Boxing groupthink dictates that we believe Ross Greenburg murdered the once-vibrant HBO Boxing franchise with the help of Floyd Mayweather advisor, Al Haymon and a series of undeserving, overpaid fighters. Of course, it couldn't be that Greenburg inherited a bum product-- the first generation of fighters with no exposure on free TV representing a sport increasingly isolated … [Read more...]
HBO Hires Showtime’s Hershman to Head Sports Dept.
Thursday, in a statement issued to the press, HBO announced the hiring of Showtime executive, Ken Hershman, to become the new head of HBO Sports. Hershman, who has been in charge of Showtime Sports since 2003, will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former HBO Sports head, Ross Greenburg, earlier in the year. He will also assume control of the troubled HBO Boxing … [Read more...]