Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Are Golden Boy and Top Rank Above Collusion against TMT? NO.













Richard Schaefer didn't have to talk trash back to 50 Cent when he came out calling Oscar De La Hoya a "girl". Richard Schaefer said what your "supposed" to say and made it clear he'd be willing to work with anyone. Bob Arum was even more demonstrative actually hinting that he too could work with TMT, suggesting Curtis Jackson may be the missing piece to making Pacquiao vs. Mayweather "happen'. And many bought it, coming from a man who can hardly surrender 50% of the big fight market share to one competitor-and now he's supposed to facilitate breaking the pie up 3 ways?. If theres one thing powerful people do its consolidate and keep the playing field closed, men who are the worst of enemies CAN work together when it comes to keeping a common enemy from getting what they want. Golden Boy is supposed to sit there and watch that Mayweather money just walk away without a fight? yeah uh huh. TMT dropped the first salvo proposing a November 17th Double Header featuring Yuriorkis Gamboa and the much needed return of Andre Dirrell, but before Showtimes Stephen Espinoza could bite into the sandwich GBP threw elbows proposing a Robert Guerrero return despite their roster of possible foes being tied up in Fall Bouts. When Miguel Cotto demurred TMT's overture a couple of weeks ago it was a huge deal because he stood alone as the only credible opponent in a hasty Mayweather return. When he said he'd work with anybody (see a theme here?) what he meant was "I'm booked with GBP for December 1st at MSG". His rejection of TMT was akin to Hillary telling the President last week "thanks but no thanks" on the VP gig; she knows the fix is in. Magically, Manny Pacquiao decided he would move off of November 17th for (you guessed it) December 1st, Cotto is coming off of a loss so don't tell me you need a 6 month build-up to get it done-Especially when it can mean maintaining CONTROL for both firms. Top Rank is helping with the December 1st Promotion and they will help provide a Guerrero opponent with either Mike Jones or Timothy Bradley himself. Timothy may want a big name but it's clear it wont happen in 2012 so why not rehab the "guy who won unjustly vs. Pacquiao" image. This puts November 17th in Golden Boys hands and pushes back Pacquiao rematches with Bradley and Marquez, he'll be "booked" for 2013. All interests are covered, Gamboa the Top Rank dissenter bumped, TMT stalled at the gate, Mayweather possibly having to work with Golden Boy in 2013 if Cotto can Avenge his loss to Pacquiao at a more competitive weight of 150 lbs. This kind of stuff happens all of the time in many industries; how many superior Rappers to Jackson have been corporately muzzled by colluding interests? You'll Never Know. So dont be surprised if you start reading warm and fuzzy "make up" stories from Top Rank and Golden Boy in the next couple of weeks; as in Politics and War..Your Enemy is mine if it can serve my long term objectives.

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