HBO might be having 'budgetary concerns'

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  1. guru059

    guru059 TV Packager Full Member

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    according to an article about Vic Darchinyan on Maxboxing, Steve kim mentions that HBO may be having budgetary concerns. WTF? already?
     
  2. snakeface

    snakeface The Woodside Hurricane Full Member

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    hbo don't give a **** about darch... he's a showtime cat.
     
  3. guru059

    guru059 TV Packager Full Member

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    HBO probably overspent on Williams/Cintron and Hopkins/Jones II.
     
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    Outboxer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Didn't Lewis say that he lost his job due to 'budget cuts', or something?
     
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  7. SweetHome_Bama

    SweetHome_Bama Loyal Member banned

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    HBO is losing money because of all the garbage as GBP dates they have guaranteed, so we end up with crappy fights no one wants to see, while Showtime continues to step up in production values, commentating, and most importantly fights. By the end of the year Showtime might be in a position to start challenging HBO in quality of fights.
     
  8. Uncle Oden

    Uncle Oden Respect Guzman banned

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    Showtime took a step down in commentating when they went to Gus Johnson over Steve Albert. Tarver has been a nice addition, though.

    Blaming GBP? You're a moron. They've had two cards on HBO this year.
    The Maidana-Cayo, Guzman-Funeka doubleheader on BAD and last week's card, also on BAD.
     
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    PPV kills boxing
     
  10. guru059

    guru059 TV Packager Full Member

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    just a few of the fights HBO has overspent on in the past few years:

    Tarver/Dawson II
    Floyd/Sharmba Mitchell
    a few boring Berto fights



    plus they passed on a few Klitschko fights in order to 'save money', yet they still have money problems. I remember reading that HBO had issues with their boxing budget last year or the year before.
     
  11. o_money

    o_money Boxing Junkie banned

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    What do you mean what the ****? The always have budget concerns. Plus they just paid out the ying-yang for pac-clottey and pac mosely, now they have to set asside the money for pac mayweather in November. It limites their overall budget they can spend.
     
  12. o_money

    o_money Boxing Junkie banned

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    This too:good
     
  13. haglerwon

    haglerwon Official GTMSBT Marquez Full Member

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    Thomas Hauser wrote a pretty good article about it (HBO's boxing finances and strategy) last September:

    [url]http://www.secondsout.com/columns/thomas-hauser/hbo-and-boxing-at-a-crossroads[/url]

    Worth a read.
     
  14. modestbiggles

    modestbiggles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    didn't they have to pay khan shitloads after he got a minimal guarantee from GBP or something?