HBO Now Doing Post Fight Interviews On Loud Speaker

**LegendBoxing65** · 06-26-2007 06:20 AM

Originally Posted by Bilbo

Originally Posted by LegendBoxing65

Originally Posted by 'The Boxer'

i think the people in attendence wanna hear the post fight interview. i don't think it's a bad thing.

It isn't bad but I think it affects the whole broadcast. Sort of like how a postfight interview in wrestling is sort of a show. I would think the people could wait to see it at home.. But I understand. When I went to boxing matches I was always wondering what the guys were saying and you could only guess. So I guess I understand, but I like the old ways better just for the fact that is makes the interview more real.

I really don't know what you mean

Doesn't bother me at all in fact I much prefer it. By not allowing the paying fans to hear the interviews it creates an unhealthy seperation between fan and organisation, something that I think has hurt boxing in recent years, especially when compared to the UFC which is built totally around catering to and appealing to its fanbase.

You may like the tradition of all the HBO crew wearing bow ties and tuxedo's too but to the young fan these days it just makes boxing seem old and stuffy in comparison to MMA.

Whilst purists will always resent change I think boxing needs to become more fan friendly if it is to remain a major sporting interest with the casual public.

I want an objective interview. If you have alot of fans for Hatton and the questions are rather negative, the crowd will boo and that will affect any followup questions. A fighter who loses will not tend to be humble in front of all those fans. Or it might affect how the fighters answer. Remember when Hearns and Leonard fought in the second fight in 1989? They asked Hearns what you thought about the decision. And he was humble until he started to hear the crowd yell in unison "BS BS BS" Then he said, "well you know how it is" sort of saying it was a rip off. The crowd reaction changed his answer a little. So in that aspect you get a certain atmosphere but lose the personal feeling.