio They still talking about Feb 18th, so I wont be able to make it...it seems, but:

1. Adrien Broner vs Adrian Granados
2. Jermell Charlo vs Charles Hatley for WBC JMW Championship
3. Gary Russell Jr vs Oscar Escandon for WBC FW Championship
4. ***Jarret Hurd vs Tony Harrison for IBF JMW Championship***
5. Thomas Williams Jr vs Marcus Browne

AB putting together a helluva card

patscorpio any upsets u see?

 

[Axum Ezana]

Arum hoping to put Pacquiao on free TV for next fight April 22


Promoter Bob Arum, hoping to avoid the risks of pay-per-view, is eager to put Manny Pacquiao’s next fight on “free television” and referenced networks such as CBS, NBC, ESPN and even regular HBO as possible options, he told RingTV.com on Tuesday. Arum is eyeing April 22 for Pacquiao’s return, saying he would fight outside the U.S., with Australia and undefeated contender Jeff Horn in the mix.

“I’m not dealing with an ordinary fighter here who has to squeeze every buck out,” Arum told RingTV.com, speaking of Pacquiao. “One thing I’m looking forward to — the possibility of putting the fight on free television in the United States. We’re looking at a future president of the Philippines and if he fights outside the United States and people in the United States and around the world are able to watch his fight without paying any additional money — I think it’s a plus. It puts him on a really different level.”

Arum listed several networks but will give HBO the benefit of first refusal. “If we make that arrangement, then we go to HBO and give them the first opportunity to show the fight without an additional charge to their subscribers,” he said. “Or we go to one of the networks (such as CBS, NBC) or ESPN.”

Whatever happens, Pacquiao’s next fight won’t come against unified junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford. “It doesn’t make sense,” Arum said of that match-up. “The only way we can afford a Crawford fight is on pay-per-view and I would like to avoid pay-per-view for Manny’s next fight.”

Arum staged Pacquiao’s last fight against Jessie Vargas on Nov. 5 on Top Rank’s PPV arm, bypassing HBO PPV, which usually handles Pacquiao’s fights. Though Arum coined the experience a success, with more than 300,00 buys and Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 knockouts) picking up a welterweight title, he won’t be doing the same for Pacquiao’s fight in April, which he said could land in any number of foreign territories outside the U.S.

“We have big, big offers from the Middle East, from Australia, so we’re weighing those offers now,” he said. And among the candidates to face Pacquiao is Horn (16-0-1, 11 KOs), who is now involved with Top Rank and has quickly caught Arum’s eye. “If we go to Australia, certainly he’ll be a leading candidate,” Arum said. “He’s a great looking kid, speaks very well. He’s undefeated. He’s a tough guy. He has a great back-story, being a school teacher, so it makes a lot of sense.”


Arum hoping to put Pacquiao on free TV for next fight April 22 - The Ring


Toradol Terminator vs a School Teacher. That's where we are now huh?

free tv fights for the future

 

[patscorpio]

patscorpio any upsets u see?

so far top dog ko'ing browne..i'll know better once i see some lines

 

[ChocolateGiddyUp]

Its not ppv...dude is highly ranked for belt


Don't really care one way or the other...I ain't gonna fake outrage over a non ppv voluntary

 

[Suspicious Dingo]

You better be there if it happens breh....they talking about fighting in Horn's backyard

No shyt, really? fukk I'm there if that happens, I'm gonna start saving for the inevitable 2k+ ticket prices now

#HornetsNest #Hornocopia #HardcoreBarelyLegalHorno

 

[Jae]

yeah im 100 percent sure bread reads this comment section @Jae told him about us I know.

I've mentioned y'all to Bread before, i'm not sure how often he actually jumps in here. I try to recruit but folks tend to like to stick to their normal twitter life.

 

[Newzz]

No shyt, really? fukk I'm there if that happens, I'm gonna start saving for the inevitable 2k+ ticket prices now

#HornetsNest #Hornocopia #HardcoreBarelyLegalHorno

 

[Jae]

2. he can change factor 2 but I don't think he would. he might tho. don't know. Shannon briggs has showed how to market ur self from literally no where.lol

3. yeah I been said that. everyone knows that the only person craw really needs to breakthrough is pac. but Garcia, mikey and broner would be good build ups. even Thurman would or spence would be good draw wins if won in the right fashion.


please reframe from the chatty patty "look" stuff. that don't got nothing to do with it @Jae would need to tell me if women pay more attention to boxers they are attracted to.

Looks aren't a factor. There's two types of women boxing fans.

1. Groupies. And as we ALL know from any organized sport, looks don't matter. Money does.
2. Actual Fans of the Sport. Again looks don't matter.

For marketability, let's give some examples of athletes that went on to big endorsements who aren't attractive:
1. Shaq
2. Bill Walton
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I could go on and on. Marketability is based on dominance and personality. Crawford's flaw is his unwillingness to speak to people and I think it's more insecurity speaking publicly. Having spoken to him a number of times, he's honesty very shy when you approach him. Let me pull up an OLD interview I did with him.

 

[Black_Jesus]

What you mean "how"? WBO is Arum's house organization that's how...
I'm not into conspiracy theories man, but even the blind can see how biased this organization with Arum, they have a special bond.

And there's no special bond between the other sanctioning bodies and Haymon right??

But yall nikkas for years love playing this double standard game like nobody else fights in house except for Brother Bob..

Nobody is stopping any of these haymon nikkas from going the wbo route and positioning themselves for a title shot at Manny.. NOBODY

 

[reservoirdogs]

And there's no special bond between the other sanctioning bodies and Haymon right??

But yall nikkas for years love playing this double standard game like nobody else fights in house except for Brother Bob..

Nobody is stopping any of these haymon nikkas from going the wbo route and positioning themselves for a title shot at Manny.. NOBODY

I slander Haymon too

 

[HeruDat1]

 

[reservoirdogs]

I slander Haymon too

Idk if there's such an obvious and strong relationship between any ABC organization and Hayon but I'm gonna look at it in my model

 

[Black_Jesus]

Timothy Bradley's last fight......he was dominated by Manny Pacquiao. He hasn't fought since April 2016.





He's currently the mandatory for Manny Pacquiao's belt and ranked #1 by the WBO though



Arum has the WBO in his back pocket

Who's fault is it that none of the Haymon fighters are going after guys ranked under the WBO?? It aint the WBO, Bob, Manny, or Bradley... Cant blame them for other nikkas absence and their decision to fight elsewhere under other organizations

 

[reservoirdogs]

Looks aren't a factor. There's two types of women boxing fans.

1. Groupies. And as we ALL know from any organized sport, looks don't matter. Money does.
2. Actual Fans of the Sport. Again looks don't matter.

For marketability, let's give some examples of athletes that went on to big endorsements who aren't attractive:
1. Shaq
2. Bill Walton
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I could go on and on. Marketability is based on dominance and personality. Crawford's flaw is his unwillingness to speak to people and I think it's more insecurity speaking publicly. Having spoken to him a number of times, he's honesty very shy when you approach him. Let me pull up an OLD interview I did with him.

He always stroke me as a laid back, chill type of guy rather than insecure. I got a feeling that he isn't that loud and well spoken simply cause he doesn't give a fukk about that and not bothered with playing a role either rather than not daring to speak in public.
But that's jut me and I didn't meet with him personally so idk... maybe you're right