Most Watched Fights on US TV - 2014

[RSBonos]

In recent years, have the ratings ever been this one-sided?

i'd say almost every year except 2013.

[RSBonos]

Boxing is not a top 10 sport in America. The most watched fight does under 1.4M. Only ten fights seen by more than 1M people.

I'll be really interested to see how Haymon's NBC shows stack up next year.

I'd like to see how mainstream sports would do on premium tv. You'd see a lot of 2 million type audiences, unless it was the NFL.

HBO at this point pays very little for boxing compared to other sport contracts. It's a steal for them.

[Dean_Razorback]

Pretty amazing that Chavez Jr can still be the top draw on US tv with such minimal effort. Having royal blood is profitable.

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[Da Machine]

HBO has the bigger boxing fanbase built up over many years, not to mention the bigger subscriber base in general. Showtimes numbers for what they are and their new found goals in boxing are impressive.

[Da Machine]

Boxing is not a top 10 sport in America. The most watched fight does under 1.4M. Only ten fights seen by more than 1M people.

I'll be really interested to see how Haymon's NBC shows stack up next year.

Name 9 other sports that would draw over 1 million viewers on a premium network.....

[Chrismart]

Wow. HBO totally dominating that list.

[Dr Rumack]

This has been an awful year for ratings, fights, everything. Not one fight even came close to 2 million viewers.

The only fighter to come close to 2M over the past three years is Chavez Jr, when he fought Rubio.

Just ten fights over 1M is pretty bad alright.

In 2012 it was 16 - http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing...6022--box.html

In 2013 is was at least 25 - http://sports.yahoo.com/news/despite...204009683.html

[jas]

Did someone say Chaves jr vs Hopkins ? To be announced mid-January on Hopkins' bday...

[chiguy91]

hbo is killing them. imagine next year when hbo and golden boy start putting fights together instead of just top rank on their network. good luck to showtime.

@ la vaca de dinero. hopefully chavez/froch happens next.

[GettinMoney]

HBO has the bigger boxing fanbase built up over many years, not to mention the bigger subscriber base in general. Showtimes numbers for what they are and their new found goals in boxing are impressive.

Exactly these HBO fans are shook.