HBO 'Getting out of Live Boxing'

[powerpuncher]

I’m actually glad this is happening. TV is heading towards things like ESPN + and DAZN. The sooner it all switches over the better.

[Ron Swanson]

Good riddance, get all blatant racism out of the sport and let success be on merit.

[walrus]

I always enjoyed hbo boxing.

[TitoFan]

"Storytelling". Ahhh yes..... I much prefer to watch documentaries on Andre the Giant and Training Camp with the (cough) Cleveland Browns than boxing on HBO.

As Master said, a long-winded way of saying they're throwing in the towel on boxing.

Well the hell with them. I enjoyed watching HBO Boxing over the years, but like many above, found it hard to stomach the groveling of Lampley and Max for certain fighters.

I hope another network picks up the slack, because like some others have said, the enjoyment of watching a championship fight on the big screen with a bunch of buddies is unparalleled.

[Alpha]

HBOs production was always top notch, I hope many of the guys behind the scenes get picked up by other networks.

[mikeeod]

Hope this isn’t the beginning of the end for boxing. Showtime is going strong, so it likely isn’t the case, but I hate how the media have made boxing out as a barbaric sport. American football is headed in the same direction.

I was thinking about it the other day and there just isn’t the depth of fighters any more. Guys fight bums for their first 35 fights or so, and then take on a bump in competition and look like world beaters. I get hyped for a guy like Crawford and believe he is elite and then I look at the names he has beaten and realize- it’s a joke. Oscar, Shane Mosley, Sweet Pea, James Toney...etc., these guys fought way better competition before they were considered a top guy.

Hoping I’m just in a sour mood, but I just see the sport going down fast. Sorry for making this thread a downer. News caught me off guard and hit me hard.

[El Kabong]

HBOs production was always top notch, I hope many of the guys behind the scenes get picked up by other networks.

Oh absolutely! Those guys were the actual talent. Not the guys holding the microphones.

[J_Undisputed]

"boxing doesn't make us enough money anymore".... the problem is Game of thrones is coming to an end so i think alot of the new series are going to be hit or miss especially depending on revenue scale. The could have just killed much of the production and put boxing on the cinemax channels with a no frills approach.

I'll be glad to not to have to hear kellerman ramble on with his man crush for ward. Lampley interject imaginary punches to make it sound like there's more action than is actually happening... and Roy slip further down the abyss of company man. As for it being the end of boxing, it depends on the fans. Not buying the whole feed thing as the future of boxing. I'm sure as hell not plunking down an extra monthly fee to watch mediocre fights, dodgy decisions, absent press tours (because the fighters are really really mad at each other so there's no need to promote.) So i'll watch showtime because i have it anyway but if its not on there, its free stream or bust for me.

Arum combining his library with espn is not a bad idea, when you consider half the new fights will be eh... and you'll need to watch old fights to get your moneys worth out of the subscription.