Arum: "SHOWTIME Has Upperhand For Cotto-Margarito II"

[tredh]

It's the perfect strategy IMO, look at the spoils they are getting from HBO from pitting them against SHOW. For a while, HBO was the only game in town and they knew it, so they were calling all the shots and more or less running the sport. Then the SHOW/CBS coup happened and turned HBO on their heads, Greenburg got the axe, Davis might be next and now Top Rank is dealing directly with the heads of HBO and not just their sports division and getting the Time Warner premium package. Just a way of keeping them honest, on their toes, and nervous.

Competition between the two media giants can only mean great things for the fans and sport. Arum/DuBoef have them dancing on strings right now.

I agree that is just good business what Arum is doing

[McFearless]

all the reject fights go to showtime. their always willing to pick up the garbage

well "garbage" by HBO's standards..

i dont think someone should look at it as "oh look its a showtime fight, probably two bums who aren't worth a damn"
i know obviously HBO wants people to have that mentality but it shouldn't be that way

[badnewsbrown]

So the Super 6, Brandon Rios, Miguel Cotto, Bute, etc are garbage fights/fighters?

...

excluding super 6 its all garbage. cotto vs mayorga, mosley vs pac? and then put them on PPV ffs! rios vs antillion main event? who wanted to see that, everyone knew who was going to win. then bute vs bum after bum? you don't call that garbage? everyone is quick to downplay hbo but showtime is a lot worse.

[heat27]

That brought big ratings on hbo.

its still garbage hbo is putting on tv

[Seleção No. 13]

Pac/JMM on 24/7.
Cotto/Marg on Fight Camp.

[badnewsbrown]

well "garbage" by HBO's standards..

i dont think someone should look at it as "oh look its a showtime fight, probably two bums who aren't worth a damn"
i know obviously HBO wants people to have that mentality but it shouldn't be that way

showtime is always there to pick up the garbage fights no fans are demanding for. that is fact. look at their recent history.

[onechance87]

its still garbage hbo is putting on tv

Cotto vs mayorga was garbage fight.And on ppv puto

[heat27]

Cotto vs mayorga was garbage fight.And on ppv puto

Saul Alvarez fights bums for world titles lol

[onechance87]

Saul Alvarez fights bums for world titles lol

Canelo is defending his title against a guy cotto also defended his title to.

[heat27]

Canelo is defending his title against a guy cotto also defended his title to.

and???


Alvarez hasnt fought one guy on the level of the fighters cotto has fought

3 bums in a row for Alvarez lol