The word is that Greenburg was proposed a new series that will air on HBO2 as a monthly series, focusing in on young, up-and-coming talent. The license fee for this program will be approximately $150,000 per show. It seems like a pretty good idea on the surface; more boxing (whether it’s on an upstart network or an established one) is never a bad thing. It provides more opportunities for fighters to work and showcase their abilities.
http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/an-epix-commitment-to-boxing
It's a really good idea, I just wonder what day of the week it will air and what they name it.
2 a month would have been better but beggars can't be choosers.
As far as I'm concerned the more "fights" the better. I do not need another talk show talking about fighters. I want the action itself!
I don't care if the fights are in Alaska, Japan or Iceland, air them rather than give me two suits telling me what they thought about them.
In the US there is no national boxing shows, but I agree with you. I'd rather have more fights than a news show if those are my only choices.
As far as I'm concerned the more "fights" the better. I do not need another talk show talking about fighters.
Another talk show??? Actually, the next boxing talk show on TV will be the first. Unless you want to count the "talk" segments on Friday Night Fights.
We badly need one and it would be awesome to attract the casual fan to the sport.
As far as I'm concerned the more "fights" the better. I do not need another talk show talking about fighters. I want the action itself!
I don't care if the fights are in Alaska, Japan or Iceland, air them rather than give me two suits telling me what they thought about them.
lol it you was you, me and kevin malone in a thread discussing how HBO should have a monthly boxing show wasn't it, like a few weeks ago or a month ago??
It's official:
ROSS GREENBURG LURKS BOXINGSCENE
lol I hear you brother. We come up with much better ideas on NSB than anyone does at HBO. NSB might save Greenburg his job.
Ross Greenburg getting ideas from the hardcore boxing fans isn't a bad thing that's for sure. He should have been doing it sooner, gotta sift through a lot of BS to find good ideas on this forum though.
If Ross Greenburg is reading this, what the boxing fans could really use is a weekly boxing recap show.
Something like Inside the NFL as another poster mentioned. Except for boxing.
I agree with the other posters: a show like Sportscenter or MMA live to dicuss upcoming fights and fighters to EDUATE CASUAL FANS on boxing so they can CARE about the fights and their outcomes is what is really needed.
The last thing we need is another Showbox/FNF
I agree that we need a weekly recap show that not only covers HBO boxing but all of boxing.
I disagree though that this show would be pointless. This show is paying 150k per show, from what I understand Shobox pays 50k-75k around there and FNF's pays 25k-40k. This is exactly the platform that's needed to put on good fights between prospects and contenders but between guys who are too small time for B.A.D and take hard fights that wouldn't make sense on FNF's, I just hope the HBO makes these promoters make relevant fights.
Perfect fights for a show like this would be Mercito Gesta vs. John Molina.
Last time we had a network paying around 150k a show it was Versus and uncle Bob fukked that show up by featuring Tye Fields and Hasim Rahman.
I agree with the other posters: a show like Sportscenter or MMA live to dicuss upcoming fights and fighters to EDUATE CASUAL FANS on boxing so they can CARE about the fights and their outcomes is what is really needed.
The last thing we need is another Showbox/FNF
Now is this featuring live fights or kinda like a doucmentary show? Either way, good stuff. They need a "Inside the nfl" type show for boxing though. That'd be sweet. Look at each division, talk about unknown fighters, fighters coming up.
lol I guess HBO does read the e-mails we send in. I sent in an idea similar to this as to where they need a platform to make these young prospects more accessible to the fans. This is basically the same as Showtime's Shobox for up and coming boxers right?
Yeah Im sure they didn't steal your idea!
lol I guess HBO does read the e-mails we send in. I sent in an idea similar to this as to where they need a platform to make these young prospects more accessible to the fans. This is basically the same as Showtime's Shobox for up and coming boxers right?