Does HBO own boxing?

has a lot influence in american boxing, and is helpfull in getting big fights made.

as to owning, it seems to me that boxing has been diluted over and over again for the last 30 years and now so many players have a bit of the pie.

but without doubt hbo plays a big part in fights of a global significance.

 

Id call them the Kings right now.

 

No, but they're obviously powerful in the sport.

 

Major player, not an owner.

 

When it comes to Boxing - HBO is the ****. No other network compares.

They KO all other competition.

Remember - it's not TV - it's......... you know the rest!

 

It's more that HBO has the most influence/generates the most money for a fighter/gives a fight the legacy-factor...

 

No, but they play a big role.

 

HBO has always been biased toward certain fighters but now its too obvious. They fooled everybody into buying DLH/Hopkins put on a play AFTER DLH clearly lost to Sturm. Then DLH had his great "comeback" against Mayorga that they said was fight of the year. Now they pushed the overhyped DLH/Mayweather fight that they claimed could "save" boxing. They also created the hype job Taylor that they have to work overtime to make him look legit. Theyre pushing Merchant out the way bcuz he tells the truth that the new B.A.D sucks. IMO HBO owned boxing when they had Merchant, Lampley, and Foreman with DiBella doing the matchmaking. Theyre still the best but not much better than Showtime.

 

I like HBO more than others, they seem to get the bigger names together. As far as competive fights I will take SHO or espn2 anyday.

 

Own? No.

But HBO is the most powerful organizational force in the sport, even more than the promoters. They make fights and break fights, something that the belts largely have lost the power to do, at least at the big money levels.

Showtime shares this ability to a lesser extent.

Just look at HBO's work making Kessler/Calzaghe to see how the network's influence is felt worldwide.

 

what kind of question is this. nobody owns boxing. if someone did......it would be de le hoya.

 

are you jimp lampley?

 

I would love to have such a broadcaster like HBO in europe. Then we would have more good match-ups with the best europeans fighting each other (which happens only a few times), instead of easy title defenses (happens often)

 

Just look at all those gift decisions Taylor got...... :yep