Just after an idea of PPV buy figures in Australia Martinez is hardly a household name for the casual sports fan. Even most boxing fans have never heard of Barker what would the PPV figures be for this fight in Oz ? I would say arounnd 4000 tops a Floyd or Pac fight in Oz gets what 50 000 ?
I didnt order it either...why would someone order it when you get the 1 international commentator with no intros or anything. The production is like boxing in the 1960's. Main Event couldnt give a rats ass. Just get the HBO version later or watch it online.
i ordered it, we got martinez v dzinzidruk replay...the vera v lee then main event and even the hbo post fight interviews...it was dave bontempo and tony page commentating. not the colonel
no wonder, main event dont screen the big international match ups very often...coz none of u ****s book it then cry and whinge when they choose not to screen one
Fire up caps lock. Not all of us can afford to have foxtel then pay the $50 every time theres a fight on.
Tell me about it. Unless we are all just rolling in money how we can afford foxtel & then pay $40-$50 every 3 weeks for a boxing card on Main Event. Then on top of that the coverage for that price is absolutely dreadful & not even the HBO broadcast, but the shitty international feed. I have said it for ages...FOX Sports should show the majority of the mid range to smaller HBO & Showtime cards whether that be live or a slight tape delay, with only the big 6-8 cards a year being live on Main Event PPV.
I would hardly call Barker-Martinez a big international match besides the NRL Grand finals were on very bad timing.
The 3rd ranked p4p v an undefeated guy for a world title isn't a big match up?ffs. Smh it was only 29.95$ anyway
If people on a boxing forum aren't buying the PPV, what hope is there for casual sports fan buys ? i guess main event get certain events as a package so it doesn't cost them any extra. They make money off the Pac and Floyd fights
I firmly agree m8. You blokes musn't hav 2 cents to rub together. I buy at least one boxing PPV per month and of top of dat I have year round footy memberships too. But I don't grab the MMA shows, I watch dem online or @ a pub
It wasn't a Pay Per View worthy fight. I just downloaded it and watched it tonight. We're probably the only country in the world where you have to shell out for it. It's $50 on Austar too. No thanks.
Going by this thread I now don't know who to blame for why boxings dead in this country. One ppv every 5 weeks is too much for the 'fans' to invest in the sport. It's pathetic.