The HBO Budget Crisis and What it Means

[MrRolltide91]

Let's be real.This isn't about a belt. GGG wants Canelo, not the belt. A big fight, not the belt.


Of course it's relevant. GGG hasn't moved up one division. Next.


You mean Marquez conceded all? I agree.

Lol all facts

[MrRolltide91]

Smaller weight classes so...?

Hopkins had to sign his career away to Don King to get the MW tourney. The Hopkins who blasted promoters, testified against them and hated King. I doubt GGG would ever make that kind of sacrifice.

Didn't hagler make a sacrifice when he fought leonard?

[SplitSecond]

Funny that it's only the Floydboys that think Golovkin should go down to 155. Even with Floyd retired they got their Floyd agenda running. What disgraces to the sport.

[IMDAZED]

Didn't hagler make a sacrifice when he fought leonard?

Well he definitely gave up everything at the negotiating table. But I think what really hurt him was that he was...I don't wanna say washed up but...he wasn't the same Hagler that night.

[tokon]

Everybody focused on PBC Struggles but those people are not telling the full story...BOXING IN GENERAL especially here in the US is not doing very well. Ticket Sales are down all over and lets just say, PBC are not the only ones giving away tickets to fill up the place. HBO is going to take the budget down and give us what they want to give us and what they can afford and the Gullible Casuals will gladly accept it and defend in while in the same breath bash PBC every chance they get when in actuality the "HBO vs PBC" stuff is absolutely KILLING the sport of boxing right now

Correct, boxing in general is not doing well.

It is the mismatches; preservation of "0"; fighters ducking each other; and promoters refusing to do business with each other that is killing it. What's new?!

[MrRolltide91]

Well he definitely gave up everything at the negotiating table. But I think what really hurt him was that he was...I don't wanna say washed up but...he wasn't the same Hagler that night.

I agree.....

[Mitchell Kane]

Of course it's relevant. GGG hasn't moved up one division. Next.

Was Bernard Hopkins avoiding a Roy Jones Jr. rematch in 2002?

[IMDAZED]

Was Bernard Hopkins avoiding a Roy Jones Jr. rematch in 2002?

Sorry, doesn't compute. When Hopkins and Jones were negotiating a rematch they had elite scalps on their resume. And both had to make sacrifices in order to make those big fights. Call me when GGG does the same and then you can start making those comparisons.

[Mitchell Kane]

When Hopkins and Jones were negotiating a rematch they had elite scalps on their resume.

Name the elite scalps on Hopkins' resume at that time.

[IMDAZED]

Name the elite scalps on Hopkins' resume at that time.

Felix Trinidad, the #1 pound for pound fighter in the world, and a 3-1 favorite over Hopkins.