Why is HBO trying to help Main Events overturn Tony Weeks decision?

[The Ninth Layer]

HBO can do whatever they want. Kov is always going to be seen as a mentally weak f@g for going out the way he did.

Which fight did you watch where the ref didn't step in on a low blow?

[The Ninth Layer]

I dunno about other fans, what I saw is a fight where Kovalev wasn't given an opportunity to quit or take a knee or barely survive a round or get floored or anything.

[jaded]

Kovelev is testiclely weak...

[Motorcity Cobra]

And it makes sense if HBO supplied video because they aired the fight but no idea why Hauser in particular was involved.

Yep. He doesn't work in produciton.

^^^^This. Bob Bennet was clueless with regard to the Rigo/Flores fight. Also, you can clearly see the low blows on Kovalev in any video you chose to look at. Either way the fault lies with Tony Weeks and whoever oversees his incompetence. Kovalev might have gassed out but we'll never know due to the early stoppage.

The rule is ******ed. The rule states it's up to the ref to make the call. He's asking everybody else what happened because he didn't see what happened. Sometimes the 3rd man in the ring doesn't have the best view. There needs to be instant replay and someone outside the ring correcting calls.

Isnt steve weisfeld the scorecard man for showtime sports? That guy is sht at his job.

Former HBO employee

Uh, maybe because HBO aired and recorded the fight & the NSAC asked for evidence to support the argument that Ward hit Kovalev low.

Of course they can supply it. But why is Hauser getting involved stating his opinion? Call HBO. Have them send the tape. No reason to talk to Hauser at all

Are you saying you think he should have waited til he was asked by the NSAC? I suppose that's reasonable, but do you actually know for sure that ain't what happened? Bennet says he spoke to Hauser and Hauser sent him a video - it's not an unreasonable supposition to make that Bennet asked for the video even if he didn't specifically say so. Anyway, I'm thinking this is almost certainly a non-issue.

I don't think he should've stated his opinion at all. The call is up to the NSAC and he doesn't work for them, he works for HBO. Why is Hauser sending videos? If they need a video he can call HBO production crew and have them send it over.

[Mukuro]

Kovelev is testiclely weak...

Props to Ward. He found his opponents weakness and capitalized on it.

[Real King Kong]

Yea. They've been saying boxing is dying since the 1800's. But to address the topic. Why is HBO helping Main Events?

Where else are they gonna get the footage from? They had to wait for the replays to be provided by the hbo production truck during the rigo debacle too.

[Citizen Koba]

Yep. He doesn't work in produciton.



The rule is ******ed. The rule states it's up to the ref to make the call. He's asking everybody else what happened because he didn't see what happened. Sometimes the 3rd man in the ring doesn't have the best view. There needs to be instant replay and someone outside the ring correcting calls.



Former HBO employee



Of course they can supply it. But why is Hauser getting involved stating his opinion? Call HBO. Have them send the tape. No reason to talk to Hauser at all



I don't think he should've stated his opinion at all. The call is up to the NSAC and he doesn't work for them, he works for HBO. Why is Hauser sending videos? If they need a video he can call HBO production crew and have them send it over.

Yeah but Bennet does work for NSAC doesn't he? If he called Hauser and asked him what he thought or if he could help him get some footage I don't see the issue there. Both of them just doing their job. Do you have information to the effect that this isn't what happened? There's nothing in the article that suggests it was Hauser that reached out to Bennet is there?

Maybe Hauser is just the guy they had the number for? Their go to guy at HBO. Maybe they thought he'd be able to get the video they wanted without going through a string of underlings - that he'd know the right people to call. I don't know the truth of it, but maybe it would help if you specified a bit more clearly why you've come to the conclusions you have. How would you answer your own question?

[Citizen Koba]

Kovelev is testiclely weak...

I think the officially recognised phrase is 'lacking in testicular fortitude'. Just a heads up, man.

The colloquialism 'glass balls' is probably acceptable too, however.

[Motorcity Cobra]

Yeah but Bennet does work for NSAC doesn't he? If he called Hauser and asked him what he thought or if he could help him get some footage I don't see the issue there. Both of them just doing their job. Do you have information to the effect that this isn't what happened? There's nothing in the article that suggests it was Hauser that reached out to Bennet is there?

Maybe Hauser is just the guy they had the number for? Their go to guy at HBO. Maybe they thought he'd be able to get the video they wanted without going through a string of underlings - that he'd know the right people to call. I don't know the truth of it, but maybe it would help if you specified a bit more clearly why you've come to the conclusions you have. How would you answer your own question?

It's not Hauser's decision. And it's Hauser we're talking about here, don't play ******. I hate when people play ****** when they know the real deal. You know what Hauser is really about. The same guy who suggested Haymon should be lynched. The same guy who had to be pressured into writing a dislaimer he worked for the network that banned Haymon when he wrote that hit piece on Haymon. The same guy who lied about Floyd's TUE exemption and made it seem as if Floyd didn't alert USADA before his TUE. Play them fat girl games with somebody else cuz I'm not the one.

[Citizen Koba]

It's not Hauser's decision. And it's Hauser we're talking about here, don't play ******. I hate when people play ****** when they know the real deal. You know what Hauser is really about. The same guy who suggested Haymon should be lynched. The same guy who had to be pressured into writing a dislaimer he worked for the network that banned Haymon when he wrote that hit piece on Haymon. The same guy who lied about Floyd's TUE exemption and made it seem as if Floyd didn't alert USADA before his TUE. Play them fat girl games with somebody else cuz I'm not the one.

Whoa man. You're getting a bit excitable aincha? I honestly don't know much about Hauser and don't really care - all I did was suggest what seemed like a rational scenario and you come back telling me that no that can't be the case because everybody knows the Hauser is the devil himself. Ok man. That's your opinion. I get that this **** matters to you but I ain't a part of whatever little war you think you've got going on. Now slow down and tell me specifically - without depending on your preconceived notions of what an evil mothafucker Hauser is - just exactly why the scenario I outlined is so far-fetched.