The Al Haymon connect always helps, but being a young black skilled boxing showmen definitely plays a part.
*Paulie was always a promoter's nightmare.
-no power
-good chin and tough, so he wasn't get ko'ed so the Khan factor of (he might get KO'ed) was always missing and took away some excitement in fights
-wack skill set. (could only jab and circle the ring) his overall boxing gets overrated
-big mouth (always bytched and complained even though his career has always been a big lucky break)
-loses every big fight and stinks out the other fights and still gets tv dates
- no real fanbase, got booed after the Cano fight.
- shyts on other boxers and then goes on to get his ass kicked by them (most notably the Hatton fight and to a lesser extent Broner)
now compare that too
*Broner.....
- solid power and likes to close the show
- destroys lesser competition instead of coasting or struggling with them
- good personality and gives interesting interviews. never seems to bytch n moan that much
- all around good skill set. (doesn't just rely on one move or punch
- hasn't lost or gotten dominated in his step up or big fights....so far
- has a real fanbase
- does act reckless and do stupid shyt (flushing money down the toilet, eating strippers out) nobody's perfect
- gives to back to the community (paid a lady $200 to take her spot in line at the DMV)
If you had a choice between representing either of the two, you can't tell me you'd be jumping at promoting Paulie over Broner. Yeah Broner might be a clown or whatever, but Paulie is a clown in a different way.
Bottomline, Broner has always had a higher ceiling than Paulie, if you can't see that then