why did hbo turn down martinez-zbik..but allow chavez-zbik??

[Larry the boss]

hbo turned it down..causing the wbc to strip martinez....but hbo allows chavez-zbik and the wbc santions that bout......................whats goin on here??

[Rip Chudd]

It's the WBC, you know what's going on.

[vacon04]

Well WBC wanted Chavez Jr to get a championship, so it's actually not strange that they made "tricky" arrangements to give him the belt.

[RichardP]

cause TopRank took Cotto and pacquiao to Showtime and they gave Chavez that date and with that opponent.

[Larry the boss]

this is sickning..seriously..wow politics are amazing..in under a year martinez lost

his-154 wbc belt for no reason-so manny could fight for it

his-wbo 160 belt-for no damn reason

his-wbc 160 belt-cause hbo wouldnt allow him to fight a fighter someone else fought months later on their channel


wow..just wow

[Larry the boss]

cause TopRank took Cotto and pacquiao to Showtime and they gave Chavez that date and with that opponent.

the **** son??this makes 0 sense..**** cotto and manny im talking martinez..why give chavez a date with zbik??the same fighter you wouldnt accept for martinez months before??

[The Gambler1981]

Chavez is less proven, so him fighting a guy who isn't quite as good or known isn't a big deal, it is still kind of a step up for him.

Martinez is the man so he has to fight a more choice guy if he wants to be on HBO.

[Left Hook Tua]

so chavez jr. draws crazy ratings for hbo latino when he gets the belt?


hbo don't care about martinez. the dude has no fanbase and no matter how good he is , it doesn't matter because he's already old.

they're not gonna help buildup martinez. for what? he's not gonna last very long at his age.

they'll help martinez get good fights because he's the #1 middleweight but they aren't gonna help build him up.

[Pullcounter]

Did u mofos really want to see Martinez vs zbik?

[Left Hook Tua]

the **** son??this makes 0 sense..**** cotto and manny im talking martinez..why give chavez a date with zbik??the same fighter you wouldnt accept for martinez months before??

1. you ever think hbo wants chavez on hbo?

2. chavez against zbik is a more competitive fight on paper than martinez-zbik.