Criticism of Showtime: Bute vs Magee (and the 3-fight deal)

[Hitman932]

The other problem with Bute and getting opponents is that nobody with any kind of career momentum is going to come to Montreal after the Andrade debacle and the bogus Pascal-Hopkins decision.

Bute and his promoter have expressed a willingness to leave Montreal to fight the S6 winner but it's one thing to say it and it's another thing to do it.

Especially when you are getting 2-3 million per to fight a bunch of stiffs at home.

[warp1432]

That's just frustrating. Why Hershmann? Why? You are a smart dude. Did you just want to throw money away?

They were worried that HBO was going to give him someone like Hopkins and they want him guaranteed for the winner of the super six. ******, but I can see why they did it.

That being said, I wonder what Ward-Dirrell were supposed to be making because we all know Dirrell wanted more money. If it was less than what Bute gets per fight, then that is pathetic.

[sweetpea87]

Will they replay the Cott-Mayorga fight before the Bute fight like HBO does?

[Sweet Jesus]

They were worried that HBO was going to give him someone like Hopkins and they want him guaranteed for the winner of the super six. ******, but I can see why they did it.

That being said, I wonder what Ward-Dirrell were supposed to be making because we all know Dirrell wanted more money. If it was less than what Bute gets per fight, then that is pathetic.

There is no way Ward and Dirrell were each set to make 2.5M for that fight.

[warp1432]

There is no way Ward and Dirrell were each set to make 2.5M for that fight.

Not each, but realistically there should have been a 1.5 million for each. Still terrible for Dirrell to pull out when he agreed to it beforehand.

[Kevin Malone]

They were worried that HBO was going to give him someone like Hopkins and they want him guaranteed for the winner of the super six. ******, but I can see why they did it.

That being said, I wonder what Ward-Dirrell were supposed to be making because we all know Dirrell wanted more money. If it was less than what Bute gets per fight, then that is pathetic.

Yeah I understand Showtime's point of view. They don't want Bute-Super6Winner on HBO. They could have done it differently though. I wouldn't have had a big issue with Showtime guaranteeing both fighters in the Super 6 final another fight. That would have been another way to keep HBO away.

[The Hammer]

This is horrible honestly. It is just a 1 fight broadcast, and the 3 fight deal sucks for fans.

HBO had no reason at all to sign Bute to a multi-fight deal as all the other elite SMW's were at Showtime so that signing made no sense at all at the time (which I and a few others noted, but most in the media drooled over it). I bet we'll get another lopsided Bute fight before we see him in against Ward, Froch, or Johnson.

You really hate white boxers, don't you, Kevin Malone?

You're the worst anti-white racist on this site, now that Bhopreign and DiegoFuego don't post here anymore.

[Kevin Malone]

You really hate white boxers, don't you, Kevin Malone?

You're the worst anti-white racist on this site, now that Bhopreign and DiegoFuego don't post here anymore.

I thought you were ignoring me?

Please don't post in my threads if you won't grant me the ability to post in yours. If you want to have a civilized discussion don't act like a petulant child.

[The Hammer]

I thought you were ignoring me?

I couldn't ignore this hateful thread, it's on the main page of NSB so I couldn't help but see it.

Why do you hate every white boxer?

Are you one of these two pathetic self-loathing losers?

[warp1432]

I couldn't ignore this hateful thread, it's on the main page of NSB so I couldn't help but see it.

Why do you hate every white boxer?

Are you one of these two pathetic self-loathing losers?

The bald one lives in South Korea now. True story