2012 HBO boxing budget 35Mil, Showtime 28Mil

Surprised the gap isn't bigger

 

Now is that Showtime all together or just the boxing aspect

 

if their budget is only 35mil how do some fighters walk off with 20+mil guarantees?

 

do you have their PPV budgets?

 

those are ppv's that generate that kind of money.

 

Question: Aren't Showtime PPV fights free for Showtime subscribers?

 

Do we have figures for any previous years? Just wondering how it compares to 2011 or 2010...

 

the budget really doesn't mean much. they've had big budgets in the past and ran out of money before the year was over because they supposedly paid more than what the fights were worth. the problem, imo, lies with hbo trying to create stars...rather than letting the chips fall where they may. hbo puts all their eggs in one basket with some of their fighters...whereas showtime will allow the chips to fall. winner keeps going...loser gets to the back of the line. most times on hbo...the guys who win by upset disappear. on showtime, they become stars. maybe that will change now that ken h is at hbo. the budget issue is what it is...anyone who deals with budgets understands that if u don't use it, u lose it. and as a result ur budget gets smaller every year. it's in their best interest to spend all the money they have...but spending it wiser seems to be the key.

 

No, just like HBO PPV aren't free.. They are separate from the BAD's and SHOBOX..