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Bob Arum/Top Rank have no leverage with HBO or Showtime
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Originally posted by -Kev- View PostHBO turned down Lomachenko vs Walters, and also don't want to make Crawford vs Postol? Why does HBO have fanboys anymore, they're clearly not into boxing anymore. Their budget is down considerably, their turning down the best fights, they're giving us PPV fights like GGG vs Lemiuex because that's the only way they can pay fighters what they want. I mean what gives?
Better question is why were there HBO fanboys to begin with
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Your head is in the wrong place dude. Arum tries to make a great, competitive fight for the fans and HBO turned it down because they need to fund Golovkin, Kovalev and Crawford's stumblebum missions.
I hope Top Rank can reconcile with PBC and put these mother ****ers away. They clearly aren't for the fans for turning down high quality fights like that.
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Hopefully, this is the beginning of the end for Arum/Top Rank.
Posters focusing on the Lomachenko-Walters aren't looking at the bigger picture. It's a potentially great fight between 2 top fighters that would be a top fight in the sport and would be disappointing if it didn't take place; that goes without saying.
The bigger picture is that Arum/Top Rank have to be relegated to a non-factor for boxing to thrive. He has played a major role in the decline of boxing for the past 50+ years, where he's consistently sacrificed boxing's future by chasing after the short term dollar (How?... PPV, HBO/Showtime, corruption, and neglect... Do your research).
He and his ilk never invested in boxing because they just wanted to exploit it for their personal gain. He willingly put himself in the position where he's a beggar. If HBO/Showtime don't cooperate with him, he's going to be relegated to making PinoyPower/Latin Fury PPV featuring Lomachenko-Walters or, more likely, scrapping the fight altogether due to the risk and lack of profitability.
**** him, he had 50+ years to create his own PBC. It's unfortunate that he has fighters signed to him that are going to be along for the ride, but **** that, let him suffer the consequences now.
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Originally posted by Heru View PostHopefully, this is the beginning of the end for Arum/Top Rank.
Posters focusing on the Lomachenko-Walters aren't looking at the bigger picture. It's a potentially great fight between 2 top fighters that would be a top fight in the sport and would be disappointing if it didn't take place; that goes without saying.
The bigger picture is that Arum/Top Rank have to be relegated to a non-factor for boxing to thrive. He has played a major role in the decline of boxing for the past 50+ years, where he's consistently sacrificed boxing's future by chasing after the short term dollar (How?... PPV, HBO/Showtime, corruption, and neglect... Do your research).
He and his ilk never invested in boxing because they just wanted to exploit it for their personal gain. He willingly put himself in the position where he's a beggar. If HBO/Showtime don't cooperate with him, he's going to be relegated to making PinoyPower/Latin Fury PPV featuring Lomachenko-Walters or, more likely, scrapping the fight altogether due to the risk and lack of profitability.
**** him, he had 50+ years to create his own PBC. It's unfortunate that he has fighters signed to him that are going to be along for the ride, but **** that, let him suffer the consequences now.
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