Re: The Official... Manny Pacquiao, Freddy Roach, and Bob Arum are full of shit Threa
I won't under estimate the numbers this fight can do cause you never know.
All I will say is, as much as I like competition cause it usually produces better product. Boxing has become a sport that is mainly about name-value not fights. I was hoping that HBO was going to be able to put the hammer down (eventually) and demand better fights. This might be the first step in really making Showtime more than a second rung under HBO.
I wonder how sore the HBO crew is for not being able to have this fight on their PPV now that it has been moved to Showtime. I know the buyrate won't be that high anyways cause that network doesn't pull that many numbers as HBO does, but if this CBS/Showtime combo does happen like what's rumored, then these guys + Showtime may be able to sucker *ahem* I mean bring more fans to watch...
I won't under estimate the numbers this fight can do cause you never know.
All I will say is, as much as I like competition cause it usually produces better product. Boxing has become a sport that is mainly about name-value not fights. I was hoping that HBO was going to be able to put the hammer down (eventually) and demand better fights. This might be the first step in really making Showtime more than a second rung under HBO.