Wonder if it's a bit tired myself to be honest. Bilbo is right, the first 24/7 (which I have on DVD but have yet to watch in it's entirety, I think did a better rating then a new episode of Entourage did. It was great stuff and definitely drew in a broader audience. The problem with these past shows is that the raw personalities haven't been captivating enough, didn't work for it. Calzaghe and Jones maybe did but you were still watching 2 old men. Pac and DLH are both very humble and present themselves as professionally as you can. There are no antagonists in these new series. Hatton versus Floyd was great because you saw these two personalities that translated so naturally to making shit interesting on camera, this other stuff feels like an extended countdown. Not that I mind an extended countdown but HBO might lose it's faith in it if they don't chill out a little on it. Bring it back for a Cotto-Mayweather or something.
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