What happened with HBO and the Klitschkos?

pac's replay is 10000x more exciting than watching wlad hold on for dear life all fight.

 

wasn't there a report that because Vitali came back, the casual fan couldn't distinguish between them?

 

Larry Merchant and Wlad broke up.

 

The Klitschkos had a very well documented falling out with the viewers hence HBO's decision not to televise their bouts.

 

Completely forgot he picked that.

 

HBO showed Arreola/Minto Chambers/Peter, etc. Vitali and Vlad keep winning and HBO does not like that.

 

This is a boxing forum you know, casual fans don't know who the Clitschkos are.

 

the fans over here have no hope for the HW div sep for maybe haye and he aint even from here, so what dose that say, so they have turn they're sights to the lighter div (floyd) its sad but sooner or later they will have to exept it, the Klitschko brothers are by far the best out there and Wlad. aint done yet he will go down as a ATG, and is already in the eyes of the people. just the haters dont think so ... and they will always be haters here in america.

 

If there was a falling out it had to have been connected to the Klitschkos' lack of a U.S. following combined with the cost of televising their fights. Not to mention the complications involved with televising events from Germany and packaging it for their primary audience...Americans.

 

I think something is going on, terrible. And I seriously doubt it's what the HBO exec said. That ridiculous bit about because nobody can tell the difference between the brothers. But I'm stumped. They aired the replay of V. Klitschko/Johnson even. That was replaying from the same day even, I think. And since they just showed one of the K brothers' last fights and since Steward just worked with HBO last week...I don't see what the deal could be. Maybe it's specifically with Wladimir.

 

you realy dont know why? **** if chambers woulda won the fans here woulda made him to be a God. they dont dominate know more...look at the fans in Germ. then look at the one's in America ...

 

Klitschkos have surpassed HBO in terms of market viability and prestige... HBO is not on Klitschkos level financially or in class....

I know Klitschkos wanted a lot of licensing $$... That being said... U.S.A. is not the mecca of heavyweight boxing anymore... Who cares if they didnt show it