HBO Cutting Its Boxing Budget In 2012

[BattlingNelson]

And Berto-Ortiz II is in play for SHOWTIME. Some major developments.

stevemaxboxing Steve Kim
Word is that HBO is cutting their #boxing budget, and from this point forward, Showtime will be in play for more fights...
6 hours ago

stevemaxboxing Steve Kim
Showtime is very much in the running to televise Ortiz-Berto II, according to multiple sources.... #boxing
7 hours ago

Thoughts?

It's never a good thing when boxingrevenue gets cut. Maybe the reason is that HBO has spent it's money on the wrong fights.

Only thing good, from my egoistical point of view, is that more big fights will land in Europe because of this. On the negative side one can fear that some big fights wont get made because of lack of funding.

[Khalid X]

Haymon is whats wrong with HBO.

We have an abundance over his overhyped fighters taken big paydays that the don't deserve.

How long were we force fed hype jobs like Cris Arreola, Andre Berto and others?

I really hope hirshman nips this is the bud because they are already trying to force guys like Russell Jr and Broner on us.....smfh.

[Khalid X]

Ways to cut HBO budget for the better


Send the following to:

Chavez Jr to TVazteca
Broner and Russell to shobox
Keep Arreola on ESPN
Send Berto, Ortiz, Alexander, Hopkins, Pavlik to Showtime

[Pactar∂]

They should pay fighters based on rating of their opponent, and their performance. Wanna fight a bum? No problem, but you're getting paid a maximum 50k $ for it. Things like Berto and Bradley fighting lines of bums for millions is what's killing boxing. But I think HBO told Berto to **** off with a Bailey fight so now Berto is all of a sudden "willing" to fight Ortiz. Duuuuh?!

[CHOWWOKKA]

They should pay fighters based on rating of their opponent, and their performance. Wanna fight a bum? No problem, but you're getting paid a maximum 50k $ for it. Things like Berto and Bradley fighting lines of bums for millions is what's killing boxing. But I think HBO told Berto to **** off with a Bailey fight so now Berto is all of a sudden "willing" to fight Ortiz. Duuuuh?!

Then Pacquiao would always be broke. :\

[UglyPug]

doesn't really matter. . . either showtime will offer to pay what the HBO fighters are used to making, or they won't. . . either way, the fighters have no otehr network to go too. . . so they will have to take the paycut if they wish to be televised on the highest stage and be recognized. . . as much as arum claims he doesn't need HBO or Showtime, and he can run his own show, he can't afford to do his own PPV for all his fighters. . .

also, HBO and Showtime don't really make that much moeny on PPV's. . They also don't invest a lot of moeny on them either - aside from their hype shows. . . THe promotor takes basically all the risk.

[wazaa.]

I hope they dump Bradley.

[UglyPug]

I hope they dump Bardley.

yes, his bum ass is the main reason why they ran up such a high budget with little value. . .

[wazaa.]

yes, his bum ass is the main reason why they ran up such a high budget with little value. . .

That coward got over 1 mill for fighting shot to **** Casamayor.

[PEBBLES!]

I think that's a good thing imo. All the over paid fighters can just go over to Showtime. While HBO focuses on giving fights the fans wanna see. I love how they're starting off the year with Gamboa-Rios too.

Rios-Gamboa is a cert for early 2012? Clue me in, mate.