HBO needs to scrap "face off"

the one with Hopkins and pascal was hilarious

a fighter's lack of personality, bravado, charisma etc. will obviously break the show. the format itself is fine. martinez-chavez, provodnikov-alvarado, hopkins- pascal, cotto-margarito were great TV.

Face Off, 24/7, FIGHT GAME, Jim Lampley as the Play by Play guy among other things... 24/7 sucks because lets be honest, boxers 99% of them lack personality, many of them can't speak English. All their stories are the same or at least that is how HBO Present it that way I agree dude.... 24/7 is complete trash compared to all access and fight camp 360. The stories that showtime present are completely new and fresh and really keep this sport of boxing alive. I mean everytime you see an all access, you see something new and amazing. like for example, in the last floyd all access he showed his cars. the one before it he showed his houses. i was literally on the edge of my seat in utter amazement of what was playing out before my very eyes. In fact, HBO should just shut down as a network due to complete superiority by showtime SHOPOWER.

Completely disagree. I was actually just rewatching the Provodnikov/Alvardo one recently. Loved how Ruslan came off as a stone cold killer. I think it can really add depth to a fight or fighter if used right.

A face off between PAC and Floyd would be epic though, never gonna happen though

Some are very good(Provo vs Alvarado, Martinez vs Chavez), but most suck. They are only good when the fighters are genuine and have some personal animosity towards each other.

I really don't care for this show or Jim Lampley's show.

What makes it cringed worthy is the man in the middle having something going on on his lips like he just came from scking someone in the backstage They should change the guy

Face Off, 24/7, FIGHT GAME, Jim Lampley as the Play by Play guy among other things... 24/7 sucks because lets be honest, boxers 99% of them lack personality, many of them can't speak English. All their stories are the same or at least that is how HBO Present it that way

I personally don't mind it, and your suggestion is short-sighted. When they make their decisions they aren't thinking about you as an individual, they are thinking about the wider audience, and to that end they are doing a good job because the face off gives the fight exposure and makes fans invest more emotionally.

Completely disagree. However, I do believe they need to carefully select what fighters to do it for though. The Cotto-Margarito II was amazing, same thing with the Provodnikov-Alvarado one, Chavez Jr-Martinez, etc. They need to do it for fighters who don't like each other or fight to chop their opponents heads off. It adds to the emotion and excitement of the fight.

It could be appropriate sometimes. It just shouldn't be forced on every fight.

Because it's one of the most cringe worthy, awkard bits I've seen on television. dude...I totally agree.

Yup. I hate it. I don't even watch it haha fake animosity is the worst, and boxers aren't the best actors. It's just all bad.

I don't mind it. . . I've seen far worse. "The Gloves Are Off" is the best though