HBO didn't want Cotto Vs Mayorga, but I bet they wnated Pac-Mosely.

[Sweet Jesus]

the bottom line is HBO done f ucked up.

Your cable bill will still have a $55 charge on it.

[The Gambler1981]

Your cable bill will still have a $55 charge on it.

Better yet HBO will have to spend exactly zero dollars on those two fights, which saves them money and accounting time.

[PandaKilla]

You think Bob Arum cares? He just wants your money.

This is true, but I already know he is a greedy ***.

HBO tried to make a statement of the best fights etc... but would still have had Mosely and Pac which is shiet.

[PandaKilla]

Better yet HBO will have to spend exactly zero dollars on those two fights, which saves them money and accounting time.

Yes spending some money and accouting time to make a lot more is bad business...

Meh.

[The Gambler1981]

Yes spending some money and accouting time to make a lot more is bad business...

Meh.

It isn't a lot of money to them, saving the money is about worth the time of figuring out precisely what they made, CPA are very pricey

[Pernells_speed]

i dunno y its gonna be the same pac vs clottey pac margarito match up. All over the hill bums getting major paydays that they dont deserve

[PandaKilla]

It isn't a lot of money to them, saving the money is about worth the time of figuring out precisely what they made, CPA are very pricey

If they sell 1 Mil at 55 dollars it equals = 55 Million dollars. Of coruse they do not get the full amount, but that's a lot of money.

If Cotto made 500k PPV then that's 27.5 Million dollars. Again how much they get, it's still a lot of money.

24/7 is paid for by promoters according to what I have read.

Advertising on their own channel is free.

A lot of things take time, financing TV programmes, dealing with advertising, broadcasting etc... so time is not a factor when they pay people to do accounts anyway. They have lawyers etc... to do these jobs.

If saving the money was worth their time, then they would'nt put a budget out for boxing.

In fact that would go to all sports.

They want to make money, heck all the shows end up being pay per view if a boxer starts selling well.

In the long term, it will also cost them. Viewers and money because Top rank have very good names.

[Kenny Blankenship]

Here's what happened.

HBO wanted Martinez-Cotto on March 12.

Arum didn't want to put Cotto in there with Martinez for obvious reasons (he'd lose).

Arum offered them Cotto.Vanes. HBO turned it down saying they would do Cotto-Martinez on March 12, do or die.

Arum said fine...gave Don King a call and put togehter the Mayorga-Cotto fight and did a deal with Showtime for March 12.

Then he went and screwed HBO on the Pac-Mosley fight to teach them a lesson. You don't give Bob Arum demands. He can do a whole card on PPV on his own without HBO or Showtime's help so he's doing this to prove a point. He hasn't burned any bridges, he just creating a future bidding war over Pac which is good for for business.

[Visceral]

Maybe Showtime can afford some better camera equipment and commentators now that they did the nearly impossible and got a Pacquaio fight away from HBO.

[SNVDoublePunch!]

I know a lot of people are writing off both fights, but I find them both interesting, honestly.