HBO and Boxing: At a Crossroads

[badnewsbrown]

http://www.secondsout.com/columns?ccs=208&cs=106034

if the $15,000,000 cut stands, most of it is expected to come out of boxing. There will be lower license fees, fewer fights, and, most likely, layoffs. It’s possible that Boxing After Dark will be discontinued.

[Fulcrum29]

http://www.secondsout.com/columns?ccs=208&cs=106034

if the $15,000,000 cut stands, most of it is expected to come out of boxing. There will be lower license fees, fewer fights, and, most likely, layoffs. It’s possible that Boxing After Dark will be discontinued.

well **** you sure as hell lived up to your username with that ****.

[PensionKiller]

It's a shame that boxing at elite level relies on money so much. UFC is good in the aspect that fighters love to fight and the top guys don't mind getting paid **** all.

[King Flawless]

It's a shame that boxing at elite level relies on money so much. UFC is good in the aspect that fighters love to fight and the top guys don't mind getting paid **** all.

They don't have a choice

[PensionKiller]

They don't have a choice

True but I dislike it that big fights only happen with big money. It means that fighters don't fight if peanuts are being put on the table. We lose out which is a shame.

[ugly2000]

True but I dislike it that big fights only happen with big money. It means that fighters don't fight if peanuts are being put on the table. We lose out which is a shame.

Why would anyone fight for peanuts when there is big money to be made???

[PensionKiller]

Why would anyone fight for peanuts when there is big money to be made???

I'm not saying they shouldn't, I'm saying we lose out because these fights aren't made.

[ugly2000]

I'm not saying they shouldn't, I'm saying we lose out because these fights aren't made.

I kind of understand what your saying. The exciting fighters at the highest level should get every penny they can. Fighters like Juan Diaz should never turn down any kind of HBO money that comes their way.

[PensionKiller]

I kind of understand what your saying. The exciting fighters at the highest level should get every penny they can. Fighters like Juan Diaz should never turn down any kind of HBO money that comes their way.

I agree they should get paid, it's a tough sport and many end up poor when they live a rich mans life. I'm just saying this because the budget cuts may mean big time fighter will not fight riskier fights. That will be bad for boxing on the whole

[arraamis]

It's a shame that boxing at elite level relies on money so much. UFC is good in the aspect that fighters love to fight and the top guys don't mind getting paid **** all.

Co-sign!!!

Greed has pushed Boxing into a business model that cannot be sustained. Every fight cannot be a megafight and therefore isn't PPV worthy.

The biggest mistake Promoters and the Network made was to shift Boxing to a 80% PPV venue. Unless you have a lot of superstarts in boxing, there was just no way to have a huge PPV event more than three - four time a year.