PPV? GTFO of here. Who is actually paying for this?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by TJ Max, Jul 23, 2016.


  1. TJ Max

    TJ Max Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think this will be a great fight, but if Bob couldn't secure this date on HBO, he should have moved it to another date.

    Not buying the PPV excuse.

    Ridiculous.
     
  2. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    I have to say that the undercard is garbage. Postol/Crawford should be commended for fighting each other, but at the same time neither of these guys are household names so I expect it to bomb. At least little g was pulling consistent numbers so a PPV was somewhat justified even though his opponent was a joke.
     
  3. plank46

    plank46 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    any decent fights on the undercard? i seen they wanted sixty bucks and thought better of buying it. no single fight is worth more than thirty, tops.
     
  4. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    The undercard fights aren't bad for regular HBO. But for a PPV fight it's awful.

    Valdez is fighting some undefeated argentinian, and Gvozdyk is fighting Karpency.
     
  5. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Not PPV in my country.
     
  6. TJ Max

    TJ Max Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It's definitely not a PPV worthy fight. I hate PPV, but if PPV is used, it should only be for the major fights.

    GGG vs Canelo would be an example of an excellent PPV fight that has potential to put people on the edge of their seats.
     
  7. plank46

    plank46 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    if it were thirty bucks id buy it then. as far as i've seen, all ppv cards are awful for years now. in the nineties they used to have multiple title fights on one card. even then, most people stole them with converters.
     
  8. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Nah I think you can justify a Crawford/Postol PPV if you stack the undercards. Give us Valdez against a top FW, unfortunately guys like LSC and Frampton are busy, and so are Mares/Cuellar, but someone like that or a Selby, and Gvozdyk vs an Alvarez, maybe even Joe Smith Jr(though obviously he just fought).
     
  9. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Not PPV for me either. Part of my subscription.
     
  10. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    Bob arum saying they need to turn Nebraska into a blue state and tcraw talking about blm probably turned a lot of viewers away aswell.
     
  11. Lady Girl

    Lady Girl Kneel Before Zod! Full Member

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    i never pay for ppvs
     
  12. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    How do you watch fights lady gal
     
  13. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    Not a PPV fight, I agree. If it had better undercard, maybe.
     
  14. Lady Girl

    Lady Girl Kneel Before Zod! Full Member

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    there is an invention called the internet:smoke

    you ought to try it some time:D
     
  15. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    So you watch these fights illegally? :hey