Comments Thread For: Ken Hershman To Step Down As HBO Sports Prez

[Fetta]

Apparently Peter Nelson is the favorite to take over for Herschman.

"You have to have fighters that dare to be great" Peter Nelson HBO pic.twitter.com/zy62tuWVER

— GoldenBoyPromotions (@GoldenBoyBoxing) October 1, 2015

Then that eliminates GGG

[BattleAxePurist]

Here's a question how does anybody know if Haymon would even want to go back to HBO?

He's got his network deals and can go to Showtime anytime he wants with basically any mediocre fight and they'll gladly take it b/c who else are they getting.

He goes to HBO they'll want control over matchmaking and when his guys lose then what they'll take a hit when they push them on his PBC cards.

Maybe a fight here or there but I'm not sure Haymon is all that interested in HBO now.

[Eastcoast]

Here's a question how does anybody know if Haymon would even want to go back to HBO?

He's got his network deals and can go to Showtime anytime he wants with basically any mediocre fight and they'll gladly take it b/c who else are they getting.

He goes to HBO they'll want control over matchmaking and when his guys lose then what they'll take a hit when they push them on his PBC cards.

Maybe a fight here or there but I'm not sure Haymon is all that interested in HBO now.

There's strong belief he spent $300mill of his hedge fund money in order to choke out all his competition to make PBC the sole brand of boxing. HBO is the one thing that stopped him from doing that. If that's true, then yeah there's no reason he'd want to do anything that would boost HBO boxing's quality.

[Eff Pandas]

Then that eliminates GGG

Why you say that? Nelson is the guy who brought GGG in from my understanding.

[The Big Dunn]

Why you say that? Nelson is the guy who brought GGG in from my understanding.

it was a joke. GGG never dares to be great.

[Fetta]

Why you say that? Nelson is the guy who brought GGG in from my understanding.

it was a joke. GGG never dares to be great.

I was a joke. Im just having fun with the GGG and network fanboys. I have no idea who Nelson is.

[BattleAxePurist]

There's strong belief he spent $300mill of his hedge fund money in order to choke out all his competition to make PBC the sole brand of boxing. HBO is the one thing that stopped him from doing that. If that's true, then yeah there's no reason he'd want to do anything that would boost HBO boxing's quality.

Yeah can't imagine he's all that eager to make Crawford/Broner

[Mr_Forte]

If the ban is lifted and GGG fights Haymonds middleweights what great fights are there to be made?

[Eastcoast]

Yeah can't imagine he's all that eager to make Crawford/Broner

Wilder/Klitschko
Stevenson/Kovalev
Jack/Ward
Quillin/Golovkin
Garcia/Pacquiao
Broner/Crawford
Santa Cruz/Lomachenko

Yeah Al could take some damage there.

[The Big Dunn]

Yeah can't imagine he's all that eager to make Crawford/Broner

Garcia, Broner, Petersen, Thurman, Ghost, Porter-there are a number of attractive fights for Crawford at 140 and 147 if Haymon fighters are allowed on HBO.