why i like showtime better than hbo...

Damn brother you put it out there on front street and said it with style:good

:amen:respect

:smoke

 

Yeah I remember that disgraceful display from Lampley.

 

I disagree. I highly prefer the HBO production quality to Showtime's. And to think that one network hypes fighters over the other is pure bull****. Both networks promote their products. With HBO, at least they cleaned out some of the cancer that is hurting the sport and taking away the possibility of fights fans have wanted to see. Yes, I am referring to Espinoza, Schaeffer, Haymon, etc.

 

They are kicking ass for themselves, meanwhile putting out a product that is slowly losing it's shine, while at the same time draining the budget of Showtime, much like they did when at HBO. I admit they are good at getting their fighters money that is way over the fighters actual worth, but it is creating diva practice among fighters. Nobody wants to really prove they are the best anymore and are only concerned with how much money they can get. In a perfect world, greater money would/should come with getting into a fight with greater risk. Fighters should not be getting megabucks for sparring matches. It serves no purpose other than greed.

 

Agreed

Besides RJJ HBO is ass

 

That's how I feel about the Showtime crew. 90% of the the time, can't stand them. From Mauro Ranallo's annoying attempt to be a the boxing equivalent of Joe Rogan, to Brian Kenny setting the stage…or NOT setting the stage, Al Bernstein is okay, he knows his boxing, but he's not really that entertaining when calling a fight. Not to mention their bias towards Mayweather. Paulie is good, though.

It's not like HBO is without fault, but I just find watching fights on HBO much more entertaining. Personally, and it's just personal preference so no disrespect to ya, the HBO crew has more interesting commentary throughout a fight. As far being unbiased, I would say they both are, obviously HBO is heavily biased towards Pacquiao as he's their cash cow now that Mayweather went to Showtime. They both can be better, but I do prefer the HBO team especially since I've been watching Lampley for a long time, and I think RJJ really adds to the telecast. Note : Tarver was good on showtime, but I don't think they can have two current boxers on the telecast at once.

 

Don't play dumb. You know exactly what I am talking about. Look at the latest Showtime PPV for example, and the ridiculous purses that were involved. That was a result of paying fighters much more than they are worth.

I read boxing articles from Google News, which has numerous outlets. I don't know these so called shills you are talking about. Is that something you discovered personally outside the internet message boards? Are you a journalist? Where does your work get posted? I'd read it.

 

Agreed. It's just our preference. Bernstein is decent, amiable. He is a bit boring though. I dig Paulie's commentary. Watching MMA for a long time, I am also fine with Mauro. The Brian Kenny portion and round table always gets fast forward by me.

When Tarver got popped for peds, he was let go from Showtime. That's why he hasn't been back for announcing.

 

In the words of Jim lampley.........BANG BANG BANG BANG

 

showtime and hbo are the same!