No HBO for Klitschko

[Kirkland Laing]

The Shopping Channel just announced they're going to show Junior's fight with Chambers live. As part of the contract Junior has to sell handbags on air for three hours a day for two weeks before the fight. So at least he's still on American TV.

[Taeth]

I think it's primarily because chambers style doesn't match up well against wladimir. Eddie has the fastest hands in he division, a good chin and defense, but he too stationary to get around Wlad's jab, and too small to counter when wlad hits his gloves because the force of the blows will keep him back.

[Lance Uppercut]

Here is a story on the topic:

Boxing: The heavyweight championship has become can't-see TV - ESPN

[HattonTheHammer]

Even sky didnt want the fight. Only way you can watch in britain is via the primetime PPV channel.

I just guess the big tv companys have just become bored watching the klitschkos roll over guys 3-4 inches shorter with nothing to suggest they have a chance.

Ive gotta admit even as a fast eddie fan im about as excited as this as watching mayweather prance around a ring for 12rounds!!

[El Kabong]

I don't think height has as much to do with it as style....I mean if there was another Tyson people would pay to watch him fight Wladimir. Eddie Chambers is talented but it's just his style is to hang back and counter, he has power but nothing really shocking.

I'd rather see Chambers fight someone else...I like the dude and I don't want his career to go all Calvin Brock because Wlad is going to KO him.

[HattonTheHammer]

I don't think height has as much to do with it as style....I mean if there was another Tyson people would pay to watch him fight Wladimir. Eddie Chambers is talented but it's just his style is to hang back and counter, he has power but nothing really shocking.

I'd rather see Chambers fight someone else...I like the dude and I don't want his career to go all Calvin Brock because Wlad is going to KO him.

but there isnt tyson, holyfield, bowe etc anymore and until the US can actually pull there finger out and start asking why these guys arent coming through anymore the klitschkos and any other world class foreign heavyweight leave the scene the division is just one big very unattractive mess.

[El Kabong]

True there aren't any heavyweight greats coming into the division anytime soon....I have high hopes for Deontay Wilder but he's 24 had only 8 fights and he's really raw. The heavyweight division imparticular goes through ebbs and flows of talent rich and talent deprived eras as well as action rich and action deprived eras and right now I see the lack of intrest in the division more as #1 nobody thinks the guys in the top 20 can beat the Klitschko's right now and #2 the personalities in the division aren't electric enough to keep the attention of the average sports fan.


I will say this, both the Klitschko's have been dominant enough to be compared to what other Great heavyweights have done but their opposition lacks the danger and their fights lack the drama that the likes of Lewis, Holyfield, Holmes, and of course Ali/Frazier/Foreman faced. It's not 100% their fault...they have to fight who is out there and right now it's not a lot. I'm surprised they can keep their focus

[generalbulldog]

I don't think height has as much to do with it as style....I mean if there was another Tyson people would pay to watch him fight Wladimir. Eddie Chambers is talented but it's just his style is to hang back and counter, he has power but nothing really shocking.

I'd rather see Chambers fight someone else...I like the dude and I don't want his career to go all Calvin Brock because Wlad is going to KO him.

but there isnt tyson, holyfield, bowe etc anymore and until the US can actually pull there finger out and start asking why these guys arent coming through anymore the klitschkos and any other world class foreign heavyweight leave the scene the division is just one big very unattractive mess.

There aren't going to be anymore great American HWs in the future. If I was a betting man I would bank on it. They are in the NFL, NBA, MLB. Those sports have more exposure plus more benefits in terms of getting an college education on the lower levels and then getting guaranteed million dollar contracts when they get to the pros.

But America will still produce fighters in the lower weights, because these guys are too small to play in the 3 big sports. You guys can blame HBO, Showtime and PPV for killing boxing in America. When boxing was put on premium cable channels and 50 dollars PPV it limits the exposure the sport has to potential customers and participants.