This fight wasn't about "marinating"
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Originally posted by -Kev- View PostI'm sure in the month and week leading up to the fight every boxing fan will be excited
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Originally posted by Motorcity Cobra View PostAfter Chilemba vs. Kovalev and Ward vs. Brand I'm less excited to see the fight than I was back in March after Kovalev vs. Pascal and Ward vs. Sully B. This build up had the opposite effect on me. Roc Nation is trash. HBO is trash. If ya'll can't afford to put on good fights ya'll really need to get out the game. Being a boxing fan is already expensive and ya'll trying to fleece us with these PPV's and subscription to watch sub par fights. I'll be streaming Ward vs. Kovalev and You get no more money out of me this year
Correct me if you have better information but that was the word one year ago.
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Originally posted by Motorcity Cobra View PostAfter Chilemba vs. Kovalev and Ward vs. Brand I'm less excited to see the fight than I was back in March after Kovalev vs. Pascal and Ward vs. Sully B. This build up had the opposite effect on me. Roc Nation is trash. HBO is trash. If ya'll can't afford to put on good fights ya'll really need to get out the game. Being a boxing fan is already expensive and ya'll trying to fleece us with these PPV's and subscription to watch sub par fights. I'll be streaming Ward vs. Kovalev and You get no more money out of me this year
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I believe the fight took a huge hit in terms of buys. It's still significant fight. But it's not as big of an event now imo.
First off neither Kovalev or Ward looked great in their last bout. Kovalev was sloppy and wild and Ward couldn't finish a 40 year old and stunk up the joint.
Secondly, the promotion following the Ward's victory was some of the worst I've ever seen. They bring in Kovalev at the end of the fight and they pretty much showed respect and gave one line answers. The crowd wasn't really too thrilled. They need a Fury-Wilder moment or something close to that and they didn't get it. That's both of their fault.
Now we're finding out that the PPV will be sandwiched between Pacquiao's PPV and Cotto's. The Cotto PPV doesn't matter, but the Pacquiao one does. Especially if they load up the card. That fight is two weeks before the Kovalev fight.
They had to give fans a reason to buy the PPV and they didn't. I'd argue that they gave them a good reason to stream the fight.
Total disaster from top to bottom.
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Originally posted by TheCell8 View PostI believe the fight took a huge hit in terms of buys. It's still significant fight. But it's not as big of an event now imo.
First off neither Kovalev or Ward looked great in their last bout. Kovalev was sloppy and wild and Ward couldn't finish a 40 year old and stunk up the joint.
Secondly, the promotion following the Ward's victory was some of the worst I've ever seen. They bring in Kovalev at the end of the fight and they pretty much showed respect and gave one line answers. The crowd wasn't really too thrilled. They need a Fury-Wilder moment or something close to that and they didn't get it. That's both of their fault.
Now we're finding out that the PPV will be sandwiched between Pacquiao's PPV and Cotto's. The Cotto PPV doesn't matter, but the Pacquiao one does. Especially if they load up the card. That fight is two weeks before the Kovalev fight.
They had to give fans a reason to buy the PPV and they didn't. I'd argue that they gave them a good reason to stream the fight.
Total disaster from top to bottom.
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Kovalev / Ward, if it happens, will be a significant fight for Boxing... but may be commercially a failure.
With Kovalev, you know what you are getting, crushing power and a personality.
Ward... he is talked up at a skilled boxer, but that is all you get. After today's fight... when he had ample opportunity to show some of that magic and grow his brand... he failed.
Honestly, I feel GGG vs Brook should be on PPV, and Kovy/Ward should be a regular HBO fight.
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Originally posted by _Maxi View PostWasn't Ward the one who wanted three tune ups? That's how it was reported back then. HBO wanted Ward to fight Kovalev sooner.
Correct me if you have better information but that was the word one year ago.
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