Thread: The most important Article you'll read as a boxing fan

Lets just say HBO Sports has had it's cage rattled by it already.
It's quite a read, but it's well worth it.

Boxing - Columns - Thomas Hauser

Other then a few numbers and percentages I don't see anything new he has added to the picture. We already knew about HBO and its ability to try and pass off BS fights as main event worthy bouts. We all knew about the decline in the ratings not too mention everything in between.

This was only news to those who do not follow the sport closely. Good find though, Thanks for posting it.

You would think with such a dramatic title more people would be reading it. I will in a minute or two, I'm sure its pretty good, Hauser's a good writer.

The 1988 Tyson was alot more exciting to watch than the 2008 De la Hoya.

You know that could have been shortened by a lot. Still read the whole thing and love Hauser but damn that had to be 5000 words at least.

It was a good article and I agree with Arum's plan to move away from pay per view but that's nothing new. I think some of the criticism was a little unfair like Greenberg producing Miracle, don't know what that has to do with anything. Same with the whole where the executives stayed the night
deal. If I was a CEO I would stay at the Four Seasons that's just how it works.

Some alarming things, mainly HBO selling dates to Golden Boy without any fights. I don't see how that can be good for anyone and I really hope that does not come to fruition. That would be all around bad. That can't happen, I would hope at least.

I can't see secondsout site anymore........... I hope I'm not banned from the site now. haha

Please tell me you guys can't see it either.

The article shows how boxing works on the money end of it, the secret side, and the people behind the poor decisions. It was a LONG read, but it basically gave away how the sport of boxing works on a large scale and what is being done in the 21st century.