what can hbo do to get back to the top???

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by daprofessor, Jun 27, 2012.


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  1. daprofessor

    daprofessor da legendary professor Full Member

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    sorry...i cannot agree with this at all.

    steward is a yes man. he'll say something opposing...then jim will repeat his bull**** and manny agrees. i don't wanna call him an uncle tom...but how that plays out on every broadcast is very uncle tom-like.
     
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  2. boxingfanneato

    boxingfanneato what would MORALES do! Full Member

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    Another thing is stop cheerleading. Its very unprofessional and sways a lot of casual fans. Idk how many people at my fight party for bradley/pacquiao said dang bradley had a decent round but hbo says manny one and look at those stats. Blah blah blah. Manny won atleast a draw but it was klose kuz manny let up the last 4 to 5 rounds
     
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  3. jeffjoiner

    jeffjoiner Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I like the 10 suggestions. Obviously, we need some new blood on the commentary side. Clearly that is #1.

    Showtime has been focusing on good matchups, and letting good fights create the names. Look at the acclaim Carl Froch and Andre Ward received through the Super Six. Nobody cared about 168 before the tournament, but everybody loved watching a good matchup, so it worked.

    HBO is operating in reverse; making the fighters bigger than the fights.
     
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  4. daprofessor

    daprofessor da legendary professor Full Member

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    yessir.

    u can't force these things...they think they know better.
     
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  5. m8te

    m8te Oh you ain't know? Full Member

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    HBO is still very much at the top
     
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  6. daprofessor

    daprofessor da legendary professor Full Member

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    because they spend more money and have better fighters on their network does not mean they are at the top.

    sure...they are the heavyweights in televised boxing....but showtime is the best p4p.
     
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  7. daprofessor

    daprofessor da legendary professor Full Member

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    showtime gives u more bang for ur buck.
     
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  8. m8te

    m8te Oh you ain't know? Full Member

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    yeah, in addition to everything you mentioned they have the classier announcers and classier boxing telecasts. they're the better network.
     
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  9. daprofessor

    daprofessor da legendary professor Full Member

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    agree to disagree.
     
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  10. fatcity

    fatcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    HBO is head and shoulders over Showtime.That is why it is easy to criticize HBO-because they are #1.
     
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  11. daprofessor

    daprofessor da legendary professor Full Member

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  12. daprofessor

    daprofessor da legendary professor Full Member

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    who's they? u have any links?
     
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  13. mking

    mking Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I Like Lampley and Roy! honestly they should just let us watch the fights we can see if a punch lands dont have to tell us, other then speaking about the fighters background and a couple of life stories they shouldnt be talking boxing unless Roy is doing it.
     
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  14. daprofessor

    daprofessor da legendary professor Full Member

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    do u think lampley is capable of holding back on his bull**** calls? i don't. i agree with ur post though. they should do it that way. i don't believe they can at this point.
     
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  15. Aztlan.

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    1.) show Friday night fights every week, kinda like SHOBOX, to show up-n-comers
    2.) show HBO Championship fights every Sat.
    3.) not give too many fight dates to GBP, and give others more fight dates.
     
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