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In what has become a near-weekly tradition, the crew at HBO Boxing spends numerous Saturday nights together on the roof, pointing out the brightest stars and mythological constellations.
Alas, their vision and conversations center not around those celestial bodies light years away, but with celebrities’ bodies under the nearby television lights. Instead of observing Polaris or Orion, attention is given to shining beacons like Jermain Taylor and historic heroes like Oscar De La Hoya.
While broadcast rival Showtime advertises itself as “America’s #1 Boxing Network,” it is HBO that may claim to be on top of the game with their big bucks, higher ratings and sizable profits from regular pay-per-view programming. Yet for all the acclaim Showtime has received for its policy of “great fights, no rights,” HBO squanders its stable of stellar superstars, fiddling around on the figurative roof with their questionable matchmaking decisions. [details]
Alas, their vision and conversations center not around those celestial bodies light years away, but with celebrities’ bodies under the nearby television lights. Instead of observing Polaris or Orion, attention is given to shining beacons like Jermain Taylor and historic heroes like Oscar De La Hoya.
While broadcast rival Showtime advertises itself as “America’s #1 Boxing Network,” it is HBO that may claim to be on top of the game with their big bucks, higher ratings and sizable profits from regular pay-per-view programming. Yet for all the acclaim Showtime has received for its policy of “great fights, no rights,” HBO squanders its stable of stellar superstars, fiddling around on the figurative roof with their questionable matchmaking decisions. [details]