Comments Thread For: Showtime's Espinoza Not Concerned About Recent Ratings

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Despite its low ratings this past weekend for the broadcast that featured Abner Mares' latest title winning effort versus Jesus Cuellar from the Galen Center in Los Angeles, Stephen Espinoza, the Executive V.P and General Manager of Showtime Sports and Event Programming, is taking the long term approach to things.
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[ChiCityExtractz]

Coulda sworn Boxing Scene posted a article saying last week showtime said they were the market leader lol not HBO

[Beercules]

At least Shameless is doing well

[Beercules]

Coulda sworn Boxing Scene posted a article saying last week showtime said they were the market leader lol not HBO

Yup I have both so I don't care really but this dude is dumb

[Golden Boi 360]

I'm just glad SHO is giving us some decent fights coming up

Jan. 14: Badou Jack (20-1-2, 12 KOs) vs. James DeGale (23-1, 14 KOs)
Jan. 28: Carl Frampton (23-0, 14 KOs) vs. Leo Santa Cruz (32-1-1, 18 KOs)
Dejan Zlaticanin (18-0, 11 KOs) vs. Mikey Garcia (35-0, 29 KOs)
Feb. 11: Adrien Broner (32-2, 24 KOs) vs. Adrian Granados (18-4-2, 12 KOs)
March 4: Danny Garcia (32-0, 18 KOs) vs. Keith Thurman (27-0, 22 KOs)

[LOCOMEX89]

Why would he be concerned? They have a contract with PBC and AL Haymon to showcase fighters between Showtime and CBS networks.

Espinoza needs to regularly showcase 5 to 10 guys regularly on his network to get better numbers.

My opinion the reason why HBO got better numbers is because people know more about Crawford than anyone that Showtime show cased.

[O.K.! 2.0]

Showtime will never take over unless HBO completely quit the boxing game! Showtime biggest problem is they have no stars & does not build fighters to become stars like HBO does. Showtime has a few good fights coming up early 2017 (Jack/Degale) good fight but will not get numbers though), Thurman/Garcia, Frampton/Cruz. The problem after those fights is all of those fighters will fight on another TV station soon after. Showtime solely depends on Haymon fighters where HBO has Golden Boy, Top Rank, K2, Main Events, etc. Espinoza has been doing a lot of talking for a guy with his position. He may as well be a promoter!

[bulldognyc]

And he shouldn't be worried. Showtime has been upping the ante on HBO for a few years now. He's sacrificing ratings for content. As a boxing head I'm all in.

[GMAN SUPREME]

And he shouldn't be worried. Showtime has been upping the ante on HBO for a few years now. He's sacrificing ratings for content. As a boxing head I'm all in.

lol are you high? most of pbc fights have been off showtime.

[TexasCowBoy]

SHO got their @$$ whipped by HBO again.....