Rumor is Stevenson only brought in 1.37M average

And CBS goes into what? 8-10 times as many homes as HBO? Remember the recent GGG fight on a Saturday afternoon, same time as yesterday's fight, and the reaction around here to the ratings? How people were dumping all over it, claiming that GGG could not draw fans? Considering the number of available viewers for yesterday's fight on CBS was at least 8 times the HBO viewers, should it not have done 8 times the ratings to be considered an equal success? I know that if the situation was reversed and it was GGG on free CBS people would be crapping all over his numbers claiming that he has no fans and using it as a reason for fighters like Cotto and Canelo to continue ducking him. But for a number of people around here, Haymon is god and nothing he does should be criticized in any way. They consider that to be a capital offense. lol. If I'm not mistaken, you were among the cabal of folks on this site, trumpeting the Golovkin number as definitive proof of Golovkin's emerged starpower, trashing anyone who would say otherwise. HBO has pimped the heck out of Golovkin for the last two years, trying to manufacture him into being a star. Audience or no audience, CBS was putting on it's debut show, for an audience without a deep knowledge/history in boxing, on a Saturday afternoon, and still drew a good rating, dwarfing what "the next big thing" was able to deliver.

Well most of the people I met work on saturdays. Unless they have a specific monday-friday type of job Yeah, most people don't work Saturday and Sunday unless they work on the weekends.

Most people do not work on Saturday in the US. Well most of the people I met work on saturdays. Unless they have a specific monday-friday type of job

The ratings would be fine if Adonis isn't getting paid multi millions. The ratings are fine for a cheap show, these are not cheap.

What country are you from? Can't be america with that statement Most people do not work on Saturday in the US.

It was Saturday. Most people do not work on Saturday. What country are you from? Can't be america with that statement

not bad for an afternoon fight when most of the people, especially in the east coast, are still at work and have no access to tv's. It was Saturday. Most people do not work on Saturday.

stevenson's stock has plummeted since he ducked kovalev

not bad for an afternoon fight when most of the people, especially in the east coast, are still at work and have no access to tv's.

Stevenson looked pretty normal in this fight, hes very predictable and one demisional, he did a few things impressive but he will need more to beat Kov

On the other hand, HBO has people pay for their channel. If hbo dropped boxing completely they still wouldn't have a drop in customers. So what are you really trying to say?

lol, he's pulling in the same amount of views he did for HBO on primetime on free t.v. That was not primetime on any day of the week in usa.

Sports TV Ratings @SportsTVRatings · 5h 5 hours ago PBC Boxing on CBS at 3pm Saturday had a 1.1 overnight household rating

Lol.. pitiful and predictable. People still thinking this thing is gonna be greater than the UFC.

What brand? PBC is like buying a box of generic cereal at the grocery store. It may fill you up but it leaves a funny taste in your mouth and the packaging is dull and bland. This is PBC in a nutshell. No style, no glitz, no nothing. It's like a gangsta rapper with no gold chains and no tattoos singing Taylor Swift songs. And what elites are you talking about? Beterviev? Campillo? Bika? I wouldn't even give Stevenson elite status yet because he has run away from the best instead of fighting him. You just described your Canada's own Drake to a tee.

garcia peterson will be a good test of how they are doing as far as ratings go

Kovalev is drawing more and more of a fan base with every fight while Stephenson's is losing fans. You can not deny Kovalev's last two fights and yeah you can argue it was Bhop and Pascal who drew the crowds but you know Kovalev walked out of those fights a star. Some of you can defend Stephenson and say he is elite but those numbers do not lie. Fans are not stupid. Haymon is killing his fighters careers by trying to build his own brand. People loved Danny Garcia post Matthysse. People loved Peter Quillin when he was coming up, and Mexican fans almost never turn their backs on one of their fighters but look at the hate Leo Santa Cruz has been getting lately. Go to any comments section on a Santa Cruz, Garcia or Quillin tweet or instagram pic and 98 percent of those comments will be negative. That is what happens when you try to build a brand instead of a fighter. Right now the money is good and the fans opinion does not matter thanks to the investors who have put their money into PBC but eventually the PBC is going to need to be a product that the fans are willing to pay for and it really isn't looking good.

Let's be honest here it wasn't a good fight, it wasn't a fight that you wanted to be excited about. Baika was tailor-made to lose, as if the fight was pre-written.

Stevenson will be elite when he fights Kovalev and puts in a good showing. Until then, he is a duck and ducks cannot be considered elite.

What brand? PBC is like buying a box of generic cereal at the grocery store. It may fill you up but it leaves a funny taste in your mouth and the packaging is dull and bland. This is PBC in a nutshell. No style, no glitz, no nothing. It's like a gangsta rapper with no gold chains and no tattoos singing Taylor Swift songs. And what elites are you talking about? Beterviev? Campillo? Bika? I wouldn't even give Stevenson elite status yet because he has run away from the best instead of fighting him. Stevenson is elite he is the lineal champ playboy