Comments Thread For: HBO Gave Up Boxing One Year Ago: Does Boxing Miss HBO?

[WarMaidana]

As long as DAZN keeps going strong without upping prices (or significantly upping them) i'm okay with boxing now. Although, HBO had the best quality broadcasting for boxing

[TSS]

No, boxing does not miss HBO.

[jinx_htx]

Hell no nobody misses HBO. What's there to miss? We get plenty of fights to watch on other networks, so if HBO doesn't want to show boxing then somebody else will. No big deal.

[TexasCowBoy]

HBO.....The Best In The Business Work The Night Shift......oh well we are here and they are not , so with espn..fire stephen a and teddy and replace rhem with Dennis Miller and I am in.

[Eff Pandas]

It definitely sucks no one has taken their place yet. DAZN was looking like they were trying to be HBO-lite with their big pickups, but beyond those big pickups it feels like they are just churning out w/e they can churn out over there being a feel of quality lower level fights.

Hes hoping someone becomes the king of boxing again soon & I think it'll happen but it might still be years down the line & some casultys will be needed first.

[North Star]

I miss HBO boxing. It's production values were the best in the business. I always enjoyed commentary too. I was never annoyed by them, like other posters. I still subscribe to HBO because I enjoy there other original programming and shows. Having boxing on there was just a nice little extra.

I'm missing more fights these days because mostly everything is on a pay stream. I'm not down with having to subscribe to ESPN+ or DAZN, or fights that are on PPV. The biggest sports in the world (NFL, MLB, NBA, Tennis, Golf, Racing, Soccer, etc.) are all free. I wish boxing could be as accessible as other sports. We don't have to pay a PPV for any championships, Grand Slams, World Cups. Why can't boxing be the same?

My guess is because there's no leagues, no teams, too many sanctioning bodies, and fighters are pigeonholed by promoters.

[candyman441]

Some of these commentators are horrible. I miss hbo. But they couldn't get the best fights anymore.

[DblLFThooK]

Absolutely. Best production easily. Also RJJ is the best. When it comes to breaking down fights. No joke.

[Urtain]

I miss HBO. When a big fight was coming in HBO, I felt like something big was coming and was excited during the whole week. There is no other network that makes me feel the same.

They knew how to make things look special.

[1mb11]

Boxing doesn't miss idiot Peter Nelson, that's for sure!