http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=5347178 good article from Dan Rafael.
"I'm really souring on the heavyweights," Greenburg said. "There doesn't seem to be any interest in the U.S. and there doesn't seem to be any heavyweights besides David Haye who would have any juice in challenging the Klitschkos. We're out of the heavyweight division. We're not playing in that sandbox right now. It doesn't make any sense for us. The fights happen over there [in Europe], they're on tape delay. There is just very little interest in this country." Greenburg said HBO won't make an offer for Wladimir's September fight with Alexander Povetkin. "We made a decision [Monday]," Greenburg said. What about doing Vitali's next fight in the fall? "Nope," he said. "The heavyweights have clearly lost their edge in the United States. I think we have enough stars in the lower weight divisions to get us through a down period for heavyweights. I think if we had a strong American heavyweight champion it would do wonders for American boxing, but it's just a dream at this point." Other than a Klitschko against Haye, or one of those three against Tomasz Adamek, Greenburg said he doesn't see any heavyweights HBO is interested in. "Other than that, we'll take a pass," he said. "It would be great if the Klitschkos came over here and reignited some interest in this division. It's tough to continually go over there. I understand their financials. I know how big they are in Germany and they will continue to fight over there. I understand the economics of their business." hopefully showtime step in
i hope they start having some kind of meaningfull fights. I am about ready to drop hbo off my satellite package
Why??? for us fanatics we can always watch their fights online. Let HBO keep it's budget for exciting fights that actually interest the American public.
