Comments Thread For: De La Hoya Not Worried Over Schaefer/Mayweather Pact

[Bigg Rigg]

Oscar won Gold in the Olympics, had a platinum record in the music business, a championship pro career where he faced the best, and the top promotional outfit of all time. Floyd flopped for the Bronze, PHailed with his ridiculous Philthy Rich Records, is hated for ducking in the pros and has a promotional company that couldn't sell toilet paper to a shart victim. Golden Boy Promotions forever. Bronze Boy Promotions NEVER.

Lol "bronze boy" promotions

[Bronx2245]

With Oscar cross-dressing and crossing over to HBO, and Haymon making moves with NBC, it seems Showtime might be left azz out:

Are you ready for some boxing? On prime-time national over-the-air TV?
Word in boxing circles is that Al Haymon, the power behind Floyd Mayweather Jr. and other current stars, has a deal in the works with NBC. While most of the reported 24 boxing events in Haymon's proposal would be shown on the NBC Sports Network, four are believed headed for the Pea**** itself.

Kathy Duva, head of Main Events, told BoxingScene.com that Haymon & Co. is replacing her group as NBC Sports' provider of boxing. Haymon's reported $20 million offer outstrips Main Events' ability to provide content, Duva said.

Haymon isn't kidding around.

"He's promised NBC that he's going to take his fighters off premium cable ... He's going to put Showtime and HBO out of the puzzle," Duva said. "And he's going to do away with pay per view and create an over-the-top network. He's got the fighters and he's presumably got the money. I wish him the best and I totally and sincerely mean it. ... I pray he doesn't blow it, because if he does, we're not going back to (network TV for a while.) If he's successful, all the networks will want boxing."

http://www.sportingnews.com/sport/st...time-al-haymon

[PETUFF]

warr Oscar!!!!!!!!!you don't need nobody Oscar rules!!!!!!

[Deevel916]

What is he suppose to say? That he IS worried?

Pointless thread!

[bigjavi973]

With Oscar cross-dressing and crossing over to HBO, and Haymon making moves with NBC, it seems Showtime might be left azz out:

Are you ready for some boxing? On prime-time national over-the-air TV?
Word in boxing circles is that Al Haymon, the power behind Floyd Mayweather Jr. and other current stars, has a deal in the works with NBC. While most of the reported 24 boxing events in Haymon's proposal would be shown on the NBC Sports Network, four are believed headed for the Pea**** itself.

Kathy Duva, head of Main Events, told BoxingScene.com that Haymon & Co. is replacing her group as NBC Sports' provider of boxing. Haymon's reported $20 million offer outstrips Main Events' ability to provide content, Duva said.

Haymon isn't kidding around.

"He's promised NBC that he's going to take his fighters off premium cable ... He's going to put Showtime and HBO out of the puzzle," Duva said. "And he's going to do away with pay per view and create an over-the-top network. He's got the fighters and he's presumably got the money. I wish him the best and I totally and sincerely mean it. ... I pray he doesn't blow it, because if he does, we're not going back to (network TV for a while.) If he's successful, all the networks will want boxing."

http://www.sportingnews.com/sport/st...time-al-haymon

geeze how about putting your own thought into things instead of copying and pasting everything. Don't you find it odd, that schafer left GBP a bit BEFORE mayweather got his FMP license? They are trying to get ODH and his GBP out of business from the inside out and I really hope they fail. Al haymon is WORSE than don king, he's just smarter about it.

[radioraheem]

geeze how about putting your own thought into things instead of copying and pasting everything. Don't you find it odd, that schafer left GBP a bit BEFORE mayweather got his FMP license? They are trying to get ODH and his GBP out of business from the inside out and I really hope they fail. Al haymon is WORSE than don king, he's just smarter about it.

Schaefer didn't leave voluntarily. He was FORCED out.

Haymon also makes sure his fighters are paid WELL. None of his fighters complain about money or try to say that they were ripped off. They all sing his praises, especially when it comes to purses. Don King did not have that reputation whatsoever. So Haymon doesn't even come close to King.

[PAC-BOY]

Nobody and i mean NOBODY...puts the fans first!!!!

[Wizardsh]

Like mayweathe is going to work well with sheafer people are on crack if they think that buisness relationship is going to work

[SeekDaGreat]

Why would he be worried?

[The Problem Child]

Haymon had a vision a few years ago, and he executed with a very smart plan.

Sneak in as a manager, become their trusted advisor. Do the most you can for them in these years in order to gain their trust and loyalty. All of these guys talk very highly of Haymon and it is because he has made sure they have been paid nicely. He acts as their friend, as a person who looks out for them and the fighters have followed like sheep (with good reason).

HOWEVER, expect things to change once Haymon gets his feet planted on the promoting business (at least 3-4 years into it). He'll just become like any other promoter, but this was his way of breaking into a tough market that was/is mostly dominated by two companies. It is VERY hard for small promoters like Dibella and such to have as much impact as TR and GB, so imagine how hard it would be for a new promoter. Haymon built his reputation and slowly gathered support by sneaking into one of the most influential positions in any work field, manager/advisor.

I tip my hat off to him, because as a fellow entrepreneur (we are always thinking of new ideas/concepts of how to break into different markets successfully), you can't help but to admire his strategy and vision.