Originally posted by Atreyu Khalil
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cmon now
while there are some in there who are legitimately fighting at their level there are also some who are fighting at their level BUT also it having it shown on HBO for no damn reason
I will start with the most glaring
Andre Berto
I actually like Andre a lot he and I are cool and have been since I saw him way back in the day on one of the first fights I covered
BUT
Made his HBO debut against Norberto Bravo who absolutely had no reason to be in the ring with Berto or HBO for that matter
then permanently stays on major cable TV starting 7 months later with David Estrada in an eliminator of all things even though neither guy had done anything prior to deserve that chance
then goes through a list that includes Michael Trabant
Mickey Rodriguez (for his first belt and on a major PPV)
defends against Steve Forbes who had lost 3 of his last 4 prior
finally takes a step up against Collazo and arugably loses so then
takes on Juan Urango who prior to that called 140 his home and promptly goes right back down to 140 after
defends against Quintana who fights two journeymen fighters (one with a losing record) after being stopped by PWill in one in order to get a shot at Berto's title
then fights Freddy Hernandez who fought a blown up Jr Lightweight in Anchondo and a blown up Jr Welterweight in Corley to get his shot
all this being played out on HBO mind you for either high 6 figures or low 7 in the process
you can mock toy or play dumb all you want but THIS is the shining example of what's wrong with our sport and while not all the blame should go on Haymon (networks need to say no to this) he is indeed squeezing what he can out of the sport without benefiting it
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