Comments Thread For: Fox Sports, PBC Reveal Details of Multi-Year Agreement

[Deevel916]

I usually just go to the cable guide and select boxing and it tells me what channel and time.

The Spike cards come on Fridays.
NBC, CBS, ESPN and Showtime on Saturdays.

Like I told a poster here yesterday. Got home at 9pm on Sat looking for the Garcia/Paulie card on CBC or NBC. Had no idea it was on ESPN. Took me another 5 minutes or so to figure out which channel on my Verizon Fios is ESPN as there's over 1000 damn channels.

Haymon needs to simplify it rather than spreading it out all over the place and confusing fans, mainly casuals who dont really keep up with boxing outside of the mega fights.

[MasterPlan]

Like I told a poster here yesterday. Got home at 9pm on Sat looking for the Garcia/Paulie card on CBC or NBC. Had no idea it was on ESPN. Took me another 5 minutes or so to figure out which channel on my Verizon Fios is ESPN as there's over 1000 damn channels.

Haymon needs to simplify it rather than spreading it out all over the place and confusing fans, mainly casuals who dont really keep up with boxing outside of the mega fights.

Could have just went to boxingscene.com. took less than 15 seconds.

[The Big Dunn]

Like I told a poster here yesterday. Got home at 9pm on Sat looking for the Garcia/Paulie card on CBC or NBC. Had no idea it was on ESPN. Took me another 5 minutes or so to figure out which channel on my Verizon Fios is ESPN as there's over 1000 damn channels.

Haymon needs to simplify it rather than spreading it out all over the place and confusing fans, mainly casuals who dont really keep up with boxing outside of the mega fights.

That you do not know where ESPN is on your cable system should not be a concern for Haymon.

I just do not understand the complaints about more fights being televised. These fights would still happen regardless, they just wouldn't be on TV. These are for the hardcore fan like yourself, not necessarily the casual fan.

You are still getting to watch all the HBO fights but will also have other fights to watch on TV. You still have shobox. You will get a chance to see a wide range of fighters you otherwise would have missed.

Do you have an interest in the sport outside of the mainstream names?

[thabanga510]

Like I told a poster here yesterday. Got home at 9pm on Sat looking for the Garcia/Paulie card on CBC or NBC. Had no idea it was on ESPN. Took me another 5 minutes or so to figure out which channel on my Verizon Fios is ESPN as there's over 1000 damn channels.

Haymon needs to simplify it rather than spreading it out all over the place and confusing fans, mainly casuals who dont really keep up with boxing outside of the mega fights.

The fight was advertised as being on ESPN though. What is their to simplify?

[aldo5408]

Need to step your matchmaking gsme up Al

[Deevel916]

The fight was advertised as being on ESPN though. What is their to simplify?

I'm a boxing fan, but aside from Bscene, I have not seen advertisement for last Saturdays fight.

I'm not talking just about me though. Point I'm trying to make is, how does Haymon expect to build a consistent viewing audience outside of the hardcores if he isnt consistent with the dates, times and channels he shows his cards on.

I'm not here to criticize PBC (although it does need lots of improvement). Instead I'm trying to suggest what he can do to improve his viewership #'s and gain traction amongst non diehard boxing fans because in its current state, it wont happen.

[IMDAZED]

exactly. With all these "time-buys", he has basically told the powers that be that boxing content has no value.

Who is this dumbass?

[Deevel916]

That you do not know where ESPN is on your cable system should not be a concern for Haymon.

I just do not understand the complaints about more fights being televised. These fights would still happen regardless, they just wouldn't be on TV. These are for the hardcore fan like yourself, not necessarily the casual fan.

You are still getting to watch all the HBO fights but will also have other fights to watch on TV. You still have shobox. You will get a chance to see a wide range of fighters you otherwise would have missed.

Do you have an interest in the sport outside of the mainstream names?

And without the big #'s from the casual fanbase, PBC will cease to exists.

Haymon has about a year or 2 to prove himself to the networks before they start paying HIM to show his cards and pull in advertiser money. I just dont see that happening with his current method of spreading his cards out over 6 or so networks with no real consistent schedule.

[Mitchell Kane]

Tuesday's used to be a good night for boxing on USA and on ESPN2.

Will be interesting to see boxing back on Tuesdays.

[The Big Dunn]

And without the big #'s from the casual fanbase, PBC will cease to exists.

Haymon has about a year or 2 to prove himself to the networks before they start paying HIM to show his cards and pull in advertiser money. I just dont see that happening with his current method of spreading his cards out over 6 or so networks with no real consistent schedule.

Again, time buys when available are necessary at this stage. Already they have altered this with The FOxsports deal has already listed complete fights for 5 weeks. Same channel, same day of the week.

Are you going to watch?

You are acting like finding the TV channel the fight is on is like climbing Mt. Everest. If boxing fans tune in for the sport and not the names, than PBC will be ok. If fans only choose to watch certain names, then the deal will fail.