Comments Thread For: Merchant Agrees With HBO For Rejecting Rigondeaux

[kmas-ski]

Apparently some the peeps on here don't know how important profit is to business

I bet ur one of those dudes who calls Floyd a cherrypicker too. But when ur wack ass logic is in reverse it's now about the Benjamins? We all get the business Arum is spinning naive dudes like yourself. And your first post is it's only a business decision. No it's a typical way to weed out boxers and hype up 1 dimensional fighters like Brandon Rios who's coming off a lost I might add.

[KickAzz]

when you're getting booed, you should know that you're doing something unentertaining

[DannYankee]

when you're getting booed, you should know that you're doing something unentertaining

Donaire been booed more times than Rigondeaux you dont see them ****TING on him its simple math really Donaire is less skilled but can potentially bring in more money because #1 he speaks english so its easier to market him in the US and 2 all the Filipino fans they want to keep after Pacquiao goes away.

It's not boxing anymore sadly even boxing has become part american Idol which is sickening and disgusting in the end will only hurt the sport.

[KickAzz]

Donaire been booed more times than Rigondeaux you dont see them ****TING on him its simple math really Donaire is less skilled but can potentially bring in more money because #1 he speaks english so its easier to market him in the US and 2 all the Filipino fans they want to keep after Pacquiao goes away.

It's not boxing anymore sadly even boxing has become part american Idol which is sickening and disgusting in the end will only hurt the sport.

boxing is prize fighting, if you don't entertain that prize ain't gonna be there. I'm all for making boxing into a league sport, but as is, if you ain't entertaining, you ain't making that paper. that is the sad reality of boxing today

[Reg_One]

This has less to do with marketing Rigondeaux and more to do with racism. I'm absolutely certain that if Rigondeaux was a blond haired blue eyed Cuban HBO would've said "Sign him up...we can market a White Cuban in America easy." That's the truth. The fact he beat one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world apparently means squat to HBO executives because their mindset says to them "We can't market him to white folks they won't like him". Let's just forget he made Donaire look like a b-level amateur. Unfortunately, the executives are right. White America has zero interest in tuning in to watch a Black Communist from Cuba. Zero!

This mindset is the same of movie executives who portray every superhero as some white guy on the big screen. They know using Wesley Snipes as Spiderman, Superman, The Hulk, or any other superhero will be shunned by the majority white population in this country so unfortunately all superhero's must be white. Blacks can't be super in the movies only in real life on the gridiron, basketball courts and baseball fields where the truth of physical superiority is shown. Dammit, I almost forgot, there are two Black superhero's, one is from hell and the other is a drunk- enter-Spawn and Han****. Lovely portrayals.

Hit it Don "Only in America...."

[HeroBando]

This has less to do with marketing Rigondeaux and more to do with racism. I'm absolutely certain that if Rigondeaux was a blond haired blue eyed Cuban HBO would've said "Sign him up...we can market a White Cuban in America easy." That's the truth. The fact he beat one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world apparently means squat to HBO executives because their mindset says to them "We can't market him to white folks they won't like him". Let's just forget he made Donaire look like a b-level amateur. Unfortunately, the executives are right. White America has zero interest in tuning in to watch a Black Communist from Cuba. Zero!

This mindset is the same of movie executives who portray every superhero as some white guy on the big screen. They know using Wesley Snipes as Spiderman, Superman, The Hulk, or any other superhero will be shunned by the majority white population in this country so unfortunately all superhero's must be white. Blacks can't be super in the movies only in real life on the gridiron, basketball courts and baseball fields where the truth of physical superiority is shown. Dammit, I almost forgot, there are two Black superhero's, one is from hell and the other is a drunk- enter-Spawn and Han****. Lovely portrayals.

Hit it Don "Only in America...."

This is dumb. Is that why they promoted the **** out of Broner? Meanwhile Wlad hasn't been on HBO since when?

[mex602]

Unlike rigo shiming actually has a fan base so hbo has to pay nothing to televise his card which is put on hbo 2 on tape delay. They aren't shoving anything down your throat... I don't prefer shiming but to act like hbo is choosing shiming over rigo is to put it a nice way misguided.

you got me on the fan base....


it just seems like rigo own people (cubans) dont support him like mexicans support their fighters....boricuas....filipinos etc.


maybe if miami was having rigo fever after his great victory over donaire hbo wouldnt have a choice

remember that all miami "sports fans" are on the lebron bandwagon and HANDS DOWN miami has the WORST sports fans in the states..

so thats my theory

[mex602]

This has less to do with marketing Rigondeaux and more to do with racism. I'm absolutely certain that if Rigondeaux was a blond haired blue eyed Cuban HBO would've said "Sign him up...we can market a White Cuban in America easy." That's the truth. The fact he beat one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world apparently means squat to HBO executives because their mindset says to them "We can't market him to white folks they won't like him". Let's just forget he made Donaire look like a b-level amateur. Unfortunately, the executives are right. White America has zero interest in tuning in to watch a Black Communist from Cuba. Zero!

This mindset is the same of movie executives who portray every superhero as some white guy on the big screen. They know using Wesley Snipes as Spiderman, Superman, The Hulk, or any other superhero will be shunned by the majority white population in this country so unfortunately all superhero's must be white. Blacks can't be super in the movies only in real life on the gridiron, basketball courts and baseball fields where the truth of physical superiority is shown. Dammit, I almost forgot, there are two Black superhero's, one is from hell and the other is a drunk- enter-Spawn and Han****. Lovely portrayals.

Hit it Don "Only in America...."

yeah this is ******

its that cubans don't support their fighters white or black

[Reg_One]

This is dumb. Is that why they promoted the **** out of Broner? Meanwhile Wlad hasn't been on HBO since when?

It's only dumb to you because you have difficulty comprehending the reality of such truth. Let's be clear, Broner is a marketing phenom, he's arrogant, flashy, trash-talking, ignorant and he's one hell of a fighter. America loves to hate this version of the Black male because while most white families would never invite Broner into their homes they enjoy his foolishness and fighting skills.

Rigondeaux is a non-English speaking Black Cuban Communist. In reality, he has three strikes against him the Black one being the biggest. If Rigondeaux looked like Canelo or De La Hoya HBO would've totally disregarded his safe performance against Donaire and signed him immediately. This dismissal of opportunity is about looks, period. Shame on HBO for not being a fair and impartial entity that denies opportunity to people just based upon their physical marketability in America.

And Merchant is an idiot...but, you probably already knew that.

[simms601]

I laugh at some of the posts that I read on this forum, because it's just straight up comedy. Some posts claim racism, others claim jealousy and some say HBO is upset because Rigo beat Donaire. It's hilarious! No one complained about Rigo before this fight because he was getting KO's. His fight before Donaire he was almost dropped "twice". That brings about excitement, KO's and the chance of being KO'd. It shouldn't be that way, but it is. Rigo/Donaire was Rigo's biggest stage of his career without a doubt, but instead of impressing the network, "casual" boxing fan he ended up stinking out the joint by "those" fans standards. Now from the hardcore boxing fan, Rigo put on a clinic, which is true he did a helluva job. But we have to remember, it's more casual boxing fans than there is Hardcore boxing fans. HBO has to be able to sell a fighter in order to get ratings. Rigo didn't impress in a way that people want to see him. Again to the hardcore boxing fan, he couldn't have fought a better fight, but to those who want to watch a good fight (casual fans) they weren't impress and their usually the ones who spend the money. It has nothing to do with race, because what people forget is that it was HBO who pushed for this fight. Not Rigo, not TP, not Donaire, not Arum, it was HBO. They thought that with the way Rigo was calling out Donaire that he was coming to knock Donaire's head off. We can say that Donaire was looking to knock Rigo's head off. I don't blame Rigo for fighting the way he fought as Donaire is a dangerous fighter from round 1-12. He did what he had to do to win, but it hurt him in the end. And for those who are saying that race has anything to do with it, remember another Cuban who fought like that Casamayor was being boo'd as well because he wasn't exciting. It wasn't until he began to get hit a little more that people wanted to see him. It sucks that the game is like that, but it is what it is.