Angel Garcia in Eye-Opening Interview

**Fenster** · 01-22-2016 05:14 AM

Originally Posted by Ron Swanson

Everyone ready to blame PBC, tell me just what Brook has done? He's a talent too. Is it the PBCs fault Brook has an awful CV? Stop trying to blame one entity when everyone is doing it FFS. You can't see the Forrest for the trees.

Go to an undefeated PBC/Haymon IBF champions backyard, whoop him, then go back to England with his belt to headline his own shows, whilst getting shamelessly ducked by his biggest rival, who is a PBC/Haymon fighter.

**Rantcatrat** · 01-23-2016 03:57 AM

Originally Posted by Ron Swanson

Everyone ready to blame PBC, tell me just what Brook has done? He's a talent too. Is it the PBCs fault Brook has an awful CV? Stop trying to blame one entity when everyone is doing it FFS. You can't see the Forrest for the trees.

Everyone does it. No doubt about it. Most people, however, deny it. Garcia outright admits it, which makes it all the more intriguing. PBC has most of the fighters in the premiere divisions, stages more shows, and is on television more so the Salka-esque fights happens more often with the PBC. Consequently, the effect of the Salka-esque fights is cumulatively larger. If you look at the PBC landscape at 147-154, this is maybe the first time that they've put two of their best, and arguably A-sides, in with each other.

Originally Posted by Master

Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing

If PBC keeps on making fights like Garcia-Salka they're not going to get anywhere. Boxing has had decades of guys winning a belt and making somewhat of a name for themselves and then having half a dozen Salka-like fights or more before they fight anybody dangerous. That's mainly why it's in the position it's in. PBC is not going to reverse boxing's slide by more of the same.

It is on free network and they are winning fans that would not normally watch. It is a good business model.

PBC needs to win new boxing fans and get it exposure for it to be characterized as a success. There are many problems with their strategy. First, they are ignoring the hardcore boxing fan by staging so many "Salka-esque" fights. Second, they aren't going to win new fans by staging Salka-esque fights. Third, by paying boxers so much for facing Salka-esque opponents, they request a ridiculous amount of money to face a challenge, and it distorts the market. As Garcia said, why face a tough guy, when you can get paid well to face Salka.