HBO is Very Interested in a Diaz-Malignaggi Rematch

[Elotero]

BoxingScene.com has heard from multiple sources that HBO is very interested in a rematch between Juan Diaz and Paulie Malignaggi. The network was very surprised with the better than expected television rating for the fight. I've heard HBO is pushing for a rematch. [details]

When you dog out the judges before youre fight and make excuses for losing before you fight you should not expect any sympathy or a rematch. To win Paulie needed to do something different and spectacular. Instead he just did the same old boring ass 3 punch combo, run and clinch that he always does. He's going to need more variety in his attack and defense if he wants to take it to the next level.

[Jiddu Dali]

BoxingScene.com has heard from multiple sources that HBO is very interested in a rematch between Juan Diaz and Paulie Malignaggi. The network was very surprised with the better than expected television rating for the fight. I've heard HBO is pushing for a rematch. [details]

This was not a major robbery... the 118-110 was absurd...but this fight coulda been 115-113 either way or a Draw IMO

[Jiddu Dali]

When you dog out the judges before youre fight and make excuses for losing before you fight you should not expect any sympathy or a rematch. To win Paulie needed to do something different and spectacular. Instead he just did the same old boring ass 3 punch combo, run and clinch that he always does. He's going to need more variety in his attack and defense if he wants to take it to the next level.

yea his body attack is non-existent

[southcalihds]

hell y aim down for a rematch, hopefully paulie boxes more and does more combos

[The Hammer]

BoxingScene.com has heard from multiple sources that HBO is very interested in a rematch between Juan Diaz and Paulie Malignaggi. The network was very surprised with the better than expected television rating for the fight. I've heard HBO is pushing for a rematch. [details]

Why then does HBO have no interest in Wlad vs. Chambers?

[DIB42]

The Main reason i watched this fight is because i wanted to see if Malinaggi would get robbed, he may or may not have been robbed, but clearly the scorecards were geared to rob him.

The other reason i watched it is because I watch as much live boxing as I possibly can reguardless of who is fighting.

But I think the interest in this fight from people wanting to see if bias and unfair judging would be exposed, it was, an now people want a rematch to "rectify" the situation.

If a second fight happens, and the scorecards are fair, or if paulie wins, its wipes the slate clean in a lot of people's minds, and they can go back to believing that those judges weren't either incompetent or corrupt, or they can just forget about that fight all together.

I think they should have a rematch, then maybe a third match, but more importantly i think a neutral state should review the scoring in that first fight, and request that the judges and the texas commission be held accountable if it is determined that nothing logically explains the score cards...

[DIB42]

Why then does HBO have no interest in Wlad vs. Chambers?

I thought HBO had interest in that fight?

[Pullcounter]

paulie should take this fight for the same money and same weight in a different location. they can make a trilogy of it.

[The Hammer]

I thought HBO had interest in that fight?

Wladimir and Eddie want to fight in November or December. HBO says they have no dates or money to show it, unless Pavlik-Williams is cancelled.

I think Ross Greenburg just doesn't want to show Wladimir dominate and KO another opponent. He seems to want to keep some of the world's best fighters such as Adamek and Wlad off TV, yet he doesn't mind showing limited boxers such as Yorgey and Pavlik. Go figure...

[JakeNDaBox]

Wladimir and Eddie want to fight in November or December. HBO says they have no dates or money to show it, unless Pavlik-Williams is cancelled.

I think Ross Greenburg just doesn't want to show Wladimir dominate and KO another opponent. He seems to want to keep some of the world's best fighters such as Adamek and Wlad off TV, yet he doesn't mind showing limited boxers such as Yorgey and Pavlik. Go figure...

Angling for Diaz-Malignaggi II over Wlad-Chambers most likely has everything to do with what HBO has left in its available budget for 2009. Diaz-Malignaggi II would be considerably cheaper to make.

It's also worth noting that for all of the money Wlad makes, he doesn't produce even decent ratings in the states. HBO could've possibly grown tired of throwing good money at bad ratings - the only Wlad fight they were willing to air this year was against Haye. HBO wasn't interested in Vitali... until Haye.

When that passed, it was either Arreola (Haymon fighter) or bust. Meaning, if Vitali didn't take the fight, Arreola would've most likely landed the/a date or else once again packaged with P-Will.