By Robert Morales - Golden Boy Promotions, president Oscar De La Hoya and CEO Richard Schaefer presiding, took some heat this week because of De La Hoya's comments that boxing would be better off with one promoter and one worldwide commission. For one thing, De La Hoya told Broadcasting Cable this is a sure-fire way to make certain the biggest fights get done because "a lot of times promoters are the ones in the way," he said.
Schaefer, speaking via telephone from New York City on Wednesday morning, offered some clarification."
"I don't think I'm following the U F C model," Schaefer said of the M M A entity run by Dana Whlte. "We have our own model, which is called the Golden Boy model. I don't have a problem working with other promoters, which we have shown in past shows. What we want to be is, we want to be a home to any fighter who is a free agent.
"We are interested in continuing to build our stable and expand your franchise both domestically and internationally and I think that's what he (De La Hoya) meant. I don't think that in boxing, to be the only promoter is going to work. The entry level to become a boxing promoter is very low. There are always going to be a host of promoters out there."
Schaefer said Golden Boy is not hell-bent on doing in-house fights only. Quite the contrary. He said the company wants to stage the biggest and best fights, whether between two Golden Boy fighters or one Golden Boy fighter and one toiling under another banner. [Click Here To Read More]
Schaefer, speaking via telephone from New York City on Wednesday morning, offered some clarification."
"I don't think I'm following the U F C model," Schaefer said of the M M A entity run by Dana Whlte. "We have our own model, which is called the Golden Boy model. I don't have a problem working with other promoters, which we have shown in past shows. What we want to be is, we want to be a home to any fighter who is a free agent.
"We are interested in continuing to build our stable and expand your franchise both domestically and internationally and I think that's what he (De La Hoya) meant. I don't think that in boxing, to be the only promoter is going to work. The entry level to become a boxing promoter is very low. There are always going to be a host of promoters out there."
Schaefer said Golden Boy is not hell-bent on doing in-house fights only. Quite the contrary. He said the company wants to stage the biggest and best fights, whether between two Golden Boy fighters or one Golden Boy fighter and one toiling under another banner. [Click Here To Read More]
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