Donaire-Nishioka does 835,000 viewers on HBO

[Godsfly]

to be honest thats not all that good...........

it's obvious that donaire is no where near a draw. i thought it would hit at least a million due to the rios alvarado fight but it seems even those 2 couldn't save the day............

the rigo not being popular thing has now been thrown right out of the door..............

[Godsfly]

they want donaire to at least do 1 million because they are trying to turn him into a superstar...........but it seems people just don't care..........

maybe the people didn't feel like he was facing a real threat in a unknown nishioka (which turned out to be the case)

MANY people switched the channel as soon as the main event came (this also takes a massive hit to the card).......I watched the 1st round & switched it to mma.

i caught the fight later on the internet...........

[onechance87]

Was expecting alot more.

[-PBP-]

Excuse #1: HBO wants to see wars. Blood and guts. Rigo doesn't bring that to the table:


The result: Nishioka refuses to throw punches and boos rain out throughout the stadium

Excuse#2: Rigo is still a relatively unknown

The result: Donaire doesn't have the star power to generate 1 million views even with the help of Rios vs. Alvarado. What would the numbers have been without the undercard?


Make the damn Rigo fight and quit making new excuses.

[Godsfly]

Isn't that about average for a BAD? I know WCB cards average around 1 million+ viewers, but BAD cards don't get nearly as much promotion and usually get lower ratings.

wasn't broner vs escobedo on hbo bad?

it did 1.4

donaire just isn't a draw.............& his management must be very frustrated because they have done everything in their power.

[Evol]

I saw Rios-Alvarado and called it the real main event of the night. After the fight I left to hang out and watch the Yankee game. I saw Donaire-Nishioka via the trading block.

U aint gotta lie to kick it.

[Mato o Muero]

donaire doesn't deserve a rigo fight till he becomes more known.

lol i agree with this post

[ИATAS]

Us hardcore fans tend to forget the little guys (122 pounds, etc.) rarely ever get much attention.

[4Corners]

Didn't Broner-Escobedo do 1.4 million viewers. Damn, Donaire is never going to be a draw. He's a great fighter, but he couldn't do anymore than 800K even Rios-Alvarado on the undercard.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

Donaire swears he's a PPV star the way he talks about Rigo. The truth is half of those numbers were thanks to Alvarado-Rios.


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