Comments Thread For: Golovkin a Hit in The Ring, But Moves Backwards In Ratings

[carloscruz10009]

That article should be merged with the Cotto article saying GGG isn't in the majors yet... this article validated his teams views.... funny stuff.. GGG FANS hurt again....

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Mike Perez and Jennings made people change the channel

[Cuban Linx]

Well I'm eating a lot of crow right now. Following his Stevens fight, which was a ratings hit, this is a big time disaster. From 1.5M to 750K, how does that even happen?

Looks like GGG will have to wait again to get a big fight... Maybe he should fight Ward and Lara after all?

[JakeNDaBox]

Dan Rafael @danrafaelespn 2m
Per Nielsen, #GolovkinGeale averaged 984k viewers (less than 3 rds though) on HBO for live airing. 1.048M peak. 8th most viewed fight of '14

Dan's press release cut-and-paste is for Live viewers + DVR. The live viewing audience was 758,000. The 984k figure includes 1st time DVR views.

[bigjavi973]

I believe he Needs to fight Cotto, I know it is an easy fight but Casual fans know who cotto is and if this guy GGG demolishes him in front of all his fans, it gauges the interest of those casual fans, Its like the next day when they go to work and in to the office, Did you see the Cotto fight, Next co-worker says you mean the Golovkin fight, Cotto is not worth talking about, how about GGG, he is a straight up beast. Though casual fans are dumb and don't know $h1t about boxing, They are part of the Large demographic that buys PPV's. GGG can easily beat the PPV stars not named Mayweather. I noticed GGG Having trouble with speed and boxing skills so that is why I pick Mayweather against him but you and I both know that that fight is not happening and I know GGG vs Mayweather is a fight you would badly want to see because I know you don't like Mayweather.

Check this formula out.

GGG vs Cotto at MSG. GGG demolishes Cotto in front of his fans at MSG and around the world people witness it on ppv

GGG Vs Canelo: An exposed Irish Mexican that GGG paints his face the same color as his hair, Also on PPV. The world was watching and They really want to see more GGG

GGG vs Chavez Jr. GGG at this point is now a bigger draw than Chavez and because of Chavez's name it sells, even though Chavez is crap. GGG gets the win and it is also on PPV

With this Formula, GGG Has made it to the Big-time. Boxing needs a star and GGG may be the answer to that puzzle when Mayweather an Pacquiao are retired. Ward will be the best and GGG will be the draw. But Ward beats GGG any day of the week. Point Blank, Plain and Simple.

GGG has an easy path to becoming a major success in boxing and he doesn't have to build his career off fighting Leftovers. The main champs are scared of him. That is how much he is known in the boxing community. If you are scaring the big dogs in the division you are in, you have pretty much Almost made it. You make it till you fight those scared ones.

If Cotto Fights Canelo, I fear GGG will never get the opportunity to become that star.

It would actually be better for GGG's career if he mans up and fights the NUMBER 2 P4P. "but ward is a weight class above doe."
GGG: "Ill fight anyone 154-168"
Ward: "ill fight you at 168"
GGG: "it doesnt make financial sense. You can't draw. I want miguel cotto instead"
Cotto: "It doesnt make financial sense."
GGG: "but... but... but..."
Ward (cuts ggg off): "I thought you would fight anyone at 168?"
GGG: "Even though I cant draw more than you, the fight makes no financial sense."

GGG fans are getting worse than floyd fans.

[bigjavi973]

They should make an offer. Catchweights of 164.

why should it be a catch weight if ggg said hell fight at 168? oh please

[The Big Dunn]

Agree 100%

I think team Triple Duck is somewhat delusional with respect to Golovkin's options. Right now, he only has one marquee fighter willing to fight him and that's Ward. Everyone else doesn't need Golovkin. Even Ward, whenever he gets his promotional issues sorted out, has options. Having said that, if I were Triple Duck's handlers, I'd keep him away from Ward. His best bet, IMO, is to keep away from 168 and keep knocking out TOMATO CANs until the Mayweather/Alvarez/Cotto situation sorts itself out.

I don't know if that model can be sustained. I think GGG needs to take a page from Kovalev and go to England for short money and fight Carl Froch.

[ИATAS]

That article should be merged with the Cotto article saying GGG isn't in the majors yet... this article validated his teams views.... funny stuff.. GGG FANS hurt again....

Shouldn't BOXING fans be hurt since the top two in the division aren't fighting each other?

[DoktorSleepless]

Golovkin has pulled more fighting worse. This seems an anomaly. Maybe not, his next fight will tell us.

If anything, the 1.4M for the Stevens fight was the anomaly.

[carloscruz10009]

It was configured for 9,000. Considering Golovkin was the only draw on the card, it's not a bad number for a mid-summer show.

Expectations for the telecast, however, were unrealistic. If the final numbers were in line with what event handlers expected, they should have mentioned that up front. Vowing the event to be the most viewed fight of 2014 - while perhaps intended hyperbole - suggests more was expected than what actually came of the show.

The Garden seats 21,000 for boxing.... mid-summer Cotto doubles GGG #'s.. it tanked admit it..


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