Ironically, I like what Top Rank has done. They don’t have the capital to put on the biggest fights in the sport but they are scooping up the market share of young fighters. For the money it costs to put on a big fight they can pay a dozen young guns + Shakur, Loma, and Teo to fight twice a year.
Ultimately, Espn and Top Rank won’t give up the bag to put on the biggest fights in the sport. They just don’t have the bandwidth. Now that Messi is in the states, that’s a real level of competition and obstacle for boxing TV time and also when considering how much to roll into a bigger budget for next year.
Eventually Shakur, Teo, and others will have to move on once they decide they’re more valuable and want the big boy fights. Only exception I see is Loma and Inoue because of their bilateral deals tied to networks and brands in their motherlands.
Ultimately, Espn and Top Rank won’t give up the bag to put on the biggest fights in the sport. They just don’t have the bandwidth. Now that Messi is in the states, that’s a real level of competition and obstacle for boxing TV time and also when considering how much to roll into a bigger budget for next year.
Eventually Shakur, Teo, and others will have to move on once they decide they’re more valuable and want the big boy fights. Only exception I see is Loma and Inoue because of their bilateral deals tied to networks and brands in their motherlands.
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