Comments Thread For: Roc Nation, Gary Shaw Merger Deal is Complete

[The Gambler1981]

Shaw is a boxing guy, he is the kind of guy they need to be their boxing guy while others deal with the numbers.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

This is a good move for each party..


Roc nation needed infrastructure in the fight game, and shaw provides that.

Shaw needed financial backing and roc nation can provide that

[buddyguns]

This is an amazing move by Roc Nation, especially getting a ready made stable of fighters. My only problem is that we're probably going to see a whole new cold war era in boxing between Jay-Z and Al Haymon. Haymon had Quillin toss aside his belt and 1.4 million because Roc Nation won the purse bid. If they want to complete with Haymon, or push him out, they should try to absorb Banner or DiBella as well so that they can bring in some champions. Preferably Banner, cause I think Andrade has a bright future and Provodnikov will ultimately have the same marketability as Gatti used to have.

[KRITKL]

This is a good move for each party..


Roc nation needed infrastructure in the fight game, and shaw provides that.

Shaw needed financial backing and roc nation can provide that

My thoughts as well.

[mathed]

Well damn.....how's Hymen going to stop them now?

[mathed]

This is an amazing move by Roc Nation, especially getting a ready made stable of fighters. My only problem is that we're probably going to see a whole new cold war era in boxing between Jay-Z and Al Haymon. Haymon had Quillin toss aside his belt and 1.4 million because Roc Nation won the purse bid. If they want to complete with Haymon, or push him out, they should try to absorb Banner or DiBella as well so that they can bring in some champions. Preferably Banner, cause I think Andrade has a bright future and Provodnikov will ultimately have the same marketability as Gatti used to have.

Haha, dis gone be gooood.

[Sancho Puncho]

This is an amazing move by Roc Nation, especially getting a ready made stable of fighters. My only problem is that we're probably going to see a whole new cold war era in boxing between Jay-Z and Al Haymon. Haymon had Quillin toss aside his belt and 1.4 million because Roc Nation won the purse bid. If they want to complete with Haymon, or push him out, they should try to absorb Banner or DiBella as well so that they can bring in some champions. Preferably Banner, cause I think Andrade has a bright future and Provodnikov will ultimately have the same marketability as Gatti used to have.

More likely that DiBella would be absorbed by Haymon. It is already half-absorbed by Al anyway.

[La_Vibora]

More likely that DiBella would be absorbed by Haymon. It is already half-absorbed by Al anyway.

Haymon will probably do behind the back dealings to steal his fighters like he did to Iron Mike Productions.

[buddyguns]

Roc Nation is Co-Promoting a show with CES next week. What's the chance that by mid week we hear that Roc Nation has bought CES as well? That would create quite the stable of fighters. At least enough to interrupt Al Haymon's plan to take over boxing. Promoters have to be sick of this guy operating like he owns the sport while he sets up b******t fights.

[KTFO]

Right, and Roc Nation already has David Itskowitch as the COO, who's "a respected boxing executive and promoter with nearly two decades of experience" under his belt. Seems to me Roc Nation is really building something here.

Yeah for sure and building it the right way. Curious to see if they sign Rigo, I heard a previous offer was back on the table for him but they didn't disclose if it was the Roc Nation offer.