Is Al Haymon Leaving Soon?

[torosboxing75]

"You know it's hard out here for a pimp"

[Pigeons]

Correct me if I'm wrong but show/hbo aren't putting out as many events basically because haymon hijacked all of their fighters.

If he went back to the music biz they'd be back on show/hbo the net day.

HBO's budget (and lack of fights) have nothing to do with Al Haymon and everything to do with Time Warner Cable's financial issues.

Try doing a little research next time, fanboy.

[brettWall]

He's only just begun and he's leaving already? What have I been missing?

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HBO's budget (and lack of fights) have nothing to do with Al Haymon and everything to do with Time Warner Cable's financial issues.

Try doing a little research next time, fanboy.

I don't like Haymon or Arum or any of those guys.

I don't know why any of you are fans of guys who don't even fight and are just crusty old accountants.

Just doesn't seem like it would be a big deal if one of them collapsed. The other would pick up their fighters.

"If you want PBC to collapse you hate the sport!" < BS. Not like Thurman etc would retire the next day. They would just jump ship.

None of this stuff matters AT ALL to us.

[MDPopescu]

... but he's got ongoing cards, doe... big fights, doe.

[Pigeons]

I don't like Haymon or Arum or any of those guys.

I don't know why any of you are fans of guys who don't even fight and are just crusty old accountants.

Just doesn't seem like it would be a big deal if one of them collapsed. The other would pick up their fighters.

"If you want PBC to collapse you hate the sport!" < BS. Not like Thurman etc would retire the next day. They would just jump ship.

None of this stuff matters AT ALL to us.

Depends on your perspective. If we can have a Mayweather-Pacquiao type of fight live on NBC one day, it could increase the popularity of the sport. Leading to more talent in the sport one day. Look at how much more talent MMA has than say it did in 1995. The sport stagnated and fell to its lowest popularity ever in the hands of HBO and SHO.

Boxing will likely never be popular in America again, but the best fighting the best on NBC, CBS, and FOX gives it a better chance than HBO or PPV for $70.

[Azteka]

Of course it's a mismatch. The P4P best in the world vs. a 31-year-old guy with a 16-2 record who hasn't fought in a year.

Odds are 50-1.

Yes, it's a mismatch.

...And you double down. **** man, stop watching boxing. You're so ignorant. Stick with watching Mayweather and the welterweight division. You have no business mentioning the lower class.

[Azteka]

He's only just begun and he's leaving already? What have I been missing?

Yeah, the long list of problems he's been having.

[BennyBlanco]

Depends on your perspective. If we can have a Mayweather-Pacquiao type of fight live on NBC one day, it could increase the popularity of the sport. Leading to more talent in the sport one day. Look at how much more talent MMA has than say it did in 1995. The sport stagnated and fell to its lowest popularity ever in the hands of HBO and SHO.

Boxing will likely never be popular in America again, but the best fighting the best on NBC, CBS, and FOX gives it a better chance than HBO or PPV for $70.

Boxing will never be popular again?

Then neither will hockey, college basketball, MLB or much of golf programming. Excluding special events (Masters, opening day, playoffs, etc.), those sports regularly do tv ratings comparable to what boxing did in 2015.

CBS afternoon ratings for PBC were almost identical to most of their college basketball ratings...yet no one says college basketball is dying.

[mlac]

You failed to mention the most important part: the budget he has mostly blown through, how much is left ? 550 mill spent so far ?