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Is it true that the current promoters sign talent of their race more than others?
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Originally posted by Sup View PostI read this quote in another thread where someone asked why Floyd was only looking out for the Black Olympians (Shakur Stevenson) and not the others. Link
Oscar De La Hoya also recently spoke well about a particular Olympian named Balderas, a fellow Latino.
A blind man could see what's really going on here. Both of these promoters are trying their best to sign these kids as soon as they're finished with the Olympics. A smart move indeed.
But what about the rest of the Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions stables; it is true that the majority signed to M. Promotions are black and the majority signed to GB Promotions are Latino.
What about Top Rank, he has a solid mix of fighters, the lot of them being from foreign countries.
Al Haymon is another one, despite not being a "promoter", whose majority of fighters are black. While he does have a decent amount of non-blacks, he uses them primarily to build up his black fighters who appear to be his priority.
Do you think this is a trend that is only natural in its course? Or do you believe it's a negative trend that should be broken? Or do you believe it's not a trend at all, and that these fighters sign to whomever they think is best for them regardless of race?
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Most promoters would probably try to sign the boxers who would make them the most money regardless of race. Mexican boxers might tend to trust Oscar and go with him because he was a very successful Mexican boxer. Mayweather is already rich and doesn't really need money. He can go all out to help black boxers succeed and there is nothing wrong with that.
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Originally posted by Sup View PostAl Haymon is another one, despite not being a "promoter", whose majority of fighters are black. While he does have a decent amount of non-blacks, he uses them primarily to build up his black fighters who appear to be his priority.
I guess Haymon signed Derevyanchenko and Beterbiev to make Jacobs and Stevenson look better huh?
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Haymond has a big mix of everyone.
Current or former Haymond fighters:
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Gerald Washington (boxer)
Adonis Stevenson
Julio Caesar Chavez Jr.
Amir Khan
Peter Quillin
Artur Beterbiev
Josesito Lopez
Erislandy Lara
Cristobal Arreola
Devon Alexander
Adrien Broner
Gervonta Davis
Andre Berto
Danny Garcia
Austin Trout
Lamont Peterson
Anthony Peterson
Seth Mitchell
Gary Russell Jr.
Dominic Wade
Antonio Tarver
Sakio Bika
Vernon Forrest
Leonard Bundu
Artur Szpilka
Lamon Brewster
Jermain Taylor
J'Leon Love
Omar Figueroa
Paul Williams
Leo Santa Cruz
John Molina, Jr.
Deontay Wilder
Lucas Matthysse
Chris Pearson
Errol Spence
Marcos Maidana
Julian Williams
Keith Thurman
Paulie Malignaggi
Robert Guerrero
Shawn Porter
Luis Collazo
Rances Barthelemy
Semajay Thomas
Roberto García
Kevin Bizier
Lucian Bute
Andre Dirrell
Anthony Dirrell
Andrzej Fonfara
Carl Frampton
Abner Mares
Eddie Chambers
James Degale
Jayz's two biggest fighters are latino.
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