Comments Thread For: Miguel Cotto-Yuri Foreman Generates 3.9 Rating For HBO

[prsi]

I only watched it because I'm a boxing fan. Shoulda boycotted it though. Cotto needs to be off the network if he doesn't fight a better fighter than Foreman in his next fight.

I'm pretty sure that if you do "boycott" his next fight the ratings will drop 50%, Cotto will probably retire because you didn't watch him and Boxing will die!!!!!

With you or without you watching, Cotto always has good draws and always gives good shows on the ring, winning or loosing (I know you enjoy more the loosing part of it).

[ricky1978]

Every1 has a right 2 have a difference of opinion but I think every1 will agree that Miguel Cotto's fights are entertaining.

for sure, they are entertaining...

[Machingo69]

A number of people on this thread are quibbling about who is a bigger draw between Mosley, Cotto, Pacquiao, Floyd, etc. Point is, this did decent ratings, even given that Cotto was considered possibly damaged goods, and Yuri Foreman had a reputation as a terribly boring fighter. Credit to Arum for successfully promoting Foreman, despite his "Boreman" reputation, credit to Foreman for showing tremendous heart to fight on that damaged knee, and credit to Cotto for stepping up in weight, dominating an undefeated title holder, and rebuilding his reputation.

So the question, as always after a fight, is what next? The whole welterweight division, and most of the big names around it, are all waiting to find out whether Pacquiao and Mayweather are going to fight each other, and that will determine the matchups for just about everyone else.

Me, I'd like to see Cotto fight rematches with Margarito, Mosley, or maybe even Judah, or fight Berto, Cintron, or Angulo. I don't think he's ready for Paul Williams or Sergio Martinez at the moment, but if he can beat any of those guys, he can step up to Williams or Martinez after that.

Well written....

[Nota Loka PR]

All i gotta say is...this kid Lopez69 must have gotten his ass beat by a puerto rican, cus in every article he's dissing Ricans...hahahahhaaaa

[AzteK Warrior]

Good for Cotto- he has injected newfound life into his career. He's a true warrior so he deserves it.

[AzteK Warrior]

Well written....

Cotto-Berto would be nice.

[PRBOXINGCOTTO]

cotto has loyal fans all over the world no matter if there pr or not hes a true warrior n 1 of the most popular pr fighters of all time

[Osirus022]

I only watched it because I'm a boxing fan. Shoulda boycotted it though. Cotto needs to be off the network if he doesn't fight a better fighter than Foreman in his next fight.

Iceta still lives huh? and still hating on Cotto. lol

[Osirus022]

Lets see 1.9 million viewers more than likely 5 to 20 people per tv set . So this equates to about ummm safe side minimal 20 million people watched this fight

your numbers are pretty good.

[Osirus022]

I doubt it was upwards of 20 people at a house, for a non PPV fight, but this is still a great point. The Cotto haters skip the 3.9 rating and just see 1.9 million HOMES and simply think thats the amount of people that saw it. Using that logic May/Mosley and May/JMM got less viewers than a Cotto fight on HBO as those ratings would read 1 and 1.25 million homes purchased the event. Obviously more people watched the May fight because there were more people watching it elsewhere, but I would say 3-5 people average for the Cotto fight means about 6-10 million people watched, sounds about right. I think you'd need a PPV to up that average to abbout 5-10 but still, Cotto IS a draw. This also isn't counting casino's (as I live in vegas) bars and other places that would host this fight.

In CT where i live they also have a LOT of clubs with the fight on. So with that said, its way more in average group per TV.