HBO really hates Sergio Martinez (Great Read)

[The Smash]

Thanks for posting this here. Seems to be a very intelligent bunch, except for one poster, commenting.

Lou actually does have plans to take Sergio on another network. He mentions it at the end in subtle terms in the part about the future of Martinez and his October 1st fight. I would not be surprised to see them try and do some sort of PPV indie of the networks or to go to Europe to attempt to unify the other belts, in effect chopping down the middleweight tree around Junior. That's what I'd do anyways. The money over there is good so why not?

gabriel montoya

That is a disgrace.

I told you people that Martinez is shook, the man wants nothing to do with Chavez. He isn't as dumb as he looks(or Montoya acts). Not only has he fled the country, hiding in Yemen, he's heading to Europe indefinitely.

On the same day Chavez announces he's not fighting Cotto, Martinez has panicked and is sneaking off into the night.

When you get your man on the phone, Montoya; you tell him to grow some balls and get his overrated, cowardly, perpetually ducking, ass down to the Staples center and take the beating he's been running from for two years like a man.

43 have tried and 43 have failed.

[DoktorSleepless]

Jesus, Smash, l2troll. Either be a good subtle troll or be a funny troll like mushahadeen. You're just ****ing annoying.

[Imhotep]

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?

*******s make new accounts just to spout their anti-black sentiments just in case they get banned they have their old accounts to fall back on.Just look at when the account was created.

[-Hyperion-]

DiBella should be trying to get Sergio fights while he is hot....if that means going to Showtime or even ESPN, so be it, when they told him HBO would only have them in October, DiBella should've put on something on ESPN...Im sure the boxing people in ESPN would've loved to make a big deal out of a p4p entrant fighting on their network...sure, money would've ******, but it builds his name and keeps him active........besides the only big fight in the middelweight division is the eventual winner of Chavez-Cotto.....Chavez has been too inactive the last 2 years, which is why his fight at Staples didn't really set LA on fire, Sergio is better off forgetting about them right now and hoping to land a fight with the winner down the road.

I like DiBella, but he should stop whining and do something...boxing needs for a champ like martinez to be well known

[Left Hook Tua]

DiBella should be trying to get Sergio fights while he is hot....if that means going to Showtime or even ESPN, so be it, when they told him HBO would only have them in October, DiBella should've put on something on ESPN...Im sure the boxing people in ESPN would've loved to make a big deal out of a p4p entrant fighting on their network...sure, money would've ******, but it builds his name and keeps him active........besides the only big fight in the middelweight division is the eventual winner of Chavez-Cotto.....Chavez has been too inactive the last 2 years, which is why his fight at Staples didn't really set LA on fire, Sergio is better off forgetting about them right now and hoping to land a fight with the winner down the road.

I like DiBella, but he should stop whining and do something...boxing needs for a champ like martinez to be well known

dibella don't want to go outside of hbo because the other networks would be less money.

don't know what his contract is with serg.

he probably doesn't want to take money out of his pockets just to get serg fights.

[SpitBalla]

Martinez should sue the WBC.

[banditolympus]

No problem.

Hey, can you post the link for from where you got this article? The google translation isn't very good.
http://forums.doghouseboxing.com/ind...post&p=3685607

It was originally on Maxboxing.com this past Tuesday. I'm not up to 15 posts yet so I can't post links.

[theflyest]

everyone knows HBO is the network of inactivity. Every fighter that was hot on showtime goes there & ends up fighting once a year (dawson, bradley, etc)

[KnockUTheFukOut]

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.

Alvarez, Chavez Jr, Ortiz, Khan...all get a major push and backing from HBO, neither are Black so WTF are you talking about...OH you must have seen some other clueless idiot post that so your trying to use it also without knowing your FACTS lol

I don't get this MYTH that HBO ONLY PUSH BLACK FIGHTERS...NO...AL HAYMON is the one with the Power to get Paul Williams, Andre Berto and Mayweather on HBO anytime they want and for GOOD MONEY, it has nothing to do with HBO to be honest...Haymon is just that POWERFUL

but of course HBO is going to Push American fighters more...it is an AMERICAN COMPANY you IDIOTS why wouldn't they push their own more?

DiBella as well as Sergio Management don't have the Power or Connections to make him into a BIG PPV DRAW...and I like Sergio but lets be honest, he doesn't have the BACKING HE SHOULD especially for a guy that is considered one of the best P4P right now, they put his face on the screen during the Chavez fight and it was no reaction, to be BRUTALLY HONEST, he is not even that well knows besides among BOXING FANS

It sucks but DiBella and his Management team needs to do a better job Marketing Him! So as much as I like DiBella, what he wants is for HBO to pick up the tab for HIS FIGHTER, like when Jermaine Taylor was on Top and DiBella was his Promoter...but AGAIN Taylor was a Al Haymon Managed Fighter, it was Al Haymon pulling Power Moves for Taylor...NOT DiBella!