Comments Thread For: Showtime Sports Head: We Are The Market Leader, NOT HBO!

[Gentblue]

The problem is everyone wants big money like May, Oscar and Pac but don't want to put in the work and take risk like those guys did..... both are suffering it's just Showtimes bosses are fans of the sport...

[TexasCowBoy]

Its a blood bath.....but so far Fight Of The Year goes to Salido vs Frankie Vargas.....Fighter Of The Year goes to Lomachenko.....Number 1 Pound For Pound Fighter Of The World no surprise here Lomachenko.....Fight of The Year that didn't materialize Joe "Bite Me" ***** vs Donald J Trump behind the gym.....Go CowBoys!!!!! Shannon Briggs needs to give Dez Bryant a pep talk Lets Go Champ!!!!!

[krazyn8tive]

That's true, but they didn't host Loma vs Walters until Canelo got hurt, that fight didn't require a crazy amount.

But I believe this is them doing the same the thing cellphone providers are doing by making people pay full price instead of the subsidize price we were used to.

Even though we're subscribed, they want us to fork up and pick up the tab as well.

Don't not pay it. Get a stream. No better way to say "fcuk you"

[OctoberRed]

HBO boxing has been terrible this year.

[Boxing Logic]

Since when are featherweight and super middle the most popular divisions?

[Scipio2009]

Andre Ward, Saul Alvarez, and Joseph Diaz Jr are basically it for me with HBO (though I will be heading out to see Joe Smith Jr hopefully flatten Bernard Hopkins).

Got rid of HBO years ago, but if Ward jumps over (bringing Roc Nation with him), I'm fairly certain that my interest in HBO Boxing will go only as far as the next Canelo fight (which I can catch at my usual spot).

[zoken]

HBO ****** in 2016 but they still have Canelo, GGG, Loma, Ward, Kovalev, Chocolatito, Terrence Crawford, Pacquiao, etc. So they are gonna be fine but they better get their act together soon.

[Bronx2245]

Props to Espinoza! Showtime is bringing the heat in 2017, and they were better than HBO in 2016. If it wasn't for Vargas vs. Salido, HBO was a total flop for 2016! LSC vs. Frampton, Thurman vs. Porter, Easter vs. Comney, and both co-main events from this past weekend put Showtime over the top!

[Cinci Champ]

Subscriber surveys? How about you look at the ratings lol. Their best rating this year was **** for Fnf 5 years ago.

But this is the gist, his boss retires and it's bye Sho boxing

well hbo has more subscribers hbo might have better ratings but that dont mean its the better boxing channel.

[Cinci Champ]

The problem is everyone wants big money like May, Oscar and Pac but don't want to put in the work and take risk like those guys did..... both are suffering it's just Showtimes bosses are fans of the sport...

ya and its a shame they dont get more respect there no doubt they are putting on better fight cards and not putting everything they possibly can on ppv