Spot the difference.

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  1. Neverchair

    Neverchair Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This article was taken from Fightnews. Hilarious!

    One of the reasons IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s defense of the unified heavyweight title against Philadelphia’s Eddie Chambers won’t be televised in the United States is that HBO executives believe U.S. fight fans can’t tell the difference between Wladimir and his brother, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko.
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    “For a while, Wladimir was hell-bent on maintaining a presence in the United States, and we were starting to break through with him,” Ross Greenburg, president of HBO Sports, told ESPN. “Unfortunately, at the same time, his brother decided to come back, so that kind of confused the consumer again in the United States. People have trouble differentiating.”
     
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    icemax Indian Red Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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    Mazallan ESB yes man Full Member

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  4. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    In other words they think he's a hard watch :nut
     
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  5. fatcity

    fatcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    That's the REAL reason.If Klits broadcast share was larger ,HBO would show him.Klit simply doesn't engage enough and I agree with HBO,I never get excited about watching these robots perform.
     
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    safc1990 Goodbye Bolo :( Full Member

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    :lol::lol:
     
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  7. D-MAC

    D-MAC Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    So, the average American is basically ******ed then?:think

    Strange, because the boys in the GF seem like such an intelligent bunch.
     
    D-MAC, Mar 18, 2010
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