How come HBO wern't on HBO this weekend?

[Kev]

I'm confused as to why the HBO PPV Casamayor Marquez event didn't feature the HBO team?

I assumed the stream I watched live was an independent broadcast but now I've downloaded the proper HBO files I still see two unrecognisable commentators, no Lampley, Kellerman, Lewis or Merchant and not even the HBO logo?

What happened? I'm confused?

[BlackRazor]

That was a Golden Boy production. That's why we got "treated" to Mario Lopez as a host too.

[Kev]

That was a Golden Boy production. That's why we got "treated" to Mario Lopez as a host too.

But it was still on HBO PPV?

Is Oscar so tight he can't hire proper commentators and instead goes for the kid out of Saved by The Bell and two old geesers who I have no idea who they were?

[XaduBoxer]

We're in a period of slow economy... It affects everything including boxing...

[uptoscratch]

That was a Golden Boy production. That's why we got "treated" to Mario Lopez as a host too.

But it was still on HBO PPV?

Is Oscar so tight he can't hire proper commentators and instead goes for the kid out of Saved by The Bell and two old geesers who I have no idea who they were?

Borges is one of the most veteran boxing reporters in the U.S. and Tompkins was one of Lampley's predecessors on HBO; he was even in Rocky IV. Wikipedia is your friend...

[Spicoli]

I also thought it was the "link team" and did not realize HBO had them as the main crew.That was the first time I had ever viewed an entire Card via the web . Honestly,I did not miss Lampley's big blow hard drama call.......Tompkins is pretty good,was a decade plus Main Caller with Al bernstein on ESPN. He does get a little goofy at times but Mario Lopez ?? He's a hoser.

[Kirkland Laing]

They're doing it to save money. There was a Thomas Hauser column a few weeks ago on secondsout.com covering what's going on at HBO/Showtime. Worth reading. He always is.

[BoxingGorilla]

I'm glad I did not order the fight now.

I hate change.