i hope theres an end game for all the young american prospects that eddie signs..some sort of ROI..he's going to need them if he wants to get a more solid footing in america
They're all mid to me, he doesn't have a prospect on the level of the top guys at Top Rank and PBC.i hope theres an end game for all the young american prospects that eddie signs..some sort of ROI..he's going to need them if he wants to get a more solid footing in america
Figuratively speaking
Yeah Hearn doesn't seem to have the top US prospects, PBC neither, TR does but nowadays Bob Arum is like a time bomb, I can see some of them ending up elsewhere...
Hearn might as well sign Keyshawn Davis, he already appeared on 2 Matchroom cards
I didn't count Haney, Ryan, Lopez, Shakur and Ennis (is Ennis even a Haymon fighter though?) now just like I didn't count Ortiz or Colbert. They all are at least contenders imo.They all have good prospects, Bob just aint gonna keep his very long. Seems like Teofimo and Shakur gonna be wise and leave him. I don't see Ennis or Gary Antoine Russell leaving PBC(I don't consider Tank a prospect anymore), and Haney and Garcia happy on DAZN.
I didn't count Haney, Ryan, Lopez, Shakur and Ennis (is Ennis even a Haymon fighter though?) now just like I didn't count Ortiz or Colbert. They all are at least contenders imo.
GRJ's brother is a good shout, I like both the more boxer one at 122 and the block head one at 140 that fights super aggressive and entertaining.
Copped it when it was 2 dollars a month for half a year Shouldn't be doing this but fukk itI finally gave in and looked up wtf was up with Ennis' promotional/manager situation. His name had been embroiled in stories of promotional disputes long enough for me to be shocked to learn that he's only 23.
So it looks like Cameron Dunkin is his promoter, and his father is his trainer/manager. Boots is in a peculiar situation where he's positioned himself as a contender, but his hype is barely registering. Showtime needs to lend Dunkin a helping hand and help with making him a household name on their network.
I found this article, someone post it so us poor people can read it.
Stephen Espinoza sees ‘Boots’ Ennis as a key part of Showtime’s future. (Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)
Showtime’s Espinoza, meanwhile, has endured that parallel feel of weathering the unpredictable events of boxing.
Since the 2018 union of Premier Boxing Champions and FOX, PBC head Haymon – considered the sport’s most powerful man – has steered bouts in the glamour heavyweight and welterweight divisions to FOX.
With streaming service DAZN offering unprecedented millions to land heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez, Espinoza awoke to a new day from the time he had Floyd Mayweather Jr. beside him, making record-breaking events against Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor.
“Boxing is called the wild, wild west, and it’s a dog-eat-dog market in every sense of that analogy — even more with new networks, platforms and technologies coming into the sport, some spending irrational amounts of money and adversely affecting the market.
“Competitively, we’d love to have every star fighter on the network and we all get a little jealous watching another good fight on another network. That just makes us redouble our efforts and continue to work hard to find the next generation even while enjoying the current generation. You can never have too much talent. So someone like Cameron who can find good, young talent and develop them into major stars is a really valuable resource in this type of market.”
Ennis is far from a household name, of course, but he and Lee have helped provide substantive, non-PBC programming for Showtime, which could be strongly positioned to realign more fully with PBC.
Despite a previous statement by FOX that it intends to remain with PBC “throughout our contract,” there’s been some industry speculation that FOX could exit from its PBC deal by year’s end.
A FOX spokesman declined further comment on the matter.
Espinoza would only comment generally on the topic, stressing he believes it’s in the sport’s interest to stage fights on at least two major platforms and co-exist cohesively as the NFL does on FOX, ESPN, CBS and NBC.
“PBC has its own business to run,” Espinoza said. “I would love to have all the talent, and if there’s an opportunity to consolidate with the talent, that would be great.”
Haymon would certainly take a liking to a potential working relationship with Showtime’s new young diamonds, Ennis and Lee.
Espinoza said he’s proud of the way Showtime has persevered through the difficulty, highlighting Ennis and Lee as products of the 20-year institution “ShoBox,” cared for so attentively by Gordon Hall, the network’s senior vice president of production and executive producer of the series that has spawned 84 world champions.
Espinoza said he appreciated Dunkin coming to Showtime first about the still-developing Ennis, urging he and Hall to “keep an eye on” the rare talent before they aligned.
“With ‘Boots,’ it was clear he had the rare combination of speed and power and then he matured into his strength while stopping guys decisively, and that’s really what gets everyone’s attention,” Espinoza said.
“A lot of managers and promoters say those things to us, but Cameron has that great track record of having such a great eye for talent, and regardless of your opinion of him and where he’s been, when he said that, we paid attention. We’re glad we did.”
The timing of the union, after all, was perfect – as perfect as boxing gets, anyway.
“The business of boxing is unpredictable and crazy at times,” Espinoza said. “There were times we looked at it and it seemed like a really difficult task to navigate, but the reality is we’ve been here for 35 years.
“We have a lot of institutional knowledge, a lot of experience in riding out the sport’s ups and downs because we’re committed. Perspective is what helps most. At the end of it, the smart, rational people win out, and that’s why we’ve survived so long – by keeping that perspective and being committed to the best ideals of the sport.”
shyt I just looked it up on urban dictionary Nah wasn't trying to be mean, dude never gave the impression of being an a$$holelol at referring to the 140 gary russ brother as blockhead