at this rate showtime is gonna take over boxing

[WhoreUs]

Why did you change your avatar?

because when i post pictures of food. patrick looks real excited.

[WhoreUs]

see?

[ИATAS]

don't know about that. While I like what showtime is doing and this tournament is dope as hell for us boxing addicts, let's be real - there isn't a single big name involved. Kessler - worst hbo ratings in the history of hbo when he fought Calzaghe. Jermaine Taylor - never was a big name to begin with plus lost 3 recent fights. Froch - win over taylor, still not really known here. The Andres are american, but still small fish. Abraham - no one knows.

Unfortunately I don't think any of these fights will spark THAT much interest.

[Guest]

don't know about that. While I like what showtime is doing and this tournament is dope as hell for us boxing addicts, let's be real - there isn't a single big name involved. Kessler - worst hbo ratings in the history of hbo when he fought Calzaghe. Jermaine Taylor - never was a big name to begin with plus lost 3 recent fights. Froch - win over taylor, still not really known here. The Andres are american, but still small fish. Abraham - no one knows.

Unfortunately I don't think any of these fights will spark THAT much interest.

You're probably right. If Marquez-Vasquez didn't do good ratings in those killer fights, how could this be better?

Well maybe a hell of a lot of promotion for starters, which they rarely do.

[Fighting Cougar]

see?

Holy **** now I want a Quiznos sub!

[Silkstone]

I prefer showtime's fights on the whole - but I don't think they'll take over HBO. Most people who watch, and pay for matches are casual fans. And at the end of the day, they're more familiar with HBO events, oh, and Michael Buffer.

[Ravishing]

i bet hbo feels ****** now that showtime is putting on a glorious tournament, showcasing exciting fighters people want to see, while hbo is passing on good fights just to try to squeeze what ever money is left out of fighters like tarver.

Nah...

The reality is there are more HBO subscribers (a hell of a lot more) than Showtime.

The Super MW tourney is great for "Boxing", but HBO still runs ****. When was the last time you saw a big Showtime PPV event?

Hell...wasn't CBS (Showtime's parent co.) the ones who put Elite XC on Network TV? Why not a Boxing event?