Comments Thread For: Arum Sees Benavidez as Next Big Star, Eyes Ramirez Unification

[Boxinghero1]

just cuz u sign with hearn dont mean u ditch haymon.

No but they eventually leave Haymon. Look at Daniel Jacobs, he was still with Haymon when he signed to Hearn but now Hearn publicly says that Haymon gas nothing to do with Jacobs. Plus no more "thank you Al Haymon"

[Santa_]

Great fight.

Bandera Roja by late round KO

[killakali]

GYM will know the outcome of the Beterbiev situation before the end of the month (Beterbiev is likely staying with GYM), and Sampson Boxing is likely to take Arum to court for Benevidez as well (just signing a deal in 2017 makes the outcome pretty obvious).

Arum knows that he oversold himself to ESPN to get the current deal, is facing the reality of having owed content to fill without the fighter quality to do so, and he's now showing up with a suitcase of money, tryna to poach fighters from other promoters, no different than when Oscar De La Hoya tried to poach Manny Pacquiao with a suitcase of money, lol.

This is gonna be a hilarious summer.

Beterbiev and Benavidez are both making their Top Rank debuts in August with more big name PBC fighters coming

[killakali]

Crawford only just moved up and hasn't even had a fight at 147 yet.

Stop trying to draw a false equivalency.

I heard he fights next Saturday and Haymon still won’t want to to risk his guys with him just like he won’t let Tank fight Loma.

[Scipio2009]

Beterbiev and Benavidez are both making their Top Rank debuts in August with more big name PBC fighters coming

I'll believe when I see it. Because, from the outside looking in, it sure does look like Arum is about to pay out a lot of money for tampering with contracted fighters.

Maybe he gives Sampson Boxing a date on ESPN, lol

[Outworn]

David Benavidez will be a star with Sampson or Arum but Arum even though he's a slimey pos is more experience in that apartment.

David Benavidez just have to not make the mistake of signing a long term contract Top Rank and be his own man when his name is out there.

[deanrw]

If Benavidez was still with Sampson then Bob Arum wouldn't acknowledge his star power nor would he let Top Rank fighters get in the ring with him.

He's the biggest piece of **** in boxing.

LOL no promoter out there talks up fighters who are not in their own stable.

[ShoulderRoll]

LOL no promoter out there talks up fighters who are not in their own stable.

Not true, De La Hoya for example will frequently speak in a positive light about fighters who aren't with Golden Boy.

So will Eddie Hearn.

[killakali]

I'll believe when I see it. Because, from the outside looking in, it sure does look like Arum is about to pay out a lot of money for tampering with contracted fighters.

Maybe he gives Sampson Boxing a date on ESPN, lol

he won’t pay anything. How much did Haymon pay for tampering with Mikey Garcia who was under contract? Haymon only paid a lot of money for tampering with Chavez jr

[jjsmyth87]

he won’t pay anything. How much did Haymon pay for tampering with Mikey Garcia who was under contract? Haymon only paid a lot of money for tampering with Chavez jr

Actually by the time Mikey went with Haymon his contract had expired and Top Rank gave up their legal battle with Garcia. And Chavez Jr had to pay 7 figures to get out of his contract not Haymon. Arum did settle a lawsuit he filed against Haymon for anti competitive practices. Haymon was paying fighters not to spar and booking up venues Top Rank was trying to book. This was a big reason why Haymon let Crawford fight a couple of his fighters and Haymon paid Bob an undisclosed sum. Pbc is essentially one of the biggest investment blunders in history while Top Rank on Espn is taking over, so none of that mattered anyways