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Cooperation or Competition Between Affliction and Golden Boy Promotions?
Cooperation or Competition Between Affliction and Golden Boy Promotions? |
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MMAcca
Heavyweight Champ
Career record: 967-564
Season: 43-16 (#70)
Location: North East of England
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A few months ago, Affliction announced its deal with Golden Boy Promotions and crowed that this would be a major challenge to the UFC. A few weeks ago, we heard that it would no longer be a mixed show, and instead would be a pure MMA show. Now it appears that Golden Boy is putting a boxing show on HBO on January 24, the same night as Affliction's PPV.
Dave Meltzer reports in the November 5 Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Golden Boy Promotions will feature Antonio Margarito vs. Shane Mosley on HBO on January 24, 2008. That is a pretty big fight and it will air opposite of Affliction, on (almost) free TV.
Here's the rub: I don't think there is any joint promotional deal between Affliction and Golden Boy. I heard a few weeks ago that nothing was signed, and it looks like all they have is a t-shirt deal, or a production deal at most. They announced it prematurely to distract people from the fact that they cancelled their October show because it sold about 700 tickets.
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Post #1 10/31/08 2:08:19AM
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Darnok
Heavyweight Chump
Career record: 799-668
Season: 33-26 (#1331)
Location: Canada
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Wow 700 Tickets.
Affliction can't seem to get a break.
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Post #2 10/31/08 11:45:42AM
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