Then HBO, a subscription outfit mostly known for boxing and films, decided to try its hand at hour-long dramas.

以播放拳击节目和电影著称的HBO电视台决定在时长一小时的电视剧领域一试身手。

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HBO also shows live boxing matches, the biggest of which are sold on a pay-per-view basis.

HBO还直播拳击比赛，最大规模的比赛是按收看次数收费。

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Respected HBO boxing analyst Jim Lampley disagrees, asserting that "black American boxers are no longer as dominant because of the global rise of others".

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Showtime is poised to make an even bigger push into boxing after HBO announced last month that it would no longer hire fighters from Golden Boy, which is the biggest promoter in boxing.

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Since 2006, the number of households paying to watch UFC fights has exceeded 700, 000 at least 17 times, compared with 13 times for HBO's pay-per-view boxing matches.

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