Comments Thread For: Mayweather-Pacquiao Talks Stalled By Network Battle

[Robbie Barrett]

man, i really don't like espinoza. it's guys like him and cotto's adviser/manager Gabby whatever-his-name-is that really irk me. they're always so negative when it comes to making these fights the fans want to see. so there's still negotiating to do: so what? finish it up and give the fans a bit of hope in the meantime. it's like these divas want to feel all empowered and special because they can deliver bad news. they're both class-A dweebs

You'd rather hear bull**** instead of the truth?

[wlliam]

Everyone knows that Haymon has a reputation for robbing fighters

Just watch the Cano and Herrera fight which were both the robbery of the year. Do yall remember what the NSAC did when Floyd had to testify? They let him get away with weed and almost got two fighters seriously injured. They recently just let Jon Jones do coke and have low testosterone and no punishment whatsoever.

If this fight ends in a KO than that network gets to show the delay

If this fight goes to the scorecards than both get to air it. Problem solved

Go away....

[DeadLikeMe]

HBO apparently doesn't have confidence in Manny to win this.

[HanzGruber]

Dang I wished you could find that tweet

Found it wasn't a tweet actually but one of dans blogs

Right off the bat, I'm told that HBO is reluctant to handle the delay the same way as in the 2002 deal, preferring instead to have any delay air simultaneously on both networks. Perhaps HBO was OK with the 2002 arrangement because Lewis was such a huge favorite over Tyson and it was worth the risk. In a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, Mayweather will be the favorite.

[MrRolltide91]

Found it wasn't a tweet actually but one of dans blogs

Right off the bat, I'm told that HBO is reluctant to handle the delay the same way as in the 2002 deal, preferring instead to have any delay air simultaneously on both networks. Perhaps HBO was OK with the 2002 arrangement because Lewis was such a huge favorite over Tyson and it was worth the risk. In a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, Mayweather will be the favorite.

Thanks.....

[Bolopunch68]

Well, the way I see it is if this fight need to be iron out? May should step in and tell everyone to get their s_it together and close the deal so he can whoop that midgets azz or else he's walking away from it all. After all he's the boss.

[wlliam]

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You're spot on man. It all comes down to the $. This fight, if it happens, will be cashing in for both fighters. Both are within a year or so of retiring. And whoever wins, neither will be able to top this with any other fight. But people saying they are worried about Pac taking a loss are a little misguided, I think.

Number one, he's already lost 5 times. Hell, he lost back in '96 before anyone knew who he was. He rose to superstardum AFTER losses.

Number two, a loss to Floyd is different than a loss to anyone else. A loss to anyone else hurts your marketability and your chances at securing another big payday. A loss to Floyd is written off as coming up short against the best. No one's value has dropped a bit after losing to Floyd. Manny's might, because by many he's considered Floyd's equal, but I doubt it.

I gotcha and i agree..Outside of Pac, everybody on his side (bob, hbo) honestly doesnt even care if he wins, its all about the money Pacs getn pimped and eveeybody involved on Pacs side will make more money than him. And if Bobs nice he might even give Pac a little bit of that 40%

[Reloaded]

You're spot on man. It all comes down to the $. This fight, if it happens, will be cashing in for both fighters. Both are within a year or so of retiring. And whoever wins, neither will be able to top this with any other fight. But people saying they are worried about Pac taking a loss are a little misguided, I think.

Number one, he's already lost 5 times. Hell, he lost back in '96 before anyone knew who he was. He rose to superstardum AFTER losses.

Number two, a loss to Floyd is different than a loss to anyone else. A loss to anyone else hurts your marketability and your chances at securing another big payday. A loss to Floyd is written off as coming up short against the best. No one's value has dropped a bit after losing to Floyd. Manny's might, because by many he's considered Floyd's equal, but I doubt it.

You missed the whole point , HBO and Showtime both want the delay replay rights , last time it was settled by the winner gets it , HBO dont like that deal because they think Floyd wins !

It has nothing to with taking a loss , its about betting on who they think will win in deciding a lucrative business decision , HBO does not want to bet on Manny .

[Biolink]

So with 100's of millions of dollars on the line they are ****ing worried about 1-2 million from delayed broadcast, if that. Holy ****.

Leave it to the dying networks of boxing to **** up the biggest fight ever.

It's not about that. It's the publicity of the biggest fight in history forever going down as a Showtime fight if Manny loses.

HBO scared. Smh...

[Joey_Torreo]

Whats there to debate? HBO had 14 of the top 15 most watched boxing fights last year and they can put on Cotto vs Canelo on May 2nd

SHO better not **** this up

Hbo don't have faith in your boy man