Sports Business
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is ‘Money’
Floyd Mayweather Jr., arguably the best pound for pound fighter in the world of professional boxing, is all about the money. He cares so much about the green that nis nickanme is ‘Money.’
The WBC welterweight champion was listed as the highest-paid athlete in 2012 according to Forbes, out-earning fellow boxer Manny Pacquaio – the next highest paid athlete – by over $23 million and pro golfer Tiger Woods by $25 million.
Mayweather markets himself as a sports business, he creates controversy – some would say for added publicity – and everyone wants a piece of the champ.
Well, Mayweather will continue to have the dollars rain down on him in 2013.
CBS-owned Showtime announced a new deal with Mayweather for up to 6 fights over the next 30 months. If all of these fights are completed and Mayweather draws his usual average of 1 million PPV buys, Showtime says he will make history financially. Showtime has declined to share the terms of the agreement other than to mention it’s potentially record-breaking.
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Sports Networking
Zogsports Offers Sports Networking and Fun
Zogsports is a social sports organization that brings together young professionals interested in playing recreational sports such as basketball, bowling, soccer and touch football and they are doing it with a sports networking feel.
They focus on bringing together like-minded individuals with common goals and interests via recreational sporting events. Each event ends at a bar for drinks and networking.
They also organize group outings such as wine tastings and river rafting and focus highly on giving back to the community by providing a focus on local area events.
Zogsports is set to launch this March in Los Angeles with one of the organization’s most popular activities, co-ed touch football.
The cost to join the Zogsports leagues depend on the specific sport’s length and location.
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Sports Marketing
Tiki Barber Giving Back Through Sports Marketing
Former NFL running back Tiki Barber, most famously known for this time with the New York Giants, is giving back to athletes via sports marketing.
Nearly 80 per cent of professional athletes end their pro career without any kind of fall back plan financially. They wind up jobless and fall into financial trouble which can lead to bankruptcy and divorce.
Barber and Mark Gerson have co-founded Thuvio, a marketing company that provides its sports talent with online marketing services, event booking, payment fulfillment, event communications and customer service.
The events can vary from a $149 phone call with former NBA superstar Tim Hardaway to hiring NFL Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson for a corporate event at $12,500.
Thuzio pays the athlete 80 percent of the fees collected and retains the rest. The average price for “an experience” with an athlete is $1,700.
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Sports Sponsorship
USA Swimming Sports Sponsorship Deal with TYR Sport
USA Swimming has agreed to a four-year sports sponsorship deal with swimming brand TYR Sport.
The deal will see TYR become an official sponsor of USA Swimming until the end of 2016 in categories such as swimsuits, caps, goggles, polo shirts, sweat suits and training jackets.
The deal follows USA Swimming’s decision to negotiate a non-exclusive deal with long-term apparel and equipment supplier Speedo.
No financial terms between USA Swimming and TYR were announced.
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Sports Sales
Boise State Sees Drop in Sports Ticket Sales and Revenue
A recent financial report by the Boise State athletic department showed a drop in sports ticket revenue for the school’s football and basketball programs.
Boise State’s football team had a record home attendance of 212,425 in six games, but reported a decrease of nearly $500,000 in ticket revenue, while the basketball team was estimated to see a 33-percent decrease in ticket revenue (about $200,000), despite an average draw of 5,708 fans for home games, up from 4,367 last season and 4,594 in 2010-11.
The decline in football ticket revenue could be attributed to a drop in away game sales, while the drop for basketball was due to dramatically lowered ticket prices last season.
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Sports Social Media
Ronda Rousey is Saavy with Sports Social Media
Ronda Rousey, the UFC bantamweight women’s champion and the postergirl for women’s mixed martial arts proved to the world last Saturday that she is no joke. She continued her MMA dominance, defeating opponent Liz Carmouche via submission with 11 seconds left in the first round of their title fight.
Rousey is not only dangerous in the octagon, but also in the social media world.
Rousey has used social media in the past to stir up controversy with Strikeforce opponent Meisha Tate and also used it to put her name, face and brand on the MMA map.
UFC president Dana White said women’s MMA would stand no change in his organization, but it was Rousey who convinced him otherwise and social media was one of her prime sellers.
Although her beauty, unstoppable MMA talent and charming personality could have helped too.
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Sports Media
Manti Te’o Faces the Media
Former Notre Dame linebacker, Manti Te’o, the victim of a catfishing scheme, stepped in front of the media to face questions regarding his future in the NFL.
The runner-up for the Heisman Trophy stood in front of over 200 news reporters, flashing cameras and rolling video cameras to tell the media about the entire incident.
The youngster, who was completely embarrassed due to his naive acts in the scandal, never looked rattled and answerd questions with poise, which could be the first steps on his path to making his name worthwhile once again which could earn him a legitimate shot in the NFL.
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Sports Jobs
Iowa Hires Chris White Away from Vikings
Iowa missed its first bowl game since 2007 and not only are the players motivated to make sure that never happens again, but so is coach Kirk Ferentz.
Ferentz has hired Minnesota Vikings assistant Chris White to coach running backs and said he was eager to start a new chapter in the program.
White will also coordinate the Hawkeyes’ special teams and will be the sixth and final hire to Iowa’s staff to replace assistants who departed the program in the last 14 months.
Ferenetz is known for his low turnover in staff during his 14 seasons at Iowa, but he downplayed the moves.
The coach said his new assistants would bring new talents to a program that needs to rebound from its worst season in 12 years.
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Sports Technology
Robot Boxing Looking for Clients
Have you ever wanted to own your own sports franchise, race car or race horse?
Well, now is your opportunity to add something a little more interesting to the mix.
RobotBoxing.US is looking for individuals, companies or anyone with a fat wallet who may be interested in investing in the next possible wave of sports entertainment.
Robot boxing will have the action and excitement of boxing or horse racing, without the occasional unappealing human, moral, or animal damage, according to RobotBoxing.US.
Hey, if robot boxing was a good enough concept for a movie starring Hugh Jackman, maybe it could actually work in sports entertainment too.
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