Similar to the UFC. This would ensure there is no ducking/dodging between fighters and would eliminate all the freaking belts. I know this isn't a new idea but it would do nothing but help boxing.
If the best will fight the best then how come Mayweather hasn't fought the top welterweights?
We need more then Sho and HBO to put pressure on fighters.
Mayweather beat the best welters when he first got there, say what you want but Baldomir was the linear champion. Yes he isn't looking to fight the hardest fights now but when he makes $20 million plus a fight, he can pretty much do whatever he wants. Having a central org would not change things if the fighters don't have to fight to pay the bills, MMA fighters make peanuts they pretty much have to take what the promoter throws them.
HBO is the reason Roy Jones fought nobody's for years, HBO is the reason Floyd was able to pick and choose who to fight. If HBO said "**** you Floyd, fight this guy or you ain't fighting on HBO for big money" Mayweather would have had to make a choice whether to make big money or go to SHO. The networks have all the power, it's just they are pushovers to the promoters when it comes to making the best fights sometimes.
Similar to the UFC. This would ensure there is no ducking/dodging between fighters and would eliminate all the freaking belts. I know this isn't a new idea but it would do nothing but help boxing.
Tell it to McCain. He's the only pol that cares and is an honorable man.
Boxing just needs something to fix these damn cheating judges...bad decisions kill boxing more than anything else :(
Shane's win over Mayorga was anything but "flawless".
This is what worries me going into the Margarito fight..
um they build up their records too....
Not like boxing...there aren't enough contenders. It's almost like if the only Welterweights were the top 10....obviously I'm exaggerating but you get the idea.
They build their records with like 3 fight and then they're fighting top guys. You can't even compare it.
There would certainly be less padded records. People complain about how a 14-4 guy in UFC is a top dog...its because they don't get fed bums and waste peoples times with fights no one cares about Now I'm not a UFC fan by any stretch, but that's one aspect of it that I like.
um they build up their records too....
There would certainly be less padded records. People complain about how a 14-4 guy in UFC is a top dog...its because they don't get fed bums and waste peoples times with fights no one cares about Now I'm not a UFC fan by any stretch, but that's one aspect of it that I like.
Why would promoters around the world keep developing talent if they know eventually those fighters would sign with the main org and they would get shut out???
Plus the main org would not be able to keep the fighters under contract like the UFC does and that main org would eventually break up to what boxing is now, it's going to happen to the ufc sooner or later and they will end up just like boxing.
People are getting caught up into thinking the UFC is the way to go, I already posted earlier what the boxing PPV cards would look like if they were on a monthly basis like the UFC and didn't have SHO or HBO backing them up.
The best in boxing will fight the best, it just takes HBO and SHO to put preasure on them and tell them they won't put the fighters on their network for big money unless the fights are quality.
If the best will fight the best then how come Mayweather hasn't fought the top welterweights?
We need more then Sho and HBO to put pressure on fighters.
I disagree.. Look at FIFA and Football.
Football is the biggest sport in the world and it is under one banner.
There are only ten boxers in each top ten too so it shouldn't be too hard.
Why would promoters around the world keep developing talent if they know eventually those fighters would sign with the main org and they would get shut out???
Plus the main org would not be able to keep the fighters under contract like the UFC does and that main org would eventually break up to what boxing is now, it's going to happen to the ufc sooner or later and they will end up just like boxing.
People are getting caught up into thinking the UFC is the way to go, I already posted earlier what the boxing PPV cards would look like if they were on a monthly basis like the UFC and didn't have SHO or HBO backing them up.
January
Trinidad vs Jones -PPV
Mollo vs Golota-PPV
Karmazin vs Bunema-PPV
Chambers vs Povetkin -HBO
Malignaggi vs Ngoudjo -SHO
Feburary
Pavlik vs Taylor -PPV
Montiel vs Castillo-PPV
Klitschko vs Ibragimov-HBO
Williams vs Quintana-HBO
Berto vs Trabant-HBO
Angulo vs Cortes-SHO
Guerrero vs Litzau-SHO
March
Peter vs Maskaev-HBO
Campbell vs Diaz-HBO
Marquez vs Pacquiao-PPV
Casamayor vs Katsidis-HBO
Vazquez vs Marquez 3-SHO
April
Dawson vs Johnson-SHO
Tarver vs Woods-SHO
Cotto vs Gomez-HBO
Cintron vs Margarito-HBO
Calzaghe vs Hopkins-HBO
May
Delahoya vs Forbes-HBO
Gamboa vs Jimenez-HBO
Angulo vs Gutierrez-HBO
Diaz vs Pacquiao-PPV
Dirrell vs Hanshaw-SHO
Witter vs Bradley-SHO
June
Forrest vs Mora-SHO
Quintana vs WIlliams-SHO
Ward vs Ravelo-SHO
Abraham vs Miranda-SHO
Lorenzo vs Marquez-SHO
Pavlik vs Locket-HBO
De leon vs Lopez-HBO
Berto vs Rodriguez-HBO
Arreola vs Witherspoon-HBO
July
Klitschko vs Thompson-HBO
Cotto vs Margarito-PPV
Torres vs Holt-SHO
Alvarado vs Bazan-PPV
August
Judah vs Clottey-HBO
Kirilov vs Darchinyan-SHO
Dirrell vs Pashall-SHO
Wolak vs Smith-SHO
Teron vs Lozada-SHO
September
Bradley vs Cherry-SHO
Diaz vs Katsidis-HBO
Juarez vs Barrios-HBO
Mosley vs Mayorga-HBO
Berto vs Forbes-HBO
October
Gamboa vs Ramirez-HBO
Angulo vs Tsurkan-HBO
Martinez vs Bunema-HBO
Pavlik vs Hopkins-HBO
Tarver vs Dawson-SHO
Peter vs Klitschko-SHO
Bute vs Andrade-SHO
November
Moliter vs Caballero-SHO
Mijares vs Darchinyan-SHO
Dirrell vs Oganov-SHO
Calzaghe vs Jones-PPV
Taylor vs Lacy-HBO
Malignaggi vs Hatton-HBO
Vera vs Kirkland-HBO
Williams vs Phillips-HBO
Arreola vs Walker-HBO
December
Delahoya vs Pacquiao-PPV
Klitschko vs Rahman-HBO
Holt vs Hopkins-SHO
Ortiz vs Resto-PPV
Lopez vs Medina-PPV
The best in boxing will fight the best, it just takes HBO and SHO to put preasure on them and tell them they won't put the fighters on their network for big money unless the fights are quality.
Boxing is too big for that too happen, what it needs is HBO and SHO to put their foot down and only pay for quality fights. The fans already put their foot down not buying every damn PPV that is thrown our way, it's HBO and SHO turn now.
I disagree.. Look at FIFA and Football.
Football is the biggest sport in the world and it is under one banner.
There are only ten boxers in each top ten too so it shouldn't be too hard.
No shit? lol this has been beaten to death. Boxing is too dirty for cleaning. only when the mobs stop making money out of it the good people can take over and make it happen. But do u really think the arums, kings or hoyas of this world will let any of this happen? no.
Boxing is too big for that too happen, what it needs is HBO and SHO to put their foot down and only pay for quality fights. The fans already put their foot down not buying every damn PPV that is thrown our way, it's HBO and SHO turn now.
Similar to the UFC. This would ensure there is no ducking/dodging between fighters and would eliminate all the freaking belts. I know this isn't a new idea but it would do nothing but help boxing.
I know just who to call
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