Comments Thread For: Arum: You Want To Show Off A Great Fighter Around The World

[Mister Wolf]

Don’t understand why Top Rank can’t go to mexico and make a fight at the Azteca stadium in Mexico City. Ramirez,Navarette and Berchelt card all defending their titles will sell crazy in Mexico.

In reality Top Rank roster is thin and all of these have to headline ESPN plus cards smh

Because you travel around the world to places that are willing to put up big money. It's that simple.

[Monzon99]

Great fighters sell themselves easily all over the world. Pac, AJ, Tyson, Oscar, Ali, Klitschkos.

Wilder, Fury, Floyd are tough sells unless they piggy back off a big star.

[Monzon99]

Fraudweather was dumped by HBO for ducking Pacquiao and then Haymon manipulated Espinoza to give a coward a six fight $150m contract guaranteed. Then they rigged all six of the fights with the guaranteed money. Pac tried to win but FLoyd wouldn't fight, he knew the judges were fixed to give him the decision if he just went the distance.

Now Pac is the money fighter and FLoyd and Haymon can't rig it, that's why Fraudweather is ducking the rematch for over $100m.

[Fire4231]

Great fighters sell themselves easily all over the world. Pac, AJ, Tyson, Oscar, Ali, Klitschkos.

Wilder, Fury, Floyd are tough sells unless they piggy back off a big star.

This reads either completely biased or remarkably under informed. Maybe you wrote this wrong but it does not add up.

[Fire4231]

Fraudweather was dumped by HBO for ducking Pacquiao and then Haymon manipulated Espinoza to give a coward a six fight $150m contract guaranteed. Then they rigged all six of the fights with the guaranteed money. Pac tried to win but FLoyd wouldn't fight, he knew the judges were fixed to give him the decision if he just went the distance.

Now Pac is the money fighter and FLoyd and Haymon can't rig it, that's why Fraudweather is ducking the rematch for over $100m.

Lol....Okay completely biased and oh so incredibly delusional. You are just on here making things up bro. Quit lying already.

[Fire4231]

Where is Terrence’s world tour. He is P4P number one right?

[Corelone]

Don’t understand why Top Rank can’t go to mexico and make a fight at the Azteca stadium in Mexico City. Ramirez,Navarette and Berchelt card all defending their titles will sell crazy in Mexico.

In reality Top Rank roster is thin and all of these have to headline ESPN plus cards smh

Mexico city is a mile high, unless you live and train there, it's like drowning trying to breathe. Mexico city would be a Mecca for boxing, if it wasn't in the clouds.

[Bronx2245]

I've often wondered the same. I've just chalked it up to, they must know something we dont, seeing as how they don't even put on low scale events there either

That's how I used to feel, until I noticed Chiefs vs. Chargers, Mavericks vs. Pistons, already in 2019, and Diamonbacks vs. Padres coming soon! Can't see how you can't make a profit in boxing?

[Bronx2245]

It's not cuz they aren't willing to send a big fight to Mexico when they can get more gate & TV money from US fans & a US network.

The Mexican fighters making the big bucks are born in the US or come to the US.

Randomly does anyone even know the highest paid Mexican boxer who's still fighting in Mexico?

If he can market Ramirez in China, without a Chinese opponent, can't he do the same in Mexico? NFL, MLB, and NBA are steadily expanding in Mexico. Has to be a market there, WITH MONEY, or they would not be doing it!

[Eff Pandas]

If he can market Ramirez in China, without a Chinese opponent, can't he do the same in Mexico?

Let's see how that goes first off. That might be an awful idea.

But regardless it's still a different market where boxing is a novelty to some degree. Boxing isn't a novelty in Mexico.

NFL, MLB, and NBA are steadily expanding in Mexico. Has to be a market there, WITH MONEY, or they would not be doing it!

Those are high level US friendly team sports trying to capture new markets. Boxing is everywhere already. Again if they send high level boxing to Mexico it might matter but why would Arum & Al take Bud vs Errol to Mexico when they are gonna make more gate & TV money putting it on in the US?

Team sports have longevity beyond that of a boxer that makes it a better gamble for team sports to branch out more.