Executive Vice President of Marquee Events & Operations, Madison Square Garden Sports
Search every verified Joel Fisher interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Joel Fisher, Executive Vice President of Marquee Events & Operations at Madison Square Garden Sports, has been involved with the venue for over 38 years. In 2022, he described the fight between Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor as "historic for women's boxing and for boxing in general," noting that the atmosphere was "absolutely electric." He stated that the Garden has "always prided ourselves on being the mecca of boxing" and that the venue is selective about the fights it hosts, aiming to do "the biggest and best fights" that will sell out. Fisher also commented on a unification fight between Arthur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr., calling it a "50-50 fight" and predicting it would be "another great night of boxing." In earlier appearances, Fisher emphasized the Garden's status as "the center of boxing," asserting that fighters "don't feel that they've made it unless they've fought at Madison Square Garden." He discussed the venue's selectivity in choosing events, stating, "We will not just do a fight just to have a fight." In 2013, Fisher presented Miguel Cotto with a commemorative plaque for selling over 100,000 tickets across eight fights at the Garden, calling the milestone "an amazing number." He also highlighted the venue's renovations, describing the transformed building as "a hall of fame" that celebrates its history.
“We've always prided ourselves on being the mecca of boxing and doing a lot of boxing here. We don't do boxing just to do boxing; we do the fights that make sense to take place here.”
“The fighters don't feel that they've made it unless they've fought at Madison Square Garden. So we're very excited about what we've done and what we'll continue to do.”
“We'll continue pursuing all of the biggest and best fights. We're not just gonna do fights to have fights that won't sell; we need to do fights that will sell out whether it's the theater or the arena.”
“The Garden has always been the place to be. Whether it's a sports figure, entertainer, singer, boxer, any athlete, they don't feel that they've made it unless they've played Madison Square Garden.”
“The fight between Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor surpassed any of our imagination with the fight itself, the promotion behind it, the worldwide promotion and attention that took place. It was historic for women's boxing and for boxing in general.”
“Both Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor said it was one of the best nights of their life, if not the best night, fighting here and seeing the crowd and the reaction of everybody. It was an incredible night; it was absolutely electric.”
“This is a fight for the belt. Both boxers have incredible power. You could see a knockout early or it could go the whole 10 rounds. This is gonna be one hell of a fight and I think it's a 50-50 fight.”
“We are the center of boxing; boxers say that they know they've made it when they're fighting in Madison Square Garden.”
“We're absolutely selective; we will not just do a fight just to have a fight. We want to do the biggest and best fights in the world and we've proven that.”
“Canelo is just the next in line; we're extremely excited that he chose Madison Square Garden for his next fight. It's going to be a great, historic night.”
“We'd love to see the Canelo-Golovkin rematch; that would be a great fight. You'd have to talk to the promoters about that one, but that would be a great fight.”
“We're always ready to battle for a fight, but they also have to want to be in New York and understand the benefits of fighting at the Garden and in New York.”
“Madison Square Garden is the most historic venue in the world; we've had the most historic events in sports, entertainment, music, boxing—you name it.”
“We have great management, great ownership; nobody wants to win more than our management and ownership. We're on the right path and following that path.”
“The Garden as you know has a rich tradition for boxing and fights and we've hosted champions throughout all the years that we've been at this building and we're excited to welcome Miguel back to the Garden, his home away from home.”
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