Showtime is destroying HBO

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  1. pavlikfan

    pavlikfan Active Member Full Member

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    Between the Super 6, the Marquez-Juanma fight, and Fight Camp 360, Showtime is blowing HBO's summer/fall lineup out of the water. The only fight HBO has signed that is on the same level is the Dawson-Pascal clash, and even that is a 1-off fight with no undercard (why not televise the red-hot Lemieux?).

    HBO only has itself to blame. Guys like Sergio Martinez, Paul Williams, Miguel Cotto, and Andre Berto - all mainstays on the network - are sitting around without a fight while they should obviously be fighting each other. FORCE THE ISSUE. Nobody is interested in seeing Berto or Williams be handed over-matched opponents anymore, and we all want to see Cotto and Martinez fight the best.

    The only really memorable fight HBO has aired all year was Cotto-Foreman, and much of that fight will only be remembered for towel-gate. Meanwhile Showtime is about to air a spectacular final round of the Super 6, which includes a pair of toss-up fights. HBO hasn't had a major toss-up fight since maybe the Pavlik-Martinez matchup.
     
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  2. realdeal561

    realdeal561 Boxing Addict banned

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    HBO also has the Gamboa fight for september, and maybe James kirkland will fight before the year ends when he gets out in october. But overall yes i agree showtime has a nice lineup.:happy
     
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  3. LastQuark

    LastQuark Well-Known Member Full Member

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    HBO screwed up big time by giving GBP more network time. Big mistake there.
     
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  4. funkykoval

    funkykoval Active Member Full Member

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    thats because HBO is ducking Klits :yep
     
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  5. Tito Time

    Tito Time slayin um Full Member

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    nice post.
     
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  6. snakeface

    snakeface The Woodside Hurricane Full Member

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    Hbo is still the king..and will aways be.... showtime is second.........

    as soon as showtime invests money and gets a star on their hands...hbo snatches them up.
    showtime takes the broken down and forgotten/abused fighters from hbo.
    I expect to see Joshua Clottey on there soon.
     
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  7. kommieforniaglo

    kommieforniaglo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    HBO has this coming its riding GBP dick far too long, in the mean time nelgecting alot of promisiing bouts out there. The Super 6 was what boxing needed for awhile, and they have had alot of good bouts. HBO is about the names not necessarily the bouts, or sport. Where Showtime, may not be as big (in terms of popularity in names) but focuses on substance and has had some phenomenal bouts. :good
     
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  8. pinolero1981

    pinolero1981 Active Member Full Member

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    I picked the wrong time to cancel Showtime!

    Darn it! :patsch
     
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  9. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    HBO was saving a good amount of their yearly budget for the Pac/Mayweather fight. Since that isnt going happen now I expect HBO to make a big push for some good fights to close out the year.

    Im expecting:
    Martinez/Williams
    Khan/Marquez
    Haye/Adamek or Hopkins
    Donaire/Montiel
    Berto/Cotto
     
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  10. Lampley

    Lampley Boxing Junkie banned

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    HBO has weak leadership. Too much bullying from Golden Boy and poor choices on matchmaking.
     
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  11. pavlikfan

    pavlikfan Active Member Full Member

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    Yeah but it's a fight everyone knows Gamboa will win easily. HBO should have said that Caballero is the only opponent they'd accept for a Gamboa fight.
     
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  12. nickfoxx

    nickfoxx On The Nod Full Member

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    Interesting that last night, Lampley's interview with Marquez ended with a question about the Rafael Marquez/Juan Manuel Lopez fight, basically promoting their rival Showtime
     
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  13. snakeface

    snakeface The Woodside Hurricane Full Member

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    It's not so much a rivalry... hbo boxing and showtime boxing need eachother...and so does the sport.
     
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  14. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Horse****:huh

    HBO is still # 1 in quality and productivity.:deal

    Showtime has indeed gotten better since the trashy 1990s, but they beat-off way too hard on their fight schedule and only do a show worth a **** every 3 months or so......
    :deal:bbb:hey

    MR.BILL:hat
     
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  15. royalt0208

    royalt0208 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    HBO need to be more proactive a lot of their guys are sitting on the shelf without a fight. How do you expect to build a following if a fighter is out once or at best twice a year.
     
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