Comments Thread For: HBO is Leaving Boxing After 45 Years, Network Announces

[pillowfists98]

So will Jacobs vs Derevyachenko be the last HBO boxing show?

[Ake-Dawg]

Al Haymon and PBC killed HBO boxing.

[Andrij]

Is anyone really surprised?

No. I predicted it last week but thought it would happen only next year.

[Andrij]

Who will Canelo sign with??

ESPN or Showtime. DAZN doesn't bring PPV money.

[pillowfists98]

Al Haymon and PBC killed HBO boxing.

There's other names in boxing besides PBC and HBO. I would say the biggest factor was Top Rank going to ESPN, after that happened HBO cut the number of dates dramatically.

[Andrij]

DAZN should sign Jim, Max & Roy and we will all be happy again. (Harlod on the cards)

Nah... R.I.P. HBO

Agree. Much better than the current team.

[SAINTSTEVE]

They think that boxing is not a factor as to why people subscribe to HBO but I just lost all my incentive to subscribe to HBO. I'm not rich - I won't pay for anything that doesn't have boxing.

RIP HBO you are dead to me now.

[Bronx23]

Damn what my man Roy gonna do? Ill even miss Jim "**** ****" lampley. Espn should pick them up they already have Kellerman. I like Tim Bradely hes a great guy but that broadcast team sucks. theyre boring as hell.

[Andrij]

I wouldn't be surprised if Max Kellerman starts doing analysis for Top Rank now. He already works for ESPN.

Jim Lampley will most likely go into retirement but Kellerman and Roy Jones might join ESPN from January on.

[SamLangfordFan]

another nail in the coffin of american boxing, sad to see.

What are you even talking about? There's more boxing on TV than ever right now. I'll be able to watch 6 different cards this weekend from my living room, and 4 of them are US cards.