Comments: CBS/showtime lost $16M on Floyd v Maidana

[tomhawq]

no wonder schaefer got fired.
he run gbp to the ground making negative profits.

mind you this was after they "allegedly" made 2 million ppv in the canelo fight.
which just shows they've been concocting and exaggerating ppv numbers.

[BuckToothed]

talking about PPV buys? Nah we talking 'bout business.

Well it's the fault of CBS/Showtime to offer Floyd huge guarantees. That cuts into profitability. If he made what PAC generally makes 20-25 million. They'd probaby be fine.

But the point is, CBS wants to make money. As a corporate entitity, they'd like to make $$$.

They want the Floyd-PAC fight. And they probably do not want to go head to head against Canelo-Cotto. Floyd will be forced to move off the May date because FLOYD HAS A BOSS . lol...

floyd will suck it up and change dates, or go on vacation.

Women and security guards beware!!! Floyd is frustrated...

[Beater_of_ass]

Highly unlikely. U do know Manny has a guaranteed deal worth over 20 nil with hbo? So tell me how they didn't lose money.

Because HBO doesn't have to pay Manny, Arum does and Arum got all of his fee for Manny from the casino's. Manny may have gotten a piece from the US PPV buys but HBO didn't have to pay him an upfront fee.

[Luiz]

So no Vargas to Manny or Khan to Floyd. The timing couldn't be better.

[The Big Dunn]

Sure... But it's about NOW (last 2 fights and the next 2)...
... We don't know how reliable Stephen A. Smith's sources are, but has anybody (qualified, I mean) stated that he was wrong or misinformed? Stephen A. Smith may speculate, but nobody said the opposite... a.s.o.

I believe what Steven says about Floyd saying he wants to fight Manny etc... why wouldn't I? The problem is I don't believe Floyd it's really just that simple. I just want to toot my horn as well and say I called this since the first fight, almost got the exact amount they lost correct.

I haven't seen anything to corroborate what steven a has said regarding losses. I will give him the benefit of the doubt until I see something credible that says otherwise.

He talks about how Bob arum needs to get out of the way to make the fight happen-nothing most of us haven't said as well.

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[BuckToothed]

If they loss money with the two Maidana fights, then they also loss money on the Guerrero fight...

1 out 4, TBE still!!!

[Kagami Taiga]

Because HBO doesn't have to pay Manny, Arum does and Arum got all of his fee for Manny from the casino's. Manny may have gotten a piece from the US PPV buys but HBO didn't have to pay him an upfront fee.

I just told u Manny has a guaranteed deal with HBO. What's not to understand? Floyd is guaranteed 30min by showtime and Manny gets about 20 from hbo. Seriously not hard to figure out.

[Luilun]

CBS should force this Charlatan to pay this money back the guy is a complete dud Boxing will be much better when this boring fraud retires

[FrenchDeLaHoya]

#fightpacquiao

[ironmt]

If we take what steven a says regarding the lost money as fact-then we should take everything he says as fact. he discusses alot of stuff-including how often he has heard floyd and his team say he wants the fight.

calls many a liar regarding fighting for free-we all know that anyway. talks about bob blocking the fight for many-we knew that too.

According to his sources CBS lost $16 mil on both Maidana fights. doesn't mean they lost money on the whole deal given how much they made with Canelo. But I trust steven a.

You said this earlier In reference to Mannys low PPV buys vs Algeria.

"you do GOD Fr33-you are just deflecting because the number is so low".

And here you are doing the same thing you accused the poster above you of doing.

You don't have an agenda or are unbiased doe. Right?

What does the Canelo fight have to do with the two Maidana fights losing 16 million dollars?