HBO No Longer Working with Golden Boy Promotions

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[chaposinaloa]

The thing is Top Rank doesn't have anyone to throw in with Donaire, Rios, Bradley, or Pacquiao. Except for fights that we know the outcome or that are pointless rematches.

Top Rank still has Bruce Trampler and that's all they need to create stars.

[AM Boxing5]

A guy like Amir Khan is built for HBO.

HBO is better than showtime. I hope He signs with Top rank.

[Pain~Lucy]

"Rap star turned boxing promoter Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson has reportedly made an offer to Broner to join his company, SMS Promotions, when his Golden Boy deal is done." I'll be shocked if this happens

[Kagami Taiga]

Yeah you have Chavez Jr., Donaire, Ward, Pacquiao, Marquez, Martinez, Bradley etc.

6 of the ring's top 10 pound for pound best fighters in the world fight on HBO right now.

And Top Rank may hit a lull for a while but they have some serious young talent. Mikey Garcia, Puerto Rican Olympian Felix Verdejo, Mexican Olympian Oscar Valdez and Jesse Magdaleno all have the potential to be big ratings generators.

Top Rank and HBO will be relevant in the boxing world for a while.

but u are forgetting none of those guys now have access to goldenboy fighters which means the talent pool they have access to is limited to top rank and secondary promotions. i know to the top rank fighters it doesnt matter. but to fighters like martinez and marquez, it limits their choices.

[Pacdbest]

dont forget ward, they're also tailing the klitschkos

SEe I forgot about ward & Klitchko! Too many to list! There's Gamboa & Rigo too!So Broner will be fighting on Showtime now? Goodluck finding opponents there! All A-grade fighters was in HBO! Just feast on the B rated ones!

[paulf]

This "full story" doesn't explain sht!!

Ken Hershman sees that Showtime is becoming a Golden Boy-only network and is getting all of GBP's best fights. It's Hershman's job to make sure HBO gets the best fights from bigger-name fighters, but Showtime is blowing their smaller budget outbidding them to make sure they get the fights anyway.

So Hershman has decided to cut Golden Boy off and let them die on the vine. He wants things how they were; Showtime gets the smaller-name guys, HBO gets the hallmark, super-star matchups.

Can Golden Boy continue on the level that it does without any income from HBO? Hershman is curious.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

I'm glad I switched to Showtime. HBO now loses Broner and Thurman. No wonder they been trying to hype up GGG. Who else do they have left?


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[dc3383]

What about Chavez?? He had 500k PPV Buys and has the BIGGEST rating on HBO for the past 3 years with 1.9 million viewers in the Rubio fight.. Chavez Jr. is the real MR. HBO lol

And got his a$$ beat 11 and a half rds. Chavez Jr. better hope he can get license to fight in States again and if he does he would fed to the likes of Andre Ward.

[-PBP-]

but u are forgetting none of those guys now have access to goldenboy fighters which means the talent pool they have access to is limited to top rank and secondary promotions. i know to the top rank fighters it doesnt matter. but to fighters like martinez and marquez, it limits their choices.

Only prevents a Martinez vs. Quillin fight. GBP isn't sticking Floyd or Canelo in there with him regardless.

And Marquez' career path is set. He's got at least 3 fights scheduled: Rios, Bradley and Pacquiao.

HBO and Top Rank still have years worth of matches they can put together until their younger crop of stars begin to emerge.