HBO v. Showtime

Forget budgets, who has put on better fights this year?

Here are links to the fights they've put on this year:
http://www.hbo.com/boxing/fights/index.html#/boxing/fights/2010.html
http://sports.sho.com/browse/events.html?sport=boxing&page=1

Even if we don't include the PPVs, which I think deserve some consideration, I go with HBO. Showtime probably does a better job managing their money, but HBO gets way too much hate. Would people honestly rather have them spend more frugally and watch more undeserving fights go to PPV? Not to mention that their production values and commentating teams are top notch.

You should make it into a poll.

The thing is, they overpay for certain fights preventing them from putting on BETTER match ups than what they offer

Look at 2009

Williams vs Martinez
Diaz vs Marquez
Mosley vs Margarito
Bute vs Andrade
Vitali vs Arreola
Maidana vs Ortiz
Julio vs Kirkland
Wright vs Williams
Berto vs Collazo
Cotto vs Clottey

And they only had two major PPVs, Marquez vs Floyd & Cotto vs Pac

They did a waaay better job last year

gomez1012 wrote:

Look at 2009

Williams vs Martinez
Diaz vs Marquez
Mosley vs Margarito
Bute vs Andrade
Vitali vs Arreola
Maidana vs Ortiz
Julio vs Kirkland
Wright vs Williams
Berto vs Collazo
Cotto vs Clottey

And they only had two major PPVs, Marquez vs Floyd & Cotto vs Pac

They did a waaay better job last year

But we're halfway through the year. Add a couple fights at 126 (already scheduled), a couple at 140 (I believe Bradley and Alexander will both be on HBO), Angulo or Dzinzurik against quality, Dawson-Pascal, and a Pac-Floyd megafight and I'll rank this year higher in terms of quality fights made.

Showtime for me, they're always broadcasting entertaining fights from the lower divisions.

I think HBO just for main evnts but there undercards always suck.

HBO for me.

Arreola-Adamek
Cotto-Foreman
Angulo-Yorgey
Berto-Quintana
Martinez-Pavlik
Williams-Cintron (It's the thought that counts)
Khan-Malignaggi

Plus alot others.

Showtime needs to get rid of Gus Johnson and bring back Steve Albert.

I enjoy showtime more. They don't have as many big names, but the guys they do have are usually younger, often from weight classes HBO doesn't show, and they are matched tougher.