Props to Wlad, but wtf honestly, Germerns don't have anything better to do? 50 percent, that is insane. But then again, its free television.
it`s 50% of people watching tv at that time. 12 million of 82 million germans watched the fight
the funny thing is abrahams best are 6 million viewers
all time highest is schulz vs botha with 18 million
in germany they dont like small boxers.
next week gamboa fights on the kretschmann vs bakhtov undercard
kretschmann vs bakhtov is the main event, no word of the world champion gamboa in the coomercials
the fight was shown in between the German version of American Idol.....THAT show is a huge hit in Germany.....after the kids performed their songs, RTL then switched to the fight leaving the viewers of the singing show with NO CHOICE but to watch the fight if they wanted to know if their favorite constestant advanced....its a call in talent show and the results wasn't to be announced till the fight was over.....it was switch to the fight then switch back to the show......you put that fight on AFTER the talent show and those numbers drop big time!!!.....:cool2:
but the idol show had only 6 million viewers. so even if some of them watched the fight beside they are not interested in boxing the most vieewers wanted to see the klitschko fight