Arum's Move to Showtime: Destroying the Myths

[PandaKilla]

I worked for a consulting firm that happened to have TWC as a client. And then went to work for a CPG company that sponsors stadiums and events.

So I'm using personal experience.

I see, and does the 7-8% figure incluse other reveneue such as advertisements?

[Kevin Malone]

Who gives an F

There are lots of morons making lots of misinformed threads/posts about it.

[MindBat]

The idea that HBO turned down Pacquiao-Mosley because they wanted a more competitive fight or one that the 'fans' wanted, when they just made a a$$load of $ from the unpopular, 'boycotted' Pacquiao-Margarito.

In other words...

[ThePrince]

In other words...

In other words, Pacquiao is a cash register for HBO... no way in hell they would turn down any fight he was involved in that featured a name commodity like Shane Mosley. This is the byproduct of HBO picking Martinez over Cotto and Arum holding a grudge as always. So HBO basically lost 2 out of the 3 highest producers/earners in Boxing and the third is MIA.

But yeah, they turned down a million buy PPV because they thought Berto was the more lucrative option

[Motofan]

I heard Arum was a rat fink douche with AIDS. Myth?

[Russian Crushin]

I have never heard these "myth"

[Gino Ros]

Yup. HBO wanted this PPV according to numerous people in the know.

There is no reason for HBO not to have taken this fight. Do i think they are killing themselves over the move? No. They would have spent some money to make it big.

But HBO would gladly take this fight.

...and that is coming from someone who wouldn't piss on Pac if he was on fire.

Truth is truth.

[Gino Ros]

I see, and does the 7-8% figure include other reveneue such as advertisements?

No. The endorsements go to the promoters/fighters.

When GBP gets DeWalt tools and Tecate to sign on as sponsors for mayweather-marquez, HBO doesn't share in that revenue.

[cupocity303]

In other words, Pacquiao is a cash register for HBO... no way in hell they would turn down any fight he was involved in that featured a name commodity like Shane Mosley. This is the byproduct of HBO picking Martinez over Cotto and Arum holding a grudge as always. So HBO basically lost 2 out of the 3 highest producers/earners in Boxing and the third is MIA.

But yeah, they turned down a million buy PPV because they thought Berto was the more lucrative option

So that could be it, couldn't it. Arum making this deal because of a personal grudge.

If the CBS aspect pays off and they sell lots of PPV's, great. But what if it doesn't work out that way.

Who offers more money to air the fight a week later on their network, Sho or HBO? It's gotta be HBO, so that's less money for Pac and Arum is ****ing with Manny's business over personal vendetta.

I'm a Layman in this, I'm just doing guess work and could be all wrong.

[PandaKilla]

No. The endorsements go to the promoters/fighters.

When GBP gets DeWalt tools and Tecate to sign on as sponsors for mayweather-marquez, HBO doesn't share in that revenue.

So they do not have their own advertisements along with what GBP or Top Rank have then?

I suppose having high viewers and 8% of the share is still good, because normally it's just the viewers with TV adverts as income.