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I think Hearn is more likely to throw one of his stars in a 50-50 fight so ill pick him, I think Oscar is similar but he is a much more unstable person, and falls out with his fighters, and generally seems to have issues maintaining good relationships.
I think the sooner the old school are out the better. Guys like Arum and Warren are more savvy match makers, but they marinate too much and only put their guys in tough match ups when it suits the company. They are also constantly in legal disputes with fighters.
I think Haymon is good for his fighters but not necessarily good for boxing overall. I do think he changed the game though, and opened fighters eyes to promoter greed and he was the first guy to really use an 'open book policy' with fighters, Hearn has also incorporated this, they've taken out flat fees and brought in transparency, and I respect that.
Back in the day someone like Don King or Arum would have given the star fighter a flat fee for a big fight and kept the profit for themselves, and in certain cases I'm sure fighters missed out on tonnes of money.
I think the sooner the old school are out the better. Guys like Arum and Warren are more savvy match makers, but they marinate too much and only put their guys in tough match ups when it suits the company. They are also constantly in legal disputes with fighters.
I think Haymon is good for his fighters but not necessarily good for boxing overall. I do think he changed the game though, and opened fighters eyes to promoter greed and he was the first guy to really use an 'open book policy' with fighters, Hearn has also incorporated this, they've taken out flat fees and brought in transparency, and I respect that.
Back in the day someone like Don King or Arum would have given the star fighter a flat fee for a big fight and kept the profit for themselves, and in certain cases I'm sure fighters missed out on tonnes of money.
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