Comments Thread For: Peter Nelson Expected To Leave HBO Sports in Coming Weeks

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Peter Nelson, the executive vice president of HBO Sports, is leaving the network "probably within the next 30-to-60" days, a source with knowledge of the plans told BoxingScene on Monday. Nelson, of course, is well known to boxing fans because of his time at the helm of the network's sports division when boxing was its No. 1 franchise. He joined HBO Sports as a vice president in 2011, working mostly on its boxing programming, and when Ken Hershman left the network at the end of 2015, Nelson was promoted to the division's top spot.
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[jonnyc420]

Makes sense HBO isn't in the Boxing business anymore.

[Coachcody]

I miss the days of having boxing and the Sopranos on the same channel...but Showtime is doing a good job imo.

[Greenfield02]

Makes sense HBO isn't in the Boxing business anymore.

This has nothing to do with boxing, there was a story about how HBO subscribers are down and they are blaming Nelson for it. The new owners wanted boxing out and now want to blame Peter for it, it's not a surprise that subscribers dropped HBO when boxing was nixed, They thought because of its low ratings at the end of the boxing run that subscribers wouldn't care if they got rid of it, but little did they know (even though they have some good programming) that a portion of subscribers just paid for subscription because of boxing, the low ratings was because of the horrible match making, even at the end when good match ups were produced, people watched. New management just came in saw the ratings and got rid of it, not realizing that there was something behind those ratings, regardless they got rid of it and lost a ton of subscribers and now Nelson is out, Why? Well you can't fire the owners.

[Southpawology]

I miss the days of having boxing and the Sopranos on the same channel...but Showtime is doing a good job imo.

Such great memories. Sopranos and Boxing After Dark.


Miss those days

[MulaKO]

Please , bring back boxing to HBO
I miss those Saturday nights

[paulf]

Get Lou Dibella on the horn!!

[AKAcronym]

Boxing on HBO was just something different. Miss those days.

[MasterPlan]

Boxing will be back on HBO in 2021.

[Oldskoolg]

Golden Boy will be back on HBO when the deadzone finally goes belly up. Hey are going to need a lot more though. If they don’t get AMERICAN talent they will never be what they were.