Why have we yet to see a Golden Boy-Top Rank co-promoted fight yet?

[sicko]

The biggest wonder is why, as a fan, are you justifying this crap. What do you get out of it? Fans have been following these Haymon fighters for years hoping that they will fight each other someday. What do we get? Haymon-protected fighters fighting TBAs and TBDs (tobeannounced, tobedecided).

Are you a fan or just a Haymon/Schaefer apologist?

I notice how people who post like you do NEVER STAY ON TOPIC on this forum, it gets turned into trying to label someone something:

"OH YOU JUST A PACQUIAO FAN!" "OH YOU JUST A MAYWEATHER FAN!" "OH YOU SUPPORT SCHAEFER AND HAYMON"

I take the time to THINK before I Post Things, I don't just come and post what everybody else post because it makes me feel like I know something about boxing. I just replied to your original comment with the TRUTH and PROVED it to be a flat out LIE.

It is not about who I like or defending anybody, I choose to use Common Sense over EMOTION ATTACHMENTS. I understand BUSINESS, what is good for business and what is bad for business. Managers JOB is to handle the BUSINESS SIDE OF BOXING, not "MATCH MAKING". Most people still don't even know what exactly Haymon does, everything you know about Haymon is what you was TOLD and none of it was ever Verified. So I go guy what a Manager JOB is, which is to help build up his fighter BRAND and help him make the most money possible and to try and protect him from getting into any BAD DEALS. Seems to me like Al Haymon does that and he does it well which why fighters are flocking to his stable.

As for match making, when Schaefer was running things was they not giving fans the match ups the wanted on top of LOADING UP THE CARDS? Yet that still wasn't enough for SOME FANS!

I AM A BOXING FAN, not a fan of "A BOXER" not a fan of "A PROMOTION" not a fan of "A MANAGER" not a fan of "A NETWORK"...I AM A FAN OF BOXING!

[Grimmer]

They were gonna make Pacquaio v Garcia.

But then they both decided that the fans would prefer Salka and Algieri instead.

[Inkanyamba]

While not necessarily a Top Rank and Golden Boy fight, they are close to finalizing a BHop (Showtime) vs Kovalev (HBO) fighter. I do not believe Kovalev is with Top Rank, and I don't believe BHop is Golden Boy, he's self promoted.

Who will pick up this fight, HBO or Showtime?

[HEND]

While not necessarily a Top Rank and Golden Boy fight, they are close to finalizing a BHop (Showtime) vs Kovalev (HBO) fighter. I do not believe Kovalev is with Top Rank, and I don't believe BHop is Golden Boy, he's self promoted.

Who will pick up this fight, HBO or Showtime?

it'll be on HBO because Kovalev is contracted to HBO while B-Hop isn't contracted to Showtime.

[Bee Keepz]

Thought it was because of the lawsuit and it wont start until Dec if I remember correctly. Who knows how long that is going to last.

"We have to see if we can do fights with whom. There have to be matchups," Arum said. "In order for there to be matchups, Oscar has to say we have 'X' signed to me and we have a guy he can fight. Then we can make the fight. I’m not going to rush in and do something and get my ass sued." -- RING interview

[285Kid]

You not going to see that Arum vs Haymon don't like to work with eachother , Most of the fighters on GBP are Haymon

[gamefrk]

While not necessarily a Top Rank and Golden Boy fight, they are close to finalizing a BHop (Showtime) vs Kovalev (HBO) fighter. I do not believe Kovalev is with Top Rank, and I don't believe BHop is Golden Boy, he's self promoted.

Who will pick up this fight, HBO or Showtime?

Kovalev is promoted by Main Events & Hopkins by his own company Golden Boy (he's a managing partner).

[thuggery]

Kovalev is promoted by Main Events & Hopkins by his own company Golden Boy (he's a managing partner).

But he's fighting Kovalev on HBO. I thought Golden Boy worked exclusively with Showtime or is Golden Boy just not involved in this (Kovalev) fight at all?

[Jsmooth9876]

i had a dream that oscar and arum were hugging eachother and laughing happily, and a minute into their hugging they both looked at me and smiled and gestured me to come and join in. so i joined in and all three of us were hugging each other, laughing and jumping up and down, and arum said "thank you for believing in us Divine Hammer" which was followed by oscar saying "we couldon't do it without you buddy!", I just smiled and continued to hug them.

I was waiting for the punch line...it never came...then I said to myself "that was pretty damn gay". Thanks.

[gamefrk]

But he's fighting Kovalev on HBO. I thought Golden Boy worked exclusively with Showtime or is Golden Boy just not involved in this (Kovalev) fight at all?

I guess BHop isn't exclusive to Showtime, which is a good thing. Boxers should keep their options open. There's no shame fighting on either network (HBO/Sho).