Showtime rejects Ward vs. Dawson

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  1. antonio8904

    antonio8904 Atheist Full Member

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    Ward UD Dawson
     
    antonio8904, May 9, 2012
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  2. Hermit

    Hermit Loyal Member banned

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    I really like Dawson for his technical abilities but he is no dynamo. If he drains down to 168 this is the most likely outcome.
     
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  3. s.i.mustata

    s.i.mustata Active Member Full Member

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    Exactly; and if Showtime rejected this fight isn't all cleared for HBO to take it since it has no competition?
     
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  4. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    they both have **** to prove

    Ward Bute

    Dawson rematch Pascal and face Cloud or Shumenov

    once they beat their weight class threats they can fight each other
     
    KO KIDD, May 9, 2012
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  5. jeffjoiner

    jeffjoiner Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I noticed HBO had him on the Mayweather/Cotto broadcast and instantly thought the same thing. They wouldn't give air time to another network's fighter if they didn't plan on bringing him on board.
     
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  6. Beenie

    Beenie Evolve already! Full Member

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    This would be a solid fight but perhaps not one that we could expect a high amount of action in.

    Maybe that's the logic that Showtime is using by rejecting this fight.

    Though it would never happen for various reasons, this type of fight really ought to be featured as the co-main event on a PPV card of an even bigger fight, such as Floyd-Cotto; which would do wonders for getting each fighter some exposure with casual fans.
     
    Beenie, May 9, 2012
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  7. s.i.mustata

    s.i.mustata Active Member Full Member

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    Showtime rejected this fight for the same reason it has rejected Bute-Froch: they think they would hit the jackpot on pay-per-view with a potentially exciting Ward-Bute as they have Bute under contract for another fight and they can match any offer given to Ward.
     
    s.i.mustata, May 9, 2012
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  8. Dracon

    Dracon Frédéric Bastiat Full Member

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    Ward-Bute wouldn't be on PPV.
     
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  9. s.i.mustata

    s.i.mustata Active Member Full Member

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    Sho expects profit after televising Super6 and Bute's fights; i don't know how else could they benefit from this fight
     
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  10. Dracon

    Dracon Frédéric Bastiat Full Member

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    ...last time there was a PPV on SHO (before Uncle Bob got mad at HBO last year) was like 5 years ago.

    They make money with the subscribers and they must please the customers to keep them. I guess they think some boxing fans will subscribe before the fight, too.

    Lots of ''pretty'' big fights aren't on PPV.
     
    Dracon, May 9, 2012
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  11. 555east

    555east Well-Known Member Full Member

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    just saw an article on espn.com with HBO in talks to pick up the fight

    yeah Ward doing guest commentary during the Mayweather-Cotto PPV got me thinking. Pretty convenient how it all works out
     
    555east, May 10, 2012
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  12. BoxingFanNo1

    BoxingFanNo1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Some sense in a thread full of impatient kids.:good
     
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