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Takeaways from a really interesting conversation ...
— Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) November 15, 2019
-PBC belts are coming (probably)
-Fox is in the "premiere position" with Showtime, effectively saying Fox gets the best fights.
-Spence-Pacquiao is real for 2020
-Don't expect Crawford/WBO recognized anytime soon. https://t.co/WkKGze6DvD
Listening to it right now and Mannix gives some cliff notes of the interview. So looks like the PBC belts are going to be a real thing. So does that mean they scrap the sanctioning bodies for good? Basically will turn the PBC into the UFC, but they don't have 85-90% of the best talent under their umbrella. They will be getting most of the big fights on their network opposed to SHO. Not a surprise there, but does suck for Espinoza/SHO who invested more in boxing than anyone else for a stretch. No guarantee Wilder/Fury takes place if Wilder and Ruiz win their next fights. Heck, Wagner's not even saying there will be a Co-PPV distribution for the Fury fight. Will have to listen to the 2nd part of the interview again, was missing some of the stuff while working. Interesting stuff nonetheless."You know what we're going to try to do with the PBC, and we're on our way to do this...We're going to have a PBC belt and a PBC champion of a division."
— adam abramowitz (@snboxing) November 15, 2019