Good news for US fans/Boxing

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  1. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    i heard the semi-finals and final of the super six tourney is gonna be on terestrial or what you yanks call regular, network tv in the states

    this would be great as IMO the biggest problem in the sport is the lack of "free" tv coverage, although they're getting more money now fighters that should be household names are not even household names in their own kitcken and fighting in obscurity, none of the greats would've been as famous as they were in todays climate of no regular tv coverage

    if this is true then this tourney is even bigger and more important, the winner and the four semi-finalists are gonna be massive names at the end.
     
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  2. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    how will it be on network TV when its a showtime tournament
     
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  3. Swann

    Swann I'm secretly Marc. Shh... Full Member

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    CBS owns showtime.

    this would be great if it happened.

    :happy:happy
     
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  4. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    :good didn't know that
     
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  5. rock_lv

    rock_lv Active Member Full Member

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    This is what the contender should have been.
     
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  6. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    i'm not sure, but showtime recently had some sort of merger so who knows

    i just heard it on the grapevine
     
    slip&counter, Jul 19, 2009
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  7. Taylex

    Taylex Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I feel sick please ban that guy who posted the gay porn.
     
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  8. Ripple633

    Ripple633 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    They used to have fights on TNT. I remember one of Floyd Mayweather Jr's fights was on TNT.
     
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  9. UFgators

    UFgators Active Member Full Member

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    PLEASE BE TRUE. CBS showing commercials for these fights will bring in a lot of fans who never would've known about it because they dont get Showtime. 99.99999% of households get CBS and these being primetime events are what boxing needs.
     
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  10. nervousxtian

    nervousxtian Trolljegeren Full Member

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    Source for this?
     
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  11. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    If CBS shows the finals, and it does well in the ratings, somebody may be willing to put up the money for a better version of a contender type show.
     
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  12. NickBarker

    NickBarker Damnum Absque Injuria Full Member

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    CBS showed the Kimbo Slice show known as EliteXC, which was on Showtime, for the most part. If they believe it can generate ratings, it could very well end up on network television. I try not to get my hopes on these things, because it's bandied about semi-frequently and never comes to fruition.
     
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  13. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    CBS, ABC and NBC used to show lots of boxing, they made lots of stars.
     
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  14. NickBarker

    NickBarker Damnum Absque Injuria Full Member

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    Oscar de la Hoya's early career exposure on NBC is one of the contributing reasons for his seemingly preternatural celebrity vis-a-vis the rest of the sport.
     
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  15. djm

    djm Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not getting too worked up, I could see them trying this since pitching a tournament "unique in boxing history" (6 guy round robin) is a pretty good hook. If the round robin goes well on Showtime, this doesn't sound out of the question.

    Anyone know if they plan to put 2 fights on the same card? 2 of the U.S. based fighters on the same bill makes decent sense. I've seen nothing to this effect.
     
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