HBO Boxing: The Year 2011 In Two Minutes (Video)

by Scott Christ on Dec 13, 2011 6:00 AM EST in Boxing Video - HBO

HBO Sports has put together a two-minute video package highlighting some of their best fights (and some that featured name fighters, too) from the year 2011. Here it is, before I start complaining about the obvious omissions:

In my view, HBO did indeed have some truly exceptional fights in 2011. But three of the best are not in this video.

First missing: The October 15 fight between Antonio DeMarco and Jorge Linares, which was maybe the most dramatic comeback of the year. Second missing: The April 9 fight between Marcos Maidana and Erik Morales. These fights have something in common, in that they were part of barely-purchased pay-per-view events. Third missing is Mike Alvarado vs Breidis Prescott from the Pacquiao-Maruqez undercard, but HBO has no investment whatsoever in either man. Perhaps that's not a good sign for DeMarco.

Meanwhile, there's Sergio Martinez vs Sergiy Dzinziruk, Sebastian Zbik vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, and Canelo Alvarez vs Matthew Hatton.

Oh well. What can you do? It's still a pretty cool video. Tip your caps to DeMarco, Linares, Maidana, Morales, Alvarado and Prescott, the forgotten men who provided fantastic fights on HBO programming this year.

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WK and Haye only 1 sec of good footage in all 12 rounds.;)

by Mihali4 on Dec 13, 2011 7:56 AM EST reply actions

Yep. More than Pacquiao/Mosley had though haha.

#1 Devon Alexander hater

by uGotKTFO on Dec 13, 2011 4:40 PM EST up reply actions

Manny Steward OH MY GOD

You know it’s a good fight when you the announcers have emotional outbursts.

"Boxing is like dealing with a ho"
-Bernard Hopkins

by erod on Dec 13, 2011 9:27 AM EST reply actions

gets me everytime

Does that soundbite

by Sweet science on Dec 13, 2011 6:31 PM EST up reply actions

Only two mins?

Common… that is lame.

I am waiting for GP to make his own yearender.

"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."

by Zocalo on Dec 13, 2011 11:57 AM EST reply actions

Agreed Scott, those were three great fights. I’m still pissed my DVR deleted Maidana-Morales, anybody have a link to a good video? Actually how can HBO not replay that fight as part of their “best of” fights?! Under rated fight of the year.

by BloodMeridian on Dec 13, 2011 12:26 PM EST reply actions

Wasnt maidana-morales one of those GBP ppvs that technically wasnt a ppv? Like jmm-casamayor

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by battle axe of doom on Dec 13, 2011 5:00 PM EST via mobile reply actions

wasnt an hbo* ppv

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by battle axe of doom on Dec 13, 2011 5:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

No, it was a full HBO PPV with the HBO crew.

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

by Scott Christ on Dec 13, 2011 5:26 PM EST up reply actions

I don’t have a problem with Martinez/Dzinziruk being on there. Remember, that fight was supposed to be a tough outing against a slick, technically solid undefeated titlist. And Martinez just obliterated him. It was very impressive.

by schraubd on Dec 13, 2011 5:20 PM EST reply actions

And well his head was like swiveling like a toy on a car as well.

"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."

by Zocalo on Dec 13, 2011 5:34 PM EST up reply actions

I don’t have a problem with Martinez/Dzinziruk being on there.

I don’t either really. I just wish they’d have added 30 seconds or so for the fights they overlooked, because those guys earned it.

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

by Scott Christ on Dec 13, 2011 5:57 PM EST up reply actions

hey we can all agree here though

“L-O-L” @ Bradley vs Alexander not making the cut.

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

by Scott Christ on Dec 13, 2011 5:58 PM EST reply actions

lol

Hopkins Dawson??

by Sweet science on Dec 13, 2011 6:33 PM EST up reply actions

There wasn’t even enough time to find a few “exciting” seconds like with Wlad-Haye.

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

by Scott Christ on Dec 13, 2011 6:56 PM EST up reply actions

But that goes along with Linares-DeMarco — for some reason they totally ignored their two Titanic vs Iceberg PPV efforts, even though both had great fights.

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

by Scott Christ on Dec 13, 2011 6:56 PM EST up reply actions

It was a shit sandwich that sadly we all had to eat.

"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."

by Zocalo on Dec 13, 2011 11:53 PM EST up reply actions