Comments Thread For: Al Haymon, PBC Target TV Invasion in The UK

[Eff Pandas]

LOL @ everyone thinking that Matchroom/Hearn will just give it all up to the PBC, like "oh yeah no problem take all my fighters and my TV dates!" Same goes for BoxNation/Warrens who have built something special from the ground up.

If you haven't realized everyone has their hands out for the time being because you might as well receive some of the millions they're dishing out while they're still around.

You're thinking too small. If PBC is successful, Hearn might be CEO of PBC UK or something crazy like that. Boxing is a worldwide sport. You can't just "take over" in just the US. There are billions of dollars at stake all over the globe. Haymon can't run boxing on every continent while peeking from behind his curtains. He's gonna need partners who are smart & can get **** done. Hearn seems like a smart & get **** done type mfer.

Haymon is assembling an impressive team. People are acting like DiBella is some dummy promoter. DiBella used to run f#cking HBO. Tom Brown (TGB Promotions) was Goosen's matchmaker for 30yrs. There's actually small rumblings that Ken Hershman might be taking a gig with PBC despite him being behind Haymon fighters banishment from HBO. Idk how true that is, but Haymon seems like a forgive & forget kinda cat & Hershman flipped from Showtime to HBO already so he's pretty f#cking good at shifting his alliances.

[Eff Pandas]

with box Azteca and other numerous boxing channels. Haymon really wont have much of an impact to compete with the other guys.

Idk about that. Haymon has bogarted some TV deals already in the US. Might just be a timing issue. Idk who's doing what on Mexican TV, but I imagine they have deals that will eventually run out & when they do if Haymon is looking to expand to Mexico I think he'll easily catch some TV deals.

But maybe the Asian markets could help even though arum has been trying to build some stars with roach

Again idk about "help". I think if PBC is ultimately trying to take over boxing the Asian market is gonna be key for those lower weight divisions & he'll sooner or later need to dip his toe in ready or not. Just due to most fans not giving a f#ck in the US & UK (probably the two best, most consistent countries to make the biggest money in boxing right now) about the lower weight guys I think you don't roll with that this soon, but I'm surprised PBC is running into the UK this soon too so who f#cking knows.

[AddiX]

Last nights card wasn't all that appealing and the next six PBC cards are not all that appealing to me as well and I am a hard core fan. So what fan base is PBC after? With that said I'm not so sure they have been all that successful in the USA and they are now going to cross the big pond? Side note: Last night one of the commentators stated, I am paraphrasing, that Malik Scott may be a heavyweight but he has the skills of a a welterweight. Just what the hell does that mean?

Exactly!

This is my whole point, hard core fans aren't excited about any of this PBC nonsense. Casual fans barely know PBC exists. Even the posters here who defend PBC the most here, you never see any if them in any PBC fight threads. Because they don't care either, they just sweat Haymon.

Ratings are plummeting, there Hemorrhaging money in ways we've never seen before.

How does PBC really expect to turn this sinking ship around? because there upcoming schedule ain't gonna do it.

[Cinci Champ]

Exactly!

This is my whole point, hard core fans aren't excited about any of this PBC nonsense. Casual fans barely know PBC exists. Even the posters here who defend PBC the most here, you never see any if them in any PBC fight threads. Because they don't care either, they just sweat Haymon.

Ratings are plummeting, there Hemorrhaging money in ways we've never seen before.

How does PBC really expect to turn this sinking ship around? because there upcoming schedule ain't gonna do it.

yawn u do realize they dont expect anything income wise until the time buys are up and they negotiate tv deals right? lol u guys just try so hard and u dont even know what fights they have planned

[BWC]

Haymon has such a hard-on for Anthony Joshua that he'd probably swim the Atlantic to sign him. He knows Wilder is a farce waiting to be exposed, but that Joshua could be that legitimate HW star he so badly needs.

Not sure how Hearn feels about losing control over his promotions though. I'm sure the other UK promoters will line up for those handouts though.

Why is it either or? Why not just have both Wilder and Joshua on your team so that when their inevitable massive PPV is ready, he reaps all the rewards. Same with Brook, Khan, Thurman, Spence

[BWC]

Exactly!

This is my whole point, hard core fans aren't excited about any of this PBC nonsense. Casual fans barely know PBC exists. Even the posters here who defend PBC the most here, you never see any if them in any PBC fight threads. Because they don't care either, they just sweat Haymon.

Ratings are plummeting, there Hemorrhaging money in ways we've never seen before.

How does PBC really expect to turn this sinking ship around? because there upcoming schedule ain't gonna do it.

I think you're confusing your opinion with the actual data..

[AddiX]

yawn u do realize they dont expect anything income wise until the time buys are up and they negotiate tv deals right? lol u guys just try so hard and u dont even know what fights they have planned

You do realize that no one is going to give them a tv deal until they secure long term sponsors right? 7 months later, no sponsors, and ratings are plummeting.

Who would be ****** enough to give then a long term tv deal?

Nobody...

That's why boxing went to Showtime/hbo in the first place, genius....

[AddiX]

I think you're confusing your opinion with the actual data..

Show me this data....

Or are you just like that clown ImDazed and don't actually have a clue WTF your talking about, so you bring up "data" that you don't even actually have?

Please don't tell me your another one of those clowns.

[daggum]

can't make any money in the usa so maybe the uk will like our crappy fights?

[Ravens Fan]

yawn u do realize they dont expect anything income wise until the time buys are up and they negotiate tv deals right? lol u guys just try so hard and u dont even know what fights they have planned

I can actually read pretty well and the next six cards are listed on the PBC web site. So it wasn't all that hard to figure out. As I stated earlier I'm pretty hard core and there are not many appealing fights on those cards. It reminds me of when ESPN FNF's got bad and now its just bad on a larger scale. For every good card there are three or four bad ones. And you are free to keep pretending that it is a good product but in my opinion its far from it. And many of my casual boxing fans friends have already stopped watching. Honestly to me it doesn't make much sense. Because how can a stable that has so many fighters under their control have such horrendous match making??