what does klitschko's 3 fight HBO deal mean?

madballster · Nov 18, 2014

Butch Coolidge said: ↑

The heavyweight division being dismissed as boring or "utter garbage" is nothing new. Those sentiments have been routinely stated every day for the past six decades.

Does anybody else think that the nostalgia lovers don't look at Pulev with the same level of scrutiny that they look at Chuvalo?

What HBO's 3 fight deal with Klitschko means is HBO wants the heavyweight division. Do we read threads about the straw-weight division as lengthy or as numerous as threads about the heavyweight division? No. Furthermore, Klitschko may be attracting more attention because he's closing in on some records held by Joe Louis and Larry Holmes. Joe Louis and Larry Holmes were also heavyweight champions during eras considered "utter garbage" by the boxing commentators and boxing writers of their respective eras.
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Excellent post. Its good to see level headed comments here, not just the same old drivel all the time.

daprofessor · Nov 18, 2014

not interested.

UnleashtheFURY · Nov 18, 2014

daprofessor said: ↑

not interested.
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"Gerald Washington is the future of the HW division"

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BrewBot13 · Dec 6, 2014

daprofessor said: ↑

not interested.
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JAKEOAREEEEEEEEE......atsch

Manfred · Dec 6, 2014

deal

MoneyLong said: ↑

It's a sign of the times that HBO decided to give Klitschko another try after blacklisting him for what seemed like about 10 years...it speaks to how bleak the boxing landscape is these days. floyd is on his last fight or two, same with pacman, ward is medically unfit, hopkins has finally succumbed to father time...the cubans are the most talented fighters but lack a fanbase. canelo still hasn't proven himself and the rest of boxing is filled with uncharismatic guys trying to get attention by fighting bums. all the star power is about to check out of boxing in a hurry, so i guess HBO got hard up and desperate, picking up klitschko who's style is a proven nightmare for fans...i personally still have nightmares about the davarryl williamson and tony thompson fights.

no doubt HBO is trying to set up klitschko fights with wilder and possibly stiverne or bryant jennings...if that's the case, i could see HW boxing in the states making a comeback. the kltschkos have been truly awful for boxing...their style of fighting is extremely boring and ****py to watch. but i don't blame them for the wretched state of the HW div. now with joshua, ortiz, stiverne, wilder and bryant , all bright young talents with actual talent and eye-catching skills boxing could be looking up again.
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Brighton bomber said: ↑

The three fight deal from HBO seems like a gamble from HBO in the hope that Wilder beats Stiverne and then they will have a potentially lucrative unification match.

By showing Wlad in a couple of fights they will hopefully build more interest in a potential unification fight involving a hard hitting American. If Wilder should beat Stiverne I fully expect the hype around him to explode to ridiculous levels. Arreola was Vitali's most lucrative fight and he was facing a fat C level heavyweight imagine how much money could be earned against an American fighter who is big, tall, athletic and hard hitting.
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Both, very good observations

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