Who would do the best viewing figures on HBO out of these fighters....

In your opinion. Provided the opposition was just a standard, little heard of B-Level contender like Thomas Oosthuzien. Rate them 1 to 5:


Adonis Stevenson
Sergey Kovelev
Andre Ward
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr
Gennady Golovkin

 

:think Stevenson and Kovalev's last fights against little heard of contenders opposition did 100,000 more views than Ward's fight with Rodriguez. :think

 

I think it would be:

1. Chavez Jr
2. Golovkin (but closing in fast on number 1)
3. Stevenson
4. Kovalev
5. Ward

Stevenson and Kovalev may lose viewers when not on the same card but I don't think Ward makes up the numbers to overtake both and their last fights left fans thirsty for more, Ward's- not so much.

 

Perhaps they want to keep Ward around to be the opponent for these guys :conf

In fairness, I think Stevenson and Kovalev may not get such big numbers if they are on different cards, but will still do pretty well I think, and probably draw more than Ward.

 

That particular fight itself, still drew more than Ward v Rodriguez, and more than any other undercard bout last year.

We will see what Kovalev will do in his next fight when he's headlining.

 

Interesting that nobody thinks Ward would do good ratings but Ward himself believes he should always be the a side of the negotiations.