Comments Thread For: Povetkin's Promoter: HBO, Showtime Interested in Wilder Fight

[Vinnykin]

Wilder vs Povetkin isn't gonna be ppv in america.

Not hbo ppv
Not showtime ppv

So Adamek vs Arreola will be PPV in the U.S and Poland but Wilder vs Povetkin will be PPV in Russia but free in the U.S?

[Teetotaler]

Wouldnt it depend on whoever wins the purse bid?

[eco1]

I don't care what network the fight is on. I would strongly advise Wilder NOT to sign any network exclusive deal to put the fight on a given network. He has a real chance to be the unified HWT champ. Being a network free agent will maximize his earning potential if he does become champ.

the only way this BUM unifies the HW division is if the other fighters die and he is left alone in the division.

[The Big Dunn]

the only way this BUM unifies the HW division is if the other fighters die and he is left alone in the division.

I don't think highly of Wilder. If he beats Povetkin clean (no robbery or TD because of a head butt) then you have to give him a chance to beat the winner of Wlad/Fury.

[Scipio2009]

And who cares about Showtime? Its numbers are low, not as if HBo gets huge numbers but Sho has had to televise old fights to get rankings.

... Stiverne-Wilder averaged 1.25m viewers.

[Scipio2009]

Better chance the fight happens if it's on Showtime.
Remember when Quillin got "advised" to vacate the title rather than fight his mandatory on a rival promoter's show on HBO?

Roc Nation never had a date with HBO for Quillin-Korobov, so what the **** are you talking about? Also note that Top Rank wasn't clamoring to go forward with the fight either, lol

[Scipio2009]

Remember when Chickenson was "advised" that he should only fight Kovalev if both HBO and Showtime screened it?

Michel argued for both networks being involved in pushing the fight, because Main Events' projection of Kovalev-Stevenson doing 400k PPV buys was utter bull**** (Golovkin has been getting the monster push for nearly three years now, yet could old muster "150k PPV buys"; imagine what the number would look like for two fighters that HBO pushed nowhere near as hard as they pushed Golovkin).

Rather than go with the nonsense projection from Duva, Michel and his camp looked at things, and believed that they could likely get 300k-350k PPV buys if both networks were utilized, a far more realistic projection.

[Scipio2009]

I remember when there were no obstacles standing in the way of that fight being made and Stevenson ran in the opposite direction.
Supposedly he ran away because he wanted the "big fights" like Pascal and BHop, but Kovalev fought those guys lol.

.... after taking 25/75 to fight Hopkins and splitting the pop 50/50 to become mandatory challenger with Pascal.

Thought you were smarter than that

[Scipio2009]

It will be PPV so if they can guarantee enough buys that would off-set any budget issues. I think the venue and time will play a part in any decision and how high they go paying for the rights. If it's in Moscow at 10pm then what does that clash with in America on a Saturday at 2pm? I'm from the U.K and that would be like putting a PPV event on in the U.K when all the Premier League football teams are playing....it wouldn't happen pretty much, never has

-playoff NBA basketball
-do you honestly believe a 2pm fight would be PPV? lol

[brettWall]

Seems Haymon is no longer in, or appears to relinquish, control. There's a danger here of Wilder taking advantage of the situation by making it an excuse and vacate his title. Povetkin team better be careful.