Which are you prioritizing LIVE - Showtime quadruple-header or HBO triple-header?

HBO, from 9:45pm EST

• Matthew Macklin vs. Lamar Russ, 10 rounds @ middleweight
• James Kirkland vs. Glen Tapia, 10 rounds @ light middleweight
• Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Joseph Agbeko, 12 rounds @ super bantamweight

Showtime, from 8pm EST

• Sakio Bika vs. Anthony Dirrell, 12 rounds @ super middleweight
• Erislandy Lara vs. Austin Trout, 12 rounds @ light middleweight
• Devon Alexander vs. Shawn Porter, 12 rounds @ welterweight
• Paul Malignaggi vs. Zabdiel Judah, 12 rounds @ welterweight

:think

 

Personally I will probably be riding with Showtime live (quite possibly forty-eight consecutive rounds of world class skills on display, in competitive match-ups!) and then catch up with the HBO card on DVR.



HBO probably has the better "action" card, good for munching popcorn and guzzling beer (and where you'll still be entertained after the fact even potentially knowing the results if you couldn't avoid spoilers) - while Showtime has put on a purist's wet dream.

 

best action filled fight of the 7 should be kirkland-tapia.

 

Both...will want to catch Lara/Trout...then slide to the Rigo fight.

 

Erislandy Lara vs. Austin Trout, 12 rounds @ light middleweight
Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Joseph Agbeko, 12 rounds @ super bantamweight

These are my priorities.

 

Ideally, I would be able to watch the first three fights on the Showtime card, and then switch to HBO for the main event. If the cards overlap and do not allow for this, I will stick with Showtime all the way through, as their card is overall much more appealing to me.

 

:deal

 

How I feel. :deal

Rigondeaux vs. King Kong is more appealing to me than either welterweight contest (Judah vs. Malignaggi seems a bit too 'friendly' to me and might be another Guerrero vs. Casamayor...whereas Porter is mismatched with Alexander IMO) but doesn't come even close to Lara vs. Trout or The Scorpion vs. The Dog...

 

Showtime all the way for me. It's my favorite card this year.

 

I'll have both broadcasts going simultaneously, Showtime on the television and HBO on the PC. Since the Showtime card starts a whole hour and 45 minutes before HBO goes live, I expect Bika-Dirrell and Lara-Trout both to be over before the HBO telecast starts. Which means Alexander-Porter likely clashes with Macklin-Russ. I honestly don't have much interest in either of those fights, so I'll just probably switch my television to HBO since I'm more intrigued by Kirkland-Tapia / Rigondeaux-Agbeko, than I am by Judah-Malignaggi / Alexander-Porter.

In all honestly, I'm not all that excited for these fights. Most fights on that night aren't the best stylistic match-ups., or on paper, don't appear to be. I'm much more excited for Golden Boy's December 14th show.

 

WA state

Showtime tape delays every card with the exception of Alvarez vs. Lopez and one other over the past year+.

If they both went on live at the same time, I'd pick the Showtime card by a significant margin. Much better card.

 

To tough to decide ..I will be recording both ..

 

DVR baby:good
:smoke

 

Depends what time the fights are on. I'm not interested in Malignaggi-Judah, but I'd like to see the other three Showtime fights.

 

I'll stay with Showtime throughout, dvr HBO and watch it later. I'll prolly only log on and stay on the IB's Showtime RBR long enough to say g'day, ask everyone what they're drinking, and crack a joke or 3. I ain't having no shid spoiled for me. (Even though i'm really only desirous to see Rigo and Kirkland-Tilapia.)