Showtime following HBO into Bolivian (discontinuing boxing programming in 2024)

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  1. JabbaTheGut

    JabbaTheGut Active Member Full Member

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    Doesn't bother me tbh. Boxing deserves its fate
     
    JabbaTheGut, Sep 26, 2023
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  2. bjl12

    bjl12 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Actually, GOOD news
     
    bjl12, Sep 26, 2023
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  3. bjl12

    bjl12 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    People misunderstand what is happening.

    When any platform, be it HBO or Showtime or FOX, contracts exclusively w/ PBC or Top Rank or GBP they almost always have annual budget. That means that Haymon, Oscar, and Arum can pay their fighters flat rates (for example, purses) and PPV income or sponsorships wouod be extra. And this is a BAD thing for FANS.

    Why is it a BAD thing? Because the extra money allows fighters to take repeated soft touches (Thurman, Tank, Danny, Wilder, and basically all of PBC). When fighters aren't simply given 7 figure paydays to fight Barrios or Redkach or Granados or Collazo...they have to earn it. Trouble is nobody is paying PPV to see ANY of those fights (well @ellerbe and @Olu G. Rotimi would) which forces fighters to take fights fans want to see instead if they want those 7-8 figure paydays.

    This is GREAT NEWS for fans !!
     
    bjl12, Sep 26, 2023
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  4. bjl12

    bjl12 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ...so this end of premier cable programming may actually HELP boxing. I posted above why
     
    bjl12, Sep 26, 2023
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  5. SpeedKills

    SpeedKills Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Aslong as PBC goes away. Boxing will be fine, and even have the chance to resurge.

    Unfortunately, Haymon will likely hang around, with the numerous fighters he has under contract and slide into another network deal and sink that platform also, along with boxing, down even further.
     
    SpeedKills, Sep 26, 2023
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  6. Lesion of Doom

    Lesion of Doom Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This is terrible because Showtime is the last of the premium broadcasters in terms of production values. ESPN is fair and DAZN is awful.

    Boxing is devolving into a regional sport where the occasional big fight will happen.
     
    Lesion of Doom, Sep 26, 2023
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  7. monaim

    monaim Member Full Member

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    Boxing needs to be reformed.
     
    monaim, Sep 26, 2023
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  8. m.s.

    m.s. Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This is awful, first HBO, now showtime? They also stopped all the boxing magazines, the Ring is only digital. What is next, ESPN, FOX? this just sucks.
     
    m.s., Sep 26, 2023
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  9. m.s.

    m.s. Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Same here, no boxing, no showtime trash.
     
    m.s., Sep 26, 2023
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  10. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Bellator is trash too.
     
    drenlou, Sep 26, 2023
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  11. m.s.

    m.s. Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Shoot, they have like 8 comentators on every show, how can they afford paying everybody?
     
    m.s., Sep 26, 2023
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  12. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    Me too No boxing No Showtime I axed HBO then
     
    C.J., Sep 26, 2023
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  13. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    Like Ive said before the sport is dying $$$$$$$$$$ & corruption are killing it
     
    C.J., Sep 26, 2023
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  14. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Don’t @ me ***** boy
     
    ellerbe, Sep 26, 2023
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  15. JL Fighter

    JL Fighter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    just like "Gorilla Warfare"
     
    JL Fighter, Sep 26, 2023
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