Pre-fight hype: When it's warranted and when it's not

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Hbo doesn't even do full 24-7s now which were pretty good.

They seem to have made an exception for Ginger.

First time I watched 24/7 was for Pac Man v Margarito and just fell into the hype. I really thought Antonio was going to be too big and strong for the smaller Manny. The fight lived up to the hype and it was a masterclass destruction job by Manny although in the middle of the fight Margarito lands a vicious body shot that nearly split Pac Man in two pieces. I think Manny decided never to venture up to that weight again.

Watching 24/7 now you can read between the lines and see the hype not from what is said but from what is not shown. A lot of Floyd's was on other things outside of the fight.