HBO really hates Sergio Martinez (Great Read)

Hbo doesn't like him for 2 reasons. He isn't black and he isn't American. They are in the business of promoting only black prospects. It's been like that for years. Alvarez, Chavez Jr, Ortiz, Khan...all get a major push and backing from HBO, neither are Black so WTF are you talking about...OH you must have seen some other clueless idiot post that so your trying to use it also without knowing your FACTS lol I don't get this MYTH that HBO ONLY PUSH BLACK FIGHTERS...NO...AL HAYMON is the one with the Power to get Paul Williams, Andre Berto and Mayweather on HBO anytime they want and for GOOD MONEY, it has nothing to do with HBO to be honest...Haymon is just that POWERFUL but of course HBO is going to Push American fighters more...it is an AMERICAN COMPANY you IDIOTS why wouldn't they push their own more? :no: DiBella as well as Sergio Management don't have the Power or Connections to make him into a BIG PPV DRAW...and I like Sergio but lets be honest, he doesn't have the BACKING HE SHOULD especially for a guy that is considered one of the best P4P right now, they put his face on the screen during the Chavez fight and it was no reaction, to be BRUTALLY HONEST, he is not even that well knows besides among BOXING FANS It sucks but DiBella and his Management team needs to do a better job Marketing Him! So as much as I like DiBella, what he wants is for HBO to pick up the tab for HIS FIGHTER, like when Jermaine Taylor was on Top and DiBella was his Promoter...but AGAIN Taylor was a Al Haymon Managed Fighter, it was Al Haymon pulling Power Moves for Taylor...NOT DiBella!

everyone knows HBO is the network of inactivity. Every fighter that was hot on showtime goes there & ends up fighting once a year (dawson, bradley, etc)

DiBella should be trying to get Sergio fights while he is hot....if that means going to Showtime or even ESPN, so be it, when they told him HBO would only have them in October, DiBella should've put on something on ESPN...Im sure the boxing people in ESPN would've loved to make a big deal out of a p4p entrant fighting on their network...sure, money would've sucked, but it builds his name and keeps him active........besides the only big fight in the middelweight division is the eventual winner of Chavez-Cotto.....Chavez has been too inactive the last 2 years, which is why his fight at Staples didn't really set LA on fire, Sergio is better off forgetting about them right now and hoping to land a fight with the winner down the road. I like DiBella, but he should stop whining and do something...boxing needs for a champ like martinez to be well known dibella don't want to go outside of hbo because the other networks would be less money. don't know what his contract is with serg. he probably doesn't want to take money out of his pockets just to get serg fights.

DiBella should be trying to get Sergio fights while he is hot....if that means going to Showtime or even ESPN, so be it, when they told him HBO would only have them in October, DiBella should've put on something on ESPN...Im sure the boxing people in ESPN would've loved to make a big deal out of a p4p entrant fighting on their network...sure, money would've sucked, but it builds his name and keeps him active........besides the only big fight in the middelweight division is the eventual winner of Chavez-Cotto.....Chavez has been too inactive the last 2 years, which is why his fight at Staples didn't really set LA on fire, Sergio is better off forgetting about them right now and hoping to land a fight with the winner down the road. I like DiBella, but he should stop whining and do something...boxing needs for a champ like martinez to be well known

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Thanks for posting this here. Seems to be a very intelligent bunch, except for one poster, commenting. Lou actually does have plans to take Sergio on another network. He mentions it at the end in subtle terms in the part about the future of Martinez and his October 1st fight. I would not be surprised to see them try and do some sort of PPV indie of the networks or to go to Europe to attempt to unify the other belts, in effect chopping down the middleweight tree around Junior. That's what I'd do anyways. The money over there is good so why not? gabriel montoya That is a disgrace. I told you people that Martinez is shook, the man wants nothing to do with Chavez. He isn't as dumb as he looks(or Montoya acts). Not only has he fled the country, hiding in Yemen, he's heading to Europe indefinitely. On the same day Chavez announces he's not fighting Cotto, Martinez has panicked and is sneaking off into the night. When you get your man on the phone, Montoya; you tell him to grow some balls and get his overrated, cowardly, perpetually ducking, ass down to the Staples center and take the beating he's been running from for two years like a man. 43 have tried and 43 have failed.

GBP is actually the ones who should get part of the blame too as they have tons of dates locked up that's true. gbp is also heavily dependent on hbo.

martinez is a glitch in hbos plans Exactly....blame it on the idiots who run the boxing program sergio should go to a promoter that isn't totally dependent on hbo's "charity". GBP is actually the ones who should get part of the blame too as they have tons of dates locked up

Thanks for posting this here. Seems to be a very intelligent bunch, except for one poster, commenting. gabriel montoya No problem. Hey, can you post the link for from where you got this article? The google translation isn't very good. http://forums.doghouseboxing.com/index.php?showtopic=164864&view=findpost&p=3685607

Hbo doesn't like him for 2 reasons. He isn't black and he isn't American. They are in the business of promoting only black prospects. It's been like that for years. Ya thats why they gave those gift titles to JCCJ and saul alvarez?

What was intertesting to me was chavez jr not selling tickets well in staples center. I wonder what the actual number was for ticket sales?

Hbo doesn't like him for 2 reasons. He isn't black and he isn't American. They are in the business of promoting only black prospects. It's been like that for years. Its not because he ain't black, its because he's from the wrong latin country/island. Its because he ain't mexican or puerto rican.

does not necessarily mean that HBO hate him because they could not provide him with a summer fight date but instead had a october fight date and that they gave him some back seat tickets to watch chavez-zbik....

sergio should go to a promoter that isn't totally dependent on hbo's "charity". My thoughts exactly.

Did the guy in your sig ever walk again? My god thats a horrible break.

Am actually talking about what Lou diBella could or couldn't do with Martinez since HBO seem to be dragging their feet even though Martinez has been doing everything that HBO required of him.. I see what you mean, I am just really confused on why they wouldn't want to do something with Sergio who is hot right now, with a line up that is already looking nice adding another p4p fighter would only add to the networks credibility as the leader in boxing.

Am actually talking about what Lou diBella could or couldn't do with Martinez since HBO seem to be dragging their feet even though Martinez has been doing everything that HBO required of him.. Late bloomer or not he's producing exciting fights right now, HBO should at very least find him something else a boxing after dark or something. If your only as good as your last fight Sergio is on fire. I could see if he showed his age or was looking bad, but it seems like right now older fighters are producing better fights. The problem is that Sergio is destroying people and no one wants to fight him if they do not have to. The current state of boxing is to find a safe opponent and good money, as opposed to simply trying to put on the best possible bouts. What speaks volumes is that no one wants to fight him and fans of top fighters will give there guy an excuse to not fight him, yet anyone at the top would love to have his name on there resume. Margarito fans say it as much as possible, most would agree Sergio was green and Margarito was better when they fought but if worse comes to worse rematch that or something, many want to see Sergio fight soon.

It's not an easy job to promote a fighter like Martinez, he was a late bloomer, he doesn't have the sort of boxing loving community that could also help his profile, if he was Mexican or from the PR then promoting would have been easier even at his old age, and this is why di bella is still hanging on HBO for everything to do with Martinez. Late bloomer or not he's producing exciting fights right now, HBO should at very least find him something else a boxing after dark or something. If your only as good as your last fight Sergio is on fire. I could see if he showed his age or was looking bad, but it seems like right now older fighters are producing better fights. The problem is that Sergio is destroying people and no one wants to fight him if they do not have to. The current state of boxing is to find a safe opponent and good money, as opposed to simply trying to put on the best possible bouts. What speaks volumes is that no one wants to fight him and fans of top fighters will give there guy an excuse to not fight him, yet anyone at the top would love to have his name on there resume. Margarito fans say it as much as possible, most would agree Sergio was green and Margarito was better when they fought but if worse comes to worse rematch that or something, many want to see Sergio fight soon.

HBO is part of the problem in boxing. They pander too much to Al Haymon, which is why Williams got everything he wanted in the reamtch, challegnig for Sergio's MW title. The fact that Martinez cracked his chin open like a walnut was sweet justice.

you think? he has no fanbase and he's already in his mid 30's. MID? that fool passed mid and on his way to early 40's..