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HBO tells me that Canelo Alvarez-Ryan Rhodes bout drew 1.6M viewers for the first airing, making it most watched BAD main event since 2007.
HBO gave Devon & Berto money because they were highly rated Ams who they felt had star potential as fighters and would fight tough guys. Canelo is 20 and ratings or not, he's fighting cans. You want HBO to pay him millions just to fight these cans just because its ratings? Then why would Canelo ever step up in comp? Its the gift & the curse so becareful what you ask for. If you pay him that now then he either hardly ever fights tough guys or you will have to pay him darn near Floyd-Pac money for big fights
In the short term look for another softie or two
But eventually the demand for him too step up and fight bigger names will be there he won't be able to cash in on his star power if he doesn't.
Plus that's were the big-big $ are in ppv and he'll need dance partners HBO will make sure of that bcse they won't pay for one-sided ppv shows why do you think they didn't go all out for Pacs last 1
HBO gave Devon & Berto money because they were highly rated Ams who they felt had star potential as fighters and would fight tough guys. Canelo is 20 and ratings or not, he's fighting cans. You want HBO to pay him millions just to fight these cans just because its ratings? Then why would Canelo ever step up in comp? Its the gift & the curse so becareful what you ask for. If you pay him that now then he either hardly ever fights tough guys or you will have to pay him darn near Floyd-Pac money for big fights
That will obviously change next year. Can you imagine the heat HBO would have gotten if they had made big money deals with Canelo and Chavez Jr instead of Bradley and Alexander?
yeah hbo should of threw 4 million at this fight.Would of got big ratings
and would of been a great fight between two big rivals.
that was last year. Canelo vs Rhodes is the highest rated for "BAD" not all of HBO boxing. Hopkins-Pascall II did 1.8 Million views.
Yeah that's what I'm saying.
1.6 was the best they did last year and we already doing better and got some big fights ahead. I think this weekends fight will break the 2 million mark, Klitschko always got good ratings just it was a a pain in the ass going to Germany for HBO.
hbo are paying him shlt.Yet they pay berto,alexander,bradley millions for
there poor tv ratings.Wtf is going on?
That will obviously change next year. Can you imagine the heat HBO would have gotten if they had made big money deals with Canelo and Chavez Jr instead of Bradley and Alexander?
hbo are paying him shlt.Yet they pay berto,alexander,bradley millions for
there poor tv ratings.Wtf is going on?
Doesn't really make much sense does it?
hbo are paying him shlt.Yet they pay berto,alexander,bradley millions for
there poor tv ratings.Wtf is going on?
He's getting paid a **** ton from all the other exposure he has though..
It's good to see he's able to be such a draw
Only downside
Not to long before he becomes a ppv fighter
hbo are paying him shlt.Yet they pay berto,alexander,bradley millions for
there poor tv ratings.Wtf is going on?
:rofl: @ "breaking records"
Good ratings though for Canelo, I'm glad to see it.
yeah your boy broner got a good showing as well.Hopefully he gets
more humble.
Boxing has had some great ratings this year.
1.6 live is what Cotto got against Foreman and that was the highest ratings for boxing on HBO for the year.
Good stuff.