Golden Boy approach to sign Ricky Burns

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

If Burns beats Broner he will get robbed no matter who he signs with.


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[The_Demon]

Burns will get the fights he wants now,this is good news

As for Khan-got him knocked out? I assume you're joking,Khan got himself knocked out,you can't blame his promoters for his lack of defence

[S. Saddler 1310]

Someone with less one-punch power (yes, as a promoter I would protect Khan). At the time Khan was said to have been one fight from a Mayweather shot, the Garcia ruined it for him

that's kind of a gay argument. shouldn't Khan earn his shot at least a little? Guerrero was one fight from a Mayweather shot, but GBP weren't shy of putting him in with a puncher in Berto. exactly how much do we want these guys to be pampered to a shot at the elite of the sport? if Khan doesn't have the best chin in the world, it's his job to protect it in the fight.

i don't believe Khan was really one win away from Floyd, btw. he would've had to do some business at WW first (probably would have had to fight Berto himself or maybe Ortiz).

[S. Saddler 1310]

Someone with less one-punch power (yes, as a promoter I would protect Khan). At the time Khan was said to have been one fight from a Mayweather shot, the Garcia ruined it for him.



Like Briedis Prescott, yes?



(a) Because he was on the verge of securing Mayweather
(b) He can't take a flush punch from a ****er, as a promoter of course he should be protected.

GBP don't care, instead they created a new star in Garcia. British promoters have more to lose.

Imo they'll sign Burns to match him with Broner and then as a foreign fighter not really gaf about his career.

why are you so concerned about the interests of British fighters? why shouldn't they stand or fall, sink or swim, like any other fighters? this is boxing, not the English national team, we want good matchups.

GBP gave a F about Khan and still do. they invested in him. they gave him good fights. he couldn't keep his momentum going.

you know they took a risk on matching Danny with Khan, too, right? Garcia was another young fighter with marketing potential, but GBP had no hesitation putting him in with Khan, who was heavily favoured to win. they put two of their young assets together, one lost, one won. i don't really understand your complaint. if you're aiming for Mayweather, you're going to have to get over some bumpy terrain to get to him. Khan losing the way he did only proved he was nowhere near ready.

[New England]

they tried their best with khan. they really did, man.

they brought thaty guy up like a top billed guy.



they won't do the same for burns, though. they'll match him with their higher earning american fighters until he's washed up. he'll lose at 135 (maybe more than once,) and then they'll convince him to move to 140, where he'll lose some more.

[S. Saddler 1310]

Burns with GBP would get fair opportunities to show what he's made of. if he turned out not to be good enough to capitalize on those opportunities, that would be his failing, not GBP's.

[Hougigo]

Not a lot of people gave Garcia a chance to win... he was a +550 underdog... making Khan a heavy favorite.
As for Burns.....they only want to sign him to fight Broner, that's it

[IronDanHamza]

Burns with GBP would get fair opportunities to show what he's made of. if he turned out not to be good enough to capitalize on those opportunities, that would be his failing, not GBP's.

Exactly.

I see this all the time, "So and so shouldn't be matched with so and so because it's too tough a fight at this stage of his career"

It's foolish. I understand if you're very young and still learning but Ricky Burns is 30 years old and a 2 weight world champion. He wants Broner so let him get Broner. Sink or swim.

Khan's the same, he had plenty dud fights on the come up, and eventually fought top fighters and kept winning.

Matching up with Peterson and Garcia were good fights. They were fights against top, world class opposition that he was expected to win too. They were supposed to be stepping stones.

I see people saying on a potential fight with Joseito Lopez "Don't match them up, it's too soon" I'm sorry, if Khan can't beat Joseito Lopez then he may aswell hang them up now.

GBP seem to be making good fights recently, they way it should be. The fighter's going to take that opportunity and either sink or swim. If they sink, then unfortunately it wasn't meant to be.

[S. Saddler 1310]

the Khan-Mayweather thing was built on such unsound foundations, anyway.

anyone could see that Khan was going to come unstuck at some point before he got to Floyd (i remember saying as much to Burner two years ago when he opined that a Floyd-Khan matchup had to be in GBP's plans down the road). just too much glaring vulnerability. that version of Khan was in no way equipped to hang with Floyd.

[paulf]

"Reckless" matchmaking is what the sport needs.

Sorry but you don't have to be careful with a 30 year old with 37 fights.

Spot ****ing on.