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All these signs of Haymon or PBC lying to their boxers is shameful. Boxing needs to move on from PBC so badly. It reminds me of when Haymon told Santa Cruz that "none of the fans would be happy to see" Santa Cruz vs Rigo as a way to justify not making the fight, or convince Santa Cruz. https://www.boxingscene.com/santa-cr...ux-bout--87367.
In reality, that's the fight fans wanted to see most at 122 at that point! Just a blatant lie to manipulate the fighter into agreeing with what was best for Al Haymon's company, I guess, rather than what was best for the fighters or the sport or the fans. And it seems like this might just be Al's way of doing business. He's a Harvard grad, most boxers are uneducated, so he probably finds it very easy to manipulate them. And the few times one of them is smart enough to see through it, he would still be protected from being exposed because of the music industry type of contracts it's rumored he makes his boxers sign that allegedly prevent them from saying anything negative about him publicly even if it's true.
Boxing will never thrive as a sport again until stuff like this changes, and boxers wise up.
In reality, that's the fight fans wanted to see most at 122 at that point! Just a blatant lie to manipulate the fighter into agreeing with what was best for Al Haymon's company, I guess, rather than what was best for the fighters or the sport or the fans. And it seems like this might just be Al's way of doing business. He's a Harvard grad, most boxers are uneducated, so he probably finds it very easy to manipulate them. And the few times one of them is smart enough to see through it, he would still be protected from being exposed because of the music industry type of contracts it's rumored he makes his boxers sign that allegedly prevent them from saying anything negative about him publicly even if it's true.
Boxing will never thrive as a sport again until stuff like this changes, and boxers wise up.
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