Top Rank Boxing scored 460,000 viewers on ESPN Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast drew 150,000 viewers in A18-49. Top Rank Boxing followed the UFC on ESPN Saturday night. The event featured Joe Smith, Jr. defeating Steve Geffraud in a title defense of his Light Heavyweight Championship. Top Rank drew 0.12 in […]
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The Legal Submission 35 looks at Crawford-Top Rank lawsuit
Terrence Crawford sues Bob Arum, Top Rank
Terrence Crawford has filed a lawsuit against Top Rank Boxing and Bob Arum per a report from the New York Post. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Nevada claims that Arum does not attempt to promote Black fighters. Crawford has hired famed LA-based Entertainment attorney Bryan Freedman to represent him in this lawsuit. Crawford split with […]
PFL casts name into Jake Paul rumors
The PFL has interest in Jake Paul according to a report from Sports Business Journal’s Adam Stern. The promotion quote-tweeted the Paul video of him kicking a pad twice since it was posted by the You-Tuber turned boxer. .@PFLMMA CEO @PeteMurrayPFL tells SBJ that he has been having early talks with @JakePaul and his agent, […]
Let’s talk media coverage and if boxers are paid too much
In Yahoo! Sports’ final review for the year that was in boxing, Kevin Iole suggested that boxers were paid too much. The comments reflect several known issues in the world of sports journalism including the fact that esteemed journalists are constrained by the things they cover. Certainly, there is a need to be measured with […]