HBO is giving us better fights now

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  1. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Nobody would ever pay to watch Wlad . He never sold PPV in his whole career.
     
    dinovelvet, Oct 20, 2013
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  2. Josephd86

    Josephd86 Active Member Full Member

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    SUre people have been saying that since De La Hoya
     
    Josephd86, Oct 20, 2013
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  3. freedom2013

    freedom2013 Boxing Junkie banned

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    I don't hate Floyd at all.

    He's a very skillful boxer and a clever man who markets himself very well, and he has boxing's best manager/supporter in Leonard Ellerbe.

    I respect Floyd's business savvy, he's proven that boxers can promote themselves successfully and control their own destiny if they choose to do so.

    But his fights put me to sleep. :-((
     
    freedom2013, Oct 20, 2013
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  4. Josephd86

    Josephd86 Active Member Full Member

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    It's simple don't buy them. I agree HBO's fights are getting better. I actually think you have contradicted yourself. I think HBO is getting more hardcore fans than casuals. But at the end of the day they haven't got the biggest draw in boxing today.
     
    Josephd86, Oct 20, 2013
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  5. Mr Pibb

    Mr Pibb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :deal

    That had to sting ol' freedom:D
     
    Mr Pibb, Oct 20, 2013
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  6. mafioso

    mafioso Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i watched mayweather vs alvarez like 10 times,never gonna watch alvarado vs provodnikov ever again...
     
    mafioso, Oct 20, 2013
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  7. freedom2013

    freedom2013 Boxing Junkie banned

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    But now that boxing fans can choose to see more exciting fighters on HBO, they are less likely to watch Floyd's dull decision wins.

    Analogy: people will eat food they don't really like rather than starve, but if they have a choice they'll choose to eat the foods you really like.

    Floyd and similar defensive boxers are why boxing has declined in popularity, but warriors like GGG, Stevenson and Provodnikov will bring it back.
     
    freedom2013, Oct 20, 2013
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  8. bremen

    bremen Boxing Addict Full Member

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    and, because of that, more people watch Wlad fight than any other boxer.
     
    bremen, Oct 20, 2013
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  9. blackbolt396

    blackbolt396 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Dude this whole year has been big for boxing and hate to tell you this as soon as the warriors go up against skill you will have to come up with some new stuff.
     
    blackbolt396, Oct 20, 2013
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  10. Josephd86

    Josephd86 Active Member Full Member

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    Boxing is doing pretty well I think. Just broke another PPV record. More boxers than ever in the highest paid lists. HBO haven't reinvented the wheel. They're just have a different set of boxers. Floyd will continue to have the biggest PPV numbers till he retires.
     
    Josephd86, Oct 20, 2013
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  11. licktheballs

    licktheballs Member Full Member

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    HBO just showed the brutally awful Klit fight not too long ago

    Nice try, ******:good
     
    licktheballs, Oct 20, 2013
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  12. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, I'm sure the casual fans enjoyed seeing Wlad hug and foul Povetkin.
     
    VG_Addict, Oct 20, 2013
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  13. freedom2013

    freedom2013 Boxing Junkie banned

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    No, not that one...

    But HBO has a far greater number of entertaining fighters now than Showtime: Stevenson, Kovalev, Pacquiao, Lomachenko, M Garcia, Provodniko, GGG, etc.
     
    freedom2013, Oct 20, 2013
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  14. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You couldn't refute my post, so you edited it. :rofl

    You have such a blatant double-standard, it's ridiculous. No wonder you got banned from the Scene.
     
    VG_Addict, Oct 20, 2013
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  15. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    I don't know why anybody thought SHO was winning the network war

    HBO has kicked SHO's ass, Bradley vs Provodnikov, Alvarado vs Provodnikov, Alvarado vs Rios, Kessler vs Froch, They have totally outclassed SHO
     
    KO KIDD, Oct 20, 2013
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