Turns out HBO backed out of a verbal agreement to show Wlad/Povetkin says Dan Raphael

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Hermit, Jul 14, 2010.

Page 1 of 7
  1. Hermit

    Hermit Loyal Member banned

    Joined:
    Jan 29, 2008
    Messages:
    44,341
    Likes Received:
    3
    According to Dan Raphael anyhow.....
    [url]http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/blog/_/name/rafael_dan/id/5380576/klitschko-blasts-hbo-lie[/url]

    When Ross Greenburg, the president of HBO Sports, said [url]in a recent interview[/url] with me that he would not buy heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko's September fight against Alexander Povetkin, it came as quite a surprise to the Klitschko camp.
    The reason: Klitschko and his team, namely manager Bernd Boente and adviser Shelly Finkel, say HBO promised it would air the fight on Sept. 11 and that they had agreed on a price ($250,000 to show the bout on same-day tape delay).
     
    Hermit, Jul 14, 2010
    #1
  2. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

    Joined:
    Jun 30, 2007
    Messages:
    37,866
    Likes Received:
    45
    ****ing HBO.

    Keeping Klitschko off the radar.
     
    LukeO, Jul 14, 2010
    #2
  3. jeffjoiner

    jeffjoiner Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    Joined:
    Jun 22, 2008
    Messages:
    19,183
    Likes Received:
    5
    They don't want to confuse us.
     
    jeffjoiner, Jul 14, 2010
    #3
  4. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

    Joined:
    Jun 29, 2007
    Messages:
    55,255
    Likes Received:
    10,354
    HBO is in decline. All they have right now is Entourage. Only 250k to show Wlad vs. Povetkin, and HBO declined?
     
    Mendoza, Jul 14, 2010
    #4
  5. Hermit

    Hermit Loyal Member banned

    Joined:
    Jan 29, 2008
    Messages:
    44,341
    Likes Received:
    3
    Well, there was an article a while back that basically said that Greenburg got hauled in and raked over the coals for the inept way he handled the boxing segment programming. Maybe they should have let him go and let this Kery Davis take over.
     
    Hermit, Jul 14, 2010
    #5
  6. BoxingDomain

    BoxingDomain Boxing Junkie Full Member

    Joined:
    Nov 21, 2008
    Messages:
    12,701
    Likes Received:
    17
    HBO sucks. I don't want tape delay anyway..., I'll watch it live on PPV.
     
    BoxingDomain, Jul 14, 2010
    #6
  7. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

    Joined:
    Jun 30, 2007
    Messages:
    37,866
    Likes Received:
    45
    Super 6 tournament is stealing boxing thunder from HBO.

    So are fighters like Juanma.
     
    LukeO, Jul 14, 2010
    #7
  8. BENNY BLANCO

    BENNY BLANCO R.I.P. Brooklyn1550 Full Member

    Joined:
    Mar 8, 2008
    Messages:
    10,718
    Likes Received:
    9
    Thank goodness HBO came to their senses and decided to kick the robots to Showtime.
     
    BENNY BLANCO, Jul 14, 2010
    #8
  9. BENNY BLANCO

    BENNY BLANCO R.I.P. Brooklyn1550 Full Member

    Joined:
    Mar 8, 2008
    Messages:
    10,718
    Likes Received:
    9
    JuanMa is eventually going to be a full time HBO fighter.
     
    BENNY BLANCO, Jul 14, 2010
    #9
  10. Hermit

    Hermit Loyal Member banned

    Joined:
    Jan 29, 2008
    Messages:
    44,341
    Likes Received:
    3
    Explains why Showtime is gaining momentum and HBO is losing....
     
    Hermit, Jul 14, 2010
    #10
  11. BoxingDomain

    BoxingDomain Boxing Junkie Full Member

    Joined:
    Nov 21, 2008
    Messages:
    12,701
    Likes Received:
    17

    Sounds good to me!
     
    BoxingDomain, Jul 14, 2010
    #11
  12. BENNY BLANCO

    BENNY BLANCO R.I.P. Brooklyn1550 Full Member

    Joined:
    Mar 8, 2008
    Messages:
    10,718
    Likes Received:
    9
    How is Showtime gaining momentum by getting a fight the American boxing fan doesn't want to see?

    HBO has all the top fighters on their stable from Pac,Floyd,Marquez,Hopkins,Mosley,Cotto,Dawson,Martinez,Pavlik and the list goes on.
     
    BENNY BLANCO, Jul 14, 2010
    #12
  13. ToneLoneLostboy

    ToneLoneLostboy Active Member Full Member

    Joined:
    May 9, 2008
    Messages:
    1,396
    Likes Received:
    0
    Klits are keeping themselves off the radar. HBO IS NOT IN DECLINE but maybe the're tired of throwning $ away for covering boring fights, Klitschko's included...
     
    ToneLoneLostboy, Jul 14, 2010
    #13
  14. Bodysnatcher

    Bodysnatcher Boxing Junkie Full Member

    Joined:
    Oct 27, 2007
    Messages:
    14,302
    Likes Received:
    0
    edit
     
    Bodysnatcher, Jul 14, 2010
    #14
  15. kriszhao

    kriszhao Boxing Junkie Full Member

    Joined:
    Feb 8, 2008
    Messages:
    7,901
    Likes Received:
    2,157

    Funny cause almost every HBO fight in recent memory were crap boring fights, Yet they still throw away cash at goldenboy promotions. That was the worst thing that has ever happened to HBO boxing was their contract they signed with GBP.
     
    kriszhao, Jul 14, 2010
    #15
Page 1 of 7