Comments Thread For: Showtime's Espinoza: There's One Network Committed to Boxing

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NEW YORK Stephen Espinoza made it perfectly clear he feels Showtime has surpassed HBO as the premier provider of boxing programming on premium cable. Espinoza, the executive vice president and general manager for Showtime Sports, made that statement as part of a response to a question about Anthony Joshua-Wladimir Klitschko being a joint television venture with HBO. It was posed during the Shawn Porter-Andre Berto post-fight press conference early Sunday morning at Barclays Center.
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[The Time]

I hope both networks continue to work together for the health of the sport.

As Espinoza mentioned at times one network or the other might have to concede if the other network has the bigger star. Like with Golovkin-Jacobs.

But at times when star power may be close to equal, then the collaborations can happen. Like with Lewis-Tyson, Mayweather-Pacquiao and now Joshua-Klitschko.

[turnedup]

Well considering they didn't spend much on boxing in 2015 and 2016 you better put that money to work because aside from two shows on the network HBO is kicking their asses on show ratings and viewers. I will acknowledge they've had a great start to 2017 and hope they keep it going.

[Boxing Logic]

And it was absolutely clear that because of Golovkin’s contractual situation, that that fight could only happen at the other network.

He admits that now, so how come the exact opposite was said to help Adonis Stevenson duck the Sergey Kovalev fight? How come Luis Decubas Jr. is saying the exact opposite to allow Lara to duck GGG? That's why no matter how many resources Showtime puts into boxing, the fans will never come aboard, because they keep contradicting themselves, so it feels like they are trying to manipulate the fans.

[Kigali]

Well considering they didn't spend much on boxing in 2015 and 2016 you better put that money to work because aside from two shows on the network HBO is kicking their asses on show ratings and viewers. I will acknowledge they've had a great start to 2017 and hope they keep it going.

HBO isn't kicking anything....but the bucket

[Kigali]

He admits that now, so how come the exact opposite was said to help Adonis Stevenson duck the Sergey Kovalev fight? How come Luis Decubas Jr. is saying the exact opposite to allow Lara to duck GGG? That's why no matter how many resources Showtime puts into boxing, the fans will never come aboard, because they keep contradicting themselves, so it feels like they are trying to manipulate the fans.

Duva won the purse bid ...then ran from Stevenson.

Kovalev called him a chicken....then BOLTED from his OWN post fight interview the second he laid eyes on Adonis.

All the chicken talk ended

Rank cowardice.

[hhs661]

It amazes me(kind of) that HBO just isn't giving boxing much money to play around with. I know Game of Thrones is huge for them, but to give various cast members 2 mil per episode is crazy considering this upcoming season is having 7 episodes. That's minimum $14 mil for atleast 2-3 cast members. IDK, it just sucks when you read about HBO shortening their boxing budget then see articles like $2 mil per episode.

Just sucks.

Either way, I'm glad Sho's committed to this sport.

[sicko]

That is not even Debatable at this point but both Networks are needed for the sake of Boxing so hopefully HBO does get back to the way it use to be and stop with the PPV's that will continue to FLOP

[ShoulderRoll]

Showtime: the heart and soul of boxing.

Of the two premium networks they are the one that is giving the fans more of the fights they want to see.

[A.K]

Let's look at the consensus top p4p fighters in no order

Loma Crawford ggg kov ward canelo = all hbo