Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
As annoying as it is for fans, can you really blame the fighters for accepting big money for "easy" fights? Thank Al Haymon.

I like Porter-Thurman but the fact it's seen as some massive fight (they're not even the best in the division) just shows what this PBC have been serving up.

Nothing I hate more in boxing than "wait until they get bigger." Funk that! If it's a good match it's a good match. Make it.
This is Haymons attempt to get someone in place to be the single heir apparent, 1 month before Pac retires after the Bradley fight. Arum's greed already tarnished Bradley in that role by making this rubber match, rather than having Bradley carve out a new niche under atlas's tutelage and blowing out a young lion (rather than blwon out rios,which arum has again tried to pass off as such--like he did with the comebacking pacquiao.) Bradley stands in no mans land with the rubber match (As many on here have already said-- if he loses to pac its no shock... if he wins vs pac-- then pac was shopworn). Bradley's really just a placeholder right now... a single bargaining chip to keep arums foot in the door while Arum doubles down on Crawford) Crawford graduates to welter and bradley's done by that time or Arum Cashes him out.

So The winner or Porter/ Thurman, becomes the new young peoples champ with a future. The loser becomes number two. Pile some bodies on, like Garcia, Guerrero, etc. and flood the market with top tier and good enough fighters and now Arum only has a single dog in this fight with Bradley till Crawford cant make 140 anymore. But till then you have to go through Haymon to get anywhere in the division unless the monopoly claims/suit can kick the door open for you. Right now its on the Sanctioning bodies to even it out as Haymons trying to leverage salaries against titles. I think we'll see a few fighters relinquish a title for more cash this year.