Most Powerful Man in Boxing?

[0james0]

I don't actually know the answer, me and a mate had a discussion about it. Who is the most powerful person in boxing right now?

Manny
Floyd
Arum
Warren
Schaefer
50 cent
De La Hoya
Klitschko/ Boente

Probably others we couldn't think of. But who wields the most power, who controls the sport like no other?

Answers on a post card!

[beenKOed]

I don't actually know the answer, me and a mate had a discussion about it. Who is the most powerful person in boxing right now?

Manny
Floyd
Arum
Warren
Schaefer
50 cent
De La Hoya
Klitschko/ Boente

Probably others we couldn't think of. But who wields the most power, who controls the sport like no other?

Answers on a post card!

Great question! 1. My first reaction is to say no single person has that much control. 2. It would have to be an organization. 3. Ultimately, money has the most control of what will happen in boxing. 4. The money comes from the fans, so you would think we have the control. 5. I don't know! 6. Somebody with thousands of posts will know the answer but will not tell us. 7. This is a trick guestion because there in no correct answer!

[Master]

First CEO of Showtime and HBO, second who ever sleeps with them, third who ever sleeps with second and so on.

[Mark TKO]

Tyson Fury

[AdamGB]

Fiddy?

Way to early... and I suspect probably never.
Outfits ran off the back of active super stars seldom are near the top once the fighters retire or decline.

Case in point: rjj is still squared ring's biggest fighter.

If team money build their core on one fighters back then the rug will be pulled when Floyd stops fighting.

[Kirkland Laing]

Arrum or Schaefer are the most powerful guys. They're the guys who make the investments and manage their investments to world titles and hopeful superstardom. Without guys putting the money in to back prospects the business of boxing can't exist, so the moneymen are the top dogs.

Hard to say which one is stronger right now, it comes down to the fighters that they have under contract. GDP have come from nowhere over the past few years and built a proper organisation with a competent guy running the show. They've got guys like Canelo and Broner. Top Rank have guys like Manny, Chavez Junior and Benavidez. I can't see either organisation fading away anytime soon as Arum has a son-in-law who is vice prez and will take over when Arum carks it. Schaefer is on a one-man mission to fuck Arum up and so we'll prbably see these two promotional outfits continue to dominate boxing and waxing and waning as their fighters become superstars, leave and do a TMT, etc.

[IamInuit]

First CEO of Showtime and HBO, second who ever sleeps with them, third who ever sleeps with second and so on.

^^^This.

[captainanddew]

al haymon.

[Diane]

Unfortunately, I'll have to go with Al Haymon. He has HBO by the balls. If HBO doesn't kiss his ass, and over-hype his stable, he can pull away the cash cow Mayweather and jump to Showtime. So, you know HBO doesn't want to lose Mayweather, so they give in to his demands. Plus, no money goes out of his pockets, but he sure does rake it in.

Haymon Boxing Organization



What makes it worse, is that we have to see his crony Sam Watson, and his retarded sons always standing in the background.

[Spicoli]

me, you and any sunshine coalition of fans who stomach the shate side of it and drink the network koolaid

and any ref and random judge who can pretty much do what he wants and not be accountable, at all.