Comments Thread For: DiBella: Ratings the Real Reason HBO Airing Less Boxing in 2017

[The Big Dunn]

I don't really enjoy many of the boxing journalists around these days so I don't really care to watch many of them. Mannix might be my favorite guy these days (Iole was my #1 guy til he became a UFC shill), but beyond him too many of them focus on more negative stuff than positive stuff. That Showtime affiliated Mark Krigeil(?) guy is good too.

But I think just some Real Sports type show with a boxing focus would do well. Show some in depth quality features on guys, show some heartfelt stories in the sport & get into some controversial topic ever now & again. And thats what I thought Lampley's show was gonna be like.

I like the Real Sports idea. I agree it seems the quality of boxing writer has disintegrated significantly as you hint at in your 1st paragraph which probably would make it suck.

I just want to see the sport have a show like MMA on Fox sports. I haven't watched it alot but when I do the ex MMA guys and the reporters do a great job. Its not just a shill show.

Maybe we should get a boxing show and pitch it to the networks.

[A.K]

The fight game is a showcase of lampleys bias, when it started all he did was **** on Floyd, now it's totally ignore pbc.

[Shadoww702]

The PPV killed HBO! When you start asking people to purchase GGG vs. Lemieux or Crawford vs. Postol, you're damaging your brand, and the sport!

Exactly! And don't forget they were trying to do Cotto/Kirkland on PPV as well.

HBO has no clue what they are doing anymore.

I mean what the hell were they THINKING putting

Francisco Vargas vs. Miguel Berchelt
Takashi Miura vs. Miguel Roman

against

Carl Frampton vs. Leo Santa Cruz
Dejan Zlaticanin vs. Mikey Garcia

????? No SHT you numbers are going to SUK!

[thegonzo]

Blame Mayweather-Pacquiao; the biggest boner-kill in recent boxing memory. An absolute boner-kill for over 4 million viewers that were itching to hit that 6 year tease.

No matter who you rooted for, you got to admit it did NOT live up to the hype.

[Motorcity Cobra]

LOL if anyone hasn't listened to that Mannix/DiBella podcast I highly recommend it. It was hilarious with how crazy DiBella was getting with Mannix. Respect to both guys & DiBella is usually my guy, but he was off his meds during this interview or something.

Link
http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/dgit...chris-49598344

It was a great podcast. This write up doesn't do it justice. If I get time later imma cut up the good parts and post it.

[Nightfall]

HBO tried to push kovalev,lomachenko and lil G in the america market and it back fired. and their other start canelo won't fight you know who.

[Bronx2245]

Exactly! And don't forget they were trying to do Cotto/Kirkland on PPV as well.

HBO has no clue what they are doing anymore.

I mean what the hell were they THINKING putting

Francisco Vargas vs. Miguel Berchelt
Takashi Miura vs. Miguel Roman

against

Carl Frampton vs. Leo Santa Cruz
Dejan Zlaticanin vs. Mikey Garcia

????? No SHT you numbers are going to SUK!

The crazy part about HBO is that the fights they air that are not PPVs (Vargas vs. Salido) are better than the PPVs!

[Shadoww702]

The crazy part about HBO is that the fights they air that are not PPVs (Vargas vs. Salido) are better than the PPVs!

EXACTLY. HBLOWS isn't even trying anymore. It's like watching to Rtards trying to fight.

[Metho_4u]

Blame Mayweather-Pacquiao; the biggest boner-kill in recent boxing memory. An absolute boner-kill for over 4 million viewers that were itching to hit that 6 year tease.

No matter who you rooted for, you got to admit it did NOT live up to the hype.

Well....there goes the blaming of Mayweather lol