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Gary Shaw Sharing His
Promotion
And He Is Happy To Do
So
"It's The Way It Should
Be"
By William Trillo
Last week I got in touch with Goossen
Tutor promoter Dan Goossen to ask him about the June 7th
card featuring his fighter Paul Williams vs. Carlos Quintana
& Vernon Forrest vs. Sergio Mora. Goossen referred me over
to Gary Shaw saying it was Shaw's promotion.
I contacted Gary Shaw and although he
was happy to discuss the Showtime televised card he made it
clear, "I don't like to look at this as "my" show. This is
in conjunction with Lou DiBella, The Tournament of
Contenders, Goossen as well as Al Haymon. This is people
working together, it's the way it should be."
In what amounts to a very high profile
card, Shaw was more than willing to let it be known that
this was a team effort. After a start of the year where
promoters seemed to be taking shots at one another at every
turn, it is refreshing to see this effort to work together,
with boxing's best interests in mind.
The card is set for June, but according
to Shaw a venue was not in place yet. Talks of the fight
being held from everywhere from Los Angeles to Texas have
been discussed, but as of yet no venue had been secured.
Both Shaw and Goossen promised an announcement could come as
early as this week.
The card is going head up with an HBO
fight card but Shaw made it clear, "Showtime has a fight the
first of every month and this was the date we chose, it has
nothing to do with the other card."
2008 has started out with a bang for
boxing but too many times the pre and post fight bickering
amongst promoters has tainted a very exciting fight year.
It's great to see the promoters working together for this
show and we hope it's a sign of things to come.
Questions Or Comments? Email Will "The Thrill" Trillo |
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