Comments Thread For: Gary Shaw Fires Back, Unloads on Top Rank/Golden Boy

[sicko]

bottom line is that ALL PROMOTERS need to put their fighters against the BEST instead of giving them the best match up for them to have a better chance to win

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I see we have an "Alex Drone" here on NSB

Anyway, I think it's better that one or two promoters monopolize all the fighters, that way it's easier for fights to get signed. Two rivals in the same stall are much more likely to sign than from different promoters.

no way, that totally takes away from great match ups ever getting made. if fighters only fight guys that are only in their promotional group, then that cuts out half of what is available. that doesn't make any sense, especially with the mind set of guys not fighting other fighters from the rival promoters.

bottom line, match makers, promoters, fighters, and their teams, need to put fights together that further their fighters career, their career, and fulfill the obligation to the ticket and ppv buying fans, and that is make the best match ups possible, forget a monopoly, history has shown that monopolies only breed mediocrity..........


and as for being a "drone" good god dude, open up your mind, alex jones is the only guy that shoots it straight as far as news is concerned, he has the most credible guests on his show that are reputable and know what they're talking about. now as for jones delivery, that is another story, he can be too much at times and rowdy if you will in his delivery but, his content is on point. either way, the main and most important part and that also deals with boxing, is to get people to THINK instead of react, because a reaction its already too late.

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What does it say about Shaw's promotional skills when the supposed best 140-lber in the world can only get fights at Indian Casinos w/ 2,000 people (w/ empty seats)... meanwhile Arum, who's promoted the likes of Ali, Leonard, Hagler, Mayweather, De La Hoya, Pacquiao- gets his fighters into packed football and baseball stadiums, major hotel/casinos, and blockbuster PPV fights.

Would anyone pay $50-$60 to watch Tim Bradley fight anyone not named Pacquiao or Mayweather? If you're sitting on that kind of talent and you can only get them half-assed arenas and mediocre fights and the public at large has no idea who you're fighters are... then you aren't that great of a promoter.

Shaw needs to stop trying to piggyback on other promoters hard work and actually, you know, promote his fighters. If Bradley wants the big fights, he should sign up with Top Rank or GBP and move from 2,000 seat Agua Caliente Casino to 50,000 seat Dallas Cowboys Stadium or the MGM Grand.

Just a thought.

i'm just commenting on palm springs and bradley fighting at indian casino's. first off it's a building process, and as of right now that is where they're building him up, and as for attendance, i know a lot of people who were going to go out there when he was fighting maidana, at least when it was first proposed, but after that fell through only a few were considering it, but the one main factor that kept them from going out there was the timing, it's at least 115' degrees out there right now, and can easily reach 120', i know because my family lives out there in la quinta, nobody really like that tye of weather........ it's a hard sell, vegas doesn't get that hot and if it does, there are way more places to hide out at than palm springs........ just sayin.

Its funny people agree with shaw and think shaw is a real promoter but greatly forgot that he is the main reason donaire vs darchinyan 2 never happen and to the point he tried to blackball donaire from getting any big fights to the point donaire left his ass for top rank.

yep yep, the double standard people either don't want to see or don't see, either way, you make a perfect irrefutable factual point............

shaw is a greasy scumbag, of course he is a promoter, whats new there?

Exactly. This is like Oscar coming on after his card July 31st which has 3 in house fights (Marquez vs Diaz, Juarez vs Linares, Guerrero vs Casamayor) and asking other promoters to stop making in house fights.

People fail to forget that he tried his damdest to make Darchinyan vs Marquez, but Rafa is a proud warrior which is why he is facing Lopez instead.

i have to say, the gbp fight on the 31st is a really good card, i can't really criticize that card................ theyre making good match ups, but it also looks like they might be trying to clean house with this type card.

one thing i can be a critic about with gbp's is that they're ppv's usually suck ass and give us the bare minimum, after they've seen their numbers drop and other promotions go up due to better match ups and giving the fans more, they're starting to step it up, hopefully the trend continues to across the board with all promoters.

bottom line is that ALL PROMOTERS need to put their fighters against the BEST instead of giving them the best match up for them to have a better chance to win

yep yep yep......... well said.

[King Ju-Ju]

Bradley's challenge 2 Pacquiao was so lame. Lol. He would get destroyed by Manny. Young Devon would whip his ass 2. He has some work 2 do at 140 so I don't wanna hear this dude, he's a ****ing clown. Shaw 2. He got a point about Top Rank & Golden Boy keepin **** in house though. Can't lie.

[JCairo]

Bradley's challenge 2 Pacquiao was so lame. Lol. He would get destroyed by Manny. Young Devon would whip his ass 2. He has some work 2 do at 140 so I don't wanna hear this dude, he's a ****ing clown. Shaw 2. He got a point about Top Rank & Golden Boy keepin **** in house though. Can't lie.

word. shaw was talkin real stuff. top rank and golden boy are driving hardcore fans away with this in-house stuff. can't blame bradley for calling out pac, shoot i want 5 mil to get my face busted up too. lol. but seriously bradley, you just beat abregu, and that earns you a shot at pac?