Comments Thread For: Frampton-Gonzalez Draws PBC/CBS Ratings Bump

[BWC]

I don't apply lube to myself, instead I just pour gravy down your fat welfare moms throat.

As for Haymon, dude has blown through over 100 million $ and that's the only good fights he can give us so far? Fck out of here, he don't get any praise for that.

Heck, the only fight there fans asked for was mares-LSC, and that's a few years too late.

Yet you're stroking off to the network that gave us what fights exactly in the last 12 months?

[turnedup]

I'm no financial analyst but how is 1 million viewers with a ten million dollar overhead smart business. I know Haymon is sitting on a ton of investment money but how long is PBC going to bleed money before someone says "we need to rethink this strategy".

[BWC]

Waddell are aware of Haymon's plan. Do you think all the people who have money invested in various hedge funds that Waddell manages know that it is invested in PBC and that it is not making any return? Maybe you should be following the lawsuits more closely and the information posted on Reddit about it. And 5 years is a far cry from 20.

I consider a 5 year investment to be relatively short term but I expect it to be making a constant growth during that 5 years, I certainly would not be pleased if my investment firm told me that it was actually losing money and would not break even for at least 5 years, which taking inflation into consideration would mean I was taking a huge loss. Better off stuffing the money into a mattress.

You don't know s*** about the PBC or their business model that has been demonstrated over and over and over and over. We get it. You don't like Haymon . Nobody give a s***.

Who's your favorite promoter, and what big fights are they giving us?

[Scipio2009]

Imagine if they put this fight in Boston/BYC or someplace with an Irish crowd and promoted/marketed it to them.

PBC needs to step up their marketing of fighters immediately. It is hurting the ratings IMO.

No one knows who Frampton is stateside, outside of the hardcore boxing fan, and that's only a chunk of that audience; fighting in the same town and on the same day as Chavez Jr, arguably one of the biggest stars with Haymon, seems to have worked out quite well for Frampton, on TV and in attendance.

With the introduction out of the way (Frampton-Quigg is likely due in the UK to close out the year), Frampton can take his next fight to the East Coast, after having a million homes watch him fight, in addition to the mentions that he picked up across the press availabilities (in addition to mentions during other PBC broadcasts).

The New York/Boston fanbase would've at least heard his name, and Haymon has access to a slate of fighters who could draw well in the region (Spike O'Sullivan, Danny O'Connor, Phil Logreco, Danny Jacobs, etc would all fit well in the Northeast)

[Scipio2009]

I don't apply lube to myself, instead I just pour gravy down your fat welfare moms throat.

As for Haymon, dude has blown through over 100 million $ and that's the only good fights he can give us so far? Fck out of here, he don't get any praise for that.

Heck, the only fight there fans asked for was mares-LSC, and that's a few years too late.

.... Haymon is fronting the costs for his PBC effort. The various venue sets and the near three year of TV deals across the channels have all been paid ahead of time. It's not that hard to put together.

Hilarious that people hear seem to believe that Haymon's blown an assumed $100m on 15 fight cards.

[Scipio2009]

I'm no financial analyst but how is 1 million viewers with a ten million dollar overhead smart business. I know Haymon is sitting on a ton of investment money but how long is PBC going to bleed money before someone says "we need to rethink this strategy".

-overhead isn't likely $10m
-PBC seems to be a healthy viewing choice for the 18-54 demo
-ads for the entire PBC telecast, headlined by the Frampton fight, were largely sold off to companies during the broadcast
-The promoters that Haymon has been working with seem to actually be able to sell a nice number of tickets, offsetting some of the costs needed to be made up by PBC's payout to the promoter for the broadcast

You add that the general sports fan seems to be now tuning into the PBC fights more regularly, and your "doom and gloom" wish doesn't make that much sense.

[bojangles1987]

That was a good fight that deserved an audience.

[StiffBlab]

Haymon haters are desperate. Go do something productive for yourself. Nothing you're talking about effects your life.

[Barcham]

You don't know s*** about the PBC or their business model that has been demonstrated over and over and over and over. We get it. You don't like Haymon . Nobody give a s***.

Who's your favorite promoter, and what big fights are they giving us?

I do not have a favorite promoter or manager or advisor. I do not follow businessmen. I could not tell you who my favorite hockey or football or baseball GM or Manager or owner is either as I do not have one. I have favorite fighters that I enjoy watching in the ring just as I enjoy my favorite teams in other sports. But when I see someone who is doing damage to a sport I will call them out for it. I believe Haymon is currently damaging the sport of boxing. You are free to disagree with me.

[LA_2_Vegas]

I really like what Haymon has done with the UK fighters - he is giving them an American platform in the daytime while making their fights at a time where people in their home countries can still watch.

This is something that needed to be done badly IMO - there are huge boxing fans out there who don't know or have want to sit down and stream fights from Europe...they want it served up to them in a format like this. I'm sure some people are wondering where guys like this have been hiding all this time. This is one of the best things he is doing right now - and Frampton is a perfect little fighter for TV. I enjoyed that card