How viable is the PBC model?

[Finito2K]

Doesn't matter, as a 'spread thin' PBC is still better positioned to provide big money fights on the ESPN platform than FNF was.

Not as long as PBC has NBC and CBS to provide a platform on free network TV that'll reach a much larger audience than ESPN. Ergo, Thurman vs. Porter airing on CBS.

If anything, your basic cable platforms will be carrying PBC Light.

[Sweet Jones]

Not as long as PBC has NBC and CBS to provide a platform on free network TV that'll reach a much larger audience than ESPN. Ergo, Thurman vs. Porter airing on CBS.

If anything, your basic cable platforms will be carrying PBC Light.

Again, even a 'PBC Light' is STILL better positioned to provide big money fights on the ESPN platform than FNF was.

[Finito2K]

Again, even a 'PBC Light' is STILL better positioned to provide big money fights on the ESPN platform than FNF was.

So why hasn't it happened, yet?

[SUBZER0ED]

PBC=Pretty Bad Choices

[Sweet Jones]

So why hasn't it happened, yet?

You know this happened, right?

[Finito2K]

You know this happened, right?

Your idea of a big money fight is different from mine. 2 featherweights splitting 2.5 Million on basic cable is not necessarily a big money fight, considering that neither guy is a big draw outside of Southern California.

Regardless, that fight happened one year ago. Not a whole lot has happened since then. Although last week's bumfight between Freddie Hernandez and Angulo was somewhat entertaining.

[Finito2K]

This!!!

[Sweet Jones]

Your idea of a big money fight is different from mine. 2 featherweights splitting 2.5 Million on basic cable is not necessarily a big money fight, considering that neither guy is a big draw outside of Southern California.

Regardless, that fight happened one year ago. Not a whole lot has happened since then. Although last week's bumfight between Freddie Hernandez and Angulo was somewhat entertaining.

Could you please list all the 'big money fights' that FNF has presented in the past 5-10 years that is comparable to Santa Cruz/Mares as far as significance of the fight and talent level of the fighters involved.

Thank you in advance for your response.

[Sweet Jones]

This!!!

Oh, I see. You're one of those Praying-for-PBC's-and-Haymon's-Downfall-As-The-Old-Guard-Line-Their-Pockets-and-Let-Boxing-Die-in-the-Mainstream type of boxing 'fan'.

Good luck with that, G.

[North Star]

Looks like the Guerrero fight had 507k viewers with a 0.15 in the 18-49 demo. For comparison in the same slot, UFC Fight Night had 1.9 million with a 0.8 in the 18-49 demo.

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