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[QUOTE="JAXCUSE, post: 4485628, member: 516"]
Agree.  The “they” is the fusion of management, promotional groups and network propriety today.  
Makes me long for the 70’s and 80’s.  The power brokers in the sport were the Sanctioning Bodies.  Corrupt as hell (made FIFA look ethical), but fight results, rankings, promoters and TV could compel championship matchups and big fights.  HBO used their budget and subscription reach to push this dynamic thru arguably the sport’s 2nd ‘Golden Age’ (50’s) of viewership.

I’m afraid the current business model is killing the sport.  UFC is the opposite (for MMA).  Dana owns all the top talent, matches them aggressively, then discards them….  But the public sees big fights.

I blame PBC more than the others, but TR and DAZN are culpable as well.  Sanctioning bodies are meaningless (8 rd NABF “Title Fights” for the prospects Sat night on ESPN - Lol).  And the networks are in competition with each other.  Too much risk to viewership if say a PBC flagship loses to say a DAZN guy.  I’m convinced that is why Haymon won’t make Spence/Crawford or Tank/Haney or Shakur without extreme future option contractual concessions.  PBC is dead (in current form) if Tank or Spence lose to someone from another stable.  Makes me wonder what Golden Boy (Garcia) signed away to make the Tank fight for next year….  I’ll believe it when it happens….
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