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It's always hilarious when people take the ignorance route in an argument.
But okay, let's take Dan Rafael out of it.
Steve Kim wrote ON THIS WEBSITE about the likelihood of Walters/Marriaga on that date back on MAY 6th.
But I'm sure you didn't see that report, either.
Or see any of the reports on other boxing sites announcing the fight was made.Comment
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http://deadline.com/2015/03/starz-no-2-pay-cable-network-subscribers-q4-2014-1201399405/
http://www.thewrap.com/starz-q1-subs...hris-albrecht/
Has the number at near 24m homes. This **** is starting to tick me off now. will try and find the real number.
note: http://investors.cbscorporation.com/...Umc3Vic2lkPTU3
introduction to the CBS Corp 10k filed 2/23/15, for the 2014 fiscal year:
"At December 31, 2014, Showtime, The Movie Channel and Flix, in the aggregate, had approximately 76 million subscriptions in the U.S., certain U.S. territories and Bermuda" -pg I-6, under 'Showtime Networks'
not entirely sure how to attribute that for each channel, but I've purchased the Showtime package, have the Showtime channels and Flix, but I don't get The Movie Channel.
Split CBS's own number three ways and you're still looking at 25.3m homes per channelComment
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What the **** is wrong with you people?
You want to go back to paying $50, $60, or $70 for a championship caliber fight? Well, you still can if you want, but I for one would sure as **** prefer to see good boxing matches for free.
Anyone that doesn't, and wants this venture to fail simply because Haymon is aligned with Mayweather is a complete cunt.
PBC have been putting on shows that have perfect judging, not a single botched score, and that have mostly been good, top level fights, even though there have been a few duds (but that is happening just as much on PPV's you pay $60 for!)...and it's all for free!!!
Why in the world would you, as a boxing fan of any type, want this to fail? You would have to be an absolute spastic of the worst kind to want free championship level boxing to fail and for rip off PPV of the same level, but at an extortionate cost to you, to prevail.
How ****** can you possibly get?Comment
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Was this in the main article?However, Top Rank***8217;s lawsuit attempts to make a case that former portfolio manager Caldwell ***8220;played an active, complicit and indispensable role***8221; in the alleged monopolization scheme. It alleges that he met with TV broadcast executives on several occasions to discuss exclusivity agreements.
***8220;According to Caldwell, he explained to the broadcast executives ***8216;Here is why Waddell is behind this and involved,'***8221; the complaint stated. ***8220;Caldwell informed the executives that Waddell & Reed had pledged upward of $425 million from the $40 billion in Waddell & Reed***8217;s coffers to Haymon, which would allow (Haymon's boxing brand) to be self-sustaining (and operate at a significant loss) in the near term. By the Defendants***8217; own telling, it was Caldwell***8217;s active involvement on behalf of Waddell & Reed and Media Group Holdings that made Haymon***8217;s 'payola' scheme possible.***8221;
Caldwell resigned from Waddell & Reed on June 16, 2014, after 14 years with the company. He was supposed to have a two-year consulting contract with Waddell & Reed afterward, but the company canceled the consulting agreement only a few days later, offering no explanation.Comment
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Have to wonder if these investors had any idea these kinds of lawsuits were coming, and if it will have any effect on them pulling there $....Comment
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You do realize that you could watch Floyd without Showtime right? Because you need to pay for a PPV, you don't need Showtime to access it. So, seeing as how Floyd was never on Showtime then the credit should be given to the other 2 fights they've had on that channel and/or shows like Ray Donovan, Shameless and Nurse Jackie. Those are some pretty damn good shows, if it wasn't for those I would have cancelled by now. There's no boxing on it at all anymore.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/bu...ns-on-hbo.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)
21.3m homes in January 2012, ~22m homes by March 2013, and ~27.7m homes as of February 2015. If there was any other possible catalyst to drive near 6m homes to pick up Showtime just after Floyd signed with Showtime, I'd like to read it.
Beyond that, when Showtime signed Floyd to the 6-fight deal, they weren't just getting 6 PPV fights; they got all of the support programming featuring Mayweather (All Access, etc), they were able to air the fight replays on Showtime, and they also got all of the 'Mayweather Sweepstakes' fight cards (Canelo-Trout, Maidana-Broner, Porter-Brook, etc), in addition to having boxing's biggest star as the face of Showtime BoxingComment
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