Realistically, what happens if Haymon's plan to get a network deal doesn't come?

[Scipio2009]

Lol....that Plan B sounds literally better than what he has going right now. Sounds much better for us boxing fans too.

I miss those awesome Showtime tripleheaders.

**** having to jump around from NBC, NBCS, CBS, FOX, FS1, ESPN, Spike, BounceTV and all that other **** just to find a PBC card. Everything back on Showtime would be great, for the fans at least

The longterm plan is not to keep things as scattershot as they currently are; in a perfect world, the main TV deal would go to CBS Corp (CBS/CBS Sports/SpikeTV/Showtime), with Showtime/SHOPPV being the avenue for their pay fights (no different than the UFC's current deal with Fox, where the UFC then gets to keep 12 PPV events every year).

In fact, any final deal is likely going to include a terrestrial TV package with a broadcaster (CBS/FOX/ABC) and a continued partnership with Showtime for the pay fights.

[Jsmooth9876]

Plan B would be things head back to Showtime, with all of that exposure that was picked up over the last 2-3 years, coming back under one umbrella.

Showtime would again have Deontay Wilder, Danny Garcia, Keith Thurman, Adonis Stevenson, Chavez Jr, the coming shakeout fights at 154 and 126, and the continued rise of the young prospects all on their own channel.

Showtime isn't any less invested in the boxing business than they were before PBC (signing the deal for Joshua was a hint for more boxing), so I'd figure that you'd see a return of the triple and quadrupleheader fight cards of the Schaefer era.

Beyond that, you'll likely see the return of 4-6 PPVs each year to the TV schedule (Wilder-Joshua, Garcia-Thurman, Stevenson-Ward, and Jacobs-Saunders[if Daniel wins] being the obvious PPV fights that stand out to me) to gird the schedule and help fill out fights.

All those guys have been on showtime...their ratings are the lowest they've ever been. Boxing is not growing one bit...You know what all that "exposure" did for them? Absolutely nothing....

[Chollo Vista]

All those guys have been on showtime...their ratings are the lowest they've ever been. Boxing is not growing one bit...You know what all that "exposure" did for them? Absolutely nothing....

Errol Spence says hi

[Jsmooth9876]

[QUOTE=Chollo Vista;17078278]Errol Spence says hi[/QUOTE

The olympics says hi...

[Chollo Vista]

The olympics says hi...

Is Spence the only Olympian from 2012 fighting in 2016?

[daggum]

oh lord this is precious. some people think a tv deal is still coming wtf have you seen the ratings? they are god awful. except spence when he was on after the olympics but you could put pip farting on a snare drum after the olympics and still do great ratings

[Sup]

Most Golovit*ards claim to be white but most of ya'll are just wishing.


Ward had that coward in your Avi ducking like a shell-shocked soldier at a fireworks display

You do know that most "vatos" don't even like Golovkin, right?

They're siding with their boy Canelo and I don't have an issue with that. It seems like you do though, De'Trayvon.

[soul_survivor]

What happens if the deal DOES go through?

Do we get years and years of **** fights and 18 month builds for average match ups?

As much as I disliked the way Haymon ran his boxers, I was initially excited about the idea of a big, US, weekly or bi-weekly boxing show. After the first couple months it was clear this wasn't going to work and we weren't going to get best v best.

[Chollo Vista]

Most Golovit*ards claim to be white but most of ya'll are just wishing.


Ward had that coward in your Avi ducking like a shell-shocked soldier at a fireworks display

Stay giving them that work

[!! Shawn]

Realistically, can we all finally admit that Haymons plan was to fleece a hedge fund for 20% of $500 million?