Comments Thread For: Top Rank searching for new options as ESPN lets current deal expire

[MexicouFistology]

We all know top rank is gonna have to eat their pride , bob arum will have to get on his knees and go with Dazn. We know this. This is the reason why you never talk bad about your rivals and competition. Just like Mayweather promotions calling Dazn the dead zone and then years later Floyd was doing his own exhibition on a Dazn platform lol

[THC]

Too many boxing promotional outfits - Top Rank and PBC most notably - have viewed their TV partners more like suckers than partners. They’ve been living off the TV money while providing largely mediocre cards and content, and letting their main stars go long stretches without fighting in meaningful non-PPV fights.

They should be applauded, the broadcasters who no longer blindly subsidize profits for promoters peddling sub-standard in-house fights.

[MulaKO]

What about Golden Boy?

What about them ?

[Southpaw16]

Top Rank’s stable of prospects might be the best. Zayas, Abdullah Mason, Richard Torrez…

I’m disappointed, I liked the Top Rank on ESPN product.

[MulaKO]

Too many boxing promotional outfits - Top Rank and PBC most notably - have viewed their TV partners more like suckers than partners. They’ve been living off the TV money while providing largely mediocre cards and content, and letting their main stars go long stretches without fighting in meaningful non-PPV fights. Just like too many NBA stars look for excuses to avoid playing games, too many TR and PBC fighters look for excuses to not fight. If a TV networks does not absolutely need boxing - like DAZN does - what’s the point of putting up with the headaches of dealing with all the sport’s BS?

If anything Top Rank has their fighters quite active but not against great competition
Now PBC is one entity that shelves their fighters for months on end
Even years ; see Charlo for one

[Theshotyoudontsee]

Boxing is a niche sport now. It is partially just a result of technology. When I was a kid we had 5 channels and boxing was a big deal because it was on tv. There is zero commonality now and as a result most sports are going towards niche. Most kids don't care about sports these days, along with not caring about movies or music or anything else we had as shared culture when we were children. Kids today watch youtube and play video games. I could see sports being a really tiny slice of tv in the next 20 years.

Boxing died prematurely with Mayweather and his "lose the zero and your career is over" stuff. A whole generation of boxers grew up on that and as a result the sport became terrible as guys are prospects until their mid 20s, no one wants to take a chance and beat the best.....they want a padded record and then big paydays against nobodies. Then you have Canelo, who hasn't fought a threat in years and literally makes money for beating up B level guys.

There are exceptions that have kept the sport interesting and now we see some guys talking about fighting anyone and fighting the best, because they see the popularity waning and the money isn't there as much as it used to be. A little too late though as the sport itself is dying due to the lack of commonality.

DAZN may work for awhile but eventually it probably goes to all PPV bouts as the promoters struggle to make it worthwhile. It is sad but just reality.

[richardt]

What about them ?

Werent they on ESPN too? Or all at DAZN now.

[MulaKO]

Aren't they on ESPN too? Or soon to be - were on ESPN?

Golden Boy is strictly on Dazn and cruising with Turki

[steeve steel]

Your old school , maybe even older than myself
How many times have you heard that the Bobfather is dead , no this no that ???
Meanwhile that old bag of dust is going like thé fughin energizer bunny

Dude, Bob's been around since the civil war! He could die any minute, if not any second now. And once he's gone, we all know what's gonna happen to Top rank.

[MulaKO]

Dude, Bob's been around since the civil war! He could die any minute, if not any second now. And once he's gone, we all know what's gonna happen to Top rank.

Brother , I’ve been hearing boxing is dead for years and yet here we are
The Bobfather is still here feeding us boxing