why are people celebrating hbo pulling out of boxing?

[OnePunch]

C'mon Terry, we've been over this before. There are over 10,000 active pro basketball players in the world. A single entity can't manage that volume of players. But they don't have to. As long as the public recognizes one league as the dominant league, the rest can still exist, but the US public has one champion they accept as the world champion.

Do you remember when you wrote this to me:

"No broadcast network is going to make a 7 or 8 figure content deal for boxing. It isnt going to happen. Not with Haymon, or anyone else. Accept it."

How's that looking now?

And why didn't you respond about out $100,000 bet on whether Wilder vs. Fury takes place this year?

Yes, the Fox deal surprised me. So what? You want a cookie? I still think in the end it will be a loser for Fox because I just dont believe "advertiser-supported" programming models work for an event that can be over in 90 seconds. They work for time-certain events, or lower-level programming. The real proof will be if Fox renews the deal in 36 months. And I'm not an ad man, so my perspective is simply my own opinion.

And as for the bet, initially it intrigued me. But then I realized the absurdness of it and went on with my day......

[deanrw]

Personally less boxing is bad, but HBO was showing less and less anyway so it's not that bad....yet

Just hope that in the next couple years Showtime does not follow HBO out of the game. With their nearest competition out of the game, Showtime themselves might want to redistribute their own money somewhere else also.

Don't anyone think for a second that boxing is long term safe there now.

[Vasyl’s dad]

That's a lie. PBC didn't appear out of thin air to create an additional split like DAZN did. It just took over Showtime's island.

Sorry, you cant spin your way out of this. Or else it was Showtime who was giving us free boxing on tv, not pbc.

[N/A]

Sorry, you cant spin your way out of this. Or else it was Showtime who was giving us free boxing on tv, not pbc.

PBC is giving us free boxing while also supplying Showtime's boxing. Which is very smart because if they'd gone Fox exclusive, that leaves an opening for someone to get in bed with Showtime. Which creates an additional island, which is bad for fans.

Don King dominating boxing ****** for boxers, but was great for fans because you got all the fights you wanted and the undercards were insanely loaded.

Sports is the only industry where monopoly is good for fans.

[N/A]

Yes, the Fox deal surprised me. So what? You want a cookie?

I think after fighting with me for so long, only for me to be so right, and for you to be so wrong, that you owe me an apology. Exactly what I said would happen is what happened and you treated me like I was a ****ing idiot.

[Vasyl’s dad]

PBC is giving us free boxing while also supplying Showtime's boxing. Which is very smart because if they'd gone Fox exclusive, that leaves an opening for someone to get in bed with Showtime. Which creates an additional island, which is bad for fans.

Don King dominating boxing ****** for boxers, but was great for fans because you got all the fights you wanted and the undercards were insanely loaded.

Sports is the only industry where monopoly is good for fans.

Showtime already had boxing though. Or did al haymon invent that too?

[Laszlo]

wow what amazing news, a company with a long, proud history in the sport no longer feels boxing is a good area to invest in, despite recently showing the biggest fight of the year. get the champagne out people....

Do you work for HBO or something?

Who the hell fanboys for a corporation like that?

[BLASTER1]

Because they have been trash for years and we are sick of their terrible commentating. They also banned haymon fighters, who has the biggest stable in boxing, and that was a TERRIBLE mistake.

They decided not to support young american fighters and paid the price!!!!

Showtime/FOX/ESPN is where boxing lives now

Off topic but I have to say I think you are one of the worst biased posters on this site and that right their says alot.
Go home with your silly flag.

[j0zef]

Because they're dumb? Not sure what the point of this thread is.

[b00g13man]

why were you celebrating and hoping PBC failed?

Do we expect anything less from this clown?