GBP preparing to file suit against Haymon

[Hougigo]

NSB lawyers hard at work I see

[Pigeons]

But according to Boxing Scene, the best fighters fight on HBO?

If the UFC isn't a monopoly, PBC sure as hell ain't.

[Barcham]

What I don't get, is how this law doesn't apply to mma, where every promoter does this (ufc, bellator, strike force, legacy, wsof, shark fights, etc)

I'm no lawyer, so I will let the courts decide, but if I'm haymon, that's the question I would be asking of the court.

Dana White does not manage or advise any of the fighters who fight for UFC. Neither does anyone else connected with the operation or ownership of the UFC organization. I would have no problem with PBC at all if Haymon was to cancel all personal contracts with all fighters and sign then to PBC contracts instead. Then they would be signed to fight under the PBC banner and Haymon could concern himself with the running of the PBC and only the running of the PBC.

Right now he runs the PBC and is also the manager/advisor to the fighters. So to get his fighters a better deal, he should be negotiating their fights with PBC. But that would mean negotiating with himself and he has an obligation to his investors to make as much profit as possible. He cannot possibly fulfill that obligation while also having an obligation to the fighters to get them as much money as possible. He plays both ends against the middle. This is totally unethical and a complete conflict of interest.

Haymon can either represent the fighters or he can represent the PBC investors. The commissioner of baseball cannot also be in charge of the players' union. The owner of the New York Yankees cannot also be the manager of the star players on his team.

I do not understand how no one here sees this as a potential problem. Is everyone blind or just ******?

[US Dirk Killer]

But according to Boxing Scene, the best fighters fight on HBO?

If the UFC isn't a monopoly, PBC sure as hell ain't.

Yay, they can be lawsuit buddies

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/3/4/...ator-contracts

[Infamous]

Haymon is doing nothing that strikes any flags in regards to the Ali Act. Like another user mentioned, the Ali Act was put in place to protect the fighters from frauds like Arum and King. Haymon now has a business model where the fighters get the best treatment but because Haymon happens to be of a certain demographic, people aren't too fond of it.

Ha! Ppl don't like him because of what he has done... Quinlan, LSC, Stevenson, Salka... even now, Guerrero vs Thurman doesn't make up for the catch weight in Peterson V Garcia and the mismatch in Molina vs Broner...

[IMDAZED]

Are you serious bro? Haymon decimates Oscar's company and you want GBP to be the connection between Haymon and TR?

If any line was drawn it was when Haymon drew the line when he thieved around 75% of De La Hoya's fighters and attempted to take over his company.

Would you want to play ball after that? I know I wouldn't.

A Haymon monopoly would be a disaster for the simple that he's demonstrated for the past 10 years, he doesn't put on the fights the consumer wants to see. PBC itself has been a damp squib so far.

Thieved? LOL. No one thieved anything. When their contracts were up, they moved on to the better promoter (Haymon). Some of them never even had contracts with GBP. In either case, nothing was stolen. And please spare us the fake righteous indignation. DLH was a figurehead who spent his time sniffing lines and asking hookers to bend him over like a slinky. While he was sleeping, others were working. To top it off, he's still rich as hell anyway. Count me out of the pity party.

[BattlingNelson]

Thieved? LOL. No one thieved anything. When their contracts were up, they moved on to the better promoter (Haymon). Some of them never even had contracts with GBP. In either case, nothing was stolen. And please spare us the fake righteous indignation. DLH was a figurehead who spent his time sniffing lines and asking hookers to bend him over like a slinky. While he was sleeping, others were working. To top it off, he's still rich as hell anyway. Count me out of the pity party.

Yeah likely no theft, but Schaefer not acting in due diligence is another matter.



As it stands, I cannot really be bothered to follow the case closely. What's the bottom line for me is whether the good fights gets made or not. I do have sympathy for Oscar him being a former fighter though.

[Mitchell Kane]

Thieved? LOL. No one thieved anything. When their contracts were up, they moved on to the better promoter (Haymon). Some of them never even had contracts with GBP. In either case, nothing was stolen. And please spare us the fake righteous indignation. DLH was a figurehead who spent his time sniffing lines and asking hookers to bend him over like a slinky. While he was sleeping, others were working. To top it off, he's still rich as hell anyway. Count me out of the pity party.

That was their job.

Yuu make it sound like charity work.

[MDPopescu]

I think its extremely possible PBC or someone else will create a league sooner or later. It'll take a long time to get it setup though. I'm thinking the Haymon alleged plan is ultimately gots a 8-10 year gap, minimum, til an actual victory could be claimed in creating a successful boxing league on par with other sports leagues.

I feel at some point along the way, if this keeps having some success, someone will jump on this idea too & present Haymon with some Bellator type challenge to the UFC to even prolong things out further.

There is a lot of money to be made in having a UFC setup where you could have Klitschko vs Fury in May, Santa Cruz vs Rigondeaux in June, Mayweather vs Thurman in July & GGG vs Miguel in August all year around. Big fights every month.

I think one of the hurdles is bringing in new fans. The old fans seem to be invested in the corruption of the 4 title groups far too much & actually seem more against Haymon trying to bring a one champion landscape to boxing then the insanity of having 4 world champions.

You're too much of a dreamer...

At this stage, Haymon has financial backup for 2015 and 2016... Therefore 8-10 years is a distant target under the present business environment...

One can't expect that Haymon's competition and the "sanctioning bodies" to sit back and quietly wait to be whipped out from the scene...

[jas]

Won't go anywhere

Thought they settled anyway