Fonfara could headline next PBC on NBC

[Fetta]

I just read the news on twitter

La prensa polaca dice que Chad Dawson posiblemente sea el rival de Andrezj Fonfara en junio en Chicago.

Fonfara le daría/dará una tunda

— JuliusJulianis (@JulianisJulius) April 8, 2016

Yeah Dawson was the first one that came to mind

[North Star]

I have to disagree if spence can fight on NBC why can't fonfara?

Agreed. Plus Fonfara seems to pack in the Polish fan base. At least he has an audience to tap in to.

[bigdunny1]

I have to disagree if spence can fight on NBC why can't fonfara?

Spence who just graduated from Prospect stage and isn't a draw shouldn't of been headlining NBC either and the ratings reflect that (all time low for PBC on NBC and one of the worst viewed programs on ANY of the big Network channels for the entire week let alone prime time).

ESPN
Saturday’s Premier Boxing Champions card on NBC in prime time, headlined by welterweight Errol Spence Jr.’s impressive fifth-round knockout of Chris Algieri, averaged 1.3 million viewers, by far the lowest of the six prime time cards on the network since it debuted in March 2015 to an average audience of 3.74 million. Each of the six cards has drawn fewer viewers than the previous one with Saturday’s dropping 500,000 viewers from the previous low of 1.8 million drawn by the card headlined by Omar Figueroa-Antonio DeMarco on Dec. 12. According to Nielsen, Saturday’s card, which went head-to-head with UFC Fight Night on Fox (2.5 million average), ranked 103rd out of 116 programs rated last week.

[-DSG-]

Fair point. Fonfara is more accomplished and better known. If you do it in Brooklyn or Chicago there will be a strong Polish contingent making for good TV.

I stand corrected.

I think Al is trying to build some of his young names on the diff networks before they go to showtime that's why he had spence and now fonfara and beterbiev headlining I'm also hearing Sammy Vasquez could headline a PBC card against Lamont Peterson.

[Eff Pandas]

Respectfully, the only time I should see Fonfara on NBC after 10:30 is if he is the b side or he gets arrested and its on the 11:00PM news. \

Fonfara is not a headliner for an NBC card. Maybe SPpke or Bounce, or Shobox.

I'm not saying he should be there on name value or anything. I'm saying I can see him being there cuz he fights like a lot of casual fans like to watch guys fighting like. Fonfara could in theory become a draw off of his gritty no f#cks given style. I mean Gatti was never doing Floyd or Manny **** & he became pretty famous & mainstream.

Lets not forget that some people claim the UFC become more mainstream off of the Forest Griffin vs Stephan Bonnar fight that had zero name value involved at the time. If PBC is legit going broke like some guys are suggesting it would seem like maybe not a bad idea to try some different strategies with growing their product.

Seems like a solid way to help make guys names as well. They largely put semi-known names on the "first season" of PBC lets say with guys like Thurman, Broner, Porter, Garcia & LSC & now for this "second" season they throw these much lesser known names on their that makes you feel like their bigger names cuz of the guys on their previously. I'm sure someone who's smarter than myself in economics & marketing strategies might know a name for that method of attempting to create value in something that didn't previously have value, but I don't happen to know what its called although I've seen it done many times in many different ways by businesses.

[-DSG-]

Spence who just graduated from Prospect stage and isn't a draw shouldn't of been headlining NBC either and the ratings (all time low for PBC on NBC and one of the worst viewed programs on ANY of the big Network channels for the entire week let alone prime time).

ESPN
Saturday’s Premier Boxing Champions card on NBC in prime time, headlined by welterweight Errol Spence Jr.’s impressive fifth-round knockout of Chris Algieri, averaged 1.3 million viewers, by far the lowest of the six prime time cards on the network since it debuted in March 2015 to an average audience of 3.74 million. Each of the six cards has drawn fewer viewers than the previous one with Saturday’s dropping 500,000 viewers from the previous low of 1.8 million drawn by the card headlined by Omar Figueroa-Antonio DeMarco on Dec. 12. According to Nielsen, Saturday’s card, which went head-to-head with UFC Fight Night on Fox (2.5 million average), ranked 103rd out of 116 programs rated last week.

I agree not sure how much longer PBC is going to last so I think maybe Al is trying to let some of his younger guys get more exposure on the diff networks before the time buys run out.

[The Big Dunn]

I'm not saying he should be there on name value or anything. I'm saying I can see him being there cuz he fights like a lot of casual fans like to watch guys fighting like. Fonfara could in theory become a draw off of his gritty no f#cks given style. I mean Gatti was never doing Floyd or Manny **** & he became pretty famous & mainstream.

Lets not forget that some people claim the UFC become more mainstream off of the Forest Griffin vs Stephan Bonnar fight that had zero name value involved at the time. If PBC is legit going broke like some guys are suggesting it would seem like maybe not a bad idea to try some different strategies with growing their product.

Seems like a solid way to help make guys names as well. They largely put semi-known names on the "first season" of PBC lets say with guys like Thurman, Broner, Porter, Garcia & LSC & now for this "second" season they throw these much lesser known names on their that makes you feel like their bigger names cuz of the guys on their previously. I'm sure someone who's smarter than myself in economics & marketing strategies might know a name for that method of attempting to create value in something that didn't previously have value, but I don't happen to know what its called although I've seen it done many times in many different ways by businesses.

See my post to DSG. I think its fair to use Fonfara to headline since Spence just did and he is far more known and has a bigger fanbase.

[bigdunny1]

I think Al is trying to build some of his young names on the diff networks before they go to showtime that's why he had spence and now fonfara and beterbiev headlining I'm also hearing Sammy Vasquez could headline a PBC card against Lamont Peterson.

Yup it's clear there has been a big dynamic shift. Lesser names and cheaper purses for these cards, less fights per month then last year as well while sending his bigger A side fighters to Showtime. I don't think it has anything to do with building his young names I think it's very simple. They are trying to save money! Also got rid of the big named on air talent from last year. Gone is Marv Albert, Al Michaels, Sugar Ray ect.

[bigdunny1]

Regardless of the network PBC needs continuity with it's fighters. If you watch NBC you see a fighter once and then never again. Fonfara had a good fight last year on Spike why not keep having him fight on Spike so he can build on the fans he had last year? Instead people who watch NBC are like who is this guy and where are the guys who fought here last year. All those guy are fighting on Showtime now. And now we are getting prospects and B side fighters. Can't see how this is going to turn around the ratings for PBC.

[-DSG-]

Yup it's clear there has been a big dynamic shift. Lesser names and cheaper purses for these cards, less fights per month then last year as well while sending his bigger A side fighters to Showtime. I don't think it has anything to do with building his young names I think it's very simple. They are trying to save money! Also got rid of the big named on air talent from last year. Gone is Marv Albert, Al Michaels, Sugar Ray ect.

Your right he might not be trying to do that at the same time it can't hurt to let some of these guys get more exposure on the differnt networks funny thing is more people are watching these guys than the big names because showtimes ratings for the year have ****** lol.