The HBO promo spot for the Foreman-Cotto fight on June 5 at Yankee Stadium.

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Juanma-Gamboa should have been the damn main undercard for this fight. Surely it would’ve guaranteed more interest from NYC-area Puerto Ricans, and drawn more to the stadium

by OmarLittle on May 27, 2010 12:30 AM EDT reply actions

Lopez-Gamboa is an HBO main event. There’s no reason that Top Rank would not want to make two HBO paydays instead of one.

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by Scott Christ on May 27, 2010 3:43 AM EDT up reply actions

That said, since Lopez-Gamboa isn’t even in play, I DO think they should have put Lopez-Concepcion on this card.

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by Scott Christ on May 27, 2010 3:46 AM EDT up reply actions

True but isn’t Lopez/Concepcion going to be on Showtime because HBO wasn’t interested?

by Apprentice on May 27, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions

Maybe I made this up? I can’t find it on the showbox page. I thought it was going to be on Showtime.

by Apprentice on May 27, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions

It’s going to be on Showtime, with a Nonito Donaire co-feature. They took it to Showtime because HBO wouldn’t pay for it as a main event. Given that they’re taking Vanes Martirosyan-Joe Greene as a co-feature, I’m sure they’d have been OK with Lopez-Concepcion, if Arum hadn’t priced that fight too high. Either way, this SHOULD have been the Yankee Stadium co-feature.

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"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."

by Scott Christ on May 27, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions

I dunno. I think Juanma-Gamboa could be a main event on HBO. Though who knows if/when these two will fight.

BTW, HBO sucks… they block these Y

by Apprentice on May 27, 2010 1:04 AM EDT reply actions

YouTube clips here in Canada, as if there was no HBO here. Pisses me off.

by Apprentice on May 27, 2010 1:05 AM EDT reply actions

The inevitable British block

Grr.

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by Drunken cutman on May 27, 2010 6:25 AM EDT reply actions

I sent an email to Sky Sports requesting them to bring over Cotto-Foreman… I just don’t understand why they bought Williams-Cintron and Berto-Quintana instead of this fight?

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by Oli Goldstein on May 27, 2010 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions

I understand almost nothing Sky Sports does anymore!

"All the time he's boxing, he's thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was hitting him." - Jack Dempsey

by Drunken cutman on May 27, 2010 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, JuanMa vs. Gamboa deserves its own headlining show, no question.

I like Martirosyan vs. Greene. It’s a good style matchup between two solid young prospects. I love fights like this where both guys have something to prove. Greene is a pressure southpaw, Martirosyan is a measured right-hander. Both are 24 years old and decorated amateurs who turned pro at a young age and are being moved slowly. Martirosyan is an Armenian from Glendale, while Greene is pure NYC.

Should be a good scrap.

by SilverLaker on May 27, 2010 6:50 AM EDT reply actions

Episode 3 is up on that Heavy website.

by taco pal on May 27, 2010 9:51 AM EDT reply actions

Thanks for the word, Taco.

These things have a focus and lack of bombast that 24/7 has never had. Impressive work by an outside site.

by El Destruyo on May 27, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions

Agreed. I just wish they were longer! (Although I realize that if they were, they probably wouldn’t be able to just post them up on the Internet for free.)

by taco pal on May 27, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions