first 2 episodes of 24/7 seemed really dull to me

[Beater_of_ass]

You realize that 24/7 is a TV show...right?

People talk as if it is OK to have a boring TV show as long as the fight is competitive.

TV show. Fight. Two different things.

Having a good show AND a good fight are not mutually exclusive.

And just because you thought it was boring doesn't mean it wasn't. I'm asking you what exactly it was you were looking for? Why did you think it was boring? Because all they showed was what happens during each of their training camps, its not like HBO tried to make it boring. If you think it was boring that's fine, but I found the Cotto scenes very intuitive, we got to learn a little more about the situation with Cotto's uncle. I'm actually a little surprised Manny has so much turmoil in his camp, and he seems to underestimating Cotto a little bit. Also, Manny's new advisor looks like a complete jackass whose putting nothing but crap in Manny's head. Its apparent that he needs to be with Manny 24/7 and its just leaving Manny open to be taken advantage of.

There are a lot of stories at play, but just because these guys are talking **** to each other, or flapping their gums about how much money they don't have, or good they aren't or drinking their own piss doesn't mean its not good TV. All that **** Mayweather did I thought was anything but entertaining it was annoying. I find it refreshing to see a guy take his camp serious and show he's actually doing this for his family just as I do in my daily job. And its also nice to see how Manny is becoming a lot more like Mayweather in terms of his character such as dancing in the ring, having a massive entourage and overall just embracing the spotlight as well.

[Motofan]

I enjoyed the first one. The 2nd one...not so much.

[Al Haymon]

And just because you thought it was boring doesn't mean it wasn't. I'm asking you what exactly it was you were looking for? Why did you think it was boring? Because all they showed was what happens during each of their training camps, its not like HBO tried to make it boring. If you think it was boring that's fine, but I found the Cotto scenes very intuitive, we got to learn a little more about the situation with Cotto's uncle. I'm actually a little surprised Manny has so much turmoil in his camp, and he seems to underestimating Cotto a little bit. Also, Manny's new advisor looks like a complete jackass whose putting nothing but crap in Manny's head. Its apparent that he needs to be with Manny 24/7 and its just leaving Manny open to be taken advantage of.

There are a lot of stories at play, but just because these guys are talking **** to each other, or flapping their gums about how much money they don't have, or good they aren't or drinking their own piss doesn't mean its not good TV. All that **** Mayweather did I thought was anything but entertaining it was annoying. I find it refreshing to see a guy take his camp serious and show he's actually doing this for his family just as I do in my daily job. And its also nice to see how Manny is becoming a lot more like Mayweather in terms of his character such as dancing in the ring, having a massive entourage and overall just embracing the spotlight as well.

I'm not sure why Mayweather dominates every discussion on this board...but OK.


I posted last week what I think could be done better. I can refresh that, because it hasn't changed.

This 24/7 is in a "no man's land". For the hardcores, we know the deeper stories and have seen them play out. I know what happened to Evangelista, i have all the details, i know how he threw a block through the window of MAC's Jaguar. So a 60-second recap doesn't suffice. Similarly, I know about the Koncz/Ariza tiff, and read it online ad infinitum, ad nauseam.

But to the casual fan, the fighters haven't built a "must watch" case. Neither guy has built a "can't look away" persona that you either love or hate...but must watch. Additionally, HBO hasn't provided a glimpse of the past wars and fight styles that make the casual/non/maninstream fan understand why this fight is so compelling.

If they took a couple of minutes away from pool hijinx to show what a beast Miguel is, that would educate the casuals.

side note: Maywather doesn't take his camp seriously?!?!

[Al Haymon]

did you find the godfather I boring?

Are you comparing this 24/7 to Godfather?

And, by the way, there was no "Godfather 1". Just The Godfather.

[Ravishing]

LOL man, ya'll treat these 24/7 series like it's General Hospital or something. Sounding like chicks lol. There's nothing extra needed to hype the fight up. Both Cotto and Pacquiao are real passive dudes, so excuse them if they're not purposely trying to make a show out of it. People are still buying the PPV and going to see the fight live because these 2 are actually going to fight one another.

But hey, there's always One Live to Live if you don't fancy that sorta thing...lol

[Al Haymon]

LOL man, ya'll treat these 24/7 series like it's General Hospital or something. Sounding like chicks lol. There's nothing extra needed to hype the fight up. Both Cotto and Pacquiao are real passive dudes, so excuse them if they're not purposely trying to make a show out of it. People are still buying the PPV and going to see the fight live because these 2 are actually going to fight one another.

But hey, there's always One Live to Live if you don't fancy that sorta thing...lol

Rav,

Wht would you say the purpose of 24/7 is?


Thanx.

[Al Haymon]

Nielsen ratings indicate that 24/7 Pacquiao-Cotto ratings are very low.