A large number of boxing fans have stated that they were afraid Oscar might use the Ring Magazine to promote his own business.
But in my opinion he is too much of a business man to ever even consider such a thing. He is totally aware of the fact that messing with the quality of the magazine would do him and his whole promotion thingy no good at all. He probably wants to be remembered as both a great fighter and a good business man in general, so why risk his reputation?
I don't expect a lot of changes, to be honest - maybe I am wrong and will either be disappointed or nicely surprised - time will tell.
Dave, what is the name of your promotion? Do you have a website going? What exactly are your plans? Please give us some details.
If welcome, I'd like to ask you what you think of the so-called "Rusian Dominance" in the heavyweight division?
In my opinion it's a matter of circumstances and safe matchmaking. I am European myself and have the feeling that fighting instincts are unevenly spread globally - this makes the American fighting styles more appealing to me: I love the likes of Tyson, Brewster, Bowe. In my opinion the "safety comes first" strategies, as Lennox Lewis, the Klitschkos, Sven Ottke, Markus Beyer, among others, make use of, make for boring fights - it may be the smart thing to do (in terms of winning the fight), but how are you supposed to please the fans this way? A champion has the ability to please the fans and still take almost no risks. But that's all just me.