Official 2018 Boxing Thread: 12/30 - Ito vs. Chuprakov, Shiro vs. Juarez ESPN+

[blastercombo]

Really adds more questioning to the last 2 decisions

 

[blastercombo]

They’re def gonna cherry pick his opponents.

Of the 11 I’d say 2 will be fights

 

[DADDYFATSACKS]

GGG should have just tried to knock Canelo out. Boxing politics aren’t gonna let you get a decision against him unless you out class him like Floyd.

 

[rfx45]

even one of those judges had it a draw

 

[blastercombo]

even one of those judges had it a draw

True that. “But even when he missed he controlled the space?!??”

 

[blastercombo]

DLH has to of known this was all about to go down and put in the down payment lol.

 

[DADDYFATSACKS]

even one of those judges had it a draw

True Floyd’s face was hilarious when he heard that draw score.

 

[Xennial]

Hopefully if he signs we get Ortiz vs Whyte, Chisora signed with David Haye now.

 

[threeoneoh]

But wasn’t Haymon supposed to be da man to sign with?
Nope, he’s trash. Son blew through 500M and only had like 5 good fights
Pac went from bad to worse

 

[yungmatt]

Really adds more questioning to the last 2 decisions

Outcomes were pre determined. They had big plans lined up for clenelo

 

[yungmatt]

But wasn’t Haymon supposed to be da man to sign with?
Nope, he’s trash. Son blew through 500M and only had like 5 good fights
Pac went from bad to worse

Dude has no clue what hes doing over there but dudes still praise him and hate Bob arum lol.

 

[Xennial]

AB rejected Hearn bc he about to get that Manny payday staying with Al Haymon

 

[Xennial]

 

[QU!K]

So is HBO dropping boxing a sign of UFC surpassing boxing in popularity or nah?

 

[Bobby Layne]

I don’t think HBO dropping the sport really has anything to do with it’s popularity.

ESPN and FOX have just recently invested in the sport at a significant level, and live content rights are more valuable then they ever have been.

I just think in 2018 HBO sees platforms like Netflix, and Hulu as their competitors now and the powers that be at HBO don’t see boxing as something that can help them compete with those platforms.

 

[beacon ave south]

So is HBO dropping boxing a sign of UFC surpassing boxing in popularity or nah?

a boxer just got the biggest contract in sports history. McGregor had to crossover into the squared circle to generate the biggest purse and ppv buys any mma fighter has ever made.

Boxing aint going anywhere. If anything there are far more outlets for boxing now than theres ever been

 

[aepps20]

I will add that making boxing readily available on regular TV really hurt HBO.

 

[you go boy]

so in a nutshell boxing>mma

 

[Otaku]

IMO it has to do with HBO marketing itself as a "premium" service/image. Back when HBO was the only place to see fights it was the only outlet, but now with so many streams and other ways to get the content it's no longer that premium service it once was.

 

[cashbanks]

so in a nutshell boxing>mma

money wise maybe

but fight wise mma wins in a landslide

 

[RustyShackleford]

Didn't HBO drop boxing after they got bought?

AT&T seems to want to make HBO into a service to revival Netflix. So boxing might not have fit with its vision.

 

[illphillip]

money wise maybe

but fight wise mma wins in a landslide

You're obviously entitled to your opinion but as a big fan of both I disagree.

 

[Bobby Layne]

Didn't HBO drop boxing after they got bought?

AT&T seems to want to make HBO into a service to revival Netflix. So boxing might not have fit with its vision.

Yea, as soon as rumors of the merger started to leak, HBO's budget for it started tightening up and that was when they still had TR under the fold.

The writing has been on the wall for a while.

 

[Xennial]

Floyd firing shots after Canelo saying yesterday he wants a rematch

 

[Nike Jordan]

Floyd didn't write any of that ****.