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ADVANTAGES FOR FIGHTERS AND MANAGERS Picking Opponents For a manager, the toughest and most time-consuming part of the job is getting a fighter the right opponents. The manager's fighter must be challenged, he must win, and the opponent must have a style that enables the fighter to look good and put on an exciting fight. To accomplish this, the manager must first develop an understanding of the fighter's strengths and weaknesses and a sensitivity to his proper competitive gradient, reviewing records and videos of his past fights. The manager must analyze all prospective opponents for whether they have the right experience and style. Other managers and promoters frequently use time as leverage in negotiating agreements. The manager must have the judgment and financial wherewithal to turn down a bad match and continue negotiating with others for the best purse and the right opponent. All this requires enormous telephone time and cost. The time element is why managers are so limited in the number of fighters they can manage and why fight markets go untapped. FIghters Online seeks to change this. The system we are developing will enable managers to: · Challenge and accept challenges on behalf of their fighters · Receive email alerts when one of their fighters is challenged or one of their challenges is accepted · Access a searchable, sortable database of fighters to challenge · Access a library of past fights via Fighters Online's Internet Fight Channel Large Database of Potential Opponents The Fighters Online database is at the heart of the new system. The database will eventually contain detailed information on every fighter in the industry, beginning with the heavyweights. Using the Fighters Online database to challenge on behalf of his fighter, the manager can sort the list of prospective opponents by location, weight class, record, purses, dates, and fan polling data to find the best possible opponents. The system will allow easy grouping and review of each prospective opponent's record and fight videos in deciding who to challenge. Challenges can then be made or accepted from within the Fighters Online system. Fighter's Page Each Fighter will have a profile page with biography, fight history, record, photos, links to fight videos, list of current challenges, upcoming fights, number of fans within the system with stats on page and video views, links to merchandise, and more. Manager's Page Each manager who signs up with Fighters Online will also get his own page that will aggregate information on each of the manager's fighters in an easily accessible dashboard style interface. Instant Notice of Challenges and Accepted Challenges Managers can elect to receive an email or Twitter alert or voice mail on their cell phone as soon as another fighter or his manager or promoter challenges one of the fighters under their management. If they have researched the opponent, they can instantly accept the challenge and it will be added to their page of Accepted Challenges and transferred to a database of made fights available for sale to promoters in the Fight Auction section. Managers can check the action on other new fights made and transferred to the Fight Auction page. Fan Data Fans will express fight preferences involving the manager's fighters. Prospective opponents will be assigned a polling value to indicate the most marketable fights and location of each fighter's fan base. The cumulative results of fan polling of favorite fighters, fights they'd like to see, and fan location (zip codes from their registration) will be summarized as market data for managers. This will assist managers in making the most profitable fight and the best location for the fighter. Fighter Page: Scrapbook/Newsfeed Each of his fighters will have a scrapbook/newsfeed with all of each day's articles which mention the fighter, linked from his Fighter Page. This will have enormous value to each fighter, his fans, manager, and promoter -- even his family. He will also have a searchable archive of past articles about himself. Managers will be able to thoroughly research the news and fight analysis using this tool. Review Other Fighters' Purses Every manager will know the market value and asking prices for all of the fighters with his fighter's experience and comparable record in his weight class and in his geographical area. With this information available to him, he will know whether he should ask more or less for an opponent. Fighter Merchandising Strategy Fighter-specific apparel will be offered to fight fans all over the world. As they visit their favorite fighter's page to watch his interview or recent fight, they can also purchase a T-shirt or cap without ever leaving his page. If a fighter has a great fight and his fan polling suddenly surges, a customized item online can be quickly offered on his page, or even directly on the Fighters Online Fight Channel page where the fight is being viewed live. The chance of a fan seeing the item and clicking through to order is almost double if merchandise is offered in this kind of timely and compelling context. Residuals from Videos of Past Fights Fighters are popular as opponents for many reasons. Every time a video clip is viewed by one of his fans, another fighter, manager, or anyone in the system, Fighters Online will provide residuals to the fighter. This will be a source of revenue for those who put on exciting, memorable fights, or fights that other fighters can use as learning tools. Relocation for Better Sparring and More Fights When a manager can sort thousands of fighters by weight class and location, he may consider locating his fighter closer to more fighters in his weight class for free sparring, more fights, and better purses. For example, a bantamweight might get better sparring and more fights in southern California where a larger percentage of his opponent base lives. More data sortable in valuable ways will lead to better career decisions and many more opportunities. Managers may discover better places for their fighter to fight, and in some cases, realize opportunities to be paid for sparring between fights. Size and Location of Fan Base Managers will get market data for choosing the best opponents to challenge and arriving at an asking purse. Fan polling and tracking data will provide information about the fighter's popularity, the location of their fan base, who their fans want to see him fight, and the best locations. They can fight closer to their fan base for greater purses. They may decide to ask for a percentage of the live gate, co-promote their own fight, or choose to be an opponent for a local hero. With market and fan location data, fighters may be surprised that they and selected opponents have fan bases in certain cities. They can discover their best markets. More Fights for Hard-to-Match Fighters Difficult-to-match punchers and undefeated fighters can get on a faster career track through a direct connection to other fighters and their managers and promoters. Fighters who have a high percentage of wins by KO have a hard time getting offers for fights from opponents with exciting styles and credible records. They will now have an abundance of options for challenging opponents and will be able to quickly evaluate challenges, the purses asked, and compare each opponent's potential draw at the gate using the fan polling and tracking data. Interaction with Fans Interaction with fans at their personal Fan Page and e-commerce sales of fighter-specific merchandise will further satisfy the passions of the fans of popular fighters. Their fans will want to wear their apparel and watch tapes of their favorite past fights (more residuals), or comment online about a fighter they would like to see him challenge. Home Executive Summary The Fighters Online Free Agency Model Advantages for Fighter and Managers Advantages for Promoters Advantages for Fans Potential for Growth Math Phenomena of Our Matchmaking Creating an Unprecedented All-Heavyweight Series New Models and Revenue Streams Revenue Sharing A Letter from the President Password Protected Directories Copyright 2011 - All rights reserved |