HBO: "We're Out of the Heavyweight Division"

[OumaFan]

Better late than never

HBO to stop screening heavyweight boxing due to lack of US interest - Telegraph

[Gandalf]

I'd heard about this and you can't blame them really. Nobody will fight each other in this division. That, and they are boring.

[OumaFan]

Adamek deserves to be on TV. And, well yeah, pretty much just Adamek.

To be fair this is a step in the right direction, to not waste their resources on these bores, but if theirs a decent fight made at some point I'm sure they'll jump on it.

[Gandalf]

Adamek deserves to be on TV. And, well yeah, pretty much just Adamek.

To be fair this is a step in the right direction, to not waste their resources on these bores, but if theirs a decent fight made at some point I'm sure they'll jump on it.

Yes, I like watching Adamek too. I also don't mind watching Vitali. Haye would be alright if he would only step up, but as it is I have no interest in seeing him fight Harrison or the inevitable Monte Barrett rematch.

[Spicoli]

Heavyweights have been overhyped for the longest but it's a shame that a premier network would paint with such a broad brush.Wonder how much it has to do with lack of American prospects as opposed to some quality match ups out there.HBO is very flavor of the month and we won't see a Oscar,Jones jr or Lewis again.Manny won't be around forever no matter how many magic mushrooms he digests and they will change their minds if the dollars make sense.Haye has a huge oppurtunity to give division a shot in the arm but seems to talk more and fight less but with 40 yr old Tarver coming to hvy...he may find a quality oponent after all

[DaxxKahn]

Not sure how long that can last at all....You can't just abandon a whole division.....I think they may more or less just may not promote heavyweight cards as main events....But hey in boxing anything is possible...It is a sad thing I mean the division that was once the most respected and watched, is being written off due to quality of comp

[El Kabong]

Its not the first stupid thing HBO boxing has done. The Klitschko's are dominant champions and all the bs about how they are boring and "no one can tell them apart" is just HBO having their feelings hurt by the lack of American presence in that one division.

Wlad draws crowds he sells tickets, its not his fault that he sells more in Germany than the US.

Try some marketing HBO

[Gandalf]

Its not the first stupid thing HBO boxing has done. The Klitschko's are dominant champions and all the bs about how they are boring and "no one can tell them apart" is just HBO having their feelings hurt by the lack of American presence in that one division.

Wlad draws crowds he sells tickets, its not his fault that he sells more in Germany than the US.

Try some marketing HBO

Why is it stupid?

Are you trying to suggest that Wlad has been in an interesting heavyweight bout recently? The only thing interesting about his fights is seeing Manny Steward have a rant in the corner, but nobody should pay PPV to see that. He is the biggest bore boxing has seen in recent years.

[Mattyhitman]

Its not the first stupid thing HBO boxing has done. The Klitschko's are dominant champions and all the bs about how they are boring and "no one can tell them apart" is just HBO having their feelings hurt by the lack of American presence in that one division.

Wlad draws crowds he sells tickets, its not his fault that he sells more in Germany than the US.

Try some marketing HBO

Why is it stupid?

Are you trying to suggest that Wlad has been in an interesting heavyweight bout recently? The only thing interesting about his fights is seeing Manny Steward have a rant in the corner, but nobody should pay PPV to see that. He is the biggest bore boxing has seen in recent years.

David Haye is THE ONLY heavyweight worth watching right now FACT ! ! !

[Gandalf]

Its not the first stupid thing HBO boxing has done. The Klitschko's are dominant champions and all the bs about how they are boring and "no one can tell them apart" is just HBO having their feelings hurt by the lack of American presence in that one division.

Wlad draws crowds he sells tickets, its not his fault that he sells more in Germany than the US.

Try some marketing HBO

Why is it stupid?

Are you trying to suggest that Wlad has been in an interesting heavyweight bout recently? The only thing interesting about his fights is seeing Manny Steward have a rant in the corner, but nobody should pay PPV to see that. He is the biggest bore boxing has seen in recent years.

David Haye is THE ONLY heavyweight worth watching right now FACT ! ! !

David Haye is entertaining enough, but he just won't fight anybody. He deserves the HBO wrath too.

[Spicoli]

Do think the styles may play a factor but to be fair...how many Chris Byrd main events did HBO feed us Bigger may be that frankly Americans like their heavyweights frontal and somewhat willing to engage,explosive.Byrd never saw exceptance and at the end was talking tough,whining and trading to make statements.Also and it has to be said...fluent English may help.

[JazMerkin]

Its not the first stupid thing HBO boxing has done. The Klitschko's are dominant champions and all the bs about how they are boring and "no one can tell them apart" is just HBO having their feelings hurt by the lack of American presence in that one division.

Wlad draws crowds he sells tickets, its not his fault that he sells more in Germany than the US.

Try some marketing HBO

To be fair to HBO, I'm sure they have no problem marketing a pair of 6'7 brothers with great power and all-round athleticism. I think the problem they come up against is marketing two guys like that who fight as if they're Ivan Calderon.

I quite enjoy their fights to watch from a technical perspective, but they are not easy to market to a US audience.

[El Kabong]

They are technically skilled dominant heavyweights who knock out their opponents. Not everyone can fight with Pacquiao's style or trash talk like Chicken Little.

The main reason HBO won't show their fights is simply scheduling. If the Klitschko's fought in the US they would be on tv no problem, the issue is when they fight in Germany it cuts into HBO's regular scheduling, and who watches boxing at 4:00 PM?

[El Kabong]

I agree Hunter for everyone saying the Klitschko's are boring there is a person that appreciates their skill and dominance and of course their willingness to fight ANYONE.

HBO just looks petty doing this.

BTW how many bouts has Chicken Little had on HBO? They got tired of him before he has even had 1 fight on HBO shows you how much respect they have for him.

[OumaFan]

HBO is in the right here, why waste their time with garbage? If a good fight is made they'll televise it. Until then, why waste the money? Just say hypothetically Teddy Atlas is right and Vitali fights Shannon Briggs next, HBO should just chuckle and move along.