Comments Thread For: Why Boxing Needs To Root For Al Haymon For A Change

[titan m]

I think the NBC card coming up pretty good but he hasn't been making fights people want, hopefully he will start now but we'll have to wait and see. Maybe the NBC thing will be good but where I live I can only get regular NBC, not NBC sports or anything like that so I wont be able to watch those fights and I know I wont be the only one. At least ill catch the first one I guess.

[Eastcoast]

It's started.

Laughable that it's a private stream access only. Just like in his concert days, Al's attempting to assume complete & total control over the events. It does build some anticipation for those who care, but it also cuts off those who are unaware.

---> RT @RonWechsler: Huge boxing announcement...@NBCSports will be bringing boxing back to Prime Time network TV pic.twitter.com/NfuzmNh7dp

— Raging Babe (@M_RagingBabe) January 14, 2015

[Eastcoast]

Zimmer said I wanted to write music to honor these men as people, as individuals and get behind story that happens in the ring.

— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) January 14, 2015

Talking about Hans Zimmer composing the music for Premiere Boxing Champions, wonder what music he'll have for Peter Quillin?

[North Star]

Boxing does not need Haymon to succeed. He is one of the biggest problems in the business. He's burned bridges all over the place and in any business model, that is not a good sign. People still work with Haymon because they have no choice as he is prominent in the industry. He is the herpe that just will not go away.

[Eastcoast]

They just announced Peterson-Garcia for April 11th. Haha, that means if Andy Lee accepts Peter Quillin's offer, Pete's still an undercard fight.

[Luiz]

Ok. Now i'm hyped.

[Eastcoast]

Guys fighting 3-4x per year, olympic style drug testing, Cleveland Clinic involved for brain testing (after Jermain Taylor fights that is), composed music. Al Haymon has saved boxing. Sorry Espinoza, nothing personal.

[soul_survivor]

Ok, a card with Guerrero v Thurman headlining, a fight which is somewhat relevant to the welterweight division and a co-feature of Broner v Molina, which is bound to be fun...I like it. I like it a lot.

I'm not about to jump on Haymons ass and say he is saving boxing but its good. If NBC can put on multiple cards of this calibre throughout the year then I'll start saying Haymon has impacted boxing positively.

Will Garcia v Peterson be on network television too?

[anonymous2.0]

Isn't Haymon taking it all to a WWE-style pay-per-view channel next year?

Just stage one of a greater more evil plan enjoy it while it lasts.

IIRC the WWE 2014 PPV package was far, far cheaper than buying the boxing PPVs for the same year.

[anonymous2.0]

Did you hear about a great champion called berto?
For mismatches al haymon is second to none
bronner against molina?
Molina lost 4 of his last seven matches
so why?

Don't knock Molina, when he's on he's on. Even though he got knocked out watching him against Mattyhese was damn entertaining. Expect Molina to go out on his shield, if he goes out.