HBO No Longer Working with Golden Boy Promotions

[4Corners]

Source please.....

I don't know about this year, but last year they did.

[mconstantine]

Couldn't disagree more.

If you read the comments by boxing fans on this site, others and the internet in general, Showtime has the much better announcers.

Lederman is getting senile, Lampley has a great voice but his commentary is avg at best, Roy Jones used to be good but as of late it seems his biased is showing and Max used to be young and fresh and now is a company guy.

Bernstein is the best in the game PERIOD. The MMA guy is annoying I can't lie but Paulie is the best fighter/announcer in boxing. Joe Cortez is a non factor I agree but for me, I will take Bernstein over any guy on HBO combined.

That's your opinion, but it doesn't change the fact that HBO has a much better brand when it comes to boxing than Showtime and a lot of that is due to their heritage...a heritage built with guys like Lampley, Lederman and Merchant. Period. You gave very rationale arguments for the Showtime guys, but brand affinity isn't rational, it's emotional. And that's why big fights on Showtime will feel less big than if they were on HBO. This may begin to change, but for now, Showtime as a brand for boxing remains 2nd tier to HBO.

Thank about it like this...this Showtime All Access no matter how good will come off like a wannabe 24/7. That's brand power. HBO has it, Showtime is TRYING to get it. Their commentators fall into this same category.

[mconstantine]

HBO Subscribers = 29 Million
Showtime Subscribers = 22 Million

BTW

[Rocky Rode]

I like Al Bernstein. Everyone else on Showtime sucks, imo. Paulie Malignaggi and that over dramatic MMA guy are annoying as hell.

[Fetta]

I have both so doesnt matter for me but Showtime has been putting on good cards while HBO has been crap. Yeah good fight this past weekend but nobody saw that coming. If you say you did you a liar.

[turkas]

HBO Subscribers = 29 Million
Showtime Subscribers = 22 Million

BTW

Showtime and HBO don't get the subscription money you pay to them, that's not how it works. They get their money from contracts they sign with cable companies. That's why every cable company charges different for the channels, can run promotions all the time, and ect. They want to recoup the money they pay to showtime and HBO to broadcast their station.

This is why not every company has Epix because most of the major cable companies haven't agreed to pay Epix for their station.

[Vasyl’s dad]

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaposinaloa

Read the story his contract with GBP is expiring this April and there's a good chance he's joining 50 cent..

Yeah.....that won't happen. Broner is an Al Haymon fighter, he'd be more likely to sign with Mayweather Promotions. 50 Cent can offer deals all he wants, but what has he done???

what has mayweather promotions done?


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[Vasyl’s dad]

broner isn't signing with SMS who is he gonna fight Billy Dib and Gamboa. To much talent from 140-154 for Broner to make a dumb decision like that.

you say that as if broner really wants to fight that type of talent.


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[Check_hooks]

Its over for Showtime and GBP

Remember when GBP put BHop vs Dawson on PPV?

Thats the kind of trash your gonna get on showtime now

[HanzGruber]

Its over for Showtime and GBP

Remember when GBP put BHop vs Dawson on PPV?

Thats the kind of trash your gonna get on showtime now

So not only are you a PAC-tard but you're an arum tard too? Lol gbp is in a much better position than tr