Which network do you prefer?
presonally for me its SHO. i like how theres another 15-20 minutes of extra discussions after the fight. it makes the show complete. unlike HBO, after the fight they quickly jump on the closing statements.
I prefer Showtime simply because the commentators come off as less biased. Lately Jim Lampley has gotten very annoying and more biased as time goes on. Also, the guy strikes me as emotionally unstable with all the crying. I don't miss hearing Larry Merchant either.
HBO needs to get a new commentating team and I disagree with the Max Kellerman comment, I think he is a pretty good commentator.
haha his passion is off the scales i love that ****
For 2013 I preferred Showtime.
Couple of little things I like about Showtime
-While their All Access show is clearly inferior to 24/7, they actually do a epilogue episode. They also upload the episodes on Youtube.
-The announcers are slightly to moderately less biased than HBO
-They showcased the better action packed fights this year IMO
-This is more of a Golden Boy thing, but they have way better undercards. (I'm sure Showtime is partly responsible for this)
-The production value of the broadcasts seemed more solid on Showtime
Hbo has a better production of fights and I actually like their crew
Showtime has the better fights, Paulie and Al Bernstein are good commentators too.
I prefer Showtime simply because the commentators come off as less biased. Lately Jim Lampley has gotten very annoying and more biased as time goes on. Also, the guy strikes me as emotionally unstable with all the crying. I don't miss hearing Larry Merchant either.
HBO needs to get a new commentating team and I disagree with the Max Kellerman comment, I think he is a pretty good commentator.
yea showtime keeps it real and they have steped it up a lot this year you cant really hate on what they've done this year
Right now Showtime's roster is more entertaining I think. Maybe not better P4P, but more entertaining. The Maidana/Broner card was PPV worthy.
HBO's production level is on another level.
It's too bad we can't combine the two.
I prefer Showtime simply because the commentators come off as less biased. Lately Jim Lampley has gotten very annoying and more biased as time goes on. Also, the guy strikes me as emotionally unstable with all the crying. I don't miss hearing Larry Merchant either.
HBO needs to get a new commentating team and I disagree with the Max Kellerman comment, I think he is a pretty good commentator.
I prefer the commentary and overall production values of HBO, however on the other hand I get more angry at the commentary on HBO than showtime. Theres more highs and lows to it I guess. Showtime can seem a bit flat, I like Al and Malignaggi though.
Showtime has too many talking heads with worthless opinions - you know exactly what they're going to say before they say it - nothing insightful. Kellerman and even the inconsistent RJJ bring much more insight into the game, though I agree their broadcasts just seem to abruptly end lately.
first fight i saw was on hbo im stayin loyal lol. think jim is still better than any commentator although mauro renallo was a good replacement for gus johnston
Depends on the card for the night. In 2013 both have had their nights, IMHO.
HBO fights are easier to see in Canada as one premium cable company carries both Sho and HBO content and only HBO fights make it on the air. I'm sure the Sho fights re-broadcast but it's just easier for me to stay off boxing sites for a day and download the Sho fights.
I tend to go with HBO for no other reason than they have the better fights at the higher weight classes (160+) - that's just personal preference tho. Couldn't care less 'bout the commentary and extras - I just watch it for the fights themselves.