Why do boxing fans put up with PPV?

Said almost the same in the 'Super Six Deal Announcement' thread, plus last week laughed at the fact speedway and horseracing get more coverage in another thread.

 

Because we're in the minority, yet passionatly faithful.

 

becuse unfortunatley for us boxing fans most people dont give a **** about carl froch and the likes of him

 

Spose we gotta get ripped of through paying to watch, because at least in boxing, we don't have to buy new home and away strips every season.

 

The obvious answer to this is that everything is relative. The people who sell the rights to the motorsports and American sports events that you watch in the middle of the night are not asking for multi hundreds of thousands of pounds for a single couple of hour event. Relative to the amount paid to show the event, the small advertising revenues are fine. Relative to 300 grand or whatever for a couple of boxing matches, they are not fine.

Any argument that takes the line 'x tv station shows x sport so we can't they show boxing' but doesn't take into account the relative costs and potantial viewing figures for each event is basically a completely worthless argument.

 

Boxing must cost an heck of alot to show on tv.

 

I think boxing works on PPV if done properly.

 

Simple;

Boxing isn't big enough.

 

I put up with coz I have no other choice. I ****ing detest streams. And I missed a lot of boxing in the 90s when my folks never had Sky so this is me making up for it. And at the end of the day, for me, I don't mind paying £15 (not including Khan cards)

 

Becase it's worked. When boxing was first put on ppv, people bought it. They tried it with football over here and it didn't work, so they gave up on the idea. Why it worked with boxing, wrestling and MMA but not other more mainstream sports I don't know, but if people are willing to pay then the powers of those sports aren't going to stop taking their money out of the goodness of their hearts.

 

My question would be why does it have to be so expensive?? £15 is ridiculous... £5 or £10 is going to be more appealing to the average punter and rather than people gathering round the 1 tv set at their mates they would be tempted to pay a cheeky £5 and watch it at home??

 

I guess the NFL can get money back on the UK merchandise, the Wembley etc. they can put the late night games out on the cheap in the UK and regard it as advertising.

Boxing promoters don't (or can't) do the same thing. They can't rely on most of their top boxers being long term money makers like the NFL can with its franchises so they take the short term view and try to rake it in as quickly was possible.