Comments Thread For: Wilder-Stiverne Triple a Smash Hit For Showtime Ratings

[JakeNDaBox]

Wow, shocker! The one non-Haymon Showtime card actually brings in ratings...

Incorrect. Haymon has paper on Wilder and Santa Cruz. How else is Leo clocking $750k for a fight like that!

[Brickyardigan]

Wow, shocker! The one non-Haymon Showtime card actually brings in ratings...

Lol what an idiot.

[sugarsmosley]

was worried this fight was gonna bomb, was a huge meaningful fight for HW division GREAT news for boxing...

[jas]

The parody account was right!!

[Baltimore]

This is great news for the sport. A heavyweight American champ who knocks almost all his opponents out is what will start converting casuals into more interested fans.

[JJRod]

I feel bad for new boxing fans they think Vlad vs Wilder would be a super fight. They never saw a prime Ali Liston Foreman Frazier Holmes Shavers Tyson They get excited that Wilder learned a jab Stiverne gets great ratings for being fat and in his best shape ever until he loses then was overtrained sad so sad

There always has to be that one who is negative about great boxing news. Good god man!

And who is comparing Wlad vs Wilder to Ali vs those greats?

[North Star]

That ain't too bad. Seems to be what GGG and Chavez Jr. pull in on their HBO fights as well, but they are (in Junior's case, were) middleweights. I am surprised that the thirst for an American HW champ didn't increase those numbers to double. Afterall, Showtime is in 25+ million homes and we always put so much emphasis on the state of boxing popularity by gauging the heavies.

[al-Xander]

It's mostly because of the timing, it's the first major fight of the year. Fans are salivating to see boxing matches at this time of the year.

[KO'er]

This is great news for the sport. A heavyweight American champ who knocks almost all his opponents out is what will start converting casuals into more interested fans.

Mike Tyson said what boxing needs is an American Heavyweight champ who can has great knockout power and entertains the fans. Look what we got!

[Hougigo]

The parody account was right!!

I'm starting to think it's Stephen but using it to have free range on what to say