How do you feel about boxing returning to Network TV(NBC)?

well, since i love boxing, i love it!

What am I trying to say? :rofl: I'm saying that, despite having a much smaller subscriber base than network TV, the above shows are incredibly popular and known very very well by the general public. Meanwhile, Boxing, which takes place on the same network as these incredibly well known shows, is all but a ghost to average Americans. Thanks for supporting my point even more. :You_Rock_ But the Wire isn't incredibly popular, that's my point. The Wire's TV ratings on HBO dropped lower than many boxing matches. Despite being a hit with critics the Wire never really caught on with people. People know about it sure but how many people actually watched it? Since sub networks like HBO are cut off they get smaller ratings. So if the Sopranos can get 5 million on HBO it would likely blow most other shows out of the park if it was on network TV. Likewise, tennis on HBO managed something like between 200k-500k on HBO, whereas on network TV it has reached 6 million. Boxing would likely see the exact same increase in viewers if it was switched to network TV.

Fights like Adamek Cunningham should be on free television. I don't think that the networks will touch boxing though. CBS, FOX, NBC, ABC imo won't invest in boxing. Maybe a show here and there but I doubt the flood gates will open. #Ihopetheydolol! CBS was interested in working with GB, but GB reached down into their pockets and threw the dingiest few fights over to them. That Olympian even last night was meant to be on CBS ... until the US team went and sucked.

Boxing being on network TV will attract casual fans, casual fans are just that casual, and i think this is a very in depth sport And? Casual fans pays the bills. Let them think RJJ or Mayweather are the greatest ever for all I care, really couldn't care less.

I remember a time where boxing was a big part of Saturday and Sunday viewing on network tv. Not only NBC, but ABC and CBS as well. I would plan my weekend around those daytime telecasts. An era truley missed!!

Maybe it has something to do with saying a certain race are all crackheads? Ohh remember that one? :banana::banana: I reported you... :banana:

Adamek-Cunningham II will be on regular NBC. and I think that a lot people still don't know that. So how do you guys feel about Boxing back on Network TV? Will this open the floodgates for more events on NBC, FOX and so on? Fights like Adamek Cunningham should be on free television. I don't think that the networks will touch boxing though. CBS, FOX, NBC, ABC imo won't invest in boxing. Maybe a show here and there but I doubt the flood gates will open. #Ihopetheydolol!

WTF? Why was CHOWWOKKA banned? :D Maybe it has something to do with saying a certain race are all crackheads? Ohh remember that one? :banana::banana:

More exposure and more fans would be better for the sport. If it does catches on again I wonder how it would affect live tickets prices

If not for NBC, I wouldn't know much of Gabriel Rosado. Adamek has also been a notable name being featured on the network. Boxing needs more outlets.

if they're gonna put boxing on one of the major networks for free, they should make sure it's a fan friendly fight. otherwise, i think it's just going to hurt the sport. they should be putting on entertaining fighters like rios and maidana or super talented ones that dominate like gamboa. just putting on a known fighter like adamek is not going to help boost the sport's popularity.

A lot of it depends how well they do their coverage, but from what I've seen they're doing an excellent job, gearing it towards the 'blue-collar' audience who are not going to fork out $40 for a PPV, but still appreciate a good boxing 'fight'. The kind of casual fan that these days will check out your icehockey & NFL games if it looks like being a good match, follow how their local team are doing & have their favourite players, without necessarily really following the sport. Or the people who used to be the mainstay of boxing audiences in the 50's & 70's but overpriced PPV's & ticket sales drove them away. NBC are featuring some good solid contender matchups, building up fighters with an exciting style, as well as featuring some local fighters that people will tune back into to find out how they are doing. ESPN mostly does a great job, but it's focused more on the hardcore fan. NBC is a welcome addition to the US boxing lineup in bringing back the blue-collar casual fan, while serving up some really good fights.

NBC will be a good network for prospects and fighters who are in a rebuilding stage. Adamek and Cunningham are neither of those things.

What are you trying to say exactly? The Wire had **** ratings on HBO, especially for one of their major shows. The Sopranos had great ratings by HBO standards but it was still largely cut off from a big audience. I think the final episode managed a high of around 5 million on HBO. Had that been on a network like CBS you could be talking more than 20 million viewers. A good example of how this work is that tennis when on HBO manages around 200k to 600k viewers. Tennis when it's on network TV in the US has managed around 6 million. What am I trying to say? :rofl: I'm saying that, despite having a much smaller subscriber base than network TV, the above shows are incredibly popular and known very very well by the general public. Meanwhile, Boxing, which takes place on the same network as these incredibly well known shows, is all but a ghost to average Americans. Thanks for supporting my point even more. :You_Rock_

NBC will be a good network for prospects and fighters who are in a rebuilding stage.

So we got off subject a bit.

I think it actually means very very little. Every girl I've met the past fear years won't shut up about True Blood; an HBO show. Everyone loves The Wire and The Sopranos, also on HBO. Making it more accessible might rope in a couple of people, but that's it. What are you trying to say exactly? The Wire had **** ratings on HBO, especially for one of their major shows. The Sopranos had great ratings by HBO standards but it was still largely cut off from a big audience. I think the final episode managed a high of around 5 million on HBO. Had that been on a network like CBS you could be talking more than 20 million viewers. A good example of how this work is that tennis when on HBO manages around 200k to 600k viewers. Tennis when it's on network TV in the US has managed around 6 million.

network television is dead.

It's great for the sport but as usual promoters are half assing it. They should relaunch boxing with a bang, instead it's more like a whistle. Adamek and Cunningham aren't known in the US. If they set low ratings it will only reflect poorly on boxing. But I suppose Duva is giving them the best boxers they have, it's just a shame they aren't better known. Canelo would have been the perfect boxer to start with. He's not too high maintenance, he's well known and already has a large Mexican fan base. GB screwed the pooch big time there. TS also forgot to mention that GB have a network deal with CBS to air six boxers from the US Olympic team. Again this is GB being as stingy as possible. It's like they were making a big fuss about making this network deal then reached into their pockets and threw some pocket change at CBS. I suspect this CBS deal was the reason NBC crammed Olympic boxing onto CNBC. They wouldn't risk giving them a large amount of exposure only to then hand them straight over to a rival network. They'd have been helping CBS for no reason.

Definitely a step in the right direction.....