Anyone notice how rusty HBO fighters look in the ring

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by theflyest, Dec 14, 2010.


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  1. theflyest

    theflyest Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Let's take Bradley for example. He fought 3 times in 2009 for showtime. Moves over to HBO in 2010 & only has ONE fight. They sign Chad Dawson. We all remember how he was a regular on showtime. How many fights has he had on HBO? Can HBO not keep their guys active?
     
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  2. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    excellent point makes no sense
     
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  3. crimson

    crimson Boxing Addict banned

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    Another case of boxing expert that thinks they are TV experts.
     
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  4. theflyest

    theflyest Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah the more active these guys are, the more impressive they look in the ring to give the audience a better performance. Also, how can a network expect to create stars when their guys don't fight often? I guess they expect Lampley's influence on the audience to be enough
     
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  5. Swarmer

    Swarmer Patrick Full Member

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    i agree that HBO fighters are always inactive as ****
     
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  6. ekar

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    This is cause they have to make more room for GBP dates. Should be better next year if they dont create another rediculous deal again. Look how active Ortiz was and he's been sticking up the joint.
     
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  7. Tackleberry

    Tackleberry The Reverse Somersault! Full Member

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    More money makes people lazy.
     
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  8. Kingkazim

    Kingkazim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agreed!
    im assuming they get paid more for being with HBO then Showtime?
     
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  9. theflyest

    theflyest Boxing Addict Full Member

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    These HBO guys are so rusty we got to wait like 4 rounds for these guys to get warmed up & get into their rhythm.

    Just wait until you see Bradley-Alexander. Devon atleast fought twice this year, but im hoping it doesn't take too long for the fight to heat up
     
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  10. GrCh

    GrCh Active Member Full Member

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    i think thats just by design.. you start to reach the upper echelon of the sport, suddenly you start to fight a little less often.
     
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  11. Rhino718

    Rhino718 M.O.B. Full Member

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    Remember when Hulk Hogan used to only fight in PPVs, only a few times a year.
    Maybe HBO thinks that the less that thier fighters fight, the more an event it becomes.
    The biggest losers are the boxing fans.
     
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  12. theflyest

    theflyest Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I know what your saying, but Hogan had to grind & make a name for himself first. You can't make a name for yourself when your not fighting:lol:
     
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  13. Juiceboxbiotch

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  14. nip102

    nip102 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    bradley said the same to steve kim said he prefers to fight more frequent but unfortunately without hbo he makes no money as gary shaw is useless
     
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  15. Downtown

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    I couldn't agree more, it seems they would stay sharper with shorter layoffs between fights. The lull in the action this summer was an example of the inactivity. Except for FNF and a FMJ/SM ppv there wasn't much televised for months, I remember thinking if these guys fought 2-3 times a year there would be far fewer droughts throughout. I'm sure there's more to it, such as the promoting & money, but it would be nice for the fans if HBO could keep their fighters a little busier like a Marco Huck. At least they ended the year stronger w/ match ups like PWill/Mart 2, Marq/Kat and Khan/Maidana, those fights were awesome.
     
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