Comments Thread For: Thurman vs. Garcia Ratings: SHO Breaks Down The Big Numbers

[MrClutch85]

Great matchup Great numbers lack luster fight

[RightJabLikeZab]

Now for the flood of "fans" to tear this down

You know how it goes on here.

[Butch.McRae]

Anybody trying to spin this into a negative is just plain dumb. The people who tuned in likeky weren't casuals, they were generally boxing fans based on my experience. Not one casual fan in my circle of friends (which includes die hard Floyd, Manny, Canelo and Khan fans) watched or has even commented on this fight. There's a lot of room for growth. These numbers are great, and will slowly climb at the rate PBC and CBS are going.

[JASON SHAW]

THANK GOD FOR GODFATHER ALAN HAYMON AND PBC..... RIP TOP PRANK AND GOLDEN GIRL

[Bronx2245]

What's Jim Lampley going to say now? HBO was hoping that the PBC would fail! They hoped Arum and Oscar would take out Haymon in court! It didn't happen! HBO needs Haymon! "Get down, or lay down!"

[Shadoww702]

This proves boxing is far from dead, and people will watch good match ups. Only the best fights should be on ppv, and ppv fighters need to be built.

PPV fights in the 90s and early 2000s was saved for MUST SEE fights for the most part. Too often nowadays that isn't the case.

What's the solution? More competitive fights earlier in fighters career, build the name and interest, not just a padded 25-0 record. By the time they get to 25-0 they need to be a well known name, on the way to being a household name.

Being on CBS helped a LOT! As well as the ealier than normal time. I was at a bar and had them put on the fight. Even the cooks kept coming out to glance at the fight. Most restaurants or bars don't have HBO/Showtime but ALL can get network channels and ESPN.

[Shadoww702]

Holy ****, that is GREAT news. These are the kinds of fights fans should reward. Hopefully this encourages more great fights on network TV.

It was soo cool eating at a bar, drinking and watching boxing!!! This will get more people out and about. Plus ppl when walk by will start watching and then text, call others saying it's on. Earlier start helped also.

[JASON SHAW]

Says who? How do you know that?

Boxing fans always assume the worst. I was in the arena and there were periods in a couple of rounds when some people were booing, but they were Danny Garcia fans who were booing Thurman. The fight wasn't Gatti-Ward, but it wasn't so boring it will chase fans away.

Packed electric arena...monster KO in the opening fight...good (though admittedly not great) fight...entertaining action...right result in terms of judging. Biggest primetime audience in nearly 20 years.

A solid win for boxing.

SO TRUE... SO MANY BOXING FANS AND BOXING WRITERS ALWAYS MAKE UP THESE IMAGINARY SCENARIOS.... ALWAYS BASHING THE SPORT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO LOVE....

[JASON SHAW]

What's Jim Lampley going to say now? HBO was hoping that the PBC would fail! They hoped Arum and Oscar would take out Haymon in court! It didn't happen! HBO needs Haymon! "Get down, or lay down!"

JIM LAMPLEY WILL PROBABLY BEAT UP HIS GF AGAIN AND SMASH HER HEAD IN THE WALL LIKE HE DID BEFORE.... THEN HE WILL SHOW UP DRUNK TO WORK LIKE HE ALWAYS DOES AND START SHEDDING TEARS BECAUSE OF HIS EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS.... THEN HE WILL BLAME EVERYTHING THAT IS WRONG WITH HBO ON AL HAYMON LIKE HE ALWAYS DOES

[JASON SHAW]

It was soo cool eating at a bar, drinking and watching boxing!!! This will get more people out and about. Plus ppl when walk by will start watching and then text, call others saying it's on. Earlier start helped also.

THANKS GOD FOR PBC KEEPING BOXING ALIVE... THANK GOD FOR THAT HARVARD EDUCATED GENIUS AL HAYMON WHO CONVINCED WALL STREET TO INVEST ALMOST $1 BILLION INTO BOXING.....