"Thina bakholwa suku wayeyofika, sazikhandla ukuze enze kwenzeke futhi siyakucela kakhulu ngokuthi lapha. "
- Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President & Manager General Showtime Sports®
"Lona boxing wumcimbi sonke isikhathi, thina uku ngiqiniseka ukuthi. Sasingakwazi kube prouder ukuba yingxenye yalo futhi basize sokucaba it. "
- Ken Hershman, President HBO SPORTS®
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I-NEW YORK (Feb. 20, 2015) — Kuyinto a deal kwenziwe! Ezingakanqotshwa Floyd Mayweather (47-0, 26 Kos) ezolwa imbangi osemnkantsh 'ubomvu Manny Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 Kos) in a Welterweight World Championship Wokwakha Ubunye Bout bephila Pay-Per-View on Saturday, May 2.
Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Showtime Sports, futhi Ken Hershman, President of HBO SPORTS, kwenziwa abezindaba nje imizuzu emva impi kumenyezelwa ngokusemthethweni Mayweather via yakhe Shotsakhawunti.
Nazi avelele kulokho Hershman and Espinoza ayezokushoFriday:
Ken HERSHMAN, President HBO SPORTS
"Lona boxing wumcimbi sonke isikhathi, thina uku ngiqiniseka ukuthi. Sasingakwazi kube prouder ukuba yingxenye yalo futhi usize sokucaba it.
"Sibheke phambili May 2. It kuzoba ubusuku umbukwane kulo mdlalo kanye HBO and Showtime kanye.
"The Mike Tyson–Lennox Lewis pay-per-umbono fight ngokuhlanganyela kwaba roadmap olukhulu kule mpi. It wabonisa ukuthi lokhu kungenziwa ngokuphumelelayo. Kuningi of Mechanics ukuthi bangene kule lapho namanetha amabili abasebenza ndawonye, futhi labo Mechanics baphathe phambili mayelana nendlela izinto isebenze ekusithekeni.
"Le mpi izobanjwa yobuholi pay-per-view, lutho ongavamile kuleso front. Sibheke phambili ekutholeni uya, kukhona umsebenzi omningi onzima ngaphambi kwethu. "
USTEFANU Espinoza, Executive Vice President & Manager General Showtime Sports
"Sesikhathele kakhulu ukuba ingxenye lokho silindele ukuba umcimbi irekhodi-breaking. Le deal kuyinto umkhiqizo omningi kanzima igazi, izithukuthuku nezinyembezi endleleni.
"Ngathatha lo msebenzi cishe eminyakeni emithathu edlule; impi Mayweather-Pacquiao bekulokhu undabuzekwayo futhi umgomo yethu hhayi kuphela, kodwa Floyd Mayweather kusukela yena weza Showtime iminyaka ibe ngaphansana kancane kwamakhilomitha amathathu edlule.
"Ngikholelwa ukuthi ngqo yokuxhumana phakathi Floyd and Manny kwalungisa a lot of ukungabaza on kokubili izingqondo zabo futhi esivuselelwe ukuzibophezela kwabo ukubanjwa kule mpi kwenziwe.
"Siye saxoxa ephawulekayo njengoba abayokwakha the team ukusakaza; kuyoba iqembu yonke-star ne inhlanganisela ithalente kusukela kokubili amanethiwekhi.
"Lo mhlangano phakathi Floyd and Manny at the Miami Heat game Ngokuqinisekile owagcoba amasondo liyoshona sekugcina inqubo.
"Esinye sezizathu ezinkulu okwenza ukuthi lokhu deal safike kwenziwa, ngokungafani amadili esikhathini esidlule, kwaba ngoba Leslie Moonves [President and CEO, CBS Corporation] kwaba yingxenye yenqubo. Wayengumuntu kakhulu izimisele ukwenza lokhu deal futhi kwaba umuntu wonke amaqembu kuleli ukuxoxisana ngempela ukuhlonishwa. Wayengumuntu ngempela kulethe bebona lokhu ngokusebenzisa futhi benqaba ukuthatha into kunoma yimuphi side.
"Thina bakholwa suku wayeyofika, sazikhandla ukuze enze kwenzeke futhi siyakucela kakhulu ngokuthi lapha. "