HBO announcers have gone full ****** with this Macau card.

[RajahBell]

Yet all of the announcers had Estrada clearly winning the fight. Where is the bias in that?

[SCEN3RY]

Yet all of the announcers had Estrada clearly winning the fight. Where is the bias in that?

I'll catch the replay, but that's what I'm saying - if they had him so far ahead that Viloria would NEED a knockout to win, how could they have been all that biased throughout the bout? In any case, I'll watch the replay...

[Public_Enemy]

They only started giving Estrada credit once it was clear Viloria had nothing left lol. But I will give some credit to Larry. He had Estrada ahead after about 6 rounds.

[elfag]

They only started giving Estrada credit once it was clear Viloria had nothing left lol. But I will give some credit to Larry. He had Estrada ahead after about 6 rounds.

Larry Merchant was there? I thought he "retired", is he back?

[Public_Enemy]

Larry Merchant was there? I thought he "retired", is he back?

Yes, Merchant and George Foreman called the fight. I wondered the same thing but I don't think he's back. Maybe he'll just do big events.

[tyotfo]

They (HBO) definitely have an agenda. Ive seen so many fights where they are completely missing what is actually happening. The Vazquez v Gonzalez fight is a great example. Gonzalez was winning the rounds but Vazquez was chewing him up on the inside. HBO ****ing on about how great Gonzalez was boxing, Vazquez then ko's him and its a huge surprise to everyone. Not to me or anyone watching the fight properly.

[MachoPowerz]

I heard top rank hired larry merchant for this one time gig.

[-PBP-]

Who? Larry Merchant and George Foreman?

They didn't bother me. They all felt that Estrada was winning. If there is anyone that should be ****ted on its the guy that scored the fight for Viloria.

[crold1]

The top rank bias has gone into full effect. They are giving no respect to estrada lol.

The announcers weren't HBO...HBO was simply the distributor of an otherwise all Top Rank show. It was like one of those independent PPVs Top Rank does, except HBO and TR made the deal to give it. Top Rank hired the crew, did the broadcast etc.

[Heavy Hitter]

The announcers weren't HBO...HBO was simply the distributor of an otherwise all Top Rank show. It was like one of those independent PPVs Top Rank does, except HBO and TR made the deal to give it. Top Rank hired the crew, did the broadcast etc.

^This. This was not "HBO announcers. This was a top rank produced event that sold the fight to HBO.