PPV Boxing will be finished after 2015.

The same exact crybaby thread was all over the place after Mayweather vs Marquez' PPV.

 

Why does the fight location effect the Pay per View sales?

 

Who care about america ? You do know there's shitload of countrys following boxing, like Canada, England ... ?

 

Besides, if a 78 dollar price point generates less money for Showtime due to fewer sales, I'm sure they would just lower the price of future PPVs instead of scrapping an entire business model.

 

I'd hope so for the sake of US boxing. It has become a niche sport over there and in my opinion it's mainly because of PPV.
It's pretty sad when the #1 P4P and PPV reaches only about 1% of the US population, while in other (much smaller) countries many millions watch their heroes on free (or at least subscription) tv.

 

The Molina fight prior to the PPV was the best fight of the night next to Angulo:good

I was crushed and Floyd going to have fight PAC next or have one barn burning stacked undercard for me to shell out cash again bro:|

:smoke

 

Now about the fight :bbb
Maidana screwed himself by trying to box the number one boxer alive todayatsch WTF was that crap all about bru:huh

Then you add in a ref, who in the past has been fair, that was stopping or PREVENTING inside action for Floyd.

Lastly you got Floyd showing how great his legs still work as he put on a "Lara Running Man Show" for the fans:-(

:smoke

 

the centre stage is shifting away from the US anyway. Anything below 122 and above 175 isn't happening in the US already. And with the shitload of British prospects coming up, a lot of big fights between the above named weight classes are going to take place in the UK.

 

Well at some point it only makes sense to lower it. It's better to sell 800k fights at 50 dollars each than to sell 500k fights at 78 dollars each.

I'm sure showtime has a team of executives who can figure out what price will generate the most money for them.

 

Others have made a point I've been making for a while. PPV is killing US boxing. The Yaegashi/Gonzalez fight was on FREE TO AIR in Nicaragua AND Japan, Inoue, Ioka, Hasegawa, The Kameda's and Yaegashi are all featured on Free To Air Japanese TV and all have come through from watching the guys who came before them (Tatsuyoshi being a notable example).

In the US Mayweather has been seen by so few prospective fighters that it's a damn shame. Mayweather could have opened up the market to millions of prospective fighters though instead he has filled his pockets at the expense of the sport, the fans and the future of the US fight scene.

Well done mate, you've made a **** ton of money but you've also left a void in boxing that will be hard to fill in the next 10-15 years due to the fact your didn't inspire the next generation, the generation that the sport requires to stay relevant.

 

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