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Geale is far from a bum. His lack of power is gonna hurt him against Golovkin and he may get washed in the fight but getting washed by Golovkin doesn't equal bum. Sturm, Sylvester, Karmazin are legit wins. Not everyone is gonna be Floyd, Geale is technically sound, fought solid competition and stepped out of his country to test himself on multiple occasions.
Exactly.
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Bad style match up for Gamboa?
So what you think about:
Undefeated Yuriorkis Gamboa vs undefeated Terence Crawford already sold 10,000 tickets at CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Nebraska. June 28th
Bad style match up for Gamboa?
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I've been saying for years that promoters need to hit the moderately sized towns around this nation that have nothing to do but love sports. The Boise, Idaho's and Lincoln Nebraska's of the world. You can't even fit 10,000 at the Stub Hub center yet there's fights there all the time. That's why there aren't fighters from places like Nebraska.
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Yep. Geale is the toughest opponent to date for GGG. As naner stated he's fought and beat solid opposition and he's currently #3. He's never been stopped. If Golovkin goes out there and destroys the guy that tells us a lot. If he struggled and it's a tough fight that tells us a lot as well.
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Richard Schaefer: Me and Oscar Are Not Talking, Our Lawyers Are Talking Though
wednesday began with breakfast in Pasadena with Oscar De La Hoya and assurances that all was well with his Golden Boy Boxing Promotions.
Wednesday continued with a phone conversation with Richard Schaefer and assurances that all was not well.
De La Hoya is the founder, president and majority stockholder of Golden Boy, a major force in the sport. Schaefer is Golden Boy's chief executive, who played a major role in building it into a major force.
De La Hoya said that talks were proceeding with Schaefer and that "this will be settled this week." He also said, "This is like a marriage. You have your disagreements, but you don't want a divorce."
Schaefer said he couldn't comment extensively and added that the only talks he knew about this week were "between our lawyers."
Sounds like a divorce.
If you are a boxing fan, this is significant because these are people who make the fights. If you are ever going to see Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight Manny Pacquiao, Golden Boy would be involved in some way, at least as the current boxing world turns. Even though there is a Mayweather Promotions and that banner is well displayed at all his fights, his company doesn't have a license to promote in Nevada, nor does it have the manpower to put on one of these huge shows. Golden Boy does and has.
This is also significant because Golden Boy is one of two major boxing promotion companies in the U.S. The other is Top Rank, run by Bob Arum.
TV is a big part of this, as it is of everything in sports. Golden Boy's big fights are on Showtime, Top Rank's on HBO. Currently, never the 'twain shall meet.
Arum hates Schaefer and has said so publicly in so many words. Schaefer hates Arum and has said so publicly in so many words. De La Hoya fought for Arum, together they made millions, they split up, kissed and made up several times, and, in the last several years, split up again. De La Hoya pretty much said, in so many words, he hated Arum. Specifically, he referred to Top Rank's business as a "sinking ship."
Recently, De La Hoya called Arum and they kissed and made up again. Zsa Zsa Gabor didn't have this many reconciliations.
Arum and Schaefer have not made up. Probably won't in their lifetime, although there is always the overriding caveat that says, "this is boxing."
Arum is formerly a New York lawyer and Schaefer formerly a Swiss banker. That shouldn't matter but seems to. In business, things are not supposed to get personal. With these two, they did.
It became a several-year history of Arum distrusting Schaefer and shooting off his mouth about it, as he tends to. And Schaefer hearing the public shots he was taken from Arum and privately seething more and more, as he tends to.
So, once De La Hoya sought out Arum last month, and they had the reconciliation No. 467, by phone and in private meetings, Schaefer viewed that as the straw that broke the Swiss banker's back.
De La Hoya has responded recently to questions about his company's internal turmoil by calling things "peachy," and saying that Schaefer has "just been on vacation."
Schaefer has responded by saying, "Things are absolutely not peachy."
And so, as the world of big-time boxing turns, it is like a smelly pig on a spit.
Expect De La Hoya and Schaefer to part company, with the big winners the same big winners as in all these things. The lawyers.
Expect De La Hoya to find a new chief executive and start attempting to do business with Arum and Top Rank. Expect the conflicts of the cable networks and beer sponsors of each promotion group to make De La Hoya's desire to "do whatever it takes to get the best fights to the fight fans," a tough hill to climb.
Expect Schaefer's prediction that "Arum will eat De La Hoya alive" to possibly come to pass. In boxing, never bet against the guy with the fastest hands (Mayweather), fastest feet (Mayweather) and biggest mouth (Mayweather), nor against Arum's bottom line.
The behind-the-scene whispers have a disgruntled Schaefer taking some of Golden Boy's boxers to Mayweather's advisor, the elusive, seldom seen, almost never quoted, deal-maker-in-smoke-filled-rooms, Al Haymon. De La Hoya bravely dismissed this.
"That never crossed my mind," he said. "I don't even want to think about that. Plus, I have a good relationship with Al Haymon."
Stop the presses. That means he's actually seen Haymon. That Haymon exists.
Oh yes, and just in case you wondered, Arum hates Haymon and Haymon, if he exists, probably feels the same about Arum.
So, what have we learned today, class?
-- That Golden Boy, one of the more profitable and leading boxing promotions companies, is about to unravel at the top.
-- That Arum doesn't always have the best boxers, but he somehow always holds all the cards.
-- That De La Hoya, the Golden Boy himself, who goes into the International Boxing Hall of Fame next month in a greatly celebrated event, may lead the sport in both good intentions and deadly naivete.
-- And, despite all this, fight fans will still buy tickets and pay-per-view showings because they like to watch people punch one another.
wednesday began with breakfast in Pasadena with Oscar De La Hoya and assurances that all was well with his Golden Boy Boxing Promotions.
Wednesday continued with a phone conversation with Richard Schaefer and assurances that all was not well.
De La Hoya is the founder, president and majority stockholder of Golden Boy, a major force in the sport. Schaefer is Golden Boy's chief executive, who played a major role in building it into a major force.
De La Hoya said that talks were proceeding with Schaefer and that "this will be settled this week." He also said, "This is like a marriage. You have your disagreements, but you don't want a divorce."
Schaefer said he couldn't comment extensively and added that the only talks he knew about this week were "between our lawyers."
Sounds like a divorce.
If you are a boxing fan, this is significant because these are people who make the fights. If you are ever going to see Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight Manny Pacquiao, Golden Boy would be involved in some way, at least as the current boxing world turns. Even though there is a Mayweather Promotions and that banner is well displayed at all his fights, his company doesn't have a license to promote in Nevada, nor does it have the manpower to put on one of these huge shows. Golden Boy does and has.
This is also significant because Golden Boy is one of two major boxing promotion companies in the U.S. The other is Top Rank, run by Bob Arum.
TV is a big part of this, as it is of everything in sports. Golden Boy's big fights are on Showtime, Top Rank's on HBO. Currently, never the 'twain shall meet.
Arum hates Schaefer and has said so publicly in so many words. Schaefer hates Arum and has said so publicly in so many words. De La Hoya fought for Arum, together they made millions, they split up, kissed and made up several times, and, in the last several years, split up again. De La Hoya pretty much said, in so many words, he hated Arum. Specifically, he referred to Top Rank's business as a "sinking ship."
Recently, De La Hoya called Arum and they kissed and made up again. Zsa Zsa Gabor didn't have this many reconciliations.
Arum and Schaefer have not made up. Probably won't in their lifetime, although there is always the overriding caveat that says, "this is boxing."
Arum is formerly a New York lawyer and Schaefer formerly a Swiss banker. That shouldn't matter but seems to. In business, things are not supposed to get personal. With these two, they did.
It became a several-year history of Arum distrusting Schaefer and shooting off his mouth about it, as he tends to. And Schaefer hearing the public shots he was taken from Arum and privately seething more and more, as he tends to.
So, once De La Hoya sought out Arum last month, and they had the reconciliation No. 467, by phone and in private meetings, Schaefer viewed that as the straw that broke the Swiss banker's back.
De La Hoya has responded recently to questions about his company's internal turmoil by calling things "peachy," and saying that Schaefer has "just been on vacation."
Schaefer has responded by saying, "Things are absolutely not peachy."
And so, as the world of big-time boxing turns, it is like a smelly pig on a spit.
Expect De La Hoya and Schaefer to part company, with the big winners the same big winners as in all these things. The lawyers.
Expect De La Hoya to find a new chief executive and start attempting to do business with Arum and Top Rank. Expect the conflicts of the cable networks and beer sponsors of each promotion group to make De La Hoya's desire to "do whatever it takes to get the best fights to the fight fans," a tough hill to climb.
Expect Schaefer's prediction that "Arum will eat De La Hoya alive" to possibly come to pass. In boxing, never bet against the guy with the fastest hands (Mayweather), fastest feet (Mayweather) and biggest mouth (Mayweather), nor against Arum's bottom line.
The behind-the-scene whispers have a disgruntled Schaefer taking some of Golden Boy's boxers to Mayweather's advisor, the elusive, seldom seen, almost never quoted, deal-maker-in-smoke-filled-rooms, Al Haymon. De La Hoya bravely dismissed this.
"That never crossed my mind," he said. "I don't even want to think about that. Plus, I have a good relationship with Al Haymon."
Stop the presses. That means he's actually seen Haymon. That Haymon exists.
Oh yes, and just in case you wondered, Arum hates Haymon and Haymon, if he exists, probably feels the same about Arum.
So, what have we learned today, class?
-- That Golden Boy, one of the more profitable and leading boxing promotions companies, is about to unravel at the top.
-- That Arum doesn't always have the best boxers, but he somehow always holds all the cards.
-- That De La Hoya, the Golden Boy himself, who goes into the International Boxing Hall of Fame next month in a greatly celebrated event, may lead the sport in both good intentions and deadly naivete.
-- And, despite all this, fight fans will still buy tickets and pay-per-view showings because they like to watch people punch one another.
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Chavez already calling out Froch. I guess this is the fight he wanted and not $7 million+ against GGG
Chavez Jr. Congratulates Froch, Ready To Face Him! - Boxing News
Chavez Jr. Congratulates Froch, Ready To Face Him! - Boxing News
Mayweather said he spoke directly to God last night:
"Yachts, private jets, foreign cars, mansions, unlimited shopping sprees, and I am just getting started! I spoke to God last night and I asked: "Is there a problem with how this lavish KING is living down here on earth?" and God said: "NO it was already predestined."
"Yachts, private jets, foreign cars, mansions, unlimited shopping sprees, and I am just getting started! I spoke to God last night and I asked: "Is there a problem with how this lavish KING is living down here on earth?" and God said: "NO it was already predestined."
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Woah, it's official:
Richard Schaefer Officially Departs From Golden Boy
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After months of internal bickering*between Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer, a resolution appears to have been reached between their lawyers.
Schaefer has announced that he is officially gone from Golden Boy.
"After more than ten years with Golden Boy, it is time to move on to the next chapter of my career. This decision has required a great deal of personal reflection, but ultimately I concluded that I have no choice but to leave. I have succeeded in banking and I have succeeded in boxing, and I look forward to the next opportunity. I am proud to remain a shareholder, so I have a strong interest in the continued success of the company. I am proud of what we have accomplished at Golden Boy, but I now look forward to new challenges."
The feuding between Schaefer and De La Hoya first began when De La Hoya publically revealed his intention to make peace with promotional rival Bob Arum of Top Rank. Schaefer was very much against the move and made it clear that he would refuse to have anything to do with Arum or his company.
Richard Schaefer Officially Departs From Golden Boy
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After months of internal bickering*between Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer, a resolution appears to have been reached between their lawyers.
Schaefer has announced that he is officially gone from Golden Boy.
"After more than ten years with Golden Boy, it is time to move on to the next chapter of my career. This decision has required a great deal of personal reflection, but ultimately I concluded that I have no choice but to leave. I have succeeded in banking and I have succeeded in boxing, and I look forward to the next opportunity. I am proud to remain a shareholder, so I have a strong interest in the continued success of the company. I am proud of what we have accomplished at Golden Boy, but I now look forward to new challenges."
The feuding between Schaefer and De La Hoya first began when De La Hoya publically revealed his intention to make peace with promotional rival Bob Arum of Top Rank. Schaefer was very much against the move and made it clear that he would refuse to have anything to do with Arum or his company.
Damn, saw this coming. Schaefer knew this awhile ago. Watch him end up on al haymon Promotions by next week or so. Good thing is now we can finally see Golden Boy and Top Rank fighters finally fight each other!! Just hope HBO and Showtime can get along too
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There is no such thing as Al Haymon Promotions though since he's not a promoter, only an advisor or manager. He could go to Mayweather promotions but there is no infrastructure there, Mayweather himself doesn't even have a promoters license. Honesty, I see Richard leaving boxing. He was a banker before with zero boxing knowledge when he came in and I have a feeling he has no interest to start all over with another promoter.
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Floyd Mayweather drops Golden Boy
Updated: June 3, 2014, 12:15 AM ET
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Hours after Richard Schaefer's Monday resignation as chief executive of Golden Boy Promotions following months of infighting with company co-founder/majority shareholder/president Oscar De La Hoya, pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. dumped the company.
Mayweather, whose fights generate the biggest pay-per-view numbers in the sport, has worked with Golden Boy on a fight-by-fight basis for all of his nine bouts since his 2007 blockbuster against De La Hoya, which set the all-time pay-per-view buy record at nearly 2.5 million subscriptions.
But Mayweather, whose own company, Mayweather Promotions, co-promoted his fights, only worked with Golden Boy because of Schaefer, with whom he has grown close over the years. Mayweather and De La Hoya do not like each other and have never hidden that fact.
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Ed Mulholland/USA TODAY SportsFloyd Mayweather only worked with Golden Boy Promotions because of his relationship with Richard Schaefer (right).
So when Mayweather, the junior middleweight and welterweight champion, returns for his next fight on Sept. 13, Golden Boy will no longer be involved, Mayweather Promotions chief executive Leonard Ellerbe told ESPN.com Monday night.
When asked if Mayweather would work with Golden Boy again without Schaefer, Ellerbe said, "Absolutely not."
That is a big hit worth millions of dollars to De La Hoya's company.
"We have a great working relationship with Richard Schaefer and that will never change," Ellerbe said. "Richard is a good friend and a great businessman and an excellent promoter. Richard will have an impact in anything that he decides to do, a tremendous impact. He built that company from the ground up and did a phenomenal job. We've had a very close relationship for a number of years and worked hand-in-hand on a number of great fights.
"Mayweather Promotions will continue to promote Floyd's fights and Floyd will continue to put on the biggest fights in boxing. I have a tremendous team and staff and we continue to expand year by year and we're ready to go."
Golden Boy Promotions had no comment.
Schaefer, the former Swiss banker who co-founded Golden Boy Promotions with close friend De La Hoya in 2002, has served as its only CEO. His exit from the company was not unexpected, given the public issues between Schaefer and De La Hoya over the past few months, but the timing was a bit surprising -- a few days before De La Hoya's induction on Sunday into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
"After more than 10 years with Golden Boy, it is time to move on to the next chapter of my career," Schaefer said in a statement earlier Monday. "This decision has required a great deal of personal reflection, but ultimately I concluded that I have no choice but to leave. I have succeeded in banking and I have succeeded in boxing, and I look forward to the next opportunity.
"I am proud to remain a shareholder, so I have a strong interest in the continued success of the company. I am proud of what we have accomplished at Golden Boy, but I now look forward to new challenges."
Under Schaefer's guidance, Golden Boy became a powerhouse. Schaefer was the point person in multiple record-breaking promotions, developed close relationships with HBO and later Showtime, closed an output deal for a boxing television series on Fox Sports 1, worked with numerous mainstream sponsors and made a deal to serve as the exclusive promoter of fights at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, while also maintaining a close relationship with the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Schaefer has promoted the two biggest-selling pay-per-view events in boxing history, the 2007 showdown between Mayweather and De La Hoya, which generated a record of nearly 2.5 million buys, and the 2013 fight between Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez, which set the all-time pay-per-view revenue record ($150 million), all-time gate record ($20 million) and sold the second-most units (2.2 million).
There has been wide speculation that Schaefer will eventually join Mayweather Promotions or found his own company and continue to work closely with Mayweather and his adviser, Al Haymon, who has a deep stable of fighters besides Mayweather.
Ellerbe did not want to address that.
"Richard just put in the resignation (Monday) and I'm not going to speak on what Richard might do next," Ellerbe said. "That is for Richard to say. But Richard will have a tremendous impact on whatever he decides to do and wherever he goes. We always welcome smart leaders, but I don't know what his future is."
Ellerbe said that while Golden Boy co-promoted Mayweather's fights, it was arranged that way only because of Schaefer and his right-hand man, chief operating officer and chief marketing officer Bruce Binkow, who many expect will be leaving Golden Boy shortly in order to join Schaefer in his next endeavor.
"I've been in a hundred strategy sessions, I've been in a hundred meetings, I've been in a hundred planning sessions on our events and the people I've worked closely with are Richard and Bruce," Ellerbe said. "I've never seen Oscar in one of those sessions, not once. We've never had one discussion about business. But I wish (Golden Boy) nothing but the best."
Mayweather's September opponent has not been determined. Ellerbe said Mayweather is on vacation following his May 3 victory against Marcos Maidana, and when he returns "we'll figure it out. We don't know who we're fighting yet or where we're fighting."
A few days before Mayweather outpointed Maidana to unify 147-pound titles, he was asked about the disintegrating Schaefer-De La Hoya relationship and said he would always have a place for Schaefer at his company.
"We like working with Richard Schaefer. Richard Schaefer is Golden Boy," Mayweather said. "He does all the day-to-day leg work. He works hard. He's up late on the phone with Leonard, three, four in the morning, taking flights, and people that's putting work in like this you got to commend them.
"Richard always has a home over here. We would love to work with him hand-in-hand if he has any problems over there because we know it's a company Richard Schaefer built. We working hand-in-hand already. We would love to work with Richard. He's a great guy, a great father. Richard knows the door is always open. Richard Schaefer knows he's family."
Schaefer, also speaking a few days before Mayweather-Maidana, addressed his future and the possibility of working with Mayweather if he were to leave Golden Boy.
"Floyd and me are friends, we have a close relationship but truth be told, I haven't had any conversations with Floyd because I don't think that would be appropriate, because I have a job at Golden Boy and I'm gonna continue to do it," Schaefer said. "But once I do either stay or not stay, whatever the decision gonna be, then I will look at what opportunities are out there and, obviously, Floyd, whether I'm there or not there has a bright future.
"Al and me are friends. We work very well together. We have done good business together. He's a businessman I highly respect and regard. His accomplishments are not just in the sport of boxing. But I am not going to discuss my thoughts. I don't really think about what I'm gonna do next. I have a pretty good idea
Updated: June 3, 2014, 12:15 AM ET
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Hours after Richard Schaefer's Monday resignation as chief executive of Golden Boy Promotions following months of infighting with company co-founder/majority shareholder/president Oscar De La Hoya, pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. dumped the company.
Mayweather, whose fights generate the biggest pay-per-view numbers in the sport, has worked with Golden Boy on a fight-by-fight basis for all of his nine bouts since his 2007 blockbuster against De La Hoya, which set the all-time pay-per-view buy record at nearly 2.5 million subscriptions.
But Mayweather, whose own company, Mayweather Promotions, co-promoted his fights, only worked with Golden Boy because of Schaefer, with whom he has grown close over the years. Mayweather and De La Hoya do not like each other and have never hidden that fact.
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Ed Mulholland/USA TODAY SportsFloyd Mayweather only worked with Golden Boy Promotions because of his relationship with Richard Schaefer (right).
So when Mayweather, the junior middleweight and welterweight champion, returns for his next fight on Sept. 13, Golden Boy will no longer be involved, Mayweather Promotions chief executive Leonard Ellerbe told ESPN.com Monday night.
When asked if Mayweather would work with Golden Boy again without Schaefer, Ellerbe said, "Absolutely not."
That is a big hit worth millions of dollars to De La Hoya's company.
"We have a great working relationship with Richard Schaefer and that will never change," Ellerbe said. "Richard is a good friend and a great businessman and an excellent promoter. Richard will have an impact in anything that he decides to do, a tremendous impact. He built that company from the ground up and did a phenomenal job. We've had a very close relationship for a number of years and worked hand-in-hand on a number of great fights.
"Mayweather Promotions will continue to promote Floyd's fights and Floyd will continue to put on the biggest fights in boxing. I have a tremendous team and staff and we continue to expand year by year and we're ready to go."
Golden Boy Promotions had no comment.
Schaefer, the former Swiss banker who co-founded Golden Boy Promotions with close friend De La Hoya in 2002, has served as its only CEO. His exit from the company was not unexpected, given the public issues between Schaefer and De La Hoya over the past few months, but the timing was a bit surprising -- a few days before De La Hoya's induction on Sunday into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
"After more than 10 years with Golden Boy, it is time to move on to the next chapter of my career," Schaefer said in a statement earlier Monday. "This decision has required a great deal of personal reflection, but ultimately I concluded that I have no choice but to leave. I have succeeded in banking and I have succeeded in boxing, and I look forward to the next opportunity.
"I am proud to remain a shareholder, so I have a strong interest in the continued success of the company. I am proud of what we have accomplished at Golden Boy, but I now look forward to new challenges."
Under Schaefer's guidance, Golden Boy became a powerhouse. Schaefer was the point person in multiple record-breaking promotions, developed close relationships with HBO and later Showtime, closed an output deal for a boxing television series on Fox Sports 1, worked with numerous mainstream sponsors and made a deal to serve as the exclusive promoter of fights at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, while also maintaining a close relationship with the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Schaefer has promoted the two biggest-selling pay-per-view events in boxing history, the 2007 showdown between Mayweather and De La Hoya, which generated a record of nearly 2.5 million buys, and the 2013 fight between Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez, which set the all-time pay-per-view revenue record ($150 million), all-time gate record ($20 million) and sold the second-most units (2.2 million).
There has been wide speculation that Schaefer will eventually join Mayweather Promotions or found his own company and continue to work closely with Mayweather and his adviser, Al Haymon, who has a deep stable of fighters besides Mayweather.
Ellerbe did not want to address that.
"Richard just put in the resignation (Monday) and I'm not going to speak on what Richard might do next," Ellerbe said. "That is for Richard to say. But Richard will have a tremendous impact on whatever he decides to do and wherever he goes. We always welcome smart leaders, but I don't know what his future is."
Ellerbe said that while Golden Boy co-promoted Mayweather's fights, it was arranged that way only because of Schaefer and his right-hand man, chief operating officer and chief marketing officer Bruce Binkow, who many expect will be leaving Golden Boy shortly in order to join Schaefer in his next endeavor.
"I've been in a hundred strategy sessions, I've been in a hundred meetings, I've been in a hundred planning sessions on our events and the people I've worked closely with are Richard and Bruce," Ellerbe said. "I've never seen Oscar in one of those sessions, not once. We've never had one discussion about business. But I wish (Golden Boy) nothing but the best."
Mayweather's September opponent has not been determined. Ellerbe said Mayweather is on vacation following his May 3 victory against Marcos Maidana, and when he returns "we'll figure it out. We don't know who we're fighting yet or where we're fighting."
A few days before Mayweather outpointed Maidana to unify 147-pound titles, he was asked about the disintegrating Schaefer-De La Hoya relationship and said he would always have a place for Schaefer at his company.
"We like working with Richard Schaefer. Richard Schaefer is Golden Boy," Mayweather said. "He does all the day-to-day leg work. He works hard. He's up late on the phone with Leonard, three, four in the morning, taking flights, and people that's putting work in like this you got to commend them.
"Richard always has a home over here. We would love to work with him hand-in-hand if he has any problems over there because we know it's a company Richard Schaefer built. We working hand-in-hand already. We would love to work with Richard. He's a great guy, a great father. Richard knows the door is always open. Richard Schaefer knows he's family."
Schaefer, also speaking a few days before Mayweather-Maidana, addressed his future and the possibility of working with Mayweather if he were to leave Golden Boy.
"Floyd and me are friends, we have a close relationship but truth be told, I haven't had any conversations with Floyd because I don't think that would be appropriate, because I have a job at Golden Boy and I'm gonna continue to do it," Schaefer said. "But once I do either stay or not stay, whatever the decision gonna be, then I will look at what opportunities are out there and, obviously, Floyd, whether I'm there or not there has a bright future.
"Al and me are friends. We work very well together. We have done good business together. He's a businessman I highly respect and regard. His accomplishments are not just in the sport of boxing. But I am not going to discuss my thoughts. I don't really think about what I'm gonna do next. I have a pretty good idea