Comments Thread For: Abraham-Smith II Draws Over 4 Million Home Viewers

[Chillman]

Crazy- that's like the equivalent of 16 million people in the US watching a fight.

That's what free tv channels such as Sat.1 do for boxing in Germany.

Maybe Al Haymon's PBC series on NBC and CBS will enjoy comparable success in the US.

[Bob Haymon]

That's what free tv channels such as Sat.1 do for boxing in Germany.

Maybe Al Haymon's PBC series on NBC and CBS will enjoy comparable success in the US.

There's no chance of that happening for PBC. UFC on Fox usually averages slightly over 2 million per show.

[HeroBando]

4.09 million viewers / 18.8% marketshare for AA vs Smith Part II at 11 pm
(1.26 million viewers / 15% marketshare among those in the crucial group of 14 - 49 years of age)


2.22 million / 17.1% marketshare for GGG vs Murray at 12 am
(less than 0.7 million viewers* / 11.1%)

*No exact number of viewers was provided for the second fight.

Great numbers, but odd that 2/3+ of the viewers were age 50+

[Chillman]

Great numbers, but odd that 2/3+ of the viewers were age 50+

That's mostly the case here as far as boxing broadcasts are concerned, they usually draw especially strong numbers among middle-aged and older men in East Germany -
Klitschko fights being the exception to the rule, those are being watched by virtually every demographic, young girls and women included.
Ex.: When Wladimir fought Haye in 2011, 15.5 million viewers tuned in! (a 67% marketshare)
Only Henry Maske (and Axel Schulz vs Botha, over 18 million viewers) ever got more viewers way back in the 1990s and for his rematch with Virgil Hill in 2007.

[Robbie Barrett]

Imagine the viewers if Mayweather-Pacquiao was on free TV in the US.

[HeroBando]

That's mostly the case here as far as boxing broadcasts are concerned, they usually draw especially strong numbers among middle aged and older men in East Germany -
Klitschko fights being the exception to the rule, those are being watched by virtually every demographic, young girls and women included.
Ex.: When Wladimir fought Haye in 2011, 15.5 million viewers tuned in! (a 67% marketshare)
Only Henry Maske (and Axel Schulz vs Botha, over 18 million viewers) ever got more viewers way back in the 1990s and for his rematch with Virgil Hill in 2007.

Excellent info. Wonder if the same trend will hold in the US now that they're putting boxing back on over the air networks.

[daggum]

(claps politely)

[Beercules]

Arthur "Money" Abraham

[daggum]

Great numbers, but odd that 2/3+ of the viewers were age 50+

and we all know people over 50 don't count as real people.