There’s been a lot of entertaining stuff on HBO in October. I’ve enjoyed ?Boardwalk Empire? (which, for my money, might soon be up there with ?The Sopranos? or ?The Wire? in due time). It’s great to have Bill Maher back; no matter what your political philosophy is, this show is always good for few laughs. And Kenny Powers, well, that’s who I want to be when I grow up. But there is something missing from my various HBOs on my digital cable receiver- boxing.
This is the main reason I subscribe to both HBO and Showtime.
In 2010, both networks have decided to take the month off. Boxing has no official off-season like other sports but it seems as though October- as the leaves turn and the baseball playoffs commence- has become a period in which those who are in charge of network programming stay clear of the ?Fall Classic.?
Going back to 2005, boxing has been sporadic, to say the least, on both major premium networks.
