Georgie56 3059 Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 After 45 years. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/27/sports/hbo-boxing.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickp 293 Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Jim Lampley and team are the best boxing commentators in the game I watch old fights on YouTube all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronQ 259 Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Damn that sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1250 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Sounds to me like HBO was more or less interested in Boxing which is fine for them to drop Boxing because why should you broadcast Boxing when you're just not interested in the sport? As for the production staff and the announcers, I hope whoever picks up those rights will hire them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper550 268 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 DAZN already got Sugar Ray and Brian Kenny for its new deal with Matchroom, they're really going all-in for a newcomer, so I wouldn't be surprised if they try to pick up the HBO staff. Either them or ESPN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3059 Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 I wonder if Lampley will return to NBC’s Olympics coverage. They’d always rent him from HBO for the Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmaxhanson 650 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 I have some nostalgia for HBO's boxing matchs, and I'm sorry to see them go. At least Showtime still has boxing matchs, maybe Starz will make a play for some of HBO's old contracts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3059 Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 Tonight was HBO's final boxing telecast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadcowatbk 144 Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 after all that product placement in Creed II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3059 Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 And they ended with long credits behind a video montage with the '94 version of the World Championship theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickp 293 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 HBO BOXING can never be replaced or duplicated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin2kx 229 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Intro + final remarks to HBO's final boxing telecast (with a clearer closing credits). Plus Behind the scenes of an emotional night on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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