More counter-programming PLS! Canelo breaks Showtime record, Martinez PPV hits 600k

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  1. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No I wasn't DB. And you know what's crazy?

    Lance Pugmire ‏@latimespugmire
    Bob Arum now says early ppv reports indicate
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    for #ChavezMartinez. He says buzz from conflicting cards "didn't hurt."

    Even if you take 100k off just for the numbers coming out of Bob Arum's mouth... that's extremely impressive for a fight card with no household names.
     
    BigBone, Sep 18, 2012
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  2. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    :yep take that with a grain of salt
     
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  3. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    And just as I predicted, Canelo-Lopez delivered superb ratings - as a matter of fact the
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    Saturday’s main event bout between Canelo and Lopez attracted over one million viewers (1.04 million) for the live telecast, surpassing the 2010 Jean Pascal vs. Bernard Hopkins event as the highest viewership for a bout on SHOWTIME since the network began tracking bout viewership.

    Saturday’s average viewership ranked as the highest SHOWTIME boxing telecast of the year, and the second-highest average viewership on the network since 2007

    “We’ve seen steady increases in viewership for our marquee championship boxing events throughout the year,” said Executive Vice President and General Manager for SHOWTIME Sports Stephen Espinoza. “It makes perfect sense that the budding star of Canelo Alvarez delivered our best performance thus far. We expect to build on this success with future Canelo fights and, of course, on the incredible lineup we have planned for SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING this fall.”


    Counter-programming WORKS. :deal
     
    BigBone, Sep 18, 2012
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  4. thawk888

    thawk888 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bob The Builder, stuntin' on deez niqqaz.
     
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  5. Divi253

    Divi253 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I agree sometimes because it makes the promoters put on better cards, but it shouldn't be something that happens very often as the cards won't be great every time.
     
    Divi253, Sep 18, 2012
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  6. tliang1000

    tliang1000 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You sound like a salesman.
     
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  7. qwert

    qwert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I take your point BigBone. But for purely selfish reasons, I will be pissed off the next time this happens.
     
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  8. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah, many of us were extra buzzed due to this. :lol:
     
    BigBone, Sep 18, 2012
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  9. haworths623

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    They should put on dueling shows every weekend. Have a ratings war. :bbb
     
    haworths623, Sep 18, 2012
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  10. Undisputed

    Undisputed Cant G no other way Full Member

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    I had my tv on HBO and my laptop on showtime.It was hard to focus .
     
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  11. Eastcoast

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    I think folks are missing the point, GB counter programmed by putting Alvarez in with a JWW. This wasn't quality, it was hype.


    So now, anytime someone puts together a truly great fight like Martinez-Chavez, the other promoter's going to throw together a smoke'n'mirrors card and try an dilute the product. If Martinez-Chavez was the only big fight that night, it makes Sergio's victory a little bit bigger.
     
    Eastcoast, Sep 18, 2012
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  12. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    Compitition means the fans win :)... And we dont usually win lol
     
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  13. Stilt Skinner?

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    good for boxing but was a ***** watching one on the tv and the other on the computer at the same time though.
     
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  14. RobertV77

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    Thats quite a jump. You realize these guys do this to make money and they are good at making money?
     
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  15. jeffjoiner

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    The Sho time had a great undercard, but weak main event. The ppv was the opposite. It was the hot body/pretty face debate all over again. And like n my single days, I did both. Sho undercards live, the dvr the last two fights, and vice versa for the ppv.
     
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