Canelo Alvarez’s deal with HBO ends with Golovkin rematch (RIP HBO)

[HanzGruber]

They should. Hbo is dead

[2fast2strong]

No way Canelo and GB leave HBO, they are just trying to leverage more money.

[Motorcity Cobra]

No way Canelo and GB leave HBO, they are just trying to leverage more money.

Why weren't they signed before now? That's what I'm wondering. Why wouldn't HBO lock them down instead of allowing others to bi up the price?

[Mammoth]

I hope both Canelo and Golovkin both leave after Saturday

[Johnston]

Might be time to finally get Showtime

[Eff Pandas]

Why weren't they signed before now? That's what I'm wondering. Why wouldn't HBO lock them down instead of allowing others to bi up the price?

Yea you'd assume they'd throw there money at one guy or the other as a bet on the future. Or did they try & Canelo & GGG both declined & decided to play out their contract?

Definitely seems like a sign that something has changed with HBO or the faith promoters have with HBO, but with how HBO lacked interest in Kov's rematch with Alvarez I'd assume this was HBO's decision to not make a bet on one of these guys at a minimum.

Even as a cat who's been saying the writing has been on the wall with HBO ending their boxing it is gonna be a bit surreal if this is in fact their last big fight & they are just coasting to w/e end they have decided upon from here out.

Jacobs vs Derevyanchencko is the only other fight on HBO's schedule next month. Anyone know how long Jacobs' HBO deal was for? Is this his last fight with them to?

[Thraxox]

Let HBO boxing die please! Let the dying breed finally die on a high note!

[Scipio2009]

pause for a moment

Alvarez's deal Is coming due, the Tecate-sponsored time-buy deal with ESPN is also ending, and the Facebook thing isn't going to carry anything soon.

Beyond all this talk about Oscar De La Hoya running for President (dressed in drag, the noted substance abuse issues, etc make that barely a PR move worth mentioning), Oscar using Canelo's expiring deal to get a signed package for Alvarez, Diego De La Hoya, Ryan Garcia, JoJo Diaz Jr, and Jason Quigley et al, over 6-8 dates a year (plus Alvarez's 2 PPVs) is seemingly not being figured.

[Mammoth]

Alvarez's deal Is coming due, the Tecate-sponsored time-buy deal with ESPN is also ending, and the Facebook thing isn't going to carry anything soon.

Beyond all this talk about Oscar De La Hoya running for President (dressed in drag, the noted substance abuse issues, etc make that barely a PR move worth mentioning), Oscar using Canelo's expiring deal to get a signed package for Alvarez, Diego De La Hoya, Ryan Garcia, JoJo Diaz Jr, and Jason Quigley et al, over 6-8 dates a year (plus Alvarez's 2 PPVs) is seemingly not being figured.

Top Rank or DAZN absorbing K2/360 and Golden Boy would be so awesome.....

[pillowfists98]

Yea you'd assume they'd throw there money at one guy or the other as a bet on the future. Or did they try & Canelo & GGG both declined & decided to play out their contract?

Definitely seems like a sign that something has changed with HBO or the faith promoters have with HBO, but with how HBO lacked interest in Kov's rematch with Alvarez I'd assume this was HBO's decision to not make a bet on one of these guys at a minimum.

Even as a cat who's been saying the writing has been on the wall with HBO ending their boxing it is gonna be a bit surreal if this is in fact their last big fight & they are just coasting to w/e end they have decided upon from here out.

Jacobs vs Derevyanchencko is the only other fight on HBO's schedule next month. Anyone know how long Jacobs' HBO deal was for? Is this his last fight with them to?

I remember Andre Rozier saying that Jacobs deal was for 6 fights but I could be wrong.