Why the hell is HBO passing on Wlad-Chagaev when they paid for Wlad-Thompson....

[warp1432]

Seriously.....

[AntonTheMeh]

becuase they paid for wlad vs thompson.

[P4PKING_2008 :)]

Last mistake they will ever make showing a Vlad fight.

[jcarr71]

They are passing because they've been burnt repeatedly over Wlad's awful fights that no one in the US cares about.

[Pullcounter]

Seriously.....

no one knows who chagaev is.

[paul750]

The only fight worth watching involving Wladmir will be one where his opponent takes the fight to him. Haye was one of those fighters. A Shannon Briggs in good shape would be another.

[The Gambler1981]

Ever hear the phrase "don't throw good money after bad". Pretty much what every writer bitches about HBO overpaying for ****ty fights, is what HBO is not doing here (overpaying for a fight they view as not worth it).

You should be happy, HBO can put on a lot better fights down the road because they passed on this fight(I assume they pay Wlad atleast a couple million for this rights that is enough money to put on several cards), since the fight more then likely will get shown in the US anyways.

[daragez]

no one knows who chagaev is.

yeah that's right!...

[The Hammer]

Seriously.....

Because Ross Greenburg is a prick.

Neither Haye nor Chagaev are well-known in the US, but Chagaev is the far more accomplished heavyweight and this fight is for the coveted Ring Title.

[The Gambler1981]

no one knows who chagaev is.

People know who David Haye is (in the US)?