Khan vs Algieri draws 1 million viewers for Spike TV and PBC

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  1. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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  2. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    solid yes but weak when you compare itv

    the free to air in uk was at like 4millionish iirc
     
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  3. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    The fight was overly rushed. It was announced in May and took place in May. That's why it's still impressive to draw such numbers even though the short notice.
     
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  4. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    agreed

    but aint the pbc cards roughly pulling 1 mill views each time :huh
     
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  5. fatcity

    fatcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The draw in the north east(where the majority of viewers reside) was Algieri.New Yorkers know of the Dude and like him.He always puts on a fan friendly fight.
     
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  6. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    I'm not sure. Even if they did, they had enough time to promote the events and surely had decent undercards too. This event hardly had enough time and the undercard was poor.
     
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  7. Beatle

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    Does this mean Khan has become a star in the USA?
     
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  8. STB

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    He always draws pretty decent numbers in the US
     
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  9. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    PBC on Spike has been quite good so far.
    The next Spike card will be stacked but the main event is a mismatch.
    Lara vs D. Rodriguez
    Beterbiev vs Ngumbu
    Artur Szpilka vs Manuel Quezada
    Eleider Alvarez vs Anatoliy Dudchenko
    Anthony Peterson vs Ameth Diaz
     
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  10. LeadLeftHook

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    That is a very good number especially considering it was on little known TV like Spike and not on NBC or CBS.
     
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  11. critix

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    those are big numbers.... khan popular
     
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  12. icarus1

    icarus1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    result of the fight will make that irrelevant in the future though. khan is becoming a defensive boxer which turned away fans. fight score is even obviously fabricated for the cash cow and for next big money fight. this is becoming a trend for al haymon fighters- self preservation for money fights. hype it up the just score points to win then off to the bank. fans are slowly waking up to what's happening.
     
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  13. Mexi-Box

    Mexi-Box Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Khan is a popular fighter? No surprise. Only haters think Khan isn't a draw.
     
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  14. shadz96

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    actually these numbers are good roughly bellator numbers
     
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  15. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Fat Dan said they had to give away most of the tickets for free. Khan isn't a draw in the US.
     
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