Anybody else think it's a bad idea for a July 12 PPV for Canelo?

[big_james10]

I don't buy a lot of PPV events, but given a choice, I would choose Chavez Jr./GGG over Alvarez/Lara every day of the week and twice on Sunday. Alvarez/Lara does not belong on PPV. Schafer was able to sell Alvarez/Angulo by misleading fans into thinking that Angulo is a great puncher who could KO Alvarez. There is no way he will sell Alvarez/Lara as anything but a hype job taking on a classic boxer with no defense.


I hope that Bob Arum will schedule a show on HBO on the same night featuring quality matchups just to get revenge on GBP for putting an Alvarez mismatch on the same night that Top Rank scheduled Chavez Jr./Martinez on PPV.

[Hougigo]

I hope that Bob Arum will schedule a show on HBO on the same night featuring quality matchups just to get revenge on GBP for putting an Alvarez mismatch on the same night that Top Rank scheduled Chavez Jr./Martinez on PPV.

Duva said she wanted Kovalev back in July.....HBO still PO'd... so a possibility. Not a good idea, but the amount they pay him, who knows.

[big_james10]

Duva said she wanted Kovalev back in July.....HBO still PO'd... so a possibility. Not a good idea, but the amount they pay him, who knows.

I hope they give us Kovalev/Pascal with a good undercard fight.

[Dinamita 03]

I hope they give us Kovalev/Pascal with a good undercard fight.

Hbo will come out losing in your scenario.

[Southpaw King]

Anybody else feel this way?

HBO has been holding back due to their lack of shows. Only had 2 shows in March and their last one didn't really cost too much. Now a bulk of their attention is falling in May to about July

They have a show almost every week after the Mayweather fight.

May 17th - Marquez/Alvarado
May 24th - Perez/Jennings, Macklin/Geale
May 24th (showtime) - Stevenson/Fonfara
May 31 - Two overseas shows (Groves/Froch II), Macau card with three FW champions (Donair, Vetyka, Grandovich and Walters).
June - 7th Martinez/Cotto PPV
June 14th - Provo/Alegri, Rose/Andrade
June 21 - Nothing yet
June 28 - Nothing yet
July 5th-nothing yet
July 12- Proposed Canelo/Lara PPV
July 19 - proposed JCC Jr/GGG PPV

As of right now, HBO is pushing hard those 3 months while HBO has nothing on the board.

Those three weeks were there's nothing scheduled yet is when the FIFA 2014 world cup is taking place. It actually starts the 12th of June, so the Provo double header will be near the beginning....but don't know if anybody else will make fights to compete with the World Cup and use those Saturdays to build up their fights with 24/7, All access and fight replays.

Then, the whole issue of moving the proposed GGG/JcC Jr fight a week because of the Fifa finals being Saturday and Sunday. Don't know what time the games usually start, but if the games are at night, this time it's in Brazil and only an hour time difference from the East Coast

HBO has all those shows to build up each of their fights one after the other.... actually starting this Saturday with Pac's fight against Bradley. HBO are already trying to promote their other two PPV's on the show and trying to get the other fighters to attend.

Does anybody else feel this way? HBO is going to be having a lot of momentum those three months.

Ur on point with ur evaluation man but like the other dude said Mexican r loyal and they will take it as a great weekend for sports...they'll throw back some coronas and watch everything! ***** that actually sounds fun to me lol

[Fetta]

I don't buy a lot of PPV events, but given a choice, I would choose Chavez Jr./GGG over Alvarez/Lara every day of the week and twice on Sunday. Alvarez/Lara does not belong on PPV. Schafer was able to sell Alvarez/Angulo by misleading fans into thinking that Angulo is a great puncher who could KO Alvarez. There is no way he will sell Alvarez/Lara as anything but a hype job taking on a classic boxer with no defense.


I hope that Bob Arum will schedule a show on HBO on the same night featuring quality matchups just to get revenge on GBP for putting an Alvarez mismatch on the same night that Top Rank scheduled Chavez Jr./Martinez on PPV.

Please! Chavez is crap all know it! I mean he struggled with Vera! Vera! GGG looks like the goods but hasnt shown it.

Canelo just beat Angulo and beat hom bad enough to where people are now saying he wasnt that good or that the fight was rigged. Unlike Chavez which was really rigged. Lara has been in with big names and held his own and EVERYONE was calling for this fight.

If anything chavez fighting in a half empty arena in his last fight shouldnt be on PPV

[US Dirk Killer]

I hope they give us Kovalev/Pascal with a good undercard fight.

Me too!
Stick it to GBP and Showtime.

[US Dirk Killer]

Please! Chavez is crap all know it! I mean he struggled with Vera! Vera! GGG looks like the goods but hasnt shown it.

Canelo just beat Angulo and beat hom bad enough to where people are now saying he wasnt that good or that the fight was rigged. Unlike Chavez which was really rigged. Lara has been in with big names and held his own and EVERYONE was calling for this fight.

If anything chavez fighting in a half empty arena in his last fight shouldnt be on PPV

And yet Canelo can't even scrap his views. He has to rely on Mayweather to bust out those big views.

I hope HBO does something like that. They put Canelo's fight on their PPV, time for some payback with Kovalev.

[Fetta]

And yet Canelo can't even scrap his views. He has to rely on Mayweather to bust out those big views.

I hope HBO does something like that. They put Canelo's fight on their PPV, time for some payback with Kovalev.

Let it happen. I have a DVR and no stock in any network.

[Hougigo]

Ur on point with ur evaluation man but like the other dude said Mexican r loyal and they will take it as a great weekend for sports...they'll throw back some coronas and watch everything! ***** that actually sounds fun to me lol

Just an observation on the situation

And yet Canelo can't even scrap his views. He has to rely on Mayweather to bust out those big views.

I hope HBO does something like that. They put Canelo's fight on their PPV, time for some payback with Kovalev.

I'm down for some fights