Comments Thread For: Shakur Stevenson Inks Promotional Pact With Top Rank

[Mitchell Kane]

I think you missed my point. Golovkin has had 9 fights in the US. His 7th fight (in the US) was at the Garden and we know how that sold.

I didn't miss your point, you made an absurd comparison about crowd sizes while leaving out....

Lomachenko is 28 years old with 8 pro fights.
Golovkin is 34 years old with 36 pro fights.

Arum has shown he can raise a fighter but whatever he is doing with Lomachenko makes no sense to me. Why wouldn't he pick a 'home' for him and showcase him there most of the time at least.

Did Golovkin have a "home" in New York by his 9th fight?

[paulf]

He made the right move, IMO. PBC has a cloud of uncertainty hanging over it, and GBP went off the rails a long time ago and is now being pulled down the road manually by a donkey named Canelo. I realize TR might have given him a nice bonus too, but this is the right choice.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

I didn't miss your point, you made an absurd comparison about crowd sizes while leaving out....

Lomachenko is 28 years old with 8 pro fights.
Golovkin is 34 years old with 36 pro fights.



Did Golovkin have a "home" in New York by his 9th fight?

Im not sure what you're trying to ask or where you're getting at but GGG has been showcased in the Garden a lot thus him selling out the venue. Lomachenko doesn't have a set place. Why are you pointing out Lomachenko's age? You're talking as if 28 years of age is young.

[Mitchell Kane]

Im not sure what you're trying to ask or where you're getting at but GGG has been showcased in the Garden a lot thus him selling out the venue. Lomachenko doesn't have a set place. Why are you pointing out Lomachenko's age? You're talking as if 28 years of age is young.

How old was Golovkin and how many fights did he have when he first sold out MSG?

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

How old was Golovkin and how many fights did he have when he first sold out MSG?

Why does age matter? Are you insinuating that GGG was/is more known in the US cause of his age? This is really what you're trying to say?

[Mitchell Kane]

Why does age matter? Are you insinuating that GGG was/is more known in the US cause of his age? This is really what you're trying to say?

I'm just asking questions you're unwilling to answer....and the reason seems pretty obvious.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

I'm just asking questions you're unwilling to answer....and the reason seems pretty obvious.

What's the reason? Cause I'm here trying to figure out where you're coming from cause I dont even know why age matters. Doesn't matter if Golovkin is 23 or 60 years old. He has the same amount of fights in the US as Lomachenko yet he does more gate and more viewers. Lomachenko also came out of the amateurs with a lot of hype due to his amateur pedigree while Golovkin was relatively unknown when he finally got to the US. So, again, what are you trying to prove with your age 'argument'?

[Mitchell Kane]

What's the reason? Cause I'm here trying to figure out where you're coming from cause I dont even know why age matters. Doesn't matter if Golovkin is 23 or 60 years old. He has the same amount of fights in the US as Lomachenko yet he does more gate and more viewers. Lomachenko also came out of the amateurs with a lot of hype due to his amateur pedigree while Golovkin was relatively unknown when he finally got to the US. So, again, what are you trying to prove with your age 'argument'?

I love how you're acting like you don't know why a fighter who's been a pro just over 3 years isn't at the same level as a fighter who's been a for over 10 years.

But continue on, this is quite funny...

[Mitchell Kane]

Mitch Abramson has information about what happened between Stevenson and Mayweather and why he ended up signing with Top Rank:

“Mayweather, to be honest, he basically hyped me up to think I was on his list and when the time came they didn’t really send no paperwork or nothing, so he was never really an option,” Stevenson told ******.com on Friday. “He was all talk. It was very disappointing because of the fact that I looked up to him and I felt he was one of the greatest boxers that ever lived. So it was really disappointing. But it is what it is and everything happens for a reason. I’m ready to turn the page.”

A source close to Mayweather believes that Mayweather may have been surprised that Stevenson said he was still available to listen to other promoters even after Mayweather traveled to Rio last summer in an effort to sign him. The two went out for dinner. The retired great suggested on social media he had persuaded Stevenson to join him, welcoming him “to the Money Team family.”

But Stevenson revealed after his gold medal bout he was unsigned and a promotional free agent, telling ******.com he was “still up for grabs” after the Games. This may have irked Mayweather after he made the effort to travel to Rio, causing him to take his foot off the accelerator in his pursuit, the source speculated. Mayweather, along with Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports were the early leaders for his services until Top Rank entered the sweepstakes, according to Stevenson.

“They came into the picture later on, to be honest,” Stevenson said of Top Rank. “But once I spoke and met with them and heard their plans for me and how organized they were, they were ahead of everyone.” Mayweather, for his part, didn’t come away empty handed from the Olympics, signing Richardson Hitchins last month, to go along with the seven fighters he inked in December.

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[TBear]

Top Rank is not a bad choice. They should take Shakur Stevenson to the next level.