Comments Thread For: Miguel Cotto Gives His Opinion on Boxing's "Cold War"

[cupocity303]

How so? They just have 1 promoter and the fights people want to see get done.
I don't like the UFC as a sport but if boxing was handled that way I wouldn't have a problem with that... 1 Champion per weight and all fighting all.

The UFC has it's fair share of politics. Dana White is not the most objective guy and lets his personal opinions get in the way often enough. He is their all-powerful Autocrat. That's not how a Global sport works. A lot of MMA fighters have been left out of the UFC. Dana White also threatened to kick out certain fighters for not being "exciting" enough. What kind of a demand is that?

[alembic]

The current system is bass ackwards with fighters being used as soldiers by promotional companies who dictate match ups that only benefit themselves.

Create a world governing union of boxers. They determine rankings and schedule matchups that are transparent and based on merit. They are the sport's caretakers much like FIFA. They are responsible to its members (fighters) and the viability of boxing for the long term.

The Union announces fights and promoters bid on them openly. Larger outfits can grab the big fights but lesser money events can be done by smaller promotional companies, the ones establishing their names. If GBP or TR don't want Mayweather-Lara, some other firm will step in just to get their feet wet. Or two or more smaller firms can co-promote. The promo firms deal with the broadcasters. If they want to deal with SHO for one fight then HBO or NBC for another, fine.

Main thing is, GBP or TR or whoever, is given the privilege of making money by the boxing union. They do NOT dictate self-serving match ups or hold a fighter to a long term contract. Or anything else that undermines the sport through their crooked business practices. And the transparency created by the union ensures deserving fighters get their chance at a championship fight.

The sanctioning bodies are old school, dysfunctional and parasitic. Unneeded in a revolutionized sport.

[FeFist]

Why do people think Bob Arum stepping down will end the feud between GBP and TR? People give the man too much credit; if he was doing something that others believed was standing in the way of profits something would have been done about it, but he is still there and is as prominent as ever.

The feud exists because both companies would prefer to keep the money in house, or deal with a company that would have no choice but to surrender power. They're also competitors who would not want to aid the success of their rival, because they would sooner see them fail and collect the valuables. Arum's death will not change this.

[tangalog2200]

Well this is obvious. It's also another reason sport fans who like to track rankings and statistics of who will face who can't stand boxing. Nobody faces who they should because it just comes down to whose promoting who, who they will work with, and if the money makes sense. Forget that it's the #2 guy whose up next to face #1 guy. If there is money to be made for #1 guy to face #5 guy, then by all means, #2 guy is sitting without an opponent while #1 and 5 face each other with no merit besides money. Makes business sense, but not a sport fan statistic sense.

yes, you got it dead straight...

politics and economics rule the sport now......

economics i can digest as they have to get $$ for their venture...

but non-sense polarization due to politics has become a pain in the ***

[antonio bando]

Capitalism baby.. Say it with me C A P I T A L I S M. The ol free market economy.

[sportee01]

The UFC has it's fair share of politics. Dana White is not the most objective guy and lets his personal opinions get in the way often enough. He is their all-powerful Autocrat. That's not how a Global sport works. A lot of MMA fighters have been left out of the UFC. Dana White also threatened to kick out certain fighters for not being "exciting" enough. What kind of a demand is that?

Good Call Bro!

[ThatDude44]

How so? They just have 1 promoter and the fights people want to see get done.
I don't like the UFC as a sport but if boxing was handled that way I wouldn't have a problem with that... 1 Champion per weight and all fighting all.

If you don't like the UFC then why do you assume they make fights people want to see. They make about as many as boxing. Having one guy in charge just means he can pay them pennies and they can't do anything about it.

[ThatDude44]

The UFC has it's fair share of politics. Dana White is not the most objective guy and lets his personal opinions get in the way often enough. He is their all-powerful Autocrat. That's not how a Global sport works. A lot of MMA fighters have been left out of the UFC. Dana White also threatened to kick out certain fighters for not being "exciting" enough. What kind of a demand is that?

Exactly. Ask Rampage and Tito what they think of Dana. 2013 was the **** and hopefully 2014 can be even better. All I can do is hope.

[Rikanlynx86]

Well this is obvious. It's also another reason sport fans who like to track rankings and statistics of who will face who can't stand boxing. Nobody faces who they should because it just comes down to whose promoting who, who they will work with, and if the money makes sense. Forget that it's the #2 guy whose up next to face #1 guy. If there is money to be made for #1 guy to face #5 guy, then by all means, #2 guy is sitting without an opponent while #1 and 5 face each other with no merit besides money. Makes business sense, but not a sport fan statistic sense.

Danny said eat a horse ****

[twosweethooks]

Cotto nailed it !