Tuesday, November 07, 2006

hbo would rather women play nice

i love hbo. not being able to afford it right now kills me on a weekly basis. their original series programming is without a doubt the best entertainment television in production to date. most nights, hbo shows are the only programs worth tuning in for which is why, when it's not football or comedy central, my dvd player gets nearly as much time as my television. clearly, i am a huge advocate of the hbo network; they do not disappoint - until now. i was checking out espn.com today (yes, i am a guy afterall) and came across an article that popped my hbo bubble. apparently, an ali will be fighting at the garden once again. muhammad's daughter laila (the best known female boxer in the world) is set to be in one bout of a four bout ticket, including the male heavyweight championship fight this saturday night at madison square garden. the evening is scheduled to be broadcast live via hbo late night boxing starting 10pm est. unfortunately, hbo is refusing to broadcast laila ali's bout against shelley burton simply because they do not condone female fighting. while i, myself, am not much of a boxing enthusiast, it does seem wrong that in this day and age, where we could possibly be watching hillary run this country in 2008, that a network like hbo is taking it upon themselves to sensor the world of female boxing.

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