Mayweather Has Left HBO for Showtime

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  1. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    Fight Camp 360 instead (I actually prefer that to 24/7)

    The biggest thing to come from this is no more Michael Buffer for Floyd fights :yep

    It's Showtime!
     
  2. dodong

    dodong >>PACQUIAO Full Member

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    HBO's boxing budget is at least 3x of Showtime from 2-3 years ago, I doubt it has gone up that much.
     
  3. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    I don't think it was that much bigger.

    Last year it was reported Showtime had increased their boxing budget whilst HBO had cut it.
     
  4. Symphenyceo

    Symphenyceo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :goodIts the biggest differece between the two. HBO guys (except roy jones) go off talking about things that dont have to do wih the fight.
     
  5. Southpaw1

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    What is so hard to believe about the fact that different judges see different fights. Explain to me why floyd in the hatton and dlh fight was ahead when he clearly was not the aggressor or why he had morales up when he wasn't the aggressor. If you were put in his spot I'm sure myself and millions of others would trust his scores more so than yours.
     
  6. ChiefSecond

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    6 more fights? :think

    I guess the idea of Alexander/Mayweather isn't so farfetched after all.
     
  7. InHumanForm

    InHumanForm Boxing Addict Full Member

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    damn, talk about a **** year for HBO. First all those cancelled good fights and now this? Some people about to lose their job. As for the move itself, I have Showtime, so bring that **** on already! Commentary will be leagues better then HBO, barring RJJ.
     
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  9. FilipMNE

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    My thought exactly!
     
  10. dodong

    dodong >>PACQUIAO Full Member

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    it's well known that gbp/schaeffer promised to deliver floyd to showtime in exchange for getting most of their dates.

    it was posted on another site that there was a holdup on the fight getting announced for awhile as floyd wanted to stay with HBO but if Floyd did that, GBP won't guarantee his purse. seemed like floyd backed down and is now doing what his pimp oscar told him to do.
     
  11. Pimp C

    Pimp C AHHH HA

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    :deal Not only that they have not jumped on that MMA bull**** like Showtime has.
     
  12. Boxmaster

    Boxmaster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Anderson Silva recently signed a 10 fight mega deal similar to this.
     
  13. shaunster101

    shaunster101 Yido Full Member

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    Floyd's whole thing is being undefeated. He'll retire undefeated. I can't see him taking any fights he's not 100% sure he can win.
     
  14. Boxmaster

    Boxmaster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It means no more Floyd on 24/7.
     
  15. Boxmaster

    Boxmaster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Unless he loses.