Hatton vs Pacquiao could be on Showtime in the States

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  1. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    HBO not paying for a fight involving a GBP fighter......

    One gets the sense this is part of the ongoing war between Bob Arum and Ross Greenburg.
     
    Beeston Brawler, Jan 6, 2009
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  2. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Doubt it really,both are HBO fighters altough Hatton was on Showtime a few times.
     
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  3. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Arum has said the fight will go to the highest bidder - and that legally he is able to negotiate.

    It would probably be a mistake for HBO to pass on this one, but spending money stupidly on Dawson vs Tarver II may use up some of their budget.
     
    Beeston Brawler, Jan 6, 2009
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  4. therealdeal

    therealdeal Active Member Full Member

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    Sure, it'll go to Showtime right after it ends up in Dubai....
     
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  5. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Neither of these two are old and shot, so wouldn't surprise me if HBO passed.......
     
    Beeston Brawler, Jan 6, 2009
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  6. Symphenyceo

    Symphenyceo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  7. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Whoever is running boxing at HBO, or buying the fights, needs to be ****ing fired.

    There should be no more carte-blanche deals with Golden Boy (or anybody else for that matter) and need to recognise just a single world title - rather than having two welterweight title fights on the same night (wtf?) then having the winners square off later....

    You didn't need Cotto and Margarito to bash up Gomez and Cintron to make the fight big.
     
    Beeston Brawler, Jan 6, 2009
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  8. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yeah, I've just read this on ESPN, fight may be on Showtime PPV. Arum said they're giving to the highest bidder.
     
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  9. walk with me

    walk with me Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    i hope it goes to hbo....


    hbo's presentation of boxing is so much better than showtimes
     
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  10. san rafael

    san rafael 0.00% lemming Full Member

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    Arum has alot of people in his organization. He's a selfish **** to be throwing his weight around and causing personal conflict. His staff at Top Rank and his fighters are the ones who will suffer when **** happens.
     
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  11. Antwuan Maxx

    Antwuan Maxx Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This may not be such a bad thing. Arum mentioned if Showtime picks the fight up, he'd like to do a series similar to 24/7 on CBS. Apparently the president of CBS is a big fight fan. Arum building bridges with Showtime/CBS, could be better for Boxing in the long run.
     
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  12. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Good screw HBO. Showtime has been putting on better fights anyway.
     
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  13. Kush

    Kush Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Only in America
     
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  14. See Me Flow

    See Me Flow The Pharaoh of Boxing Full Member

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    True. And they show the ring card girls. :good
     
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  15. unclepaulie

    unclepaulie Run like an antelope! Full Member

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    Only downside is no Larry Merchant, although Jim Gray and Al Bernstein almost makes up for it.
     
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