Wednesday, December 7th 2011
Top Rank Boxing: A Statistical Snapshot
TOP RANK – By the Numbers thru 12/03/11… and counting
More than 45 years ago, Bob Arum promoted his first fight, when Muhammad Ali defended his world heavyweight title against George Chuvalo in Toronto on March 29, 1966. Here’s a statistical update of the career of the Top Rank chairman, compiled by Top Rank matchmaker Bruce Trampler (statistics complete through the end of 2011):
11,500 Approximate number of bouts promoted by TR
1,829 Fight cards promoted by TR
759 Boxing shows TR promoted on ESPN network
574 World title fights promoted by TR
456 Boxing shows TR promoted in Nevada
406 Boxing shows TR promoted in New Jersey
200 American cities in which TR has promoted
134 Boxing shows promoted by TR in California
120 Boxing shows promoted by TR in Texas
104 Pay-per-view boxing shows promoted by TR
98 Boxing shows promoted by TR on CBS network
96 Boxing shows TR promoted on HBO network
73 Boxing shows TR promoted on ABC network
87 Foreign or international cities in which TR has promoted
57 Boxing shows promoted by TR in Arizona
52 Boxing shows promoted by TR in New York State*
49 Boxing shows promoted by TR in Puerto Rico
46 Boxing shows promoted by TR in Illinois
41 States in which TR has promoted boxing
39 Miguel Cotto fights promoted by TR
38 Michael Carbajal fights promoted by TR
37 Oscar De la Hoya fights promoted by TR
37 Donald Curry fights promoted by TR
36 Johnny Tapia fights promoted by TR
35 Floyd Mayweather fights promoted by TR
34 Boxing shows promoted by TR in Pennsylvania
33 James Toney fights promoted by TR
32 Erik Morales fights promoted by TR
31 Micky Ward fights promoted by TR
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29 Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr fights promoted by TR
28 Iran Barkley fights promoted by TR
27 Muhammad Ali fights promoted or co-promoted by TR
27 Boxing shows promoted by TR on Closed-Circuit TV
27 Brandon Rios fights promoted by TR
25 Freddie Roach fights promoted by TR
25 Roger Mayweather fights promoted by TR
24 Boxing shows promoted by TR in New Mexico
23 Juanma Lopez fights promoted by TR
22 World heavyweight title fights promoted by TR
22 Foreign countries in which TR has promoted, plus Puerto Rico
22 Victor Ortiz fights promoted by TR
21 Boxing shows promoted by TR in Florida
21 Antonio Margarito fights promoted by TR
20 Marvelous Marvin Hagler fights promoted by TR
17 Manny Pacquiao fights promoted by TR*
28 Boxing shows promoted by TR on Showtime/ShoBox networks
14 George Foreman fights promoted by TR
13 Thomas Hearns fights promoted by TR
10 Alexis Arguello fights promoted by TR
10 Mike McCallum fights promoted by TR
8 Roberto Duran fights promoted by TR
8 Nonito Donaire fights promoted by TR
8 Boxing shows promoted by TR in Colorado
7 Sugar Ray Leonard fights promoted by TR
7 Julio Cesar Chavez fights by TR
7 Vito Antuofermo fights promoted by TR
5 Carlos Monzon fights promoted by TR
5 Emile Griffith fights promoted by TR
4 Mike Tyson fights promoted by TR
2 Larry Holmes fights promoted by TR
1 Snake River Canyon jump by Evel Knievel promoted by Bob Arum
0 Boxing shows (so far!) promoted by TR in Alabama, Alaska,
Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia,
Wyoming