Al Haymon
Alan Haymon (born April 21, 1955[1]) is an American boxing adviser/manager. He is the adviser to Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and has twice won the Boxing Writers of America Manager of the Year Award.
Early life
Haymon was raised in Cleveland, Ohio and studied economics at Harvard.[2] He also has an MBA from Harvard.
Music career
His main career start was in music promotion, where he promoted such acts as M. C. Hammer, New Edition, Whitney Houston and Mary J. Blige, and he branched out to other entertainment areas, such as when he worked with Eddie Murphy.[2]
Boxing career
Around 2000, Al ventured into boxing when he managed Vernon Forrest.[2] Over the next decade, Haymon gained considerable influence in boxing, mainly due to his connection to Floyd Mayweather Jr.[2] In 2005 and 2013, Haymon won the Al Buck Award (Manager of the Year) from the Boxing Writers Association of America.[3][4]
Criticism and controversy
Haymon is rarely seen and never interviewed. Greg Bishop, formerly of the New York Times and now of Sports Illustrated, suggests that Haymon functions as both promoter and manager, against the principles of the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act, which was designed to separate boxing promoters from boxing managers.[2]
Haymon's influence has been seen as gaining fights for his fighters' prime spots on Showtime, but these fights are seen as less-than-quality match-ups and instead easy fights to get exposure for his fighters. This influence has been questioned by Max Kellerman of HBO Sports.[5]
Notable client list
Fighters who are currently or were previously represented by Haymon include:[2][6]
- Floyd Mayweather Jr.
- Gerald Washington (boxer)
- Adonis Stevenson
- Julio Caesar Chavez Jr.
- Amir Khan
- Peter Quillin
- Artur Beterbiev
- Josesito Lopez
- Erislandy Lara
- Cristobal Arreola
- Devon Alexander
- Adrien Broner
- Gervonta Davis
- Andre Berto
- Danny Garcia
- Austin Trout
- Lamont Peterson
- Anthony Peterson
- Seth Mitchell
- Gary Russell Jr.
- Dominic Wade
- Antonio Tarver
- Sakio Bika
- Vernon Forrest
- Leonard Bundu
- Artur Szpilka
- Lamon Brewster
- Jermain Taylor
- J'Leon Love
- Omar Figueroa
- Paul Williams
- Leo Santa Cruz
- John Molina, Jr.
- Deontay Wilder
- Lucas Matthysse
- Chris Pearson
- Errol Spence
- Marcos Maidana
- Julian Williams
- Keith Thurman
- Paulie Malignaggi
- Robert Guerrero
- Shawn Porter
- Luis Collazo
- Rances Barthelemy
- Semajay Thomas
- Roberto García
- Kevin Bizier
- Lucian Bute
- Andre Dirrell
- Anthony Dirrell
- Andrzej Fonfara
- Carl Frampton
- Abner Mares
- Eddie Chambers
- James Degale
References
- ↑ The Ring Magazine What we know about Al Haymon
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Behind the Scenes Haymon is Shaking Up the Fight Game". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ↑ "Al Buck Award: 2005 Manager of the Year: Al Haymon". Bwaa.org. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ↑ "BWAA Boxing Awards". bwaa.org.
- ↑ "Max Kellerman on "Who is AL HAYMON"?". YouTube. 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ↑ Rafael, Dan (2012-10-17). "Lopez, Lara sign with Haymon - Dan Rafael Blog - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2012-10-21.