Comments Thread For: Wilder-Arreola, 1.45 Million Viewers: Last Among Major Networks

[killakali]

You have to look at this from both sides. It's also 1.4 million people that would have NOT been watching boxing that night.

probably would have got about half that number on showtime

[ShoulderRoll]

Haymon is a joke soon enough his butt will be to loose for billonaires to enjoy and he will be dumped. Its time to give old man Arum a call he is a prooven grade A promoter and will get the wheels rolling in the right direction before its to late. That sorry ass neegro is already begging him for tips on how to be successful without pushing a star the old man created.

What was stopping Arum from conquering free tv before Haymon came along?

probably would have got about half that number on showtime

Lomachenko's last fight got less than half of this number. On HBO. Bob Arum is a proven grade A promoter, doe.

[Redd Foxx]

Terrible numbers, but if there's a silver lining it might be that, with all the mediocre numbers this year, promoters might be pushed into making better fights. And, yes, I know this one was last-minute so I'm not blaming them here.

[All in]

What was stopping Arum from conquering free tv before Haymon came along?



Lomachenko's last fight got less than half of this number. On HBO. Bob Arum is a proven grade A promoter, doe.

A guy with 7 fights compared to an American heavyweight champ. Great comparison and I wouldn't call it conquering free tv

[brettWall]

It was an obvious mismatch just by taking a glimpse of it. I'd change channel quickly if I were a casual fan. Arreola was supposed to be fighting aggressively, Maidana style. He was moving slowly as if he's waiting to counter. How can you counter against a guy with long reach? I myself didn't finish the fight. Wilder should have ended it quickly just to give it a huge spike in the ratings. Instead, he pretended it's a competitive fight.

[Teetotaler]

Pbc da troof

[LoadedWraps]

Wilder/Fury PPV does 5 mil+ in any country in the world. Points on it.

[Szef]

Wilder/Fury PPV does 5 mil+ in any country in the world. Points on it.

Even in Vatican?

[bbboc.co.uk]

In the UK (population approx 70m vs US pop of 350m) Haye managed 2.5-3m for each of his recent fights on free to air comedy channel "Dave".

Arreola is more credible than De Mori and Gjergjaj, and Haye is a flakes ex- champ.

The difference is that Haye has made himself a brand outside of Boxing, he has become a celebrity personality (an annoying one no doubt, but someone recognisable to the man and woman in the street).

Wilder is an invisible champ. I saw a poster of him for Everlast in sports direct and asked my wife if she recognised him. She didn't.

[DoktorSleepless]

4 times the potential viewership. Casuals don't know its a mismatch. They just know its boxing. They don't know who either guy is. Only people like us on the forum have heard of these guys

Casuals just have to look at the difference between their bodies to know it's a mismatch.