Pugmire: Sources say HBO won't pay for GGG vs. Jacobs

[jas]

Well yea, hbo is almost done with boxing

[HeroBando]

Who cares about the ratings when the fights are shit? Showtime has put on far better fights than HBO. That's not even up for debate.

Uh like which ones? They've also had a ****ty year.

Bad ratings are bad for the sport, that's pretty obvious. Why would you commit money to such expensive programming with such meager returns?

[Motorcity Cobra]

Uh like which ones? They've also had a ****ty year.

Bad ratings are bad for the sport, that's pretty obvious. Why would you commit money to such expensive programming with such meager returns?

It's September and HBO just aired their second competitive fight so far this year. Stop playing ****** with me

[Daddy T]

This is why I'm glad the WBA ordered the fight. Now Team GGG has to find a way to get it done or else lose one of his beloved belts.

In all honesty if HBO doesn't want to pay for it then they should get out of the way and let Showtime or PBC televise.

well not necessarily -- as long as they offer jacobs the required percentage of the purse required by the sanctioning body they are fine -- if jacobs refuses to fight then then GGG keeps the belt

[HeroBando]

HBO should mind if they lose money on the fight, they should still make that fight. The would look like a hypocrite if they turn around and not make the fight due to money, they criticise boxers who use money as an excuse so they can't be seen to do the same thing.

That doesn't make sense at all. Bottom line, this is way beyond any networks budget even in the best of times, if the B sider is saying 2 Quillins is not near enough. It's gotta be ppv, even then it may lose money just cause of the 3 already scheduled ppvs in the next 3 months.

[Motorcity Cobra]

that doesn't make sense at all. Bottom line, this is way beyond any networks budget even in the best of times, if the b sider is saying 2 quillins is not near enough. It's gotta be ppv, even then it may lose money just cause of the 3 already scheduled ppvs in the next 3 months.

it doesn't matter because the fight can go to purse bid!!!! Jacobs will get 25% and ggg will get 75% all that other dumb shit you talking about don't matter!!!!! This isn't a voluntary. This isn't about a side b side. This is a fight that has to be made. All the shit you talking is irrelevant. Stop trying to justify hbo not paying for this fight. If they don't want to support their fighter they need to let him fight elsewhere. Bottom line.

[HeroBando]

It's September and HBO just aired their second competitive fight so far this year. Stop playing ****** with me

I said Hbo had a ****ty year but you did a piss poor job of convincing me Sho did better. It'd be bad for boxing if the only guys committed to the sport were posting Fnf numbers

[Motorcity Cobra]

I said Hbo had a ****ty year but you did a piss poor job of convincing me Sho did better. It'd be bad for boxing if the only guys committed to the sport were posting Fnf numbers

I just can't deal with ******ity today. People who are rooting for fights not to get made are going on my ignore list

[Ray*]

That doesn't make sense at all. Bottom line, this is way beyond any networks budget even in the best of times, if the B sider is saying 2 Quillins is not near enough. It's gotta be ppv, even then it may lose money just cause of the 3 already scheduled ppvs in the next 3 months.

No it makes sense, HBO should put their monies where their mouth is. They too should make concessions to make the fight. You cannot by byrating fighters to make concessions and then when it comes down to it you the network doesn't want to make none.

[Ray*]

it doesn't matter because the fight can go to purse bid!!!! Jacobs will get 25% and ggg will get 75% all that other dumb shit you talking about don't matter!!!!! This isn't a voluntary. This isn't about a side b side. This is a fight that has to be made. All the shit you talking is irrelevant. Stop trying to justify hbo not paying for this fight. If they don't want to support their fighter they need to let him fight elsewhere. Bottom line.

Thank you for this post and this bit here. Nothing else need to be added...green k