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By Jake Donovan - Once upon a time, Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer boasted a reputation for producing the big fight, or at least the big event. He never hesitated to offer this self-congratulatory boast, but as the old saying goes, “It ain’t bragging if you can back it up.”
A quick glance at recent big events and their numbers provide plenty of support. It was just two years ago when Golden Boy promoted the richest event in the history of the sport; that same year ended with their earning more pay-per-view revenue than any other promoter in a single 12-month period.
That was then; this is now. While Golden Boy’s thumbprint can still be found on several of the biggest events the sport has to offer today, the California-based promotional outfit has taken a major hit in 2009.
For the moment, nothing tops their part in the recent fumbling of the only super fight that matters for the moment, the proposed March 13 event between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Rather than discussing what should be the pre-fight buildup to what could become the most lucrative event in boxing history, the latest theme in the news story that has dominated the closing stretch of 2009 have centered around who deserves the most blame for what will inevitably be labeled “yet another black eye for boxing.” [Click Here To Read More]
A quick glance at recent big events and their numbers provide plenty of support. It was just two years ago when Golden Boy promoted the richest event in the history of the sport; that same year ended with their earning more pay-per-view revenue than any other promoter in a single 12-month period.
That was then; this is now. While Golden Boy’s thumbprint can still be found on several of the biggest events the sport has to offer today, the California-based promotional outfit has taken a major hit in 2009.
For the moment, nothing tops their part in the recent fumbling of the only super fight that matters for the moment, the proposed March 13 event between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Rather than discussing what should be the pre-fight buildup to what could become the most lucrative event in boxing history, the latest theme in the news story that has dominated the closing stretch of 2009 have centered around who deserves the most blame for what will inevitably be labeled “yet another black eye for boxing.” [Click Here To Read More]
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