Comments Thread For: Arum Shreds Canelo-GGG PPV: Time For HBO To Leave Boxing!
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Yea the way they thought they can control the sport and make believe that whatever they're saying is right was what destroyed them, they weren't impartial and they were cheap, which lead to fighters leaving one after the other, Larry Merchant disrespecting almost everyone including the biggest money maker at the time which was Floyd Mayweather was one of the last straws.
They did a horrific job calling the Canelo vs GGG fight and it was very obvious they had an agenda and that they were favoring Canelo because he'd generate more money down the line than GGG would. They truly deviated from the technical aspect of the game and Max Kellerman has become unbearable.Comment
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Yea the way they thought they can control the sport and make believe that whatever they're saying is right was what destroyed them, they weren't impartial and they were cheap, which lead to fighters leaving one after the other, Larry Merchant disrespecting almost everyone including the biggest money maker at the time which was Floyd Mayweather was one of the last straws.
They did a horrific job calling the Canelo vs GGG fight and it was very obvious they had an agenda and that they were favoring Canelo because he'd generate more money down the line than GGG would. They truly deviated from the technical aspect of the game and Max Kellerman has become unbearable.
Yea because we need commentators to call out every jab.
Instead of boom boom boom. Maybe Lampley could say jab jab jab as a favor to govlovkin.Comment
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January 30, 2014:
"In theory, yes, it makes sense to say, let's go get a lot of good, interesting fights and put them on the [pay-per-view] undercard, but the truth is, and I've been doing this a long, long time, 90 percent of the people don't want to see the undercard and don't care about it," Arum said. "But there is a point to the argument that we should give the other 10 percent something to watch that they'll enjoy, so we decided to try to put together a fun card for them."
Arum was adamant that his research shows the vast majority of consumers buy pay-per-view cards based upon their interest in the main event. He said he also has personal experience. Arum said he attended a party to watch the Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez pay-per-view and said not many guests seemed interested in watching the very heavily praised undercard, which featured Danny Garcia against Lucas Matthysse.
"People are eating, talking to each other, having a drink, having fun, and they don't give a [expletive] about the undercard," Arum said. "Even in the arena, you're lucky to get the people in there for the semi-main."
Top Rank chairman Bob Arum has taken a lot of heat recently from boxing fans and media for putting poor quality undercards on the pay-per-view bouts his company promotes. The boxing media has been in an uproar since Top Rank … Continue reading →
Arum, back in the day, HATIN' because GBP was killing it with those great undercards! Maybe I'm just part of the 10%???Comment
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I agree with Bob on this one, the undercard was horrible, and I fell asleep on the fight because it took so long to get started, TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!Comment
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How soon they forget! Mayweather always had the best undercards when Schaefer was running things at GBP!
January 30, 2014:
"In theory, yes, it makes sense to say, let's go get a lot of good, interesting fights and put them on the [pay-per-view] undercard, but the truth is, and I've been doing this a long, long time, 90 percent of the people don't want to see the undercard and don't care about it," Arum said. "But there is a point to the argument that we should give the other 10 percent something to watch that they'll enjoy, so we decided to try to put together a fun card for them."
Arum was adamant that his research shows the vast majority of consumers buy pay-per-view cards based upon their interest in the main event. He said he also has personal experience. Arum said he attended a party to watch the Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez pay-per-view and said not many guests seemed interested in watching the very heavily praised undercard, which featured Danny Garcia against Lucas Matthysse.
"People are eating, talking to each other, having a drink, having fun, and they don't give a [expletive] about the undercard," Arum said. "Even in the arena, you're lucky to get the people in there for the semi-main."
Top Rank chairman Bob Arum has taken a lot of heat recently from boxing fans and media for putting poor quality undercards on the pay-per-view bouts his company promotes. The boxing media has been in an uproar since Top Rank … Continue reading →
Arum, back in the day, HATIN' because GBP was killing it with those great undercards! Maybe I'm just part of the 10%???Comment
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The actual undercard was fine I thought, It was the gap that was a killer. I ended up watching a couple of episodes of Ozark to pass the time.
They didn't have any floater fights to bring forward? Or couldn't of showed one of the earlier untelevised undercard fights?Comment
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What can Arum, Haymon, or Hearn do for Canelo that Oscar isn't doing??Comment
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