So where's all the threads complaining about hbo commentary?

[Real King Kong]

They were pounding the Canelo "was supposed to be the counter puncher" and "ggg isn't fighting his fight" angles all night. Does it matter what we thought fighters were gonna do before the fight? I thought we score what's happening in the ring. I feel like people may have been influenced because of what they were being told what was happening in relation to their preconceived ideas of how the fight was "supposed" to go.

Thoughts?

[Real King Kong]

So nothing? All the people who are always so disgted by hbo bias?

[TJ highway]

I had a lot of family and friends over for the fight. Could not bear the HBO commentating. I hate to say this but Max Kellerman and Jim Lampley were the worst. Roy Jones Jr and Harold Lederman at least tried to be biased.

Lucky for me I had BT Sports (from the UK) on my laptop.

But who are we trying to kid!

Canelo is the current PPV cash King!

Vegas is the Boxing PPV capital of the world!

Canelo is HBO's last legitimate Boxing star!

They are gonna milk the cow for all its worth!

There are about 700,000 die hard boxing fans in North America. I am one of them!

Tonight there were close to 30 people at my fight party. Most we won't see until the next PPV!

Where were they for Danny Garcia vs Shawn Porter. Four people showed up!

Or last night for Ramirez vs Orozco? Ramirez knocked down Orozco twice and easily won. But Orozco kept charging Ramirez like a man on fire.

Maybe it's time for HBO to relinquish Boxing.

Sorry but since Max joined ESPN he has become very political!

Lamp's is just old! Not that that's a bad thing!

Bring back Larry Merchant and Big George!

No National Anthems a good thing!

[Madison Boxing]

hbo were talking trash as they always do. hbo and many others just stereotype fighters, maybe ggg wasnt 'fighting his fight' but does it really matter when hes landing clean punches. he didnt exactly run lol. its the same with every power puncher, they are stereotyped into being some crude caveman and when they dont knock the other guy out its considered some huge failure and means they 'didnt fight their own fight'. ggg never ever gets any credit for his defence either, im not saying hes exactly floyd mayweather but a lot of them shots hes blocking. lederman got the right score but the commentary was god damn dog****, i cant help thinking its something to do with them wanting canelo to be the face of hbo now ggg is getting older.

[Vlad_]

I made a thread about HBO’s hypocrisy.

https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=792497

[Hype job]

So true it was nauseating.

They had a narrative that they were trying to set from the opening bell. Always emphasizing the 'story' of the fight, wtf is this all about? It's who wins more rounds at the end of the day.

[mcdonalds]

Lederman's scorecard and lampleys biased commentary were terrible as usual

[Lullaby]

HBO was up GGG's arse the whole night..

[soul_survivor]

Kellerman and Jones seemed to be watching a different fight. Lampley did his job well and largely commented on the action...not on the supposed "story of the fight" the hell is that? lol

[Canelo and GGG]

hbo were talking trash as they always do. hbo and many others just stereotype fighters, maybe ggg wasnt 'fighting his fight' but does it really matter when hes landing clean punches. he didnt exactly run lol. its the same with every power puncher, they are stereotyped into being some crude caveman and when they dont knock the other guy out its considered some huge failure and means they 'didnt fight their own fight'. ggg never ever gets any credit for his defence either, im not saying hes exactly floyd mayweather but a lot of them shots hes blocking. lederman got the right score but the commentary was god damn dog****, i cant help thinking its something to do with them wanting canelo to be the face of hbo now ggg is getting older.

dont you think that its logical that younger and more popular fighter will be pushed to the top of HBO ?

Commentary can be bad but at the end of the day , its 3 juudges who decide not Max or Larry.

Werent you suprised how this fight played out yourself ?