Boxing pulled 300 million viewers in China

[croz]

Unbelievable! That is brilliant for the sport. Imagine how much money they could rake in on a PPV event. At least 50M would pay for it. That's enormous!

I don't know why that has to be top priority, especially for the fans. Sure I can understand a promoter thinking like that but it's better for the average Chang if it's free.

Also, I can't wrap my head around why Bob would even care about PPV money at age 90. The dude is loaded and probably a mere three decade away from death. You think he would chill a bit.

[bigcursedawg]

Once shiming looses which won't be to far from now boxing will die in China

I really doubt the future of Chinese boxing hinges on Zou's career. Its going to take time for boxing to grow in China. If that card in Macau had that many viewers thats means there is a real interest in the sport and more people will probably start boxing. In the near future, maybe 5 or 10 years, I can see Chinese fighters being a force in the smaller weight classes. But in a country with that many people who knows, the next great middle or heavy weight champion could be from China.

[hectari]

No doubt man. He got 300k for the debut. They said his next purse will be 500k lmao

I bet he probably got 3 million from chinese investors. That guy Zou is not going to fight outside of asia anytime soon thats for sure and Arum will use Pacquiao as a catalyst to build Zou up, Pacman is not going to fight in the states anymore because Arum is using him to build up Zou an put zou as the undercard.

Arum is using the Don King technique here build up a foreign fighter in his country and get paid millions by the foreign investors

[Kyshenko Team]

You have to understand that China is communist country, and they should have like 5 channels. 500 million were working. 300 million watched Santa Barbara series, rest split between news and Boxing.

[bigcursedawg]

Why is everyone being hostile towards this? You guys care to articulate yourselves and explain why it angers you? BTW, what the hell is snooker?

Snooker is kind of like shooting pool, but the table is a little different.

[hectari]

You have to understand that China is communist country, and they should have like 5 channels. 500 million were working. 300 million watched Santa Barbara series, rest split between news and Boxing.

Also they ban American sites there, those 300 million didnt even pay for the fight.

Zou's fight wasn't even a hot trend, only in china.

[The Gambler1981]

When did snooker become a big time western sport.

I could go to 100 people and maybe 1 would have a clue what snooker was and even that person would only know it is a billiards type game not what it actually involved.

[croz]

When did snooker become a big time western sport.

I could go to 100 people and maybe 1 would have a clue what snooker was and even that person would only know it is a billiards type game not what it actually involved.

Snooker is a pretty big sport in the UK. Though it's been somewhat ousted by darts recently.

I'm guessing your American or something so that sentence must sound pretty strange to you.

[Dr Rumack]

Snooker is huge in the UK and Ireland. The world championships normally meant a week off college.

[KnockUTheFukOut]

That is great for the sport of boxing IN GENERAL!