Is the downfall of PPV good or bad for Boxing?

What I would like to see on ppv cards is as follows: You're paying $50 for the privilege. The card should be at least 3 hours, maybe 4. Show some of the four, six, eight and ten round fights. Fuck it, broadcast the whole damn show. Give me a good reason why not! The regular commentators can hang around until the last three events and do what they usually do. It isn't like there's a shortage of lesser sportscasters and interns to cover the rest of the fights. Hands up who wouldn't do this shit for free! At least four of the fights should be worthwhile. A title fight, maybe an Olympic medalist early in their pro career and a couple of decent second tier fighters going at it in an eliminator should be the focus of the undercard. The main event should be a superfight. We're talking Hatton vs Pacqiuao or Mayweather vs De La Hoya, at the very least a unification fight, a big fucking deal. If Ricky Hatton or Manny Pacquiao is fighting a mandatory that ain't a pay per view. If Oscar De La Hoya is fighting a tune up... it ain't a pay per view. That's what I want to see from a ppv. Hell I'd buy a Hatton PPV anyway but I wouldn't feel good about it.

PPV should be relegated strictly to "superfights", with great cards. Not Marquez Casamayor type fights with garbage underneath. Agreed. One main event that doesn't live up to the hype basically flushes your $50 down the toilet. There's nothing to fall back on. With great undercard matchups then the event can be saved and bring people back to PPV next time the "superfight" season rolls around. The rest should be on HBO/Showtime or even network TV. What's the worst that can happen?? A few fat cats take a minimal paycut and the sport brings in a new generation of fans. That can't possibly hurt.

PPV should be relegated strictly to "superfights", with great cards. Not Marquez Casamayor type fights with garbage underneath. Or Joe Calzaghe- Roy Jones or Hoya- Pacquiao. Why we're having so many mismatches in 08? The fights that should happen don't happen until it's too late. Williams should be fighting the big names, Pavlik and Abraham should have already fought just to mention a few...

Oscar de la hoya is clearly on here since he thinks ppvs are good for boxing... Yeah right, and the nfl network is good for football. :fing26: all. They're not getting my 5 bucks for the nfl network, and any intelligent person wouldn't put money into those crooks pockets.

IMO its good thing. PPV rose in the early 90's and started to peak at the end of the 90's and early 00's where they kept increasing the amount they charged for a fights that weren't really worth PPV status, why? Because people had the money, or could get access to the money to pay it. Now people are being more strict with what they spend and how much they spend. I really hope the next Oscar fight fails to get big numbers, its two major names fighting yes, but in completely different weight class's. Duno how much there charging in the states, but i ain't gonna be paying #15 to watch it! PPV now will hopefully go back the mega fights which warranted the expense as it was an 'event' not just one fight. Boxers still need to get paid, so will be back fighting on domestic TV for pay days, and will be fighting to earnt that PPV status and a big pay day that the PPV channels can sell to us, so hopefully will be doing more to impress, taking more risks and ultimately more entertaining boxing And that = even more popularity and money for the sport

IMO its good thing. PPV rose in the early 90's and started to peak at the end of the 90's and early 00's where they kept increasing the amount they charged for a fights that weren't really worth PPV status, why? Because people had the money, or could get access to the money to pay it. Now people are being more strict with what they spend and how much they spend. I really hope the next Oscar fight fails to get big numbers, its two major names fighting yes, but in completely different weight class's. Duno how much there charging in the states, but i ain't gonna be paying #15 to watch it! PPV now will hopefully go back the mega fights which warranted the expense as it was an 'event' not just one fight. Boxers still need to get paid, so will be back fighting on domestic TV for pay days, and will be fighting to earnt that PPV status and a big pay day that the PPV channels can sell to us, so hopefully will be doing more to impress, taking more risks and ultimately more entertaining boxing

If its gonna be PPV its gotta have other good names on the undercard. Not shitty undercards like Jones-Calzaghe(Judah vs ? and Augustus vs whoeva). If u can't provide a good undercard don't make it PPV.

PPV should be relegated strictly to "superfights", with great cards. Not Marquez Casamayor type fights with garbage underneath. That was the epitome of garbage. It was so bad, that HBO didn't even produce it:thinking: For anyone that understands modern economics knows that if the current trend of PPV numbers continue, it will kill the sport. Therefore, it's a bad thing. Well if these fight become on "free" tv, will that be a good thing?

The more fights seen by the Average joe the better for boxing.

For anyone that understands modern economics knows that if the current trend of PPV numbers continue, it will kill the sport. Therefore, it's a bad thing.

PPV should be relegated strictly to "superfights", with great cards. Not Marquez Casamayor type fights with garbage underneath.