Comments Thread For: Showtime 2013: Reshaping The Game

[BabyFaceAssasin]

I disagree with the authors comments that the fans don't want segments talking about fights. The hype is some of the best stuff about boxing I wish we had a lot more of it. We as fans don't get to know our fighters like fans of football and basketball do. Those athletes are all over ESPN. Our fighters are rarely on TV and any exposure they get I'm happy to see. We need more boxing segments and boxing coverage on CBS, NBC, and most of all ESPN.

[Ringlife]

Showtime has come a long way. From having only one solid fight on the first saturday of the month. Now got Mayweather fighting on their network and stack cards all month.

[JakeNDaBox]

I disagree with the authors comments that the fans don't want segments talking about fights. The hype is some of the best stuff about boxing I wish we had a lot more of it. We as fans don't get to know our fighters like fans of football and basketball do. Those athletes are all over ESPN. Our fighters are rarely on TV and any exposure they get I'm happy to see. We need more boxing segments and boxing coverage on CBS, NBC, and most of all ESPN.

Sorry, what I meant was that we'd rather see FIGHTS on CBS, rather than shows on CBS talking about fights. Not that we don't want to see segments talking about fights.

[mathed]

Perhaps they have revolutionized their own network but the game? Floyd is going to cost them money in every fight from here on out.

[umop-ap!sdn]

I disagree with the authors comments that the fans don't want segments talking about fights. The hype is some of the best stuff about boxing I wish we had a lot more of it. We as fans don't get to know our fighters like fans of football and basketball do. Those athletes are all over ESPN. Our fighters are rarely on TV and any exposure they get I'm happy to see. We need more boxing segments and boxing coverage on CBS, NBC, and most of all ESPN.

For sure! Getting to know the fighter add's intrigue to every matchup you watch of them as you develop a sort of emotional attachment to the fighter after learning more about them and deciding wether you want to see them succeed or get their face punched in.

Perhaps they have revolutionized their own network but the game? Floyd is going to cost them money in every fight from here on out.

I hear that. I want to see how it all unfolds. The year was a good one for them but can they keep the momentum up?

Final thoughts: 2013 Best year of boxing I can remember in recent memory. Surprises and upsets, new hero's surfacing, supposed king pins being taken down, record breaking night, the long overdue stirring of the pot in the Heavyweight division... it's been "a hell of a" year. I guess i'm trying to be Floyd Mayweather too now

[sergey.smith]

Showtime and GBP put on much better fights this year then HBO and TopRank. HBO is getting their butts kicked so bad, they are trying to build fighters and create "monsters" by having them fight bums.