Rigo's contact situation is undeniable PROOF that Al Haymon is GOOD for Boxing

[-PBP-]

All you have to do is look at his teammate Erislandy Lara. He was the B-side to a PPV and is making millions in easy fights. The sanctioning bodies, the media and the networks can't **** with him because Haymon has them by the balls.

Every once in a blue moon, you get a celebrity fighter that can sell himself and become a box office hit. For the other 99.9% of fighters on this planet, all they know is boxing and they fight to put food on the table. These guys need a power player like Haymon to keep them active and get them network dates.

Anyone that is involved with young fighters and attends these amateur tournaments knows that you see these creepy leeches I'm the audience looking to pounce in these young amateurs and profit off of them. These youngins don't have a pot to piss in and are desperate so they flock to these leeches and end up in these abusive long term contracts that kill their careers. Your darling GGG was in this EXACT same position and that's why he didn't hit the mainstream until he hit his early 30s.

Al Haymon prevents fighters from signing these abusive promotional contracts and has enough power to force networks to get them on television and get them paid. This is the main reason why this PBC movement needs to succeed for the better of the sport.

[SplitSecond]

Boxing or boxers?

[Hougigo]

Don't think anybody has ever argued against him being good for the boxers.... he's real good for them.

Lara on TV getting paid is enough proof

Whether he can maintain that is up in the air, but right now he's really good to the boxers

[-PBP-]

Boxing or boxers?

Let me ask you this. If GGG was never signed to an abusive promotional contract and was able to get bigger fights earlier in his career would that be better for the sport?

People only seem to sympathize only to fighters they like.

[Dean_Razorback]

yep, he is good for boxers, ask salka if you don't believe

[NEETzsche]

Let me ask you this. If GGG was never signed to an abusive promotional contract and was able to get bigger fights earlier in his career would that be better for the sport?

People only seem to sympathize only to fighters they like.

but by the same token what if ggg's career had followed the quillin or stevenson route? would he be where he is now?

i don't see how lara fighting rodriguez and zaveck is good for boxing. if haymon was matching him with charlo and williams, then sure

[BattleAxePurist]

What if Rigo had stayed w/TR wouldn't his situation be alot better?

There are bad en****** in the sport as well as good.

[SeekDaGreat]

Quillin made a mil fighting a part-time boxer on national TV.

[SplitSecond]

Let me ask you this. If GGG was never signed to an abusive promotional contract and was able to get bigger fights earlier in his career would that be better for the sport?

People only seem to sympathize only to fighters they like.

What does that have to do with Haymon? Everyone knows Haymons strategy is guiding his fighters to belts and keeping them there stagnant. Not sure much would have changed for Golovkin's resume, might even be slightly worse, might just be coming off a Jacob/Quillin win and going on to fight the other guy. With Haymon the fighters are kept in a bubble outside of reality(just done watching that southpark episode).

[-PBP-]

yep, he is good for boxers, ask salka if you don't believe

Hold on. I have Blake Caparello on the other line.

but by the same token what if ggg's career had followed the quillin or stevenson route? would he be where he is now?

i don't see how lara fighting rodriguez and zaveck is good for boxing. if haymon was matching him with charlo and williams, then sure

Quillin is fighting Jacobs next. This will finish a year in which he fought Andy Lee and Danny Jacobs. You would LOVE that lineup of fights for Golovkin.

Lara has a **** load of great fights ahead but those guys need to establish themselves first.

What does that have to do with Haymon? Everyone knows Haymons strategy is guiding his fighters to belts and keeping them there stagnant. Not sure much would have changed for Golovkin's resume, might even be slightly worse, might just be coming off a Jacob/Quillin win and going on to fight the other guy. With Haymon the fighters are kept in a bubble outside or reality.

Haymon discourages long term promotional contracts. Promoters have to compete to promote fights, not fighters. Without these contracts, fights will get made.