HBO dump Golden Boy

[Kirkland Laing]

The other big question here is whether Showtime, which is a smaller network than HBO in terms of $ to devote to boxing, can afford Canelo, Broner and Mayweather? Not to mention, Garcia and Hopkins.

There are a lot of GBP fighters and a limited Showtime budget. And lots of open dates on HBO. Guys like Goosen, De Bella and Gary Shaw are going to get opportunities.

[Master]

It is good that HBO or Showtime do not tie themselves to one promoter because it forces fighters to sign for them when they may not wish too. It all strikes like a political power struggle amongst personalities that will settle down eventually which has stopped some major fights from happening. I hope the big fights can be made and these big TV companies forget the promoters and just go directly to the fighters and eventually make the big fights.

[Mars_ax]

HBO, the highest-rated boxing network, made the extraordinary decision Monday not to buy fights from Golden Boy Promotions, one of the sport's two biggest promoters, for the foreseeable future.
That will mean the exodus from the network of a number of Golden Boy stars, including lightweight champion Adrien Broner and light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins.
Broner, who is one of the rising stars in the sport, has done extraordinary ratings for HBO for a young fighter and has referred to himself in social media as "Mr. HBO Boxing." But at least until the issues between HBO Sports and Golden Boy are worked out, that will not occur.
Broner's contract with Golden Boy and adviser Al Haymon reportedly expires in April. Rap star turned boxing promoter Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson has reportedly made an offer to Broner to join his company, SMS Promotions, when his Golden Boy deal is done.
HBO Sports president Ken Hershman, who formerly ran the boxing program at rival Showtime, made the decision to part ways with Golden Boy after running into issues with company executives.

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Interesting about Broner too. Can't see him signing for 50 Cent. If he does his new promoter will immediately call out Andre Ward and Floyd mayweather and the next time we'll see Broner fight is sixteen months from now on FNF.

HBO boxing will survive and the competition them and Showtime will bring us fans great fights and be good for boxing.

[Galaxy]

I think it's the other way around, GBP left HBO...

[Kirkland Laing]

HBO, the highest-rated boxing network, made the extraordinary decision Monday not to buy fights from Golden Boy Promotions, one of the sport's two biggest promoters, for the foreseeable future.
That will mean the exodus from the network of a number of Golden Boy stars, including lightweight champion Adrien Broner and light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins.
Broner, who is one of the rising stars in the sport, has done extraordinary ratings for HBO for a young fighter and has referred to himself in social media as "Mr. HBO Boxing." But at least until the issues between HBO Sports and Golden Boy are worked out, that will not occur.
Broner's contract with Golden Boy and adviser Al Haymon reportedly expires in April. Rap star turned boxing promoter Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson has reportedly made an offer to Broner to join his company, SMS Promotions, when his Golden Boy deal is done.
HBO Sports president Ken Hershman, who formerly ran the boxing program at rival Showtime, made the decision to part ways with Golden Boy after running into issues with company executives.

Y! SPORTS


Interesting about Broner too. Can't see him signing for 50 Cent. If he does his new promoter will immediately call out Andre Ward and Floyd mayweather and the next time we'll see Broner fight is sixteen months from now on FNF.

HBO boxing will survive and the competition them and Showtime will bring us fans great fights and be good for boxing.

Hopefully yes. Hopefully it'll be like when Don King went to Showtime twenty years ago.

[Addicted to_boxing]

I think it's the other way around, GBP left HBO...

With Pac out , Money & Canelo jumped ship after playing second fiddle to Pac ass kissing HBO. GBP fighters know the state of Top Rank stable of fighters is weak and thin. In addition Arum has his weak stable of fighters fighting in house fighters. GBP has done everything including financial incentives to lure Top Rank to fight their fighters. The latest being Nonito not accepting a large purse to fight Mares. HBO & Pac set themselves up for this gloomy situation themselves. With top Arum fighter out and Money and Canelo jumping to Showtime. HBO and their Pac ass kissing , catch weight promoting ways are out. In promoting the catch weight thing many deserving up and coming opponents were passed over in favor of old marque and safe immoble light hitting opponents for revenue. Now Pac can fight the Rios, Alvarados, Bradley, Jones, Vargas, Omotoso or JMM (who should be able to dictate terms not Pac in a 5th) F**K Pac (now down) and F*** HBO soon to be down. HBO played us all for $$$. Looks like we boxing fans will have our sport back and other promoters can now have some say so !

HBO + Top Rank = a stable of crap to average boxers.

It appears Mares knew a big change in the landscape of boxing was soon to come. He moved up because he is not told who to fight like Nonito and other Arum fighters. Mares probably knew that the network thing was coming down the pipeline so he would just focus on his own thing. Mares made it public that he wanted to fight Nonito and the money was there ( not his fault) and tha Nonito was just the reincarnation of Pac Arum style. Nonito will never be able to do the same now with this network / promotor fiasco. Nonito is a really good over hyped fighter and we may never get to realize / witness his true potential. ATG Nonito talk is premature and a funny joke and needs to stop.


In summary GPB has the now fighters of today and does not need HBO.