Everybody is self-promoting now?
So what's up with all these self-promoters now? We have Mayweather Promotions, Marquez Promotions, Hatton Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions (even when Oscar was still active). What's the deal here?
So who else out there is self-promoting?
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Chino
So what's up with all these self-promoters now? We have Mayweather Promotions, Marquez Promotions, Hatton Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions (even when Oscar was still active). What's the deal here?
So who else out there is self-promoting?
David Haye - Hayemaker Promotions
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Chino
So what's up with all these self-promoters now? We have Mayweather Promotions, Marquez Promotions, Hatton Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions (even when Oscar was still active). What's the deal here?
So who else out there is self-promoting?
It means they get to keep the 'promoters' % ;)
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What exactly do promoters even do tho??? Negotiate? because isn't that what the lawyers do...I always just thought of promoters as leeches.
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What exactly do promoters even do tho??? Negotiate? because isn't that what the lawyers do...I always just thought of promoters as leeches.
The lawyers negotiate on behalf of the promoters,on behalf of the fighters and are both leeches ;)
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What exactly do promoters even do tho??? Negotiate? because isn't that what the lawyers do...I always just thought of promoters as leeches.
Promoters are the guys that put up the money for the events. That explains why their interests aren't always the interests of the boxers themselves.
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A few others I know are:
Manny Pacquiao promotions (Although working with Top Rank)
Roy Jones Jr
Jeff Lacy
Willie Limond
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armin
What exactly do promoters even do tho??? Negotiate? because isn't that what the lawyers do...I always just thought of promoters as leeches.
Promoters are the guys that put up the money for the events. That explains why their interests aren't always the interests of the boxers themselves.
A prime example being Frank 'the leech' Warren ;)
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Forgot to add Joe Calzaghe as well.
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armin
What exactly do promoters even do tho??? Negotiate? because isn't that what the lawyers do...I always just thought of promoters as leeches.
Promoters are the guys that put up the money for the events. That explains why their interests aren't always the interests of the boxers themselves.
Put up the money for the show in what sense, rent the arena and such? How's hbo/showtime fit in all of it?
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Forgot to add Joe Calzaghe as well.
Joe Calzaghe has said he would like to promote Kessler ;)
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killersheep
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armin
What exactly do promoters even do tho??? Negotiate? because isn't that what the lawyers do...I always just thought of promoters as leeches.
Promoters are the guys that put up the money for the events. That explains why their interests aren't always the interests of the boxers themselves.
Put up the money for the show in what sense, rent the arena and such? How's hbo/showtime fit in all of it?
Costs of venue, ticket sales, boxers purses, refs fee etc.
I'm not sure exactly how the TV part works, but I would
imagine there is a negotiation for the revenue drawn from
said event. HBO/SKY etc. to my knowledge don't pay for
events.
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I nearly made a thread about this a while back.
When you get as big as De La Hoya, PBF, Hatton, Marquez etc you don't need a promoter anymore. I think it's good for boxing, they can relate to the fighters and will no doubt look after them better than the Warrens, Kings, Arums and all the rest of them, plus they are taking money for promoting.
I'd rather have a fighter/ex fighter as a promoter over any of the ones I mentioned.
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Miguel Cotto also has his own promotion company
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David Diaz also has his own. Crap promotions