Boxing needs to be under one promoter

[Daylyt]

Absolutely not free market exist for a reason.

[Beater_of_ass]

Look at the Danny Garcia situation, that would never happen in the UFC. Jon Jones would never fight a Middleweight that's not even ranked in the top 10 at 185 & is coming up in weight to light heavyweight.

That doesn't happen on HBO boxing either, at least not after they told Haymon to go **** himself.

[RAV3N]

Well if Haymon was to run boxing by himself it would be horrible.

We would have Garcia v Salka mismatches all the time.

In theory having one governing body or promotor seems like a great idea but even the ufc failed to make super fights and Dana White is like the biggest star in the sport.

The biggest draws in the UFC are still earning peanuts compared to the elite boxers.

It would be great if boxing could be perfect and all the fights that we want are made but its probably never going to happen, not in our lifetimes any way.

[LoadedWraps]

Boxing doesn't need a system like the UFC, even though I agree from a fans perspective it would be better.

Wouldn't be better from the fighters point of view, because they wouldn't make as much money.

What boxing needs is not a promotional monopoly, but someone in govt to step in and make sure to regulate the corruption in boxing.

Like a boxing Czar. An outside force to regulate these corrupt ass.holes.

I think it should be somewhere in between, UFC had a good model but everything else minus the model was trash once their original top talent left, so I try not to use them as an example, but if there was only one promotional company, or say a federation of promotors that worked together, we would have all the fights we can't have now, we would have legitamate champions, and more network/PPV audiences, because it would all make sense then to the casual fans.

[BoxingLaw]

Well, there goes my retirement plan. lol

Seriously though, it's a dream that we boxing fans know will never come true.

We take what we can get. There are times where our current setup seems to work well. Other times, not so much. (the may/pac tragedy)

[Bigg Rigg]

That doesn't happen on HBO boxing either, at least not after they told Haymon to go **** himself.

Good point but you can't trust the networks either. Just look at what happening to Rigo. HBO will rather put unknown Europeans on that will go toe to toe instead of a top 3 p4p boxer.

[Based_God]

That doesn't happen on HBO boxing either, at least not after they told Haymon to go **** himself.

Lol really??... So the last fight with Kovalev against a guy where the odds were 35-1 didn't just happen on hbo??... Hilarious...

[Ruthless One]

Anything to prevent any "cold wars" from happening and preventing us from getting the fights we want to see.

[sbeatz]

Hell no! The cash cow would never lose a decision. It would be like the Harlem Globetrotters vs. the Washington Generals every fight.

This is what needs to happen:

1. Ban multi-fight promotional contracts and options altogether
2. Fighters have managers/advisers to handle their careers
3. Sanctioning bodies (preferably 1) do the matchmaking
4. Promoters bid on fights that sanctioning bodies make


If anything we need 1 sanctioning body, not one promoter.

This is the most logical theory, just number 1 would solve many problems, but business would be severely shaken up. What would happen to the process of building up young prospects if long-term contracts are banned?

Also, managers/advisers handling of their fighters careers will be dependent on their relationships with promoters. Managers would be able to have fighters signed to long-term contracts, with certain stipulations in them that bind them to certain promotions.

If the power of matchmaking is taken from promoters/managers, with sanctioning bodies making ALL the fights (not just title fights), then number 2 & 4 can work, unless there's then corruption in the sanctioning bodies (like always). Always violating the Ali Act.

Its all down to the power of matchmaking and enforcing that the match goes through. Two things difficult enough, but in present time, a ****in nightmare. Before the one-on-one sport of professional prize-fighting boxing takes place, the Team Sport of Boxing Business and Training must take place. Its a fight outside the ring that's grueling and taxing to put together a fight between 2 top fighters. A fight made even more difficult with the addition of too many damn people from each camp.

I would definitely like this procedure to happen though! Good Idea!

[Beater_of_ass]

Good point but you can't trust the networks either. Just look at what happening to Rigo. HBO will rather put unknown Europeans on that will go toe to toe instead of a top 3 p4p boxer.

Rigo isn't even top 10 p4p, calm down with the Rigo love please.