Al 海蒙被公平对待了吗?

2046 · 发表于 2021-4-2 07:46:16

Al 海蒙被公平对待了吗?

“为什么你从来没有真正听到或看到PBC的老板参与到所有戏剧性的扯淡与拳手，和其他推广，像埃迪赫恩，鲍勃阿鲁姆，和其他人，总是参与一些扯淡。为什么?”

教练埃里克·凯利最近在Instagram上问道。坦率地说，这是个好问题。实际上，为什么由Al 海蒙经营的PBC，似乎从来没有和它的任何战士发生过不和?是什么让海门，或者是他的生意，带来了如此的忠诚?多年来，拳击界的许多人都以怀疑的眼光看待受过哈佛教育的海蒙。现在，在PBC——又名首演拳击冠军——出现整整六年之后，这种怀疑是否有根据值得怀疑。

因为事实是，和他一起工作的战士们对海蒙的评价很高——非常高。事实上，没有人会抱怨受到不公平的待遇或不被赏识。坦白地说，在格斗游戏中，其他大玩家并非如此。海蒙的帝国已经上了法庭，不管是在字面上还是在公众舆论的法庭上，但仍然屹立不倒。如果PBC有不正当的行为，它就做了一个隐藏他们的工作。毕竟，海蒙多年来一直受到记者和竞争对手的密切关注。

当然，这种不信任与海蒙极度私密的天性有关。他不接受采访，当然也不喜欢被媒体拍摄、录像或拍照。在拳击这类经常引人侧目的运动中，任何偏离常规的行为都会被冷冷地眯起眼睛来看待。

这公平吗?PBC可能会感到沮丧，因为它的一些斗士似乎更关注拳击业务的商业端，而不是这项运动本身。然而，这并没有违法。更重要的是，PBC的战士通常会挑战自己，如果没有像公众希望的那样快的话。例如，怀尔德(Deontay Wilder)曾两次面对泰森富里。基思·瑟曼，肖恩·波特和丹尼·加西亚——都是顶级球员——已经对决了。新加盟的曼尼·帕奎奥在成为PBC球队的一员后，无疑已经挑战了自己。埃罗尔·斯宾塞被指责回避特伦斯·克劳福德，但不可否认的是，他遇到了波特、米基·加西亚、克里斯·阿尔吉里和凯尔·布鲁克等合理的对手。事实上，斯宾塞去英格兰是为了在布鲁克自己的后院为他赢得冠军。

也许最终，值得记住的是，海蒙是一个真实的人，充满了积极和消极的品质，就像我们其他人一样。有时很难记住这一点，因为我们可以称之为海曼的隐私光环。然而，就目前的情况来看，人们必须根据他的劳动成果来判断这个人，而不是通过投射或怀疑的镜头。

“How come you never really hear, or see PBC head honchos involved in all of the dramatic bull** with fighters, and other promoters, like Eddie Hearn, Bob Arum, and others, are always involved in some bull**. Why?”

So trainer Eric Kelly recently asked on Instagram. Frankly it’s a good question. Why indeed is PBC, an outlet run by Al Haymon, seemingly never in a feud with any of its fighters? What is it about Haymon, or about his business, that brings about such loyalty? For years, many in the fight world have viewed the Harvard educated Haymon with suspicion. Now, a full six years after PBC – otherwise known as Premiere Boxing Champions – emerged onto the scene, it’s worth wondering if such suspicion is warranted.

For the truth is, Haymon is spoken highly of by the fighters who work with him – very highly. Virtually no one complains about getting a raw deal or being unappreciated. That frankly isn’t the case with other big players in the fight game. Haymon’s empire has been taken to court, both literally and in the court of public opinion, but is still standing. If PBC is engaged in shady practices, it does one heck of a job camouflaging them. Haymon, after all, has been under intense scrutiny for years, both by journalists and competitors alike.

Some of the mistrust, of course, has to do with Haymon’s intensely private nature. He doesn’t do interviews, and he certainly isn’t keen on being filmed, videotaped, or photographed by the media. In a sport like boxing, which raises eyebrows on a regular basis, any deviation from the norm is viewed through coolly narrowed eyes.

Is that fair, though? PBC can be frustrating in that some of its fighters have seemed to be more focused on the business end of the boxing business than on the sport itself. There’s nothing illegal in that, however. What’s more, PBC fighters generally DO tend to actually challenge themselves, if not as quickly as the public would like them to. Deontay Wilder, for instance, has faced Tyson Fury Twice. Keith Thurman, Shawn Porter, and Danny Garcia – top names all – have faced off. New arrival Manny Pacquiao has certainly challenged himself since becoming part of the PBC team. Errol Spence stands accused by some of avoiding Terence Crawford, but there’s no denying he’s faced legitimate opposition like Porter, Mikey Garcia, Chris Algieri and Kell Brook. In fact, Spence went to England to win Brook’s title in Brook’s own back yard.

Perhaps in the end, it’s worth remembering Haymon is a real life person, replete with positive and negative qualities, just like the rest of us. It’s sometimes hard to remember that due to what could be called Haymon’s privacy aura. As things stand, though, the guy must be judged by the fruits of his labors, not through the lens of projection or suspicion.