Pay-Per-View Excess

[Mr. David]

There are already three or four pay-per-views set for the first three months of 2006. With that in mind, how much did you spend on PPVs in 2005?

Last year, we got Morales-Pacquiao for fifty, the ESPN show for thirty, Trinidad-Wright for fifty, Gatti-Mayweather for fifty, Hopkins-Taylor I for fifty, Corrales-Castillo II for fifty (I think), Hatton-Maussa for twenty and Taylor-Hopkins II for fifty. I also went to the sports bar to catch Rahman-Barrett, Barrera-Peden and Tarver-Jones III, and worked Tyson-McBride live. Didn't even pay attention to Barrera-Fana, nor did I purchase any of the Warriors and smaller shows.

All told, that was still 8 PPVs for 350 bucks.

I can't see doling out fifty for Jones-Hopkins II or Vargas-Mosley, and can see trips to sports bars or finding someone's house to crash out, beer to drink and costs to split as possible replacements.

So, again, how much did you spend on PPVs in 2005, and will you spend more, less or the same in 2006?

[!! AI-Holmes!!]

It's getting expensive to catch the mega fights and if we, the public are shelling out the cash, pretty soon the Superbowl, World Series and other major sporting events will all be PPV.

[Mr. David]

It's getting expensive to catch the mega fights and if we, the public are shelling out the cash, pretty soon the Superbowl, World Series and other major sporting events will all be PPV.

I disagree. The difference between boxing and major spectator sport leagues like the NFL, MLB and NBA is that they can survive on broadcast television through major television contracts worth billions of dollars. Networks can afford to pay these huge fees for the broadcast rights because so many people are viewers of these sports that advertising rates make their ventures profitable.

[!! AI-Holmes!!]

I disagree. The difference between boxing and major spectator sport leagues like the NFL, MLB and NBA is that they can survive on broadcast television through major television contracts worth billions of dollars. Networks can afford to pay these huge fees for the broadcast rights because so many people are viewers of these sports that advertising rates make their ventures profitable.

Boxing was solely supported by network television in earlier days, just like major team sports are nowadays. There was the occasional close circuit fight here and there.
I'm not talking the entire NFL, NBA or MLB season just the championship games.
As long as we are willing to pay, they're going to stick it to us.

[TheEvilSaint]

i think ppvs should cost somewhere from $19.99 to $29.99. but $49.95 is just a ****ing ripoff. the only cards i ever paid for that were worth that much was the morales/pacman 1 card and the tito/mayorga card.

[borikua]

Just catch the replays mang...

[TheEvilSaint]

Just catch the replays mang...

mang? what did you call me?!

[!! AI-Holmes!!]

i think ppvs should cost somewhere from $19.99 to $29.99. but $49.95 is just a ****ing ripoff. the only cards i ever paid for that were worth that much was the morales/pacman 1 card and the tito/mayorga card.

Back in the 90's Don King used to put together PPV's with 3 or 4 champioship bouts in one card, it was worth the money, some of the PPV nowadays should be broadcasted for free.

[borikua]

mang? what did you call me?!

Oh, excuse me Sir...

[borikua]

The 2005 Pay Per View Numbers In Total

20 December, 2005 by Pedro Fernandez


WRIGHT-TRINIDAD COMES IN SECOND

Campbell, CA-With the year 2005 being toast, the TV numbers are in. And when you look at the final tallies, you can see why the people that run the boxing business, much like the President, want to tear the calendar off of the wall. The numbers for North America look like this. Coming in #1 in Pay Per View buys, was Wrestlemania with 650,000 homes. “Winky” Wright’s May win over Tito Trinidad turned the crank 510,000 times. With Wright-Trinidad being a yawner, you can see why this 365-day stretch was indeed a stinker.

TAYLOR-HOPKINS REMATCH COMES IN THIRD

The last significant fight of the year, Jermain Taylor-Bernard Hopkins II was next up at 410,000. The pathetic effort put forth by Roy Jones, who had been KO’d two fights in succession, came against Antonio Tarver, and was watched in 410,000 homes. Coming in fifth, the WWE’s “Royal Rumble,” as Vince McMahon’s sports entertainment card did 375,000 purchases. And while the initial Taylor-Hopkins PPV totaled 370,000 buys, it was followed by another WWE event, the Sean Michaels-Hulk Hogan show did 355,000.

CAN PACQUIAO-MORALES II SURPASS FIRST ENCOUNTER?

With their rematch set for early next month, Erik Morales, long a staple on PPV, he and Manny Pacquiao revved it up 350,000 times. With 10,000 less buys, Floyd Mayweather-Arturo Gatti, is next on the list. The end of Mike Tyson, occurring in June against Kevin Mc Bride, it drew 325,000 curious folks, ranking it tenth. The next boxing event was at #14, the Diego Corrales-Jose Luis Castillo rematch. A huge disappointment was that only 210,000 North Americans thought it was worth buying