HBO officially drops Rigo

[ykdadamaja]

Ken Hershman says Hbo is all about what the fans want and fans are bored to death by rigo so no more rigo on their network..

Rigo to espn? Lol

Showtime would take him. People want to see championship boxing, at the core.

What are they going to say when they drop Andre Ward for the same reason?

[El Kabong]

If HBO truly believes in showcasing battlers then you're right Ward needs to go too.

[IamInuit]

Hbo just told the world they are not into boxing. A pseudo boxing commission/promoter/ranking org. I hope they tank.

[Beanflicker]

This is one of the telling signs that boxing is a dying sport: the greatest talents are being shunned by the networks and the fans.

It's sad, but people don't give a fuck about the sweet science anymore.

It's not longer "hit and not get hit", it's "hit and get hit repeatedly".

[uptoscratch]

This is one of the telling signs that boxing is a dying sport: the greatest talents are being shunned by the networks and the fans.

It's sad, but people don't give a fuck about the sweet science anymore.

It's not longer "hit and not get hit", it's "hit and get hit repeatedly".

Definitely. It looks like HBO wants to be in the brain damage business instead of the boxing business.

I think it's ignorant and short-sighted. People like winners. People are intrigued by and want to see athletes who have mastered their craft -- Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, Peyton Manning.

Mayweather understands this and that's how he's always promoted himself -- "skills pay the bills" -- and it made him and HBO piles and piles of money. It almost defies belief that after the run HBO had with Floyd (not to mention Hopkins), that they would then turn around and decide that they can't be bothered to promote Rigondeaux.

Thank god at least for Kellerman, and for writers like this guy (2nd Annual Big Mac Awards: Rigo, Dibella, Bernstein Rule - TheSweetScience.com) who get it and aren't afraid to speak up about it.

[Beanflicker]

People are intrigued by and want to see athletes who have mastered their craft -- Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, Peyton Manning.

For sure. It's a shame, because nobody bashes Kobe Bryant or Peyton Manning for playing responsibly and smart. Nobody complains that Peyton didn't throw enough risky hail mary passes, or that he didn't get sacked enough. The networks don't go to the coach of the Patriots and say "hey, Tom Brady is completing way too many short passes and the fans are getting bored, can you put some rookie in there instead who'll throw some exciting interceptions and get killed by passrusher every 3rd play?"

Nobody gives a shit that the winning football team takes a knee at the end of the game to run out the clock. Wouldn't it be more exciting if instead they went balls out to score another touchdown? Of course it would, but nobody expects them too.

Why can't boxing fans have the same respect for the sweet science? It seems we have no desire to see A-level talent, when it's much more exciting to see C and B-level guys because they don't have the same skill and end up getting punched in the head and bleeding more. Then people shit on the A-level guys because they fight in a way that a) gives them the best chance of victory and b) lets them take the least amount of damage possible.

When you see guys like Abdusalamov who'll be lucky to ever walk and talk with his wife and kids again, winning without getting brain damage seems like the way to go.

[gest12645]

I love HBO but Showtime is the future .