Thread: HBO: "We're Out of the Heavyweight Division"

Better late than never

HBO to stop screening heavyweight boxing due to lack of US interest - Telegraph

I'd heard about this and you can't blame them really. Nobody will fight each other in this division. That, and they are boring.

Adamek deserves to be on TV. And, well yeah, pretty much just Adamek.

To be fair this is a step in the right direction, to not waste their resources on these bores, but if theirs a decent fight made at some point I'm sure they'll jump on it.

Not sure how long that can last at all....You can't just abandon a whole division.....I think they may more or less just may not promote heavyweight cards as main events....But hey in boxing anything is possible...It is a sad thing I mean the division that was once the most respected and watched, is being written off due to quality of comp

Originally Posted by OumaFan

Adamek deserves to be on TV. And, well yeah, pretty much just Adamek.

To be fair this is a step in the right direction, to not waste their resources on these bores, but if theirs a decent fight made at some point I'm sure they'll jump on it.

Yes, I like watching Adamek too. I also don't mind watching Vitali. Haye would be alright if he would only step up, but as it is I have no interest in seeing him fight Harrison or the inevitable Monte Barrett rematch.

Heavyweights have been overhyped for the longest but it's a shame that a premier network would paint with such a broad brush.Wonder how much it has to do with lack of American prospects as opposed to some quality match ups out there.HBO is very flavor of the month and we won't see a Oscar,Jones jr or Lewis again.Manny won't be around forever no matter how many magic mushrooms he digests and they will change their minds if the dollars make sense.Haye has a huge oppurtunity to give division a shot in the arm but seems to talk more and fight less but with 40 yr old Tarver coming to hvy...he may find a quality oponent after all

Its not the first stupid thing HBO boxing has done. The Klitschko's are dominant champions and all the bs about how they are boring and "no one can tell them apart" is just HBO having their feelings hurt by the lack of American presence in that one division.

Wlad draws crowds he sells tickets, its not his fault that he sells more in Germany than the US.

Try some marketing HBO

Originally Posted by El Kabong

Its not the first stupid thing HBO boxing has done. The Klitschko's are dominant champions and all the bs about how they are boring and "no one can tell them apart" is just HBO having their feelings hurt by the lack of American presence in that one division.

Wlad draws crowds he sells tickets, its not his fault that he sells more in Germany than the US.

Try some marketing HBO

Why is it stupid?

Are you trying to suggest that Wlad has been in an interesting heavyweight bout recently? The only thing interesting about his fights is seeing Manny Steward have a rant in the corner, but nobody should pay PPV to see that. He is the biggest bore boxing has seen in recent years.

Originally Posted by miles

Originally Posted by El Kabong

Its not the first stupid thing HBO boxing has done. The Klitschko's are dominant champions and all the bs about how they are boring and "no one can tell them apart" is just HBO having their feelings hurt by the lack of American presence in that one division.

Wlad draws crowds he sells tickets, its not his fault that he sells more in Germany than the US.

Try some marketing HBO

Why is it stupid?

Are you trying to suggest that Wlad has been in an interesting heavyweight bout recently? The only thing interesting about his fights is seeing Manny Steward have a rant in the corner, but nobody should pay PPV to see that. He is the biggest bore boxing has seen in recent years.

David Haye is THE ONLY heavyweight worth watching right now FACT ! ! !

Originally Posted by El Kabong

Its not the first stupid thing HBO boxing has done. The Klitschko's are dominant champions and all the bs about how they are boring and "no one can tell them apart" is just HBO having their feelings hurt by the lack of American presence in that one division.

Wlad draws crowds he sells tickets, its not his fault that he sells more in Germany than the US.

Try some marketing HBO

To be fair to HBO, I'm sure they have no problem marketing a pair of 6'7 brothers with great power and all-round athleticism. I think the problem they come up against is marketing two guys like that who fight as if they're Ivan Calderon.

I quite enjoy their fights to watch from a technical perspective, but they are not easy to market to a US audience.

Originally Posted by Mattyhitman

Originally Posted by miles

Originally Posted by El Kabong

Its not the first stupid thing HBO boxing has done. The Klitschko's are dominant champions and all the bs about how they are boring and "no one can tell them apart" is just HBO having their feelings hurt by the lack of American presence in that one division.

Wlad draws crowds he sells tickets, its not his fault that he sells more in Germany than the US.

Try some marketing HBO

Why is it stupid?

Are you trying to suggest that Wlad has been in an interesting heavyweight bout recently? The only thing interesting about his fights is seeing Manny Steward have a rant in the corner, but nobody should pay PPV to see that. He is the biggest bore boxing has seen in recent years.

David Haye is THE ONLY heavyweight worth watching right now FACT ! ! !

David Haye is entertaining enough, but he just won't fight anybody. He deserves the HBO wrath too.

Do think the styles may play a factor but to be fair...how many Chris Byrd main events did HBO feed us Bigger may be that frankly Americans like their heavyweights frontal and somewhat willing to engage,explosive.Byrd never saw exceptance and at the end was talking tough,whining and trading to make statements.Also and it has to be said...fluent English may help.

Originally Posted by Spicoli

Do think the styles may play a factor but to be fair...how many Chris Byrd main events did HBO feed us Bigger may be that frankly Americans like their heavyweights frontal and somewhat willing to engage,explosive.Byrd never saw exceptance and at the end was talking tough,whining and trading to make statements.Also and it has to be said...fluent English may help.

The Klitschkos speak better English than the likes of Amir Khan & Devon Alexander who HBO are happy to bankroll. Also the English language factor hasn't held back that Manny Whatshisface bloke

There are heavyweight fights here and there i dont mind seeing. Not the klitch's fault thier comp is so far beneath them. If i were one of them i could probably care less. Back home they are selling out soccer stadiums and the like so reward those people. Screw us americans here who never appreciated the guy in the first place. They should be proud how many people can say they were so good in thier division they got the whole division thrown off tv.........talk about shutting shit down and throwing down the mic after.

Originally Posted by JazMerkin

Originally Posted by Spicoli

Do think the styles may play a factor but to be fair...how many Chris Byrd main events did HBO feed us Bigger may be that frankly Americans like their heavyweights frontal and somewhat willing to engage,explosive.Byrd never saw exceptance and at the end was talking tough,whining and trading to make statements.Also and it has to be said...fluent English may help.

The Klitschkos speak better English than the likes of Amir Khan & Devon Alexander who HBO are happy to bankroll. Also the English language factor hasn't held back that Manny Whatshisface bloke

Ha you may have a point about Khan,what a struggle.If only the hvy had the depth of 140-147.Btw ever hear lt hvy contender Tavoris cloud interviewed makes them all sound like proper word smiths.