Comments Thread For: Broner-Maidana Draws 1.3 Million Viewers on Showtime

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NEW YORK —SHOWTIME Sports® continued with significant gains in viewership on its flagship series SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® on Saturday, Dec. 14, drawing 1.3 million viewers to an action-packed main event featuring the welterweight world championship, Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana. The dramatic bout, the final match on the 2013 boxing calendar, is a late contender for boxing’s coveted Fight of the Year honor.

The audience performance during the main event ranks as the third-highest audience on record for live boxing on SHOWTIME since the network began tracking individual bouts in 2009.
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[SilverSun]

Should've pulled more. I called like 8-10 different sports bars to see if they were showing the Boxing fight between broner/Maidana fight, they said, "Yes we are showing the ufc fight, get here early"…….

ffs

[pimpgoz]

If Broner-Rees did better #'s on HBO, this fight would have done much better on HBO. The proof is right there. SHO just doesn't have as many subscribers as HBO.

[oneon11]

Dude drew over a million viewers and roid boy Manny can't even get half million. But his supporters think he should get a huge payday and the WBC make him their #1 ranked...... hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[PACnPBFsuck]

Nice bounce back from the dual network garbage.

[sugarsmosley]

wtf... didn't GGG-Stevens do 1.5? lol

[pimpgoz]

Dude drew over a million viewers and roid boy Manny can't even get half million. But his supporters think he should get a huge payday and the WBC make him their #1 ranked...... hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Manny would do 10 Million if his fights were free

[TheGunslinger]

If Broner-Rees did better #'s on HBO, this fight would have done much better on HBO. The proof is right there. SHO just doesn't have as many subscribers as HBO.

The article does mention Canelo-Lopez was the first fight to do 1mil viewers the point is Showtime boxing is growing.

[Nightfall]

wtf... didn't GGG-Stevens do 1.5? lol

stevens - GGG are not as popu;ar than maidana and broner

[ElChino]

The article does mention Canelo-Lopez was the first fight to do 1mil viewers the point is Showtime boxing is growing.

Growing fast too, Them stepping up their boxing has truly helped. I cancelled HBO and ordered showtime.

I can always just download game of thrones.