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    By Jake Donovan - BoxingScene.com only began recognizing this category since 2012, in part due to the growing rivalry between HBO and Showtime.

    In order for there to be a rivalry, there has to be competition. For the longest time, HBO was head and shoulders above the rest of the field, but Showtime closed the gap considerably in recent years, perhaps more accurately right around the time Golden Boy Promotions first began funneling its fighters across the street upon the expiration of its output deal with HBO.

    The result was Showtime claiming top honors in this category in each of BoxingScene’s first two years showcasing the category.

    Third time’s a charm? Not quite, as the network fell far enough behind to barely make honorable mention in 2014.

    Does that mean HBO won? Given that 2014 has been largely viewed as the year that wasn’t, the truth is that this category – much like most others – is wide-open for the taking.

    For example, a new kid on the block – beIn Sports Español – quickly emerged as a cult favorite, replacing A Wealth of Entertainment (AWE – formerly WealthTV) as the sport’s hidden gem for the best action to be legally viewed (read: no need for illegal streams) by stateside fans. [Click Here To Read More]

  • #2
    Good job to the runner up

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    • #3
      Don't really see how beIn could be #2 based on the fact that it caters to one segment of the population...Spanish Speaking. No way it beats
      Showtime....

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      • #4
        Too many Al Haymon mismatches will do that to a network... NBC will know what it's like next...

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        • #5
          Originally posted by billfifty View Post
          Don't really see how beIn could be #2 based on the fact that it caters to one segment of the population...Spanish Speaking. No way it beats
          Showtime....
          Considering the mass of Spanish speakers who watch boxing in the US, that's not a big deal. And I've never understood why commentary matters. Not having HBO or Showtime shilling takes nothing from the leather getting chucked. BeIn had arguably the two best fights of the year in the ring and several others (Nietes-Fuentes II, Roman twice) that made it more worth having than Showtime for a significant part of the year.

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          • #6
            Can't really argue with this choice. Showtime had a great 2013 but this year they fell off and were very disappointing.

            HBO had a down year as well along with their fair share of mismatches but overall they did have the better 2014.
            Last edited by ShoulderRoll; 12-27-2014, 06:48 PM.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by crold1 View Post
              Considering the mass of Spanish speakers who watch boxing in the US, that's not a big deal. And I've never understood why commentary matters. Not having HBO or Showtime shilling takes nothing from the leather getting chucked. BeIn had arguably the two best fights of the year in the ring and several others (Nietes-Fuentes II, Roman twice) that made it more worth having than Showtime for a significant part of the year.
              Watch Gatti vs Ward 1 and tell me commentary doesn't matter....Emmanuel "Oooo" and "Ahhhhs" added so much to that fight.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by billfifty View Post
                Watch Gatti vs Ward 1 and tell me commentary doesn't matter....Emmanuel "Oooo" and "Ahhhhs" added so much to that fight.
                I can hear excitement in any language. Japanese energy in the booth is great. At the end of the day, the fight is the thing. But I don't need commentary to tell me what I'm seeing and the crowd at Ward-Gatti didn't need it at all. Great fights speak for themselves.

                And Showtime came up real short there this year. Without BeIn this year on US TV would have been even worse.

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                • #9
                  Flommers

                  ''HBO be trippin, my main man Al Haymon gon' git Showtime back to da top! These HBO fanboys be hatin' on Showtime!''

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                  • #10
                    BeIn Sports also aired Mendoza Vs Hirales-Garcia which was another corker of a fight.

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