Pass a law that fighters can only be signed on a fight-by-fight basis?

[ShoulderRoll]

It would be illegal for any network or promoter to tie fighters down to long term commitments. Beyond just one fight.

That way boxers would be free to work for whoever is offering them more money at any given time.

Would such a system work? Would it make boxing better?

[Jax teller]

No one is supposedly signed with Haymon and his linked networks but they aren't really fighting elsewhere whether you think it's loyalty or puppetry doesn't matter.

Really the only way to mix it up is to get rid of the abc orgs and introduce a tournament/boxing league that needed to be qualified for every year or two and have one champ, good luck changing it to that though.

[ShoulderRoll]

No one is supposedly signed with Haymon and his linked networks but they aren't really fighting elsewhere whether you think it's loyalty or puppetry doesn't matter.

Really the only way to mix it up is to get rid of the abc orgs and introduce a tournament/boxing league that needed to be qualified for every year or two and have one champ, good luck changing it to that though.

In the case of Haymon fighters they would be allowed to fight on DAZN once then go back if they felt better compensated. None of this having to sign for multiple fights stuff that was thrown out there to Deontay Wilder for example.

[champion4ever]

That's not a good idea because if you do that then you would nullify and void Canelo Alvarez' 11 fight $365 mil contract with DAZN.

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

will never work, cause after it is still a business and you have to let a investor (promoter) reap his benefits from investing in a commodity (the fighter).

[Ray*]

Nope, if I was a boxer I wouldn’t agree to that. If I have a voluntary fight and lose then my belt is gone. I wouldn’t be able to get a rematch if I wanted. Imagine Lennox not being able to get a rematch again Rahman.

This is why I like the Haymon model of advising his fighters not to be tied down initially, but since he (PBC) is now aligned with Showtime/Fox that model has a lot of holes because now he has to play politics, before it was about the fighters being in control, but now he is in control of the fighters and where they fight.

[ShoulderRoll]

will never work, cause after it is still a business and you have to let a investor (promoter) reap his benefits from investing in a commodity (the fighter).

Do you think that if this law were passed all promoters would suddenly quit doing what they're doing?

Promoters could still make money from putting on shows. And if they build a reputation of consistently putting on good events then they can build a name brand that they can shop around to networks and streaming services. Just like now.

The only difference is fighters would always remain free agents forcing everyone to compete for their services.

[Jax teller]

In the case of Haymon fighters they would be allowed to fight on DAZN once then go back if they felt better compensated. None of this having to sign for multiple fights stuff that was thrown out there to Deontay Wilder for example.

I didn't read your post properly another alternative is just to have every fight go to purse bid.

[Eff Pandas]

I definitely think boxing would be a better sport & better fights would be made sooner if fight contracts with promoters & platforms were on a 1 fight basis or even just a much shorter term basis like 3 fights with no extensions or matching rights. Every fight or every 3 fights a guy would be up for grabs to all competition or new competition even. That would give a fighter his true value more often in his career, which could be good or bad for him, but it'd also insure that promoters put on the best fights possible to insure he's getting max money for the fight(s) he won the rights to vs milking a guy for years before trying to cash out on him. And obviously fans would be happy to see better more evenly matched shows.

[Eff Pandas]

I didn't read your post properly another alternative is just to have every fight go to purse bid.

How are we deciding who's fighting who?

Seems like it'd just be easier to buy a specific fighters rights & take it from there.

That makes me think one problem with this would be if a promoter won the rights to Joshua then maybe someone who lose the rights to Joshua could go super hard on the rights to Wilder to prevent the Joshua promoter to win the rights to Wilder & therefore the Joshua vs Wilder fight lol. And that could potentially go on for awhile prolonging fights from being made to. Idk doe, but there are going to be holes with this fantasy scenario & that could be one of them with making fights.