PPV undercards are failing to deliver

[The Hammer]

Here's an article from ESPN about the disappointing PPV undercard last night:

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3691762

I was disappointed in the undercard last night, and likewise the Pavlik-Hopkins PPV. I don't mind paying out $50 or so, but there should be at least one interesting, competitive fight on the undercard.

Some regular HBO broadcasts like the next three have two or three interesting fights on the card - why couldn't they have had a second good light heavyweight matchup last night, maybe something like Tavoris Cloud vs. Chris Henry? Or they could have scheduled Arreola vs. Walker or Taylor vs. Lacy for this PPV card, and had something else on the regular HBO broadcast.

I think the promoters and HBO are not trying hard enough with these PPVs.

[LoloChivas]

I was board all night up until the jones fight. I was playing a game on my cell phone in the zabs fight...they need to make this undercard better..

[ßringer]

Undercards are the main reasons so many users here just stream fights instead of buying them, HBO PPV is a damn ripoff.

They need to either put together better undercards, or allow cable/satellite users to purchase the main event only for like $14.95 or $19.95. Otherwise they'll continue to lose millions to those of us who use the internet as a means of watching PPV events.

[MANGLER]

This news ain't new. Most PPVs don't give the fans what they paid for.

[IwatchBoxing]

With Solo Boxeo and WNF's gone undercards should pick up. Im buying Pac-De La Hoya for the undercard ^^^

[Texanballer]

With about every pay per view, unless its a favorite fighter or marquee fight, then the undercard is what decides if i order or not

[IwatchBoxing]

With about every pay per view, unless its a favorite fighter or marquee fight, then the undercard is what decides if i order or not

De La Hoya Pac got Abner Mares, Juan Lopez, Ray Bautista. So if i got money im buying it.

[The Hammer]

De La Hoya Pac got Abner Mares, Juan Lopez, Ray Bautista. So if i got money im buying it.

Yes, the DLH vs. Pacquiao PPV's undercard will be better.

[Kball15]

De La Hoya Pac got Abner Mares, Juan Lopez, Ray Bautista. So if i got money im buying it.

yes DLH is FINALLY putting together a great undercard.

But bad undercards are HADLY the promoters fault anymore.

Fans just expect horrible undercards, so they dont show up. So now even if a promoter watned to put on a tremendous undercard, the fans wouldn't show up for it and it would go to waste.

HOwever, for the Latin Fury cards, they have always had entertaining undercards and the fans are always there and cheering for them

[Texanballer]

Yes, the DLH vs. Pacquiao PPV's undercard will be better.

i am very surprised it is as good as it looks.


Victor Ortiz vs Jeffrey Resto
Juan Manuel Lopez vs Bernabe Concepcion