Showtime's "KO Artist" feature shows why HBO is miles ahead of them

[TheBESTP4P]

dude showtimes freakin amateur they always get the fighters names wrong. even tonight the announcer said neither fighter has ever gone past the 12th round?? well duhhhhhhhhh fights are only 12 rounds long dumbassssssssssssss. so unprofessional.

They meant to say 10 rounds (that's what it said on the screen)
Still pretty said the messed up and never caught it!

(and even that was wrong. They both went 12 once)

thats what they sed,

"these fighter have both been past 12 one time"

thank you!!!!!!!! if youre going to be a commentator do ya Fin homework. cant stand all their errors and unproffesionalism.

[Vessel]

I really can care less about presentation even though HBO shines there the most. I believe sho box puts people against each other that can beat one another. Where HBO put The best of the best sometime against the worst of the worst. Don't get me wrong their are some exceptions like Cotto vs Torres (I think I spelled it right). Anyways when it comes down to it boxing is boxing I don't care what show it is, what's the amateur show or not, which show provides the better camera angels, it is still boxing to me. I mean WWE lost it's touch along time ago but it has a better presentation then TNA but TNA has the more hardcore matches and bouts. That's just my opinion.

[meowza]

Anyways when it comes down to it boxing is boxing I don't care what show it is, what's the amateur show or not, which show provides the better camera angels, it is still boxing to me.

Well said.
So with that out of the way, my vote has to go to HBO based solely on Buffer > Lennon Jr.

[gyrokai]

I don't give a damn what you guys say about Showtime.

They showcase the best fights on television.

[TheBESTP4P]

I don't give a damn what you guys say about Showtime.

They showcase the best fights on television.

i agree showtimes been having the better fights recently, but its kinda like having Ryan Seacrest be a commentator for an underground freestyle emcee battle in hood.

PS: gyro who won the fight between ALI and Clark Kent?

[gyrokai]

I don't give a damn what you guys say about Showtime.

They showcase the best fights on television.

i agree showtimes been having the better fights recently, but its kinda like having Ryan Seacrest be a commentator for an underground freestyle emcee battle in hood.

PS: gyro who won the fight between ALI and Clark Kent?

c-c
Hah, I agree about the Showtime commentators. But they are starting to grow on me. There is something about Showtime, that it's missing that HBO has in quality.

But Showtime straight up kicked HBO's ass last year, in terms of quality of fights. Even this year they are keeping up the momentum. If I want to see a real fight, Showtime is always there and seems to never really disappoint.

HBO on the other hand, likes to protect it's fighters. Showtime, it seems, doesn't give a shit about their fighters. haha They'll sacrafice them to the wolves, as the case with Diego's immediate re-rematch with Corrales (Which was delayed, thanks to Chico's rib injury.)

I think HBO realizes this, which is why HBO's non-ppv bouts has actually upped it's intrigue with fights like Freitas Raheem, Byrd Wladimir, Barrera Juarez, and exciting fighters like Joel Julio, Barrios, and Brock.


And SUPERMAN:
Here's what happens...

Superman, lacking super-powers, being largely untrained in the art of boxing and... gets his clock cleaned by Muhammad Ali. In fact he's reduced to a bruised and bloodied mess ala Rocky Balboa. However, he does show great character and courage by refusing to give up and fall down. Finally, out of respect for Supe, Ali refuses to go on, prompting the referee to declare a technical knockout, which becomes more than just technical when Superman keels over face first onto the canvas.


I'm really looking forward to the movie "Superman Returns."

[TheBESTP4P]

I don't give a damn what you guys say about Showtime.

They showcase the best fights on television.

i agree showtimes been having the better fights recently, but its kinda like having Ryan Seacrest be a commentator for an underground freestyle emcee battle in hood.

PS: gyro who won the fight between ALI and Clark Kent?

c-c
Hah, I agree about the Showtime commentators. But they are starting to grow on me. There is something about Showtime, that it's missing that HBO has in quality.

But Showtime straight up kicked HBO's a** last year, in terms of quality of fights. Even this year they are keeping up the momentum. If I want to see a real fight, Showtime is always there and seems to never really disappoint.

HBO on the other hand, likes to protect it's fighters. Showtime, it seems, doesn't give a S*** about their fighters. haha They'll sacrafice them to the wolves, as the case with Diego's immediate re-rematch with Corrales (Which was delayed, thanks to Chico's rib injury.)

I think HBO realizes this, which is why HBO's non-ppv bouts has actually upped it's intrigue with fights like Freitas Raheem, Byrd Wladimir, Barrera Juarez, and exciting fighters like Joel Julio, Barrios, and Brock.


And SUPERMAN:
Here's what happens...

Superman, lacking super-powers, being largely untrained in the art of boxing and... gets his clock cleaned by Muhammad Ali. In fact he's reduced to a bruised and bloodied mess ala Rocky Balboa. However, he does show great character and courage by refusing to give up and fall down. Finally, out of respect for Supe, Ali refuses to go on, prompting the referee to declare a technical knockout, which becomes more than just technical when Superman keels over face first onto the canvas.


I'm really looking forward to the movie "Superman Returns."

yo i completely agree with everything you just stated. CC to you!
even on Super Man's return. did u hear its gonna be in 3D?? if batman can make a comeback then i believe so can the man of steele. i dont know bout lois lane tho they could of casted a more finer actress. yo meet me up at PBF vs ODLH or Pac vs MAB cuz imma be ringside yo, we gotta make up for SEEK AND DESTROY!

[gyrokai]

yo i completely agree with everything you just stated. CC to you!
even on Super Man's return. did u hear its gonna be in 3D?? if batman can make a comeback then i believe so can the man of steele. i dont know bout lois lane tho they could of casted a more finer actress. yo meet me up at PBF vs ODLH or Pac vs MAB cuz imma be ringside yo, we gotta make up for SEEK AND DESTROY!

3D? Huh, wonder if that means it will be on IMAX theatres? If so, I'll drive over an hour just to see that shizznit.

Barrera Pacquiao is worth buying and the trip. If Mayweather Hatton or Mayweather Margarito happens, I'll drive to Sin City. I'm supposed to go to Castillo Corrales, but I'mma cancel that, cause I can't afford it. But this time, I have to go out clubbin' and do the strip clubs afterwards... and get the whole Vegas experience.

But that "Hide and Seek, than Destroy" cancellation was a blessing from god to me! I managed to get my 500 dollars back and NOT STARVE!

[OumaFan]

Granted, their production value, announcers, etc. are all seriously lacking, but are you kidding me?! HBO is horse$h1+! SHO is for real boxing fans. HBO is a bunch of PPV plus the occasional washed up, overhyped garbage fight with no undercard. They have no answer to Shobox and the reason is they're so damn full of themselves they can't be bothered to show too much actual boxing.

CC, you beat me to it. All the production and features is fine, but Showtime has shown much better fights over the last couple of years, and the undercard situation with HBO is ridiculous. What's so hard about showing two fights? Ridiculous. Plus Showtime has Shobox but mainly they just show better fights and two of them, production values count when everything else is equal, right now everything else isn't equal. Over the last two years or so Showtime has been the true boxing channel, HBO's been overhyped glitz

But to give them credit, HBO seems to be going back to showing boxing after dark cards, and has three of them lined up. Now if they just start showing undercards they could get back in the race.

[ricsan]

I prefer HBO's "presentation" of the fights, but showtime through has had some killer fights too lately.

agreed plus not every fucking fight on showtime has to be on ppv like hbo.

[CutMeMick]

I voted for 'Finito' Lopez

[shza]

I agree with the posters who have given the style points to HBO (seriously, Showtime needs to lose that cheesy "Saturday Night" intro with the computer animated American Flag-shorts boxer); but give the substance points to Showtime for recent coveraged--Showtime's practice of paying for individual fights rather than signing contracts with fighters (like HBO) has been a good thing. And HBO's PPV-ing of things like Barrera-Peden (a really fun fight to watch because Barrera put on a technical clinic and looked incredible, but an unsurprisingly uncompetitive fight) is especially annoying; I won't pay $50 to see a Tarver-Hopkins snoozefest (like I didn't pay $50 to see a washed-up Mosley beat a washed-up Vargas).

Still, HBO reliably replays all of these fights the next weekend for free. And they do seem to be getting better about this--they've got a bunch of prime fights that they're showing for free this year, of which Wright-Taylor tops the list (cuz I definitely would have paid to watch that one). Basically, I think we should just be happy that Showtime's gotten its sh*t together on the substance, because the competition is making both networks' boxing coverage better than it's been in a while.

[Unknowndonor]

Showtime had a very good year last year, and they are starting good this year. HBO still reigns above as far as commentary, and they are doing alot of work to get better fights. HBO is overall better, but Showtime is real close.

I agree with Meowza, Buffer over Lennon Jr.

[FLH2o]

I agree that Buffer has a better voice and it lends a more dramatic quality to the event, but for real now, "ready to rumble" is sooooooooooo played I could care less if I ever heard it again. Anyway, I guess I'm just a substance over glitz type of guy
and don't care much for all the pageantry.

[meowza]

I agree that Buffer has a better voice and it lends a more dramatic quality to the event, but for real now, "ready to rumble" is sooooooooooo played I could care less if I ever heard it again. Anyway, I guess I'm just a substance over glitz type of guy
and don't care much for all the pageantry.

That's very true.
But I still gotta say "Let's get ready to rumble" gets me a lot more pumped up than Lennon Jr.
I mean is it just me or does Lennon Jr. kinda sound like...