hbo made a smart bussiness move.

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  1. boxing_master

    boxing_master Loyal Member banned

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    initially mayweather wanted the same deal he has with showtime with hbo but hbo refused and now we can see why showtime as company thought by giving mayweather the deal would make them tons of money and this has not happened infact they are making huge losses.

    Mayweather has averaged more than 1 million pay-per-view buys since fighting Oscar De La Hoya in 2007. But sustaining that could become problematic if the level of competition isn’t intriguing enough.

    when showtime gave maywather the contract they never thought for 1 minute that mayweather wouldn't make 1 mill buys....

    I really think that it was knee jerk reaction from showtime to offer mayweather the deal.


    hbo won.....:deal
     
  2. gabrielito23

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    LMAO :good
     
  3. HoldMyBeer

    HoldMyBeer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    one of the few times one of your posts is worth replying to considering your thinly-veiled agenda, but...

    "sustaining that could become problematic if the level of competition isn't intriguing enough" is correct, but only partly

    big numbers is also dependent on if the opposing fighter sells, and in a non-mainstream sport that only hits the spotlight when it's elite $$$ players fight, there are never going to be a lot of fighters around who will fit that bill
     
  4. boxing_master

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    But didn't showtime envisage that when offering him this crazy deal ?
     
  5. HoldMyBeer

    HoldMyBeer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    this is exactly what I was saying in another thread 20 minutes ago
    it's extremely short-sighted to offer a deal of this size in a sport that has so few PPV draws, therefore very few PPV viable matchups (with regards to this deal working for showtime), and they seem to have offered no sweetener in the deal for Floyd if he fights pacman....the biggest fight out there!

    that's incredibly poor business sense, and makes me think that they were so busy looking at the $$$ Floyd made previously, that they just assumed it would continue based on his talent alone
     
  6. boxing_master

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    well they totally ****ed up the only person making money in this deal is mayweather .
     
  7. Staminakills

    Staminakills Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    if any of you truly believe sho/cbs is "losing" money you are a bigger moron than originally thought. they are making a killing you morons
     
  8. Imperial1

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    :lol:

    Please enlighten us as to how they are making money than?
     
  9. boxing_master

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    [url]http://iconosquare.com/p/620609923162634538_297098133[/url]
     
  10. Staminakills

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    each fight has brought in 100's of millions of dollars.
    how the phuck could they possibly LOSE money ?
     
  11. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    They lost 12 mil from the Guerrero fight and made it back for the Canelo fight. They are not making a huge profit that is for sure they are more than likely a little above break even or below depending on the Maidana numbers.
     
  12. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    :lol::rofl:patsch
    Half of PPV revenue off the top goes to DirecTV, Comcast, Charter, Dish Network, etc they don't keep all the money :rofl
     
  13. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Yeah and every fight that doesn't reach a mil they take a hit on ..
     
  14. boxing_master

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    you are one dumb fool

    never heard about expenditure ?
     
  15. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    proof that mayweather is over paid. no boxer is worth 40-60 million per fight, its just insane