Showtime is definitely SHOOOWWWTIME!!!

**gyrokai** · 09-06-2006 08:42 AM

Lets give it up to Showtime

For giving us great fights, surprises,controversy, and plenty of reasons why it's better than
HBO, despite HBO's popularity. Lets give the under-watched Showtime a hand.

With all this controversy, I think we forget how great of a fight it was that Showtime
showcased last weekend.

I can mention Lamon Brewster, Diego Corrales, Joe Calzaghe and the list goes on and on...

But I'm sure you can think of more memorable Showtime moments.

**Lance Uppercut** · 09-06-2006 03:29 PM

They have had some great fights lately, but they need better commentators. THey have always had lame boring commentators. They should pay some money, and get Teddy Atlas or anyone from HBO

**BoxingGorilla** · 09-06-2006 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by lance Uppercut

They have had some great fights lately, but they need better commentators. THey have always had lame boring commentators. They should pay some money, and get Teddy Atlas or anyone from HBO

I think they should get RJJ or George Foreman. I agree that Showtime has great fights and boring hosts.

**ElTerribleMorales** · 09-06-2006 04:52 PM

HBO has a far better line up for the rest of the year than Showetime

**shza** · 09-06-2006 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by lance Uppercut

They have had some great fights lately, but they need better commentators. THey have always had lame boring commentators. They should pay some money, and get Teddy Atlas or anyone from HBO

I like Bernstein okay. I just want them to fire Jimmy Lennon Jr. So unsatisfying compared to Buffer.

**bleech1** · 09-06-2006 08:52 PM

Id love to see Teddy Atlas go over to Showtime.

**luvfightgame** · 09-06-2006 11:38 PM

I like showtime. Usually the announcers don't stand out and you can focus on the fight. HBO I sometimes have to mute the tv they talk so much. Teddy Atlas is ok, but he always says the same thing. He focuses on the weight from their last fight, or other times in their career. What's up with Chico hosting, but not saying anything during the fight?

**gyrokai** · 09-06-2006 11:45 PM

Originally Posted by luvfightgame

I like showtime. Usually the announcers don't stand out and you can focus on the fight. HBO I sometimes have to mute the tv they talk so much. Teddy Atlas is ok, but he always says the same thing. He focuses on the weight from their last fight, or other times in their career. What's up with Chico hosting, but not saying anything during the fight?

CC man, spoken like a smart man.

**gyrokai** · 09-07-2006 08:29 AM

Knew that smart comment would get to a couple of guys. heh

**TheBESTP4P** · 09-07-2006 09:02 AM

yo cool click GYRO wtf you been hiding at

? hows the blazing hot arizona weather treatin ya? well to respond to your topic. i agree showtime generally has the better fights, however the far worse production, programming and producing,and we all know anyone of us can do way better than the dooosh bags that comment on showtime. they always get the names of the fighters mixed up or completely wrong. even going back to the jt vs peter fight did u all see how in middle of the fight the time clock got all fuckkked up and started going crazy and showing all crazy numbers

?? wtf u think u'd ever seen hbo's time clock all jacked up and going nuts like the predator's alarm clock on his wrist

thats some ghetto asssssss shiiiiiiiiiit yo.

**OumaFan** · 09-07-2006 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by luvfightgame

Teddy Atlas is ok, but he always says the same thing.

Except for the "Teddy Atlas is ok" part I totally agree with that statement.

Showtime's good, there right there with HBO to me. Bernstein's allright, he's got his favorites, but then again Lampley and Merchant set the standard in that area. The production values are S*** compared to HBO's but the fights are what really count and there they've been just as good or better than HBO for the last couple years.