Comments Thread For: Lampley Critical of Pay-Per-View Model on New The Fight Game'

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Jim Lampley didn't bite his tongue regarding boxing's broken pay-per-view model, the same television vehicle the company that employs him helps support. The veteran HBO blow-by-blow announcer was critical of pay-per-view boxing during the newest episode of "The Fight Game with Jim Lampley." It debuted Wednesday night on HBO.
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[Drew Bundini Br]

The only fight that was pay per view worthy this year was Ward vs Kovalev respectfully!! The rest were watered down !!!

[Drew Bundini Br]

PPV worthy 2017

CRAWFORD VS PACQUIAO

LIL G VS CANELO

JOSHUA VS KLITCHGO

I don't see any other fights that are PPV ready!!!

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

Well, HBO is somewhat at fault here for this. I know I go around here blaming Haymon for unnecessarily overpaying his fighters which then set a standard for a lot of fighters in the game. But if you go back, HBO was catering to Haymon for a while as he overpaid his fighters.

Now fighters want huge amount of money which HBO can't afford or refuse to pay and fighters have to go to PPV cause of it.

Just my opinion anyway.

[JASON SHAW]

well, hbo is somewhat at fault here for this. I know i go around here blaming haymon for unnecessarily overpaying his fighters which then set a standard for a lot of fighters in the game. But if you go back, hbo was catering to haymon for a while as he overpaid his fighters.

Now fighters want huge amount of money which hbo can't afford or refuse to pay and fighters have to go to ppv cause of it.

Just my opinion anyway.

somewhat? What a joke you are..... Hbo is solely reponsible for the rip off mismatches on ppv the last few years..... Ggg vs lemeiux, canelo vs angulo, canelo vs khan, canelo vs smith, manny vs algieri, manny vs rios, manny vs bradley 2 and 3 and manny vs vargas....... Those are all hbo sponsored ppv mismatch rip off......

So how the hell is hbo only somewhat responsible??????? They are fully and singularly responsible...

[JASON SHAW]

This drunk woman beater with emotional issues better look in the mirror before blaming anyone.....

[JASON SHAW]

Manny vs rios
manny vs algieri
manny vs bradley 2
manny vs bradley 3
manny vs vargas
canelo vs angulo
canelo vs khan
canelo vs smith
ggg vs lemieux
were all hbo sponsored ppv rip offs.......

[DblLFThooK]

PPV is possible if the right fights are made. And are marketed properly. With PPV it takes 2 stars fighting each other. Not just one fighting a sub par opposition

[TheCell8]

The reason that fights generally not fit for PPV are headed to PPV is because they have no choice due to the budget constraints. HBO's boxing budget continues to decrease and there seems to be no hope for the future. So in order to get fights made they have to head to PPV.

[JASON SHAW]

ppv worthy 2017

crawford vs pacquiao

lil g vs canelo

joshua vs klitchgo

i don't see any other fights that are ppv ready!!!

thurman vs danny is ppv but thanks to godfather al haymon us boxing fan will get it for free.... Just like we got porter vs thurman and leo vs santa cruz for free or showtime