Poor production at Showtime

[Eyeh8you]

I take it that this is the first time that a lot of you have watched boxing on Showtime.

I just don't get it. I saw Sharmba get KD every time and Enjoyed the fight. What are these ladies bitching about?

[tracylee]

I just don't get it. I saw Sharmba get KD every time and Enjoyed the fight. What are these ladies bitching about?

What ladies? Just cause some of them arent happy with the fight doesnt make them whiners or ladies
the camera angles could have been better, and sometimes the view was obstructed...it was a great fight, but could have had a sober camera man. I've seen many, many fights on Showtime, and I can say that they've done better in the past.

[ELPacman]

Yeah Showtime needs better advertising or something. Also it's true about not knowing whether he was in the ropes kneeling, crouching, whatever with the angles they had. Not even in replay did they feel they should change the angle. Pretty bad. The other sad part was that both fighters seemed to be BOOed coming in. I mean there was cheers though with the Boos so loud, it felt like nobody even liked both fighters, haha. Imagine that. Going to a NBA game or any ball game and both teams are booed coming in. So funny. Yeah the music for both fighters was lame also. I mean just compare HBO, Vitali Klitschko vs Corrie Sanders. I felt like I was watching PPV on regular HBO. Though HBO has really good commentators that make the fights like watching a tv drama so I guess that helps a lot also. I hate the Showtime commentators. I didn't even pay attention to them in this fight. Oh well.

[abdiel2k3]

HBO Boxing Completely ****s Showtime Boxing

in movies i feel the same
altho ur right about italian job
i caught lil of that b4 the fight
but for the most part HBO always has atleast one good movie on
and if they dont theres a good one on Cinemax
and i cant say the same for Showtime
this free weekend ****
and ive only watched showtime 4times
1 to see Tszyu-Mitchell fight
2 to see legally blonde 2 "my lil sis wnated to watch it i swear "
3 to watch Italian job
4 to watch school of rock
but other then that ud rather watch the movies on HBO

[tracylee]

Yeah Showtime needs better advertising or something. Also it's true about not knowing whether he was in the ropes kneeling, crouching, whatever with the angles they had. Not even in replay did they feel they should change the angle. Pretty bad. The other sad part was that both fighters seemed to be BOOed coming in. I mean there was cheers though with the Boos so loud, it felt like nobody even liked both fighters, haha. Imagine that. Going to a NBA game or any ball game and both teams are booed coming in. So funny. Yeah the music for both fighters was lame also. I mean just compare HBO, Vitali Klitschko vs Corrie Sanders. I felt like I was watching PPV on regular HBO. Though HBO has really good commentators that make the fights like watching a tv drama so I guess that helps a lot also. I hate the Showtime commentators. I didn't even pay attention to them in this fight. Oh well.

I've always have and always will prefer Sho commentators, unbiased bunch that they are, to HBO's "cheerleading" squad....PERIOD!
I was under the impression that the individual fighter picked out what song they entered the ring to?? Isnt that their choice, instead of the channel that is televising the fight?

[jabsRstiff]

I just don't get it. I saw Sharmba get KD every time and Enjoyed the fight. What are these ladies bitching about?

Talk about a poster who has NOTHING to say.

[The1God]

A fight is a fight. Some networks have better fighters than others, but I will not complain over any fight. I wish Showtime would have had an undercard, they had a two hour block and only showed three rounds! The friggn interviews before the fight were longer. Kostya is an awesome fighter and he could make a lot more under King or HBO.

[abdiel2k3]

I've always have and always will prefer Sho commentators, unbiased bunch that they are, to HBO's "cheerleading" squad....PERIOD!
I was under the impression that the individual fighter picked out what song they entered the ring to?? Isnt that their choice, instead of the channel that is televising the fight?

those guys were bias to kosta also
did you see how that guy conducted the interviews
when he was talkin to shamba it looked like he was hold back a laugh or a "Are you ***in kidding me?
when he asked him if he felt he won or was wining the forst fight

either way these guys might be less bias but they dont knnow what they are watching
they called a nice left by shamba despite the fact tszyu had clearly rocked him with a nice short left hook
i guess they talked about it good
but it seemed like just regular guys talkin about a fight
he hit him
now he hit him back
hes hurt
i like the hbo guys
they usually know what punches are landing or how he is setting it up

tszyu clearly sets up that right with lefties by blocking their view of the right with a nice slow strong jab
kinda how George nailed Moorer
but these guys were baffled as to how he lands it

when i saw him land it on judah i was convinced it was a lucky punch
but it clearly wasnt
KT knows how to land a left on a southpaw
even slick ones ,judah and shamaba,

[tracylee]

those guys were bias to kosta also
did you see how that guy conducted the interviews
when he was talkin to shamba it looked like he was hold back a laugh or a "Are you ***in kidding me?
when he asked him if he felt he won or was wining the forst fight

either way these guys might be less bias but they dont knnow what they are watching
they called a nice left by shamba despite the fact tszyu had clearly rocked him with a nice short left hook
i guess they talked about it good
but it seemed like just regular guys talkin about a fight
he hit him
now he hit him back
hes hurt
i like the hbo guys
they usually know what punches are landing or how he is setting it up

tszyu clearly sets up that right with lefties by blocking their view of the right with a nice slow strong jab
kinda how George nailed Moorer
but these guys were baffled as to how he lands it

when i saw him land it on judah i was convinced it was a lucky punch
but it clearly wasnt
KT knows how to land a left on a southpaw
even slick ones ,judah and shamaba,

Obviously youve missed some of the many times that Merchant, after having had too much to drink, got the fighter's completely mixed up, and / or Lampley cheerleading for the 'house boy' and he sometimes comes across as knowing NOTHING about the sport....he's made some very ****** comments before, repeatedly, and Sho commentators have a long way to go to catch up with some of the nonsense that Lampley and Merchant spew out on a regular basis! I've laughed so hard at both of them that I've cried ....some crazy **** I tell ya!
When Larry Merchant isnt totally disrespecting the fighters, I am usually laughing at some of the obvious blunders he makes

[urdaddyinAZ]

They only hand two camera men there, one of which was right in front of my view the whole friggin time. He was also very unproffesional.....making comments on the ring girls and ****....I can see why some home viewers could see it as a rinky dink operation. During two of the knockdowns the camera man had the camera on me to get a crowd reaction shot, but my friends said that it never made it on TV. My question is why put one of the cameras on me if you aren't gonna use the shot........it's a championship fight....get the cameras on the ring!