HBO and the State of Boxing MUST READ!!!

[Mayweather41-0]

This is a great article by Thomas Hauser.

http://www.secondsout.com/headlines/main-headline/hbo-and-the-state-of-boxing--part-one

[Check]

It's a good article but it's all stuff that's very obvious. We know HBO is giving us **** fights and needs to step it up. If they plan on going with the 26 fight weekends(so half a year), I'm fine with that as long as you are putting your stars and even prospects in with decent opponents. Like the article listed, of all the fights shown on HBO, is there a single one that you would really want to see again? Chances are, no. The end of the year is promising and this is what HBO should build off of, although SHO will get the better of them this weekend. HBO step your damn game up!

[ИATAS]

Man, I wish Hauser ran HBO sports. He has some great ideas. Looking forward to part 2 & 3 of the article.

[Gonzalez_Boxing]

Man, I wish Hauser ran HBO sports. He has some great ideas. Looking forward to part 2 & 3 of the article.

Agree. I was thinking the same thing midway through the article.

[-DSG-]

lets see........................

[Gonzalez_Boxing]

part two is up.

http://www.secondsout.com/columns/thomas-hauser/hbo-and-the-state-of-boxing--part-two

[The Gambler1981]

Do I really need to read this, how is this different from the normal shit he ALWAYS has said for like three years.

[Gonzalez_Boxing]

Do I really need to read this, how is this different from the normal shit he ALWAYS has said for like three years.

It's a combination of new and old. I would skip part one and definitely read part two if you want to know more about HBO and Golden Boy's relationship, and where the sport is headed.

[Gonzalez_Boxing]

From the article:

“I commend UFC for what they have done in such a short period of time,” De La Hoya said. “They are the only real player in their category, the mixed martial arts world. They have been able to organize themselves, have all the TV dates, a pay-per-view every month. They are doing the right thing, and it’s time for boxing to do the right thing, as long as we don’t have those obstacles named Don King and Bob Arum.”

Grossman then asked, “How does that actually happen? You want Golden Boy to replace them?”

“Absolutely,” De La Hoya answered. “We need to sign all the talent and get all the TV dates. Then you can have your own agenda and have a schedule for the fans and the sport. You can do a monthly pay-per-view, a bi-weekly HBO fight. You can have the best fighters fight each other. When you have five or six promoters, it’s very difficult.”

“It’s not my opinion anymore,” Duva says. “It’s fact. Oscar came out and said what he wants.”

[warp1432]

Trusting anything Hauser says about HBO is like trusting what Glenn Beck has to say about ***** (or olberman about bush for you conseratives out there)