Richard Schaefer Has Been Very Quiet Lately

Anything about the Schaefer/Haymon collaboration yet? How is the lawsuit going?

My money is on things pretty much staying the Same - de la Hoya ain't gonna fire Schaefer - at least not as long as Floyd is fighting, IMO. I don't know man, you could be right but I see a shake up coming and some one is losing their seat at the table, I think it'll be Oscar who after its all said and done is going to be the one who has a depleted near empty stable or him joining TR side and Shaeffer, Haymon, Espinoza, Mayweather doing their thing I could be wrong, all speculation on my part

We're waiting for an answer to this question but it's not impossible that some new promotional entity could be created with the finance to bankroll a Mayweather fight. Originally Posted by Rocky Rode View Post What promotional companies have the capital to invest in a Mayweather fight? Those things aren't cheap. Plus Floyd's $32 million guarantee is paid by the promoter... It's my understanding that Floyds 32 mil per fight guarantee comes from Sho/CBS. Floyd hires GBP to conduct the tasks a Promoter would, i.e. obtaining sponsors, conducting/completing administrative tasks/duties, handling the financials, etc... for his fights. In a sense he's paying GBP to use their license and staff. GBP is not putting up a dime to pay Floyd.

LOL. If Oscar "dumps" Schaefer - which he won't - GBP will be in NO position to compete with TR. None. Expect GBP to get the ass end of the stick in any potential these are my feelings exactly. Arum has an issue with Shaffer because Arum can't walk over him in negotiations. If anyone is paying attention, all bouts where Arum is working with another promotional outfit, Arum/ Top Rank is clearly the one in charge. Shaffer won't bow or cower down to Arum and that's been the issue all along. If Arum can manipulate the situation to ensure there is a rift between Shaffer and ODLH, he will because he knows how to impose his will on ODLH to get things to go his way

This is true. May weather basically has been a gbp fighter fighting on a fight by fight basis. They're not licensed in Nevada. They've only done small casino shows in New York and I think Washington I have no idea why they're not licensed in Nevada

Schaefer will probably be the CEO of TMT's online product store. Lots of lottery soda needs to be moved. Richie Rich gonna be busy. :boxing:

Mayweather promotions isn't a real promotion company... they have no license to promote fights in any state. This is true. May weather basically has been a gbp fighter fighting on a fight by fight basis.

Schaefer will probably be the CEO of TMT's online product store. Hahaha damn.

Except...Haymon isn't beholden to anyone. He has fighters promoted by other companies. He can do as he pleases, in spite of the non-stop story telling you've done in this thread. I'm not sure which other companies promote his fighters....this is the list Floyd Mayweather Jr. Adonis Stevenson Amir Khan Peter Quillin Josesito Lopez Erislandy Lara Cristobal Arreola Devon Alexander Adrien Broner Kyrone Davis Andre Berto Danny Garcia Austin Trout Lamont Peterson Anthony Peterson Seth Mitchell Gary Russell Jr. Antonio Tarver Sakio Bika Vernon Forrest Lamon Brewster Jermain Taylor J'Leon Love Omar Figueroa Paul Williams Leo Santa Cruz John Molina, Jr. Deontay Wilder Lucas Matthysse Chris Pearson Errol Spence Marcos Maidana Julian Williams Keith Thurman Paulie Malignaggi Robert Guerrero Shawn Porter Luis Collazo Rances Barthelemy I only briefly skimmed that but I'm pretty sure literally 99% if the fighters on that list are GBP promoted. Whether they have a contract or not I dont know but they all fought on GBP cards. Simply put if Schaefer gets fired, I wouldnt expect an exodus over it. Mayweather Promotions is nothing atm and GBP is an established power house. Also Ellerbe is retarded and the only reason he has his job is because of Mayweather. Oscar can hire anybody and they'll probably be a better CEO than Ellerbe. Fighters would be stupid to switch promoters just because Schaefer gets fired. The cold war ending is better for everybody, except for duckers like Floyd and Stevenson.

Mayweather promotions isn't a real promotion company... they have no license to promote fights in any state.Unfortunately for us, they're not in short supply of licensed promotional outfits who are willing to do business with them.

People cannot forget the GBP Showtime deal and Mayweather deal were all organized by five men... Richard Schaefer, Al Haymon, Stephen Espinoza, Leonard Ellerbee and Sam Watson. If Richard is no longer with GBP, the best bet is that all five of these guys will continue to work together in the future most likely under the Mayweather Promotions banner. Espinoza and Schaefer are very very close. If Schaefer leaves GBP expect most Haymon fighters that aren't under contract to switch banners to Mayweather Promotions and fight on Show. The Cold War wont be over because now most of GBP's top fighters wont be with GBP they will be with Mayweather Promo, who wont work with Arum. ..... Or De La Hoya allows Schaefer to stay on board if him and Haymon make up with Arum and we get Mayweather-Pacquiao in September, with Thurman v Bradley, Marquez v Porter and Matthysse v Provodnikov all on the undercard.......... Mayweather promotions isn't a real promotion company... they have no license to promote fights in any state.

Schaefer will probably be the CEO of TMT's online product store.

Of course. Can't stop someone from working if you fire them. I still would be shocked if that happens and it appears to me that Schafer is trying to leave, not Oscar is trying to fire him. It is hard to tell what is really going on over there, but I would not be shocked if your version is correct. We can assume that some changes are definitely taking place internally and the end outcome will be very interesting. I do expect litigation on some level. This silence tells me Lawyers are working.

What do you mean by "letting it happen?" Smh. Again these things don't occur in a vacuum. They obviously have outside influences... But why is Golden Boy building up a fighter who isn't even in their stable? Richard Schaefer, Espinoza, Haymon...Any of them could be responsible, but guess what? Only Schaefer works for Golden Boy.

It's not about making the decisions it's about letting them happen. He's the CEO of GBP. It's his job to do what's best for the company. If he doesn't then he should get fired What do you mean by "letting it happen?" Smh. Again these things don't occur in a vacuum.

People cannot forget the GBP Showtime deal and Mayweather deal were all organized by five men... Richard Schaefer, Al Haymon, Stephen Espinoza, Leonard Ellerbee and Sam Watson. If Richard is no longer with GBP, the best bet is that all five of these guys will continue to work together in the future most likely under the Mayweather Promotions banner. Espinoza and Schaefer are very very close. If Schaefer leaves GBP expect most Haymon fighters that aren't under contract to switch banners to Mayweather Promotions and fight on Show. The Cold War wont be over because now most of GBP's top fighters wont be with GBP they will be with Mayweather Promo, who wont work with Arum. ..... Or De La Hoya allows Schaefer to stay on board if him and Haymon make up with Arum and we get Mayweather-Pacquiao in September, with Thurman v Bradley, Marquez v Porter and Matthysse v Provodnikov all on the undercard..........

You see people on here say GBP would be this or that without Dick Schaefer...posters like The _ Tase say he is easily replaced. I would argue a Swiss banker who understands the ebb and flow of the boxing game is harder to replace than most of us can imagine.

I wonder why people think Schafer makes these decisions in a vacuum. It's not about making the decisions it's about letting them happen. He's the CEO of GBP. It's his job to do what's best for the company. If he doesn't then he should get fired

You know we're talking about the fight at Stubhub Center right? With Matthysse on the undercard. There's no way in hell they thought Thurman could sell more tickets than Matthysse, especially in Southern California where they support Latino fighters. I think a guy like Thurman can (and probably will tbh) leave, but that's why Schaefer screwed over GBP and probably a good reason as to why he will be out of a job soon. I wonder why people think Schafer makes these decisions in a vacuum.

That probably means he was the biggest name on the card. So it would be pretty smart to use him to sell tickets and get people to come in and look at your other fighters. Or, just maybe, Thurman is one of those fighters who might leave with him. Lots of possibilities. You know we're talking about the fight at Stubhub Center right? With Matthysse on the undercard. There's no way in hell they thought Thurman could sell more tickets than Matthysse, especially in Southern California where they support Latino fighters. I think a guy like Thurman can (and probably will tbh) leave, but that's why Schaefer screwed over GBP and probably a good reason as to why he will be out of a job soon.