If PPV sales are what matter, why...

[Boofdatruth]

Right, Cotto a nobody...
Beating Carlos Quintana, Paul Malignaggi and Ricardo Torres all of which were undefeated at the time, that makes you a nobody right?!
A nobody is what Zab is right now! He can only WISH to be in Cotto's shoes!

yeah, those 3 were very good..........better than hernandez, chico and castillo.........in fact...weren't those 3 you named that coot beat ranked pfp top 10..........ort are the names i mentioned on floyd's behalf were????????.......lol.....snicker.........oh, i guess being undefeated means so much more than guys with losses........lol.....

[Gonzalez_Boxing]

The 2.1 is a cable rating, which represents fewer households than a network rating.

Also 1 household does not equal 1 viewer.


Nielsen Ratings for Recent HBO Boxing Shows

Miguel Cotto vs. Alfonso Gomez - 1.113 Million Total Viewers

Are you sure? According to this chart I might have been underestimating the amount of viewers who tunes into Cotto/Gomez.

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/15...etworks-2/3347

[MANGLER]

There's no excuse for Floyd not to face the Cotto-Marg winner. **** how much their PPV does or whichever one wins. If he really considers himself the WW champ he'll prove it against the July winner after he beats DLH again.

[jmah]

Are you sure? According to this chart I might have been underestimating the amount of viewers who tunes into Cotto/Gomez.

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/15...etworks-2/3347

HBO, Showtime, and the like will scale different because they don't have the same penetration as standard cable since they are premium channels.

[Gonzalez_Boxing]

HBO, Showtime, and the like will scale different because they don't have the same penetration as standard cable since they are premium channels.

Do you have a source?

[jmah]

Do you have a source?

For market penetration?

"Between the first quarter of 2006 and the end of 2007, HBO has grown from 28.2 million subscribers to 28.9, according to SNL Kagan, while Showtime’s subscriber counts increased from 14.5 million to 15.5 million and The Movie Channel expanded from 14.5 million to 16.6 million."

http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6565753.html

"The #1 network in basic cable, USA Network is seen in nearly 94 million U.S. homes."

http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=407648

[Gonzalez_Boxing]

For market penetration?

"Between the first quarter of 2006 and the end of 2007, HBO has grown from 28.2 million subscribers to 28.9, according to SNL Kagan, while Showtime’s subscriber counts increased from 14.5 million to 15.5 million and The Movie Channel expanded from 14.5 million to 16.6 million."

http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6565753.html

"The #1 network in basic cable, USA Network is seen in nearly 94 million U.S. homes."

http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/art....jsp?id=407648

A source as far as Nielsen ratings scaling differently for premium channels.

[jmah]

A source as far as Nielsen ratings scaling differently for premium channels.

"Unlike the ratings for the broadcast networks, which measure households in a national sample, the cable ratings for a channel will reflect only how its shows do among households that happen to get that channel, or what is referred to as the channel's coverage area."

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...55C0A965958260

Premium cable channels have far less coverage than the standard cable channels so they scale differently. IOW, the 2.1 for HBO (premium) represents fewer less households (and in turn viewers) than a 2.1 would on USA (basic/standard).

[SkillspayBills]

A source as far as Nielsen ratings scaling differently for premium channels.

Dude you were wrong he was right, deal with it.

[duffgun]

I dont really care much about pay per view number i just wanna see the best fights.