Don't just give up on Al Haymon just yet...

[Barcham]

This is a good post. WHat will determine success is the quality of fights he puts on. If the series consistently provides quality fights whether it be name guys or up and comers-it should be a success.

If the fights are all boring mismatches it will fail unless the public decides that's what it likes and they watch, which is possible but extremely unlikely.

What will determine success is how many people watch the program. They can put whatever match they want on, but if no one tunes in, no one makes money. They already have a mountain to climb just because it is boxing, which appeals mainly to the male demographic. The second hill is the fact it is on Saturday night.

It's Saturday night and your girl wants to go out and you want to stay in and watch the fight. Well the big question turns into whether you want to get laid that night or not - or at all in the coming week. Guess who's gonna win that one? Not the head on your shoulders.

It is impossible for a Saturday night show to bring in enough advertising dollars to support the cost of a weekly boxing show. Maybe a special broadcast 6 times a year or so would be profitable. A weekly show with million dollar purses? I can't see it.

[The Big Dunn]

What will determine success is how many people watch the program. They can put whatever match they want on, but if no one tunes in, no one makes money. They already have a mountain to climb just because it is boxing, which appeals mainly to the male demographic. The second hill is the fact it is on Saturday night.

It's Saturday night and your girl wants to go out and you want to stay in and watch the fight. Well the big question turns into whether you want to get laid that night or not - or at all in the coming week. Guess who's gonna win that one? Not the head on your shoulders.

It is impossible for a Saturday night show to bring in enough advertising dollars to support the cost of a weekly boxing show. Maybe a special broadcast 6 times a year or so would be profitable. A weekly show with million dollar purses? I can't see it.

who says the shows will always have those purses? that's a foolish assumption on your part. not every fight will have purses that high. If they do, and you watch a great fight on TV, that's all that matters.

It seems like your real fear is that this will succeed and Haymon will be able to pay fighters more, which will attract good fighters signed to promoters/other networks, which will make this even more successful.

[Eff Pandas]

He's trying to turn boxing into the UFC. Have you seen what a joke the UFC is?

Yea god forbid if the best fight the best month in, month out like in the UFC. That'd really suck.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

What will determine success is how many people watch the program. They can put whatever match they want on, but if no one tunes in, no one makes money. They already have a mountain to climb just because it is boxing, which appeals mainly to the male demographic. The second hill is the fact it is on Saturday night.

It's Saturday night and your girl wants to go out and you want to stay in and watch the fight. Well the big question turns into whether you want to get laid that night or not - or at all in the coming week. Guess who's gonna win that one? Not the head on your shoulders.

It is impossible for a Saturday night show to bring in enough advertising dollars to support the cost of a weekly boxing show. Maybe a special broadcast 6 times a year or so would be profitable. A weekly show with million dollar purses? I can't see it.

I agree that Saturday night is not a good spot for a weekly show...
Boxing needs to takeover on a Tuesday or Wednesday when many more people are home and you won't have to compete vs football or basketball...

[MrRolltide91]

I agree that Saturday night is not a good spot for a weekly show...
Boxing needs to takeover on a Tuesday or Wednesday when many more people are home and you won't have to compete vs football or basketball...

agree with this.

even other sports comes on weekdays