i have to agree with john that this discussion should have its own thread !! andy is so rite that are best fighters that are house hold names to us that follow the sport but are actually nobodies to joe public !

we talk about reconigition, and john talks about it being about the fighter, and them and there trainers getting paid properly !!

but its chicken and egg !! to be paid you need a profile !! to have a public profile you need exposure ! to get exposure in the first place you need some angle (to use a bad one alex reid boning jordan) now he has a hugh public profile, love him or hate him he has the publics attention so now people will pay him to do stuff sponsor wise because he has exposure !

thai brands are great for us in a little community but lets face it, liam, andy etc should, given the fact of what they have achieved in the sport, should be wearing nike and addidas and be 6ft carboard cut outs in a ££££££££ sponsor deal but there not !!

why ??

nobody has ever been prepaired in this country to take a punt at getting these guys out there in the public eye. and i don't mean local press !!! to give liam the exposure he would need to get real public attention would cost 1000's in fact 10's of 1000's

so how do we do it ??? shows ??? media ???? ............... maybe but again it all costs

dan green has an excellent show on the way in huge venue that should be on prime time tv !!! but again it all costs !! and who is gonna stump up that money !!!

its a long slow hill but we are trying! dan, myself and team, richard smith, ste logan etc etc great promotions are at present, all we have got ! lets hope one of us cracks it !! so we can all grow !

gaz your post was bang on mate !!


daz morris