Pacquiao vs. Mosley might be headed to Showtime (PPV)???

[Ray*]

Its good for Promoters to be independent and not overly reliant on any network, And it's also good for Networks to choose the best fights on the table and reject the crap ones, Hope HBO does that across the table with every single promoter.

[TxHustla]

ive got to admire the way Arum conducts some of his business....he is very self sufficient and has his fat fingers in many pies and never lets anyone dictate how he should conduct his business.

he does leave a lot to be desired, no doubt. but he isn't reliant on Vegas, he isn't reliant on 1 network to cover his fights and he seems able to do business with most of his competitors out there with the exception of his biggest rival GBP....smart cookie.

i bet the fat cats at HBO are counting the pennies lost with Cotto and possibly Pacman fighting off their network and thinking maybe they made a bad decision going head-2-head with him over the Martinez date.....I think Arum will beat HBO at their own game n the end and they will come round to letting him put on pretty crappy undercards for his main events..

Man..took the words right out of my mouth...Bob Arum knows boxing business..and he knows how to produce fights and events.He doesnt have to rely on any 1 city or network to get the fight going.And yes he feels like GBP is getting the red carpet treatment simply cuz of the CEO (DLH). Bob Arum has been in the game for decades and has more than earned his due....he's kept boxing alive and has done more boxing than any other major promotor out there right now.

[wazaa.]

I hope it goes to Showtime. I like what HBO is doing right now.

[sigrab jr]

Those who think, this is HBO decision are only kidding themselves.

HBO is in the Pacquaio business, they make a lot of money from hosting Pac fights. He's their biggest guaranteed cash cow right now.

So they do want to host this event. Arum is the one, who's bringing this threat being a dick of the whole Cotto situation.

HBO dropped the best Heavyweights in the world.

HBO forced a Martinez-Dzinzuruk fight, Dzin isn't known by any one out side of hardcore boxing fans. And Martinez is not some big star.

They are airing Alexander-Bradley who are slow on tickets and are not big stars either.

They rejected Berto-Gomez.

HBO doesn't care about Pacquiao vs Mosley for good reasons. They are going by what the real boxing fans want.
They are changing the way they do things and which fights they support.

[brettWall]

As long as Arum has Pacquiao in his possession he will continue to act like he owns the sport. When Pacquiao said, "I'm just a fighter, it's up to my promoter to negotiate for me...", something to that effect, in the interview at the end of the Margarito fight, that solidified Arum's stranglehold of his fighters' future fights. He decides what fight gets done from then on with impunity.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

HBO dropped the best Heavyweights in the world.

HBO forced a Martinez-Dzinzuruk fight, Dzin isn't known by any one out side of hardcore boxing fans. And Martinez is not some big star.

They are airing Alexander-Bradley who are slow on tickets and are not big stars either.

They rejected Berto-Gomez.

HBO doesn't care about Pacquiao vs Mosley for good reasons. They are going by what the real boxing fans want.
They are changing the way they do things and which fights they support.

yes...REAL boxing fans want to see Berto vs Freddie Hernandez and Zab Judah vs Lucas Mathysse

[IMDAZED]

yes...REAL boxing fans want to see Berto vs Freddie Hernandez and Zab Judah vs Lucas Mathysse

I think the losses on those fights are why they are doing what they're doing now.

[War Dinamita]

I think HBO is somewhat worried if Pac does a PPV with showtime.

They will lose a lot of money in it.

So yes, HBO gives a shit.

HBO has 29M subscribers and they broadcast in over 150 countries.

Time Warner is not worried if Pac starts fighting on Showtime because they make billions.

[jrosales13]

HBO dropped the best Heavyweights in the world.

HBO forced a Martinez-Dzinzuruk fight, Dzin isn't known by any one out side of hardcore boxing fans. And Martinez is not some big star.

They are airing Alexander-Bradley who are slow on tickets and are not big stars either.

They rejected Berto-Gomez.

HBO doesn't care about Pacquiao vs Mosley for good reasons. They are going by what the real boxing fans want.
They are changing the way they do things and which fights they support.

Think about this, do any of the fighters you mentioned brought the ratings or profit that Pac does?

Can we use common sense.

[catalinul]

I doubt it.

Showtime does a PPV once in 5 years.

They ain't having 2 in a year in a timespan of 2 months.