Talks and discussions about the merits and demerits of the proposed Mayweather-Pacquiao match started unofficially yesterday when promoter Bob Arum got the consent of Pacquiao to face Floyd Mayweather, Jr. on March 13.
Talks and discussions about the merits and demerits of the proposed Mayweather-Pacquiao match started unofficially yesterday when promoter Bob Arum got the consent of Manny Pacquiao to face Floyd Mayweather, Jr. on March 13.
The fight date was Bob Arum's own 'roadblock' in putting together a deal for an early fight by the two greatest boxers on the planet.
Now that the Top Rank boss got a thumbs up from the popular Filipino boxer, Arum is now under extreme pressure to announce the March 13 fight officially, including the venue and other major fight details. Arum said he would be ready with his announcement by next week.
Pubic discussions on the fight scenario by boxing experts and commentators would come after Arum's official announcement of the boxers' weight limits. Discussion by experts on strength and weaknesses of each boxer are centered on the catch weight, style, punching power, speed, conditioning and fight history.
These discussions are part of the promotional efforts of promoters to drum up the sale of tickets and advertising placements of sponsors. Sportswriters create awareness and hype among boxing fans while promoters translate these into revenues to cover the cost of staging the event and to generate profits for the players and stakeholders.
Sportswriters and bloggers are expected to discuss and talk about the fight to put the two boxers on front pages of newspapers and the Internet for online viewers.
Journalists particularly boxing sports writers are the most effective promoters of boxing fights or events. They continuously pound on their keyboards to report news about the fight and to keep boxing fans on their toes.
One wonders why these writers are not compensated by the promoters for their marketing and promotional efforts. Most of them are freelance writers who do not get regular pay from the publishers while some who receive regular pay are staffers of newspapers and magazines.
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Talks and discussions about the merits and demerits of the proposed Mayweather-Pacquiao match started unofficially yesterday when promoter Bob Arum got the consent of Manny Pacquiao to face Floyd Mayweather, Jr. on March 13.
The fight date was Bob Arum's own 'roadblock' in putting together a deal for an early fight by the two greatest boxers on the planet.
Now that the Top Rank boss got a thumbs up from the popular Filipino boxer, Arum is now under extreme pressure to announce the March 13 fight officially, including the venue and other major fight details. Arum said he would be ready with his announcement by next week.
Pubic discussions on the fight scenario by boxing experts and commentators would come after Arum's official announcement of the boxers' weight limits. Discussion by experts on strength and weaknesses of each boxer are centered on the catch weight, style, punching power, speed, conditioning and fight history.
These discussions are part of the promotional efforts of promoters to drum up the sale of tickets and advertising placements of sponsors. Sportswriters create awareness and hype among boxing fans while promoters translate these into revenues to cover the cost of staging the event and to generate profits for the players and stakeholders.
Sportswriters and bloggers are expected to discuss and talk about the fight to put the two boxers on front pages of newspapers and the Internet for online viewers.
Journalists particularly boxing sports writers are the most effective promoters of boxing fights or events. They continuously pound on their keyboards to report news about the fight and to keep boxing fans on their toes.
One wonders why these writers are not compensated by the promoters for their marketing and promotional efforts. Most of them are freelance writers who do not get regular pay from the publishers while some who receive regular pay are staffers of newspapers and magazines.
source here
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