Are more fighters standing to realize that Al Haymon/PBC is dead broke?
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Everything is all speculation. No one in the media is interested in straightening it out for us. No one knows why PBC fighters who used to at least fight twice a year suddenly became inactive. Some fought only once and some fought zero times, zero. We're not even talking about prospective fighters, we're talking about fighters who have already been built up and have established name recognition. And when they do come back, ****** fans would give them instant excuse why they need tuneup fights or expect them not to do well due to long layoff as if it's fans fault.Comment
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You want names?
"Yet there are a whole bunch of top fighters aligned with PBC who have only fought once this year who are in need of bouts. They include Daniel Jacobs, Garcia, Thurman, Shawn Porter, Adonis Stevenson, Andre Berto, Jermall Charlo, Jermell Charlo, Julian Williams, Erislandy Lara, Vanes Martirosyan, James DeGale, Badou Jack, Anthony Dirrell, Andre Dirrell, Austin Trout, Adrien Broner, Rances Barthelemy, Gary Russell Jr., John Molina Jr., Dejan Zlaticanin, Jose Pedraza, Edner Cherry and Lee Selby, among others.
Perhaps some of the fighters have fought only once by design but certainly not all of them or even most of them. But when so much of the money that was once there to bankroll PBC cards is gone, it's hard to keep guys busy at their expected purse level.
There are others who have not fought at all this year, including Peter Quillin, Devon Alexander, Lamont Peterson, Jesus Cuellar and Abner Mares."
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I dont believe for a second, that all these boxers are satisfied with the amount of fights/paydays they get.
Just take a look at the rooster:
No fights in 2016:
Lamont Peterson
Omar Figueroa
Devon Alexaner
One fight in 2016:
Keith Thurman
Erislandy Lara
Danny Garcia
Shawn Porter
Daniel Jacobs
Adonis Stevenson
Lee Selby
Jermall Charlo
Adrien Broner
James DeGale
Eleider Alvarez
Jose Pedraza
Jermell Charlo
Anthony Dirrell
Vanes Martirosyan
Mickey Bey
Julian Williams
Paul Malignaggi
Tony Harrison
Andre Dirrell
Gary Russell Jr.
Andre Berto
Badou Jack
Steve Cunningham
Austin Trout
Anthony Joshua
Ishe Smith
Chris Algieri
Marcus Browne
two fights in 2016:
Carl Frampton
Leo Santa Cruz
Errol Spence Jr.
Deontay Wilder
Robert Easter Jr.
Sammy Vazquez
Sergiy Derevyanchenko
Thomas Williams Jr.
Even if we dont know anything about the business numbers of PBC, all signs lead us to believe, that PBC is done.
Boxing is in shambles at the moment. How can you expect the sport to grow, when most of the marquee fighters only fight once per year.Comment
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Don't know what exactly you meant there. But based on those number of fighters, I can agree that they can't all possibly be in sync in preferring to fight less than twice a year or not fight at all. It's also possible they were offered fights, but rejected them because the risks involved doesn't tally with the pay, ie, fighting a tougher opponent should double or triple the expected paycheck.Comment
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I dont believe for a second, that all these boxers are satisfied with the amount of fights/paydays they get.
Just take a look at the rooster:
No fights in 2016:
Lamont Peterson
Omar Figueroa
Devon Alexaner
One fight in 2016:
Keith Thurman
Erislandy Lara
Danny Garcia
Shawn Porter
Daniel Jacobs
Adonis Stevenson
Lee Selby
Jermall Charlo
Adrien Broner
James DeGale
Eleider Alvarez
Jose Pedraza
Jermell Charlo
Anthony Dirrell
Vanes Martirosyan
Mickey Bey
Julian Williams
Paul Malignaggi
Tony Harrison
Andre Dirrell
Gary Russell Jr.
Andre Berto
Badou Jack
Steve Cunningham
Austin Trout
Anthony Joshua
Ishe Smith
Chris Algieri
Marcus Browne
two fights in 2016:
Carl Frampton
Leo Santa Cruz
Errol Spence Jr.
Deontay Wilder
Robert Easter Jr.
Sammy Vazquez
Sergiy Derevyanchenko
Thomas Williams Jr.
Even if we dont know anything about the business numbers of PBC, all signs lead us to believe, that PBC is done.
Boxing is in shambles at the moment. How can you expect the sport to grow, when most of the marquee fighters only fight once per year.Comment
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Chris algieri is signed to haymon?? lol I thought this fool gave a college degree? What a dumb move that was hahaComment
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