Will Boxing Ever Be Able To Regain Credibility After PBC's Inevitable Failure?

[embryo]

All that time you spent typing up that post, complaining about this thread and "anti-PBC" losers...don't you think you could have spent that time toward something more productive in your own life, bro?

Maybe posting on this forum and being part of the discussion is enjoyable and relaxing for some people, so that seems like it's worth the time. And you spent almost an equal amount of time based on the length of your post responding...so take your own advice.

[jas]

they think more boxing is gonna increase ratings

its gonna do the opposite

[BattleAxePurist]

I always hear about how smart/successful a businessman Haymon is which is true but I'm still puzzled how this qualifies as being a competent boxing guy and the one who should be making all these decisions when his track record shows his Boxing IQ sucks he doesn't know how to match/build fighters he's been ex-communicated from HBO , Showtime is a mess and the PBC hasn't been all that great it's reasonable to question whether this is going to work out in the end with the fractured nature of the sport and spammatching they've embarked on.

[PlasterWraps]

they think more boxing is gonna increase ratings

its gonna do the opposite

Saturday***39;s boxing telecast headlined by Shumenov-Flores on NBCSN averaged 241,000 viewers, peaked at 422,000. #boxing

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) July 29, 2015

Over on HBO, Pascal-Gonzalez averaged 883k, peaking at 1.028M viewers. The Kovalev-Mohammedi main event averaged 1.014M, peaking at 1.082M.

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) July 29, 2015

NBCSN is in about 81.5 million homes. HBO is in about 36 million homes.

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) July 29, 2015

HBO sucks doe... PBC has way better matchmaking. Plus is FREEEEEEEE.

I'll probably tune in for Mares-LSC, but otherwise, PBC can gtfo. Not going to sit at home to watch these bad fights, it's just disappointing considering the size of the stable available to them.

[daggum]

haymon was sent from the ufc to destroy boxing. it's quite clear

[Ham Porter]

Maybe posting on this forum and being part of the discussion is enjoyable and relaxing for some people, so that seems like it's worth the time. And you spent almost an equal amount of time based on the length of your post responding...so take your own advice.

This is a very good point you make - please direct it towards my man, Redd Foxx.

[Pony Boy]

Turning boxing into a joke. Garcia fights a washed up Paulie and all of a sudden his a P4P fighter? We all know Paulie just wanted a high paycheck! Had they fought one or two years ago and maybe it would have luster!

And Mora? Really? Did Prime Boxing Cherries think he was a fan draw? They got him so that Jacobs could get that KO! So what's so exciting about these fights?

Even the commentators are whack! They try too hard to hype these waste of time cards and overrated high paid fighters!

They made a joke of the sport and turned into a monopoly show business! A obviously fixing fights!

And really, Floyd gonna fight Berto? Who nearly got KO'ed by Soto Karas? And what is all this circus promotion about him and Rhonda Rousy? Don't doubt that it doesn't happen. He already came fought a wrestler of he acted the fool for crying out loud!

[CANELOLUJAH]

boxing is taking a big hit image wise with PBC.

[GMAN SUPREME]

Since March: Thurman-Guerrero, Garcia-Peterson, Lee-Quillin, Dirrell-DeGale, Khan-Algieri, Broner-Porter, LSC-Mares.

What has HBO done since March? Please list the fights.

provodnikov vs matthysse kovalev vs pascal canelo vs kirkland pascal vs gonzalez were better fights than all those fights you listed combined.HBO kicks the **** out of pbc despite not having nearly as many fighters.also coming up on hbo you got matthysse vs postol ggg vs lemieux and canelo vs cotto pbc has nothing on that.

[ea22]

This is a goddamn discussion forum, just because someone has an opinion that differs from yours doesn't make it any less valid. Many don't like what PBC is doing, it might get better, but it can only be judged on what it is now, the whole "it's only been 5 months give them time" excuse is moronic. Furthermore we already know many of the upcoming matchups, and it's not getting any better, Haymon needs to step his game up and it doesn't like it's happening.