Our Fate is in The Hands of Al Haymon.

[saintpat]

What's best about it is that it's his own money on the line -- he's buying the network time -- so he has more to lose than anybody if it doesn't work out. That gives him all the incentive in the world to deliver.

Will there be a few clunkers? Of course. I've seen people posting like HBO never has soft-touch fights for their "house" guys or never has matchups that we know are duds going in ... it's inevitable. The best NFL and NBA and MLB teams play the worst teams over the course of the season, too, but if the overall product is attractive and it's on free TV people will watch.

HBO and Showtime, to a large degree, deliver the goods to the hardcore people who are going to watch anyway ... but their model doesn't appeal to the masses who might become new fans.

This plan has a chance, at least, of growing the sport. Some fighters should catch on and become stars because of wider public exposure.

[racer59]

No man, it's not that people want what he's doing to fail, it's that people don't trust him BASED ON HIS HISTORY. Since he has got in the game, his strategy has always been low risk high rewards for his fighters. Crappy fights, big paydays. So of course people are skeptical. Of course people are nervous because that's all we've seen from the guy.

I, like most everyone else, would absolutely love for Haymon to do something awesome for the sport and be successful and give us fans QUALITY fights on a CONSISTENT basis. But I'm not going to drink the kool aid until I see it happen.

Somebody buy this man a Scotch!!! I couldn't have said it better no matter how hard I tried.

[Beater_of_ass]

No man, it's not that people want what he's doing to fail, it's that people don't trust him BASED ON HIS HISTORY. Since he has got in the game, his strategy has always been low risk high rewards for his fighters. Crappy fights, big paydays. So of course people are skeptical. Of course people are nervous because that's all we've seen from the guy.

I, like most everyone else, would absolutely love for Haymon to do something awesome for the sport and be successful and give us fans QUALITY fights on a CONSISTENT basis. But I'm not going to drink the kool aid until I see it happen.

Somebody buy this man a Scotch!!! I couldn't have said it better no matter how hard I tried.

Natas is easily my favorite and the best poster on the site. Beast mode.

[ИATAS]

What's best about it is that it's his own money on the line -- he's buying the network time -- so he has more to lose than anybody if it doesn't work out. That gives him all the incentive in the world to deliver.

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Just to be clear - it's not his money. He has financial investors behind him.

Haymon is backed by CVC Capital Partners and Waddell & Reed—two investment firms and primary equity owners in the Formula One Group, which controls the rights and licensing of the world's richest auto racing series.

http://www.si.com/vault/2014/12/22/1...-with-the-plan

[Scipio2009]

Boxing, specifically American boxing, needs to establish fight towns more than anything. Local stars would be even better, but there needs to be a recognition of the different markets that have fight fans.

Vegas, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlantic City, San Antonio, Philadelphia and a host of other cities and towns are primed for boxing. The awareness is the key issue.

With Haymon and what looks to be 70 shows over the next 2 years, the effort to shine the light on markets will be made.

[f15bone]

I've never quite understood the hate & vitriol thats directed Haymon's way...You'd think he was Suge Knight dangling fighters over a balcony & forcing them to sign...

He's basically just gettin his thing together & seems to making positive steps...All his upcoming events feature good matchups between good fighters & some still complain....

If Haymon continues on his current path he will have my full support...If things go left I'll be the first to call him on his bull****....For now I'm gonna sit back & enjoy some quality fights on free t.v. & let the rest play out & reserve judgement for when theres actually something to evaluate....