Comments Thread For: Arum: No Assurance We Can Do Big Fight With Live Audience This Year

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

As plans progress to reintroduce live boxing events to American viewing audiences, Bob Arum and the Top Rank team continue to sift through the best possible scenario for keeping the bulk of its stable active.
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[Idunnoshet]

F*** Arum !

[MulaKO]

Unfortunately I think the Bobfather is right
At least not in North America

[James Hunt]

But you can't wait indefinitely for large crowds to be allowed.
Do also big fights behind closed doors. There'll be no gate, but PPV numbers will be better. Ppl have nothing to watch. Ufc shows that.

[bballchump11]

I figured this would be the case.

[Bronx2245]

Malignaggi: Promoters Will Look For Any Reason To Underpay Fighters

“I remember when I was waiting for my offers for certain fights,” Malignaggi said, “the main thing you were looking for, under the [Muhammad] Ali Act, was what package the TV network offered your promoter, so that you could look at what your purse could be or wind up at. I think that still comes out as the most important piece to the puzzle for fighters’ purses, the package the TV network is giving. So, as long as TV networks are paying these types of packages, I think fighters should be paid pretty much the same, if not the same. Because you say, ‘OK, you’re not gonna have a gate. But your TV ratings should be higher because nobody’s going out.’

“I mean, you look at the way business is going now, things like Netflix, their stocks are going up. They’re making a lot of money. Amazon is making more money right now because everybody’s home ordering movies and ordering whatever. By the same token, if you have no crowds allowed at these fights, I do think the TV networks are gonna get higher ratings for these fights than they used to. In that regard, there still is money there to be paid. … The TV packages are what’s most important, and the TV packages should still be there because the ratings will be there.”

https://www.boxingscene.com/malignaggi-promoters-look-any-reason-underpay-fighters--148963

[MisanthropicNY]

Arum, STFU and die already. You can never let control go, Zionist serpent. You killed Mayweather v. Pacquiao when in their primes because you told Pac to not agree to the drug testing. Pac didn't care, but you told him it was part of the negotiation etc. You're a pos who will also ruin Crawford-Spence. You ruined the Trinidad vs. De La Hoya rematch.

[QballLobo]

I don’t think many people will be comfortable filling up arenas and stadiums for a long time. Some will, but that many people in such close proximity will be too much risk in the short term.
My families had season tickets to the 49ers since the early 90’s. We won’t be going to any games this season.

[sicko]

Fans shouldn't even be expecting that right away honestly

I would take some Mismatch Showcase Fights on ESPN right no instead of them not doing anything


Boxing In General was struggling with Attendance before this Pandemic, it will be even worse after especially with people being effected Economically because of this Pandemic. A lot of people are getting Unemployment lets be honest many can't even afford Tickets to a Boxing Event at the moment

Things will NEVER be the same so boxing will have to find ways to work around it just like every other sport is doing

[ShoulderRoll]

If the Moloneys can fly here from Australia why can't Lomachenko fly here from the Ukraine?