The triple header that HBO has coming up is what the future of boxing is. NO PPV!!

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Willie Maeket, Jul 26, 2016.


  1. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    We will thank Al Haymon later for seeing the future and knowing early that PPVs are going away. PBC has been bringing in a lot of viership and sponsers on many of their prime time events. Being that there are about 1 million true boxing fans out of 330 million people living in the U.S. the competition for our attention is getting good.

    HBO has stepped on the gas and will give us a great Saturday night come September 10th. Basically 2 hours of boxing.:happy
    Hopefully they stay on this path and adjust because the PPV model is dead. Canelo won't sell, Ward/Kovalev will break 200,000 if their lucky, it's over.
     
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  2. K.D

    K.D Active Member Full Member

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    no it isn't over... there will be another ppv star. probably anthony joshua - he's already doing the most PPVs in UK and Ireland
     
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  3. Dreamking

    Dreamking Active Member Full Member

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    Hopefully you're right PPV is a cancer on this sport. "fans" claim PPV determines your worth and that's BS
     
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  4. str1

    str1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Most of the PPV fights aren't even worth the price. I can name several from Mayweather and Pac alone. And don't forget the atrocity of the Mayweather vs Pac, not worth the money. There have been better quality fights for free.
     
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  5. Steve_Fox

    Steve_Fox Well-Known Member Full Member

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    thanks to ggg 97k
     
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  6. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Get ready to see more PPV, not less, until the big boys decide to up the boxing budget instead of continuing to cut it.

    You can't gameplan like you've got $110 million when your budget is slashed to a quarter of what it was, and you don't get the number of dates you used to. PPV subsidizes the difference, and even running them at a small loss is cheaper than footing the entire purse.

    It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see the trend continuing.
     
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  7. bcr

    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I hate ppv, i really became a fan of Thurman after the Porter fight.
     
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  8. bubbrubb

    bubbrubb Member Full Member

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    I think of it as what Napster did to the music industry. Lesser-known fighters will have more opportunity to get their name and brand out there. Creates fluidity in the marketplace of talent. I'm all for it, survival of the fittest.
     
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  9. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    Joshua as the next ppv star sounds like the beginning of the end to me
     
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  10. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    Yes,yes, yes, yes,yes!!!!!
    All fighters will have to learn to market themselves just like musicians have to now.
     
    Willie Maeket, Jul 27, 2016
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  11. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    Mayweather vs Guerrero
    Mayweather vs Berto
    Mayweather vs Maidana 2
    Mayweather vs Baldomir

    Pacquiao vs Diaz
    Pacquiao vs Clotted
    Pacquiao vs Rios
    Pacquiao vs Algieri
    Pacquiao vs Bradley 3


    In 2014 there were 7 PPV fights. None of them meant squat.
     
    Willie Maeket, Jul 27, 2016
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  12. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    Hopefully it's dead, boxing needs its fanbase back, especially with Mayweather, Pac, Klitschko gone new fans need to be attracted.
     
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  13. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    ^

    My bad, I briefly forgot that Wlad is not retired LOL.
     
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  14. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    "about 1 million true boxing fans"

    What does that even mean and what research have you done to get to that number? Canelo will sell because the Mexican fan base will continue to buy. I agree Ward/Kovalev is going to struggle to sell.

    HBO is still paid cable and while they do have about 30mil subscribers only a small percentage of that tune in for boxing. I think more big bouts on free tv in prime time can help fighters become stars and ppv attractions. We need more fights like Thurman/Porter on free prime time tv.
     
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  15. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Non-PPV ratings indicate the opposite.
     
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