Boxing adviser AL HAYMON is the "most powerful guy in boxing" as well as "its most mysterious," according to Kevin Iole of YAHOO SPORTS. Haymon rarely will be seen "in front of a television camera and you'll never catch him speaking to a reporter." Iole: "He's not a promoter. He's not a manager. But when Haymon says jump, plenty of people in boxing listen." It is "illegal in the U.S. to serve as a promoter and a manager, though Haymon does both." He is involved "with a slew of the sport's biggest stars, including the biggest, FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR." When Haymon "wants one of his fighters on television, he gets it." His fighters "compete when he says, where he says, on the network he wants and generally for what he asks purse-wise." Below is a complete list of Iole's 25 most powerful people in boxing (SPORTS.YAHOO.com, 8/1).
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RANK
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NAME |
TITLE |
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1
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Al Haymon |
Adviser |
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2
|
Todd duBoef |
Top Rank President |
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3
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Richard Schaefer |
Golden Boy Promotions CEO |
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4
|
Curtis Jackson ("50 Cent") |
Founder of TMT Promotions |
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5
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Bob Arum |
Founder of Top Rank |
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6
|
Ken Hershman |
HBO Sports President |
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7
|
Floyd Mayweather Jr. |
Boxer |
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8
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Manny Pacquiao |
Boxer |
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9
|
Stephen Espinoza |
Showtime Sports Exec VP & GM |
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10
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Kathy Duva |
Main Events Promoter |
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11
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Leonard Ellerbe |
Mayweather Promotions CEO |
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12
|
Fernando Beltran |
Mexico-based Promoter |
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13
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Oscar De La Hoya |
Golden Boy Promotions President |
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14
|
Richard Plepler |
HBO co-President |
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15
|
Keith Kizer |
Nevada State Athletic Commissioner |
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16
|
Wladimir Klitschko |
Boxer |
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17
|
Jim Lampley |
HBO Boxing Announcer |
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18
|
Michael Koncz |
Pacquiao's Adviser |
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19
|
Bruce Trampler |
Top Rank Matchmaker |
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20
|
Bernd Boente |
Manager |
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21
|
Eric Gomez |
Golden Boy Promotions Matchmaker |
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22
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Gordon Hall |
Showtime Sports VP/Production |
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23
|
Cameron Dunkin |
Manager |
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24
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Mark Taffet |
HBO Senior VP/Sports Operations & PPV |
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25
|
Kery Davis |
HBO Senior VP/Sports Programming |
