Promoter Control Quotes

If the fighter doesn't want to fight, you're not gonna want him to fight. If the fighter doesn't want to fight, the promoter doesn't make him fight. And if he wants to retire, then it's time to walk away.

It depends on various things like if the promoters want to have a break so they can sell more T-shirts and booze, then they ask if we can do an interval. I personally prefer not to do that. Once you get onstage, I like to stay there.

Looking back, I couldn't get enough fights because Don King owned most of the top 10 fighters, and he never gave me a fight.

So many venues are owned by these various different ticketing and promoting people, and they're all in bed with one another. It's no secret over here.

Promoters need you. You don't need them... The boxer has the leverage, and a lot of boxers don't know that.

The fans never gave up on CM Punk. If CM Punk wants to be part of 'All In,' he can be part of 'All In.' But I am not putting it on him to draw those 10,000 seats. If we did have CM Punk, we would not tell you we had CM Punk - unless we didn't sell any tickets.

I'm a free agent. I haven't allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my fight. I don't need a promoter.

It's not OK for somebody to push a fighter into a corner and strong-arm him to accept whatever the promoter wants.