Golden Boy Promotions CEO
Richard Schaefer had some rather pointed words for certain members of the media
in this article, ringtv.craveonline/blog/,
where he stated, among other things:
“What's troubling is that
some media members are being manipulated by Bob Arum, and the sad thing is that
some of the people at HBO are falling into that trap. People like Michael
Lombardo and Richard Plepler are not seeing through what's going on, and it's
unfortunate.”
Geez, I wonder what Richard
is talking about. I'm pretty sure Lombardo and Plepler have much bigger things
to worry about than some “Boxing After Dark” card in the middle of summer. But
just in case they missed it, here's something I wrote in the aftermath of last
week’s HBO telecast: http://www.maxboxing.com/news/main-lead/boxing-after-farce.
And guys, when you're in town, let’s grab lunch. I got some great ideas for
season three of “Game of Thrones” and “The Newsroom.”
Schaefer added, “All of
these other promoters who are talking sh*t, and who are using certain media
members, they're just idiots. And what it shows you is that these media members
who have 10,000 followers or less on Twitter, that they are totally
insignificant. It is unfortunate that smart people like some of the HBO brass
are following these -- I can't even call them journalists -- these bloggers and
are being influenced by that, it is pretty darned sad.”
I couldn't agree more,
Richard. I can't stand some of those smart-ass writers on press row (and for
the record, folks, as I write this, I have 10,548 followers).
But my Maxboxing colleague,
Gabe Montoya, takes issue with this, tweeting (@gabriel_montoya): “Schaefer
talking about Arum manipulating media while being interviewed by a writer he
hired on a #boxing website
his company owns. Priceless”
Gabe, c'mon, this is the
stuff that got you banned from Golden Boy events in the first place.
