Boxing
topic on 7 shows · 10 statements across 8 episodes
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10 statements about Boxing, every show
Paul: Efforts to monopolize boxing will fail due to decentralization
“Yeah, it's not going to work, you know, I think
So many people have tried to take over the sport of boxing and it's just too diversified too many sanctioning bodies with the belts, too many.
Fighters and promoters and managers involved.
And it's a sport that i…”
Paul: The boxing industry is transitioning from pay-per-view to streaming
“But we're definitely moving into the streaming era of boxing.”
Paul: MVP became boxing's top promoter by operating like an SF startup
“So just by running it like a proper SF startup, we've, amongst many other things, but we, that's where the, why we've been able to become the number one promoter in the sport in four years when a lot of these other people have been doing it for 3040, 50 years.”
White: Showtime Boxing Had the Most "Dog Shit Production Ever"
“And I fucking thought that Showtime was the most dog shit production ever. In boxing.”
Jake Paul Would Choose to Be Number One in Investing Over Boxing
“Investing. Actually, yeah. Yeah, a hundred percent. It's, I think, the, something that I can do forever, like, and it's really enjoyable, and I really love, like, Being a part of the cutting edge things in technology, and like, advancing society, and human evo…”
Jake Paul: MVP runs boxing like a startup unlike archaic competitors
“Me and my co-founder Nikisa came in and ran it like a startup essentially. And with values, professionalism, showing up on time, treating fighters properly, contracts ready. These are things that are like not available in boxing besides like our company.”
Attar: Boxing is declining due to organizational fragmentation
“From a boxing perspective, I think that's why boxing has been on the decline. It's so fragmented, right? And there's, at the end of the day, there's not a true promotion that's stood the test of time.”
Parr: Surviving physical combat eliminates routine daily and business stress
“It makes me feel good to survive getting beat up because I know that I'm not going to be stressed out about anything else that I'm going to do throughout the day. Because, like, when I stress out about, like, this podcast, or if I get mad that our freaking int…”
Latimore: Boxing should never be pursued for money, attention, or spite
“You shouldn't do it for money because there ain't no money in boxing. You shouldn't do it for, to prove the haters wrong because they still want to hate. Now they're just going to wait for you to mess up and you definitely shouldn't do it for any female attent…”