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HBO discussing tournament with Khan, Alexander, Maidana and Ortiz
Ben Thompson of FightHype reported a couple of days ago that he'd had sources tell him that HBO was looking to put together a four-man tournament at 140 pounds, with some major names and three titleho...
HBO and Golden Boy headed for bad times?
Rick Reeno and Robert Morales worked together on an excellent piece over at BoxingScene.com that details a fracturing relationship between HBO and Golden Boy Promotions, a relationship that has been c...
The Curious Case of Mosley-Clottey
Shane Mosley should be riding high right now. He took his place again near the very tippy top of the boxing world with his January mauling of Antonio Margarito, a stunning performance in which Mosley ...
HBO trying to make Pavlik-Williams a reality
The negotiations to match middleweight world champion Kelly Pavlik and pound-for-pound contender Paul Williams look to be getting more serious, with HBO playing deal-maker or deal-breaker, depending o...
HBO to air entire Gatti-Ward trilogy this weekend
Fight fans, set your TiVo, DVR or even your VCR this weekend if you don't have the Arturo Gatti-Micky Ward trilogy in your personal collections. HBO is going to air all three fights this weekend, fi...
Bob Arum candid on Victor Ortiz, Golden Boy and HBO
In what I can only hope isn't the first series of grenades thrown to start a new cold war between the two biggest promotional firms in boxing, Top Rank chief Bob Arum spoke very candidly to reporters ...
Has PPV really "changed"?: Examining the Hatton-Pacquiao card
In all of our praise so far for HBO this year, May 2 will mark the first time this year (and the only time scheduled) that the network has really rolled out the PPV carpet. They distributed Lightweig...
HBO not warm to Zab Judah; has the network really repented?
Rick Reeno of BoxingScene.com reports that HBO is cold to the floated idea of a 140-pound fight between Nate Campbell and Zab Judah, and that Campbell is "not the problem." HBO -- which would prefer...
As expected, HBO secures deal for Hatton-Pacquiao
Dan Rafael mentioned in his second chat of the week on Saturday night that HBO has in fact nailed down the rights to air and distribute Hatton-Pacquiao on pay-per-view. You may recall that there was...
HBO cutting back on pay-per-views, boxing not
When HBO Sports said that they would be cutting back on the number of boxing pay-per-views, which had to be at least somewhat influenced by a brutal American economy and the massive flops of Calzaghe...
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