GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS confindent of getting BOXING on NETWORK TV

GBP definetly has the fans best interests in focus. They always have. Most of their bigs cards are fantastic. And when have they ever blatantly lied? The worst possibility IMO is that they are exaggerating the amount of time it would take to get things going. But i can garuntee you it will happen eventually. Its makes perfect sense. IF Tarver was gonna fight on ABC primetime, im sure GBP can get a few slots as well The reason GBP wants to be on network TV is to get their fighters the most publicity (raising their marketability), and of course the huge network payoffs. That would give competition to HBO and Showtime and raise the value of their product. Of course that is good business, but any benefit for the fans is purely coincidental.

DAN RAFAEL: http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3303098&name=rafael_dan&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fespn%2fblog%2findex%3fentryID%3d3303098%26name%3drafael_dan It's all about the networks posted: Thursday, March 20, 2008 | Print Entry Boxing back on network television. It is the Holy Grail for many in the fight game. Promoters long for the days of regular coverage, when it was the norm to find weekend boxing cards on ABC, CBS and NBC, sometimes competing against each other. The fighters got great exposure, which helped them become attractions and it provided a middle class of license fees below the millions paid by HBO and Showtime. Fans got a lot of excellent bouts that weren't on pay-per-view, or even on the premium cable networks, which cost a monthly fee. But those days vanished in the mid-1990s with only the occasional fight landing on free TV since, such as the handful that NBC aired as part of an ill-fated deal with Main Events a few years ago. Perhaps that could change. That's what Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions is actively working on, according to CEO Richard Schaefer. If anyone can do it, Schaefer and De La Hoya probably can. At the very least, they have been able to bring several mainstream sponsors aboard to support Golden Boy's fights, such as Tecate, Southwest Airlines and Rockstar Energy Drink. Bringing boxing back to network television would be another huge accomplishment, one that Schaefer believes they can pull off. "There is an opportunity," he said. He said that during a recent trip to New York "we had some conversations with several networks which are available and interested in boxing and in doing something with Golden Boy." Schaefer didn't want to go into the specifics but he sure sounded confident. One thing that Schaefer did several months ago was hire Bruce Binkow as Golden Boy's chief marketing officer. Binkow, for those unfamiliar with him, has quite a bit of experience in the field. Among his accomplishments, he was heavily involved in bringing the beach volleyball tour to network television a few years ago. "We selected him because he is experienced. They were able to attract major sponsors, McDonalds and Ford, for the volleyball tour, big time mainstream companies," Schaefer said. "That's what we need in boxing. That's why we hired him." Schaefer acknowledged that boxing on network television might have to begin as a time buy, but he said it would be possible with strong sponsors behind it. It is Binkow's task to line them up. "We are actively working with a couple of networks to see how we can structure a deal on how we can bring boxing back on network television this year. Bruce has worked with several networks and is evaluating where we can structure the best deal. I feel pretty comfortable with it. It's a lot of work, but it's a perfect environment." Schaefer knows how important network fights can be for the future of the sport. He looks no further than his own boss, De La Hoya, who gained tremendous exposure on network television when he won the 1992 Olympic gold medal and fought some of his early pro bouts on network TV before going on to become the biggest star in the sport. "This is 2008, an Olympic year, and there's the fact that Oscar's career is coming to an end and Oscar's first fight was on network television," he said. "It would be a nice thing for Oscar to go full circle and be able to provide an opportunity for some of these young kids to be on network television." Good idea, way to go but. Throw in some shitty decisions, awful boxing matches and the support is gone. It is more likely for mma to do that than boxing (hell, mma's already doing it) because even two bums in mma can make a good show (sometimes a better show) but two bad boxers will make a bad show all the time! They will hold and sweat like pigs if they are heavy or have little aggression if they are lighter and no KO power. So it ain't gonna happen, if it was possible they would have done it already.

For what, trying to make a lot of money for themselves? Don't be fooled into ever thinking any promoter cares about the boxing fan's best interests. GBP definetly has the fans best interests in focus. They always have. Most of their bigs cards are fantastic. And when have they ever blatantly lied? The worst possibility IMO is that they are exaggerating the amount of time it would take to get things going. But i can garuntee you it will happen eventually. Its makes perfect sense. IF Tarver was gonna fight on ABC primetime, im sure GBP can get a few slots as well

SIGNATURE i think administration is cleaning up around here, they took off my other avatar, but i dont blame them, this place is looking like a meat market, ass everywhere lol. It might have something to do with new partners moving in (Maxboxing).

:boxing: Golden Boy have to be applauded. For what, trying to make a lot of money for themselves? Don't be fooled into ever thinking any promoter cares about the boxing fan's best interests.

It needs to be as good as HBO 24/7. With some good names and celebs coming in to the pic. It can happen, but only once or twice a year. Drama sells.

they should test the waters first and try and strike a deal with Spike TV or something like that and see how it does, then see about making the move network tv before they risk a ton of cash and risk keeping boxing off of network tv for any longer then it already has been.................

another thing is that having different fighters all the time isnt really going to keep interests on the shows. GBP would have to cultivate "stars" kinda like recurring characters in order for the audience to connect with fighters and actually anticipate their next televised fight. they need to establish a connection. its hard to do due because a fighter needs months of preparation and today's current society is one impation, ADD ridden bunch.

what they need to do is have a boxing 24/7 station with news and weigh-in/training coverage with live host/analysts......that's what i've working on, but GBP could make it happen

It would be nice even if there was 1 or 2 fights on regular TV, but it would have to be big names or fights for sure that are going to provide action. As for EliteXC they will probably do good with the first show because of their circus act and glorified street fighter Slice of Bread, but on shows where he doesn't fight I doubt they do as well.

no why would I be mad, I just dont believe the hype! promoters been talking about this for years but there greedy, Arum was gonna put pavlik on CBS but he said he didnt wanna give up too many rights and look what happen! because of his greed and pride Elite Xc took that spot. foolish move in my opinion. they have 4 saturdays a year, they didnt take any spot at all. the odds of Pavliks fight landing on one of those saturdays are large. He still wants to do that with Pavlik, says HBO and SHOWTIME are not the only ones interested in Pavlik, meaning they contacted him. That show would have great sponsors cause Pavlik is huge in the Ohio region. If he fights another shlub in september it will probably be Network, or maybe his Abraham fight will be although i doubt it

LMAO :haha: you said that........... see what im saying? i bet you were legitamately angry when u read this thread title and found it was legit

I don't care but you the one catching feelings, the question why does it IRK you so much? I am just a real unbiased guy and I can see who the top dog is and so far as moves go, MMA has made superior moves getting more deals, and greater, vaster exposure then boxing you cannot argue that. u r not unbiased. at least you could admit that. you CLEARLY like MMA a LOT better. And it doesnt IRK me, its just really really annoying cause you do it alllllll the time. And you over exaggerate everything. Like, for example, when MMA got that CBS deal you called it "the final nail in the coffin for boxing!" ... like wtf, how r they related? and u knew they werent related too, u were just bein a douche...

Kball whats up man I thought you could debate without catching feelings? lol you had to neg me for that? come on man live in the now MMA is a force now accept it boxing will always be around but there is also another combat sport that is doing superior numbers and interest. i watch MMA and i enjoy it, but you basically come on here and like subtly degrade boxing and its soooo annoying. I know im not the only one. And MMA isnt doing superior numbers, thats the other thing thats pissing me off. Your constantly coming up with these stats to show MMA is better. Who fucking cares? More importantly, why do you care so much?

Kball whats up man I thought you could debate without catching feelings? lol you had to neg me for that? come on man live in the now MMA is a force now accept it boxing will always be around but there is also another combat sport that is doing superior numbers and interest. SIGNATURE i think administration is cleaning up around here, they took off my other avatar, but i dont blame them, this place is looking like a meat market, ass everywhere lol.

this might sound stupid but i personally like watching boxing on HBO... i like the announcers and how they showcase everything... the fact that its a premium channel adds to my excitement for saturday nights. Yea i agree to an extent. i think HBO stays to strictly to the plan though. They'll never have a pick-up interview if they see someone in the crowd. They'll never pull a celebrity from the crowd and ask him what he thinks of the fight, before the fight or after it. And for example, Bernard Hopkins will probably be in the arena for Katsidis-Casamayor, but HBO wont interview him about his fight with Calzaghe. And if Hopkins wont be there, pay for his fuckin ticket and THEN interview him there. They need stuff like that. Telling us what fights are happening down the line on a pathetic and boring schedule isnt going to do anything at all... dont they understand that?

Juan Diaz did fight on those NBC cards, i wonder if he'd have a problem going back in a come back fight assuming he signs with Golden Boy

all they need to do is get exciting fighters. maybe some big names to start it off and gain interests, but then make sure they have exciting fighters to KEEP the interests. and before faqqots start crying, im not talking about all out KO artists but fighters who box but make it interesting.

My only problem with network TV will be their overall production for the event. HBO has boxing production down to a science and they do it magnificently. My fear is that there will be incompetent announcers and those horrendous commercial breaks in between rounds. I hate that. YEAH NO COMMERCIALS! i like to see whats going on in between rounds I dont like this now that i think about it

My only problem with network TV will be their overall production for the event. HBO has boxing production down to a science and they do it magnificently. My fear is that there will be incompetent announcers and those horrendous commercial breaks in between rounds. I hate that.