Join me in writing HBO about not spoiling results.

[boogbx]

go to http://www.hbo.com/boxing/ and then scroll down to contact us.

I wrote

I'm a huge boxing fanatic, and I currently reside on the west coast.

Showtime boxing programming is delayed on the west coast, which allows us boxing fans to watch the HBO card live, and after the fights flip to Showtime to watch their card.

I understand cable programming is a business, and you are incompetition with Showtime, but it is unfair to the boxing fans when halfway through a HBO fight, you hear the spoiler blurted out which ruins your boxing experience.

The Rafael Marquez vs Israel Vasquez fight is a very important fight to boxing, and even though it is being aired on Showtime, I ask from HBO the courtesy to not spoil the result for those of us that intend on watching both boxing cards, becuase we love boxing.



Anyways this is basically cuz of what happened the night there were 2 cards of boxing, on Showtime they had Margarito vs Clottey and Cotto vs Quintana, and I'm watching the HBO card loving life, cuz after that I flip to showtime and can watch some top notch boxing, without knowing the result.

Anyways halfway through Larry Merchant's ***** ass blurts out that both Margarito and Cotto had won, and I almost threw my beer at the TV. There I WAS CHILLING WITH SOME COLD ONES, loving life and they have to ruin a night of boxing for me.

Maybe I'm naive or the only one this affected, but anybody else thats feeling me, let em know that what they did was wrong to the boxing fan.

[Verstyle]

spoiling fights from a rival company with other networks or leave it be and care what the boxing fans think? ahaha.come on thats an easy1

[restless_438]

i can appreciate the attempt... i'll def. include writing a message to them as well..

[FarzB]

i understand what youre saying..but keep in mind that some fans dont have both hbo and showtime, so hbo is doing a service by letting fans know outcome of fights that they werent able to see....

[restless_438]

i understand what youre saying..but keep in mind that some fans dont have both hbo and showtime, so hbo is doing a service by letting fans know outcome of fights that they werent able to see....

but most do have the internet (or even if they don't personally, they know someone who does).... if you don't have showtime or internet access (which 99% do), not to come off as a ****, but your kinda **** outta luck

In this day and age, it's more of a disservice to the sport of boxing than a service... in any case we shouldn't even be having to debate this as either the HBO or SHOWTIME card should be going on this weekend and the other the next.. not battling eachother.. that's the real disservice

[Fitefreak]

Excellent thread boogbx! I fully support this e-mail campaign and have sent HBO a note asking them to stop spoiling the Showtime fights.

I also asked them that if they have to do it, to at least give the audience a five second warning so that those of us that don't want to know the results, can turn the volume down.

[Darkstar]

spoiling fights from a rival company with other networks or leave it be and care what the boxing fans think? ahaha.come on thats an easy1

That explains it all. They really dont care about boxing as a whole.

[boogbx]

yeah, I was gonna say that in this day and age, mostly everybody has Internet and if you are a boxing fan, you can log on to *********, or any of the numerous outlets like this site to find out who won the fights.

It's strait up hate on HBO's part, so thats why I have to do it. Again I have to hope that HBO won't spoil the result.

[Chipper]

i dont have showtime so i dont give a ****

[STEELHEAD]

go to http://www.hbo.com/boxing/ and then scroll down to contact us.

I wrote

I'm a huge boxing fanatic, and I currently reside on the west coast.

Showtime boxing programming is delayed on the west coast, which allows us boxing fans to watch the HBO card live, and after the fights flip to Showtime to watch their card.

I understand cable programming is a business, and you are incompetition with Showtime, but it is unfair to the boxing fans when halfway through a HBO fight, you hear the spoiler blurted out which ruins your boxing experience.

The Rafael Marquez vs Israel Vasquez fight is a very important fight to boxing, and even though it is being aired on Showtime, I ask from HBO the courtesy to not spoil the result for those of us that intend on watching both boxing cards, becuase we love boxing.



Anyways this is basically cuz of what happened the night there were 2 cards of boxing, on Showtime they had Margarito vs Clottey and Cotto vs Quintana, and I'm watching the HBO card loving life, cuz after that I flip to showtime and can watch some top notch boxing, without knowing the result.

Anyways halfway through Larry Merchant's ***** ass blurts out that both Margarito and Cotto had won, and I almost threw my beer at the TV. There I WAS CHILLING WITH SOME COLD ONES, loving life and they have to ruin a night of boxing for me.

Maybe I'm naive or the only one this affected, but anybody else thats feeling me, let em know that what they did was wrong to the boxing fan.

i don't like it either. but in all fairness boxrec will list the outcome of a big fight immediatly too but you must want to go to there site. which is different than larry telling you.