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Terence Crawford capped a banner year—one many will argue is worthy of Fighter of the Year honors—with a 12-round virtuoso performance versus Raymundo Beltran on Nov. 29 at home in Omaha, Nebraska.
The win netted Crawford (25-0, 17KOs) the vacant World lineal lightweight championship—as recognized by BoxingScene.com—in addition to scoring his 3rd consecutive victory over a top-rated lightweight. It also strengthened his standing as a rising box-office attraction, drawing a crowd of 11,127 at CenturyLink Center, with his two appearances at the venue on the year pulling in more than 22,000 in paid attendance.
Where Crawford fell indefensible, however, was in having to fight deep into the night and going up against the most watched college football game of 2014.
A peak average of 836,000 viewers tuned in for the lightweight championship, on a televised tripleheader that actually saw viewership decline as the night went on. The bout peaked at 936,000 viewers, with both ratings serving as the lowest for any of Crawford’s five appearances on HBO. [Click Here To Read More]
The win netted Crawford (25-0, 17KOs) the vacant World lineal lightweight championship—as recognized by BoxingScene.com—in addition to scoring his 3rd consecutive victory over a top-rated lightweight. It also strengthened his standing as a rising box-office attraction, drawing a crowd of 11,127 at CenturyLink Center, with his two appearances at the venue on the year pulling in more than 22,000 in paid attendance.
Where Crawford fell indefensible, however, was in having to fight deep into the night and going up against the most watched college football game of 2014.
A peak average of 836,000 viewers tuned in for the lightweight championship, on a televised tripleheader that actually saw viewership decline as the night went on. The bout peaked at 936,000 viewers, with both ratings serving as the lowest for any of Crawford’s five appearances on HBO. [Click Here To Read More]
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