In 1999 Oscar De La Hoya faced Felix Trinidad in a fight that was sold on PPV for $50 and comically called “The Fight of The Millennium”… Oscar and Felix were both undefeated and it showed as both guys showed WAYYYYY too much respect for each other all night long.

In short, the fight absolutely sucked and for good measure, boxing arguably screwed up the decision… Thankfully, there was no rematch.

Boxing match makers will never see the forrest through the trees and this is why boxing will die… It is ONE reason anyway.

HBO just showcases their house fighters.

Nothing has changed.

Have you heard him on interviews, he’s a blabbering idiot just like his Dad and his ………. uncle.

I also agree that Mayweather doesn’t deserve the big money fight with Pacquiao, but boxing does and so do the fans. Mayweather is talking crap (surprise!) that Manny is the only person from his camp who hasn’t come forward and said he wants to fight Mayweather because ”he doesn’t want to fight because he knows it’s a fight he can’t win.” Lay off the pipe, Floyd. Manny doesn’t need you. He’s already #1 P4P King. The only reason this fight will draw money is because there are LEGIONS of true fight fans that are salivating at the chance to finally see you step in there with a young, hungry, talented fighter and get your ass smashed. Other than that, no one cares about you. Get over yourself.

I think the reason is, is that the men running HBO Boxing, are not Boxing people. They have advisors that help them pick fights and fighters. Its like everyone knows they are suits with bags full of money.

The MAJOR problem is that these advisors also have active interests in the fight game, with connections to managers, promoters and fighters themselves. Al Hayomn is an HBO Boxing advisor, but it is a conflict of interest if an advisor, is also an advisor to a fighter, ala Mayweather. The you have Golden Boy, who is an adivsor to HBO, about the ‘State of the Game’.

So what you have is despotisim in HBO Boxing Land. And lets say a fighter on the rise, is ready for a step up in competition, and money, he has to go through the ‘RIGHT’ channels to get put on HBO. If he doesnt he dont get put ON.

Its obvious from my perspective from watching Showtimes 360, is that u might not need boxing people running a boxing program, but u have to have someone competent ala Ken Hershman of Showtime. From the series 360 it appears the Hershman is not a boxing guy per say but he does know the industry. Hershman comes across as a guy that will not let boxing people push him around, or try to tell him something he knows is right for him and his program. Hershman challenges the fight managers and promoters to give him the best product they have, and not pass off junk with a jewel, like HBO does with its programing.

HBO needs someone like a Ken Hershman, to come in a DEMAND what he needs to run a boxing program, and not be sleeping with vested interest ‘advisors’.