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He's good for the boxers but ****in sucks for the fansComment
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Paul Hayman > Al Haymon
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Originally posted by Joeyzagz View PostPaul Hayman > Al Haymon
Ahhh good one......that s.hit just jump started my morning
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Continuing the cycle of garbage fights on network shows.... do I really have to explain this?Originally posted by Atreyu Khalil View PostHow?
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Here's an article that shows how each HBO and Showtime have dealt with Haymon this year.
http://maxboxing.com/news/promo-lead...-greenburg-eraHaymon Influence at HBO…
Another major concern during Greenburg’s run at HBO was how he seemingly bent backward for Al Haymon and the guaranteed output deal for Golden Boy Promotions he approved. When Hershman took over, many critics wondered if he was going to continue those types of choices.
“I don’t think it’ll ever be perceived by people who aren’t getting as much business as they want as a level playing field,” Hershman told Maxboxing’s Steve Kim. “But my approach to the business and the people in the business is to be open and honest and I view things as a shop that’s going to be open to everybody’s suggestions and ideals and we’re going to program the best way we see fit and try to be upfront and honest as to why we’re doing what we’re doing and the be transparent.”
Through the first nine fights on HBO, it appears this has remained true. In the nine- or 10 if you count the cancelled Gamboa vs. Brandon Rios- there has been an even division among promotional companies.
Five of the nine events have been Golden Boy-promoted. Of that five, only one (Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson II) main event wasn’t Al Haymon affiliated. Seth Mitchell, however, was on the undercard and he is advised by Haymon. Three of the nine events have been Top Rank-promoted. It would have been four if Gamboa fought Rios in April.
The last remaining show went to DiBella Entertainment, who promotes Sergio Martinez.
Haymon Influence at Showtime…
As Ken Hershman left Showtime for HBO, Stephen Espinoza took over the throne at Showtime. Espinoza, a former lawyer for Golden Boy Promotions, was met with skepticism regarding tentative favoritism for Golden Boy from Showtime and the numbers seem to back up the concern from fans and critics.
Four of the six “Showtime Championship Boxing” dates have been headlined by Golden Boy Promotions. Add in “ShoBox” dates and you get eight of the 16 events on Showtime being Golden Boy.
Bob Arum’s Top Rank have only had two dates on Showtime this year. Recently, Arum went on record by claiming he has been banned over the quarrel of September 15 (http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-bo...e-for-top-rank). Espinoza has denied this.
Whether Bob Arum and Espinoza work things out is a different issue. In the meantime, Al Haymon has been very busy with the network. Besides six Golden Boy shows, he was involved with, he was also was a part of two other fights on the network (Nobuhiro Ishida vs. Paul Williams and Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Rico Ramos).
That makes it 10 out of 16 or 62.5% of Showtime’s boxing programming either involving Haymon or Golden Boy. Also to note, that doesn’t include the upcoming programming they have together such as Devon Alexander vs. Randall Bailey or the September 15 card.Comment
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Hey Bros, not sure if this question has been asked already and didnt want to look through all the pages but what are some of the negative aspects of being an al haymon fighter. Are there some negative setbacks for the fighters themselves for being an al haymon fighterComment
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Occasionally they're prone to inactivity because he will hold out for better money fights.Originally posted by Deltoro_10 View PostComment
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what a shame, leo santa cruz just signed with him and i wanted to see more of himOriginally posted by DeadLikeMe View PostComment
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