What is Al Haymons end game? Predictions..

[creekrat77]

Is Al Haymon hoping to improve boxing by getting everyone under his single banner? Is he simply weaseling his way into the boxing world and going his own direction with whoever he can get to fight on his platform? Is it his fault or HBO's fault for not wanting to do business with each other? Is Bob Arum and Goldenboy so h*ll bent on burying Haymon that they will not do business with him at any cost for the foreseeable future? I think we can all agree that having two ego maniacs like Arum and Haymon is bad for boxing. All I can say is we will never see the money making fights that should happen with these promotions at odds. With that being said, is competition and the absence of a monopolized sport under one promotion the natural flow of business in boxing? I mean it used to be Don King and Arum being at odds, but at least they would meet halfway. Perhaps the biggest dilemma is the two glaring differences between Arum and Haymon in regards to their business ethics. Haymon, a greenhorn, shady, 'good guy', using every trick in the book to preserve select fighters in his stable while putting entertaining fights on the back burner. And then you have Arum, a also shady, pretentious, mastermind creating stars through taking gambles on his stables fighters, focusing more on selling entertaining fights.

What are y'alls thoughts?

[Publius]

He is trying to create PPV stars, obviously, but he refuses to put his fighters in the type of fights they need to be in to take that next step.

[i'm a fun haver]

It probably doesn't involve the Cruiserweight division

[Cinci Champ]

his end game is being the dominant force in boxing being the destination for all fighters

[f15bone]

Not sure what the end game is, but I do know what's going on right now & thats a consistent stream of boxing involving name fighters on free TV...

I wish the other promotional outfits would follow suit but I think we'll have to be content with HBO's usual 5 fight a year lineup...

[Barcham]

Haymon's end game is to put as much money in his own bank account in the way of his commission from each of his fighters for as long as the investor money holds out. Once the money is gone, he will probably go crawling back to Showtime in the hope they will be interested in going back to whatever their old deal was.

[Hougigo]

IMO, he gets a percentage of the purses regardless and has a huge piggy bank. His end game, again in my opinion, is get his cut.... get his people a good cut.... then if this boxing thing works out, continue getting himself a good cut and the people a good cut...

If it fails make off, if it doesn't keep getting cash

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make lots of money... that's it

improve or ruin boxing isn't on the accounting sheet

[PulpFriction]

2016 should be an indicator of how successful PBC will be. Haymon needs to step his matchmaking up.

[The Gambler1981]

I am going to say selling to the highest bidder, but that is probably 50 steps (or more) from where he currently is.