HBO to air K Bros vs Haye & Adamek?

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In the upcoming months, the Klitschko brothers will engage in anticipated match-ups against the likes of David Haye (on June 25th or July 2nd) and Tomasz Adamek on September the 10th (just who Wladimir and Vitali will face, respectively, is still yet to be determined). Just a few weeks ago, it seemed as though HBO would only have money in its budget for one or the other but not both. However, in talking to some people in the know, that doesn’t seem to be the case and it looks like HBO is in line to televise both bouts.

It’s been well over a year that HBO has been in the “K2” business as they went on their bum-of-the-every-fourth-month tour in Germany. Now, it looks like they are getting back into the Klitschko business as the brothers are now facing foes that bring something to the table. In my view, this is exactly what the model should be for both premium cable networks as it relates to their decision making strategies. Fair fights that matter, not just ones that happen to have a certain fighter involved.

We didn’t get to see the Klitschkos face the likes of Albert Sosnowski, Odlanier Solis and Ruslan Chagaev on HBO, which were prudent decisions by the network. The problem was, we were still subjected to Andre Berto-Freddie Hernandez and the like.

GrantZilla wrote:Cool. HBO better not expect high ratings though. Haye is not a name in the US, and the fight will be in Germy, which will be in the middle of the afternoon during the summer. And the Adamek fight is going to be in Poland