HBO really hates Sergio Martinez (Great Read)

[DoktorSleepless]

Pretty awesome longish article by Gabriel Montoya with lots of new tidbits I hadn't heard before from Lewkowicz and Dibella.
http://www.maxboxing.com/news/main-l...ergio-martinez

This part is especially interesting.

“HBO had tickets that they gave to Martinez for the Zbik-Chavez fight that were in the last row of the ringside,” said DiBella. “This is a fight that barely sold tickets. He had to be moved up. I sat there and I am being criticized by Bob Arum and your cohorts that don’t have the balls to take them on, for fighting Dzinziruk when he was the only option given us by HBO. I am being criticized for the kid not fighting enough? He was supposed to fight over the summer but HBO didn’t have a date for him until October. We’ve asked for activity from HBO. He should be the hottest fighter on the network but what do they think of him? Enough to stick him in the last row of the ringside. That’s what they think of him.”

[Larry the boss]

martinez is a glitch in hbos plans

[Left Hook Tua]

sergio should go to a promoter that isn't totally dependent on hbo's "charity".

[Mashadin]

Hbo doesn't like him for 2 reasons. He isn't black and he isn't American.
They are in the business of promoting only black prospects. It's been like that for years.

[Left Hook Tua]

martinez is a glitch in hbos plans

you think?

he has no fanbase and he's already in his mid 30's.

[Larry the boss]

Hbo doesn't like him for 2 reasons. He isn't black and he isn't American.
They are in the business of promoting only black prospects. It's been like that for years.

is chavez jr black or american??is khan black or american??is manny black or american??was cotto or margo??**** kinda dumb **** do ya;ll post here?

[Larry the boss]

you think?

he has no fanbase and he's already in his mid 30's.

did or do berto or williams have a fan base??tim bradley????

[Left Hook Tua]

did or do berto or williams have a fan base??tim bradley????

they were young though.

that's why hbo don't mind building them up.


they're not gonna build up a guy who will be done in 1-2 years.

they'll still show martinez but it'll be on fights they want. not fights that will help martinez build his name.

[The Gambler1981]

HBO did already build Martinez, I mean seriously where would Martinez be if HBO wasn't like hey we want to put on the Martinez-Bunema fight to do a triple header then decide to put on several more of his fights even after he got a draw against Cintron (all be it a raw deal) and lost to Williams (all be it in a close great fight).

[Rip Chudd]

they were young though.

that's why hbo don't mind building them up.


they're not gonna build up a guy who will be done in 1-2 years.

they'll still show martinez but it'll be on fights they want. not fights that will help martinez build his name.

And there you have it.