Comments Thread For: How Much Might Forgettable Thurman-Garcia Fight Damage Future Viewership?

[IRONCHINHAGLER]

Didn't come close to hype.. No drama and no signature Rd.And where is this dangerous one punch power Danny supposedly has?? Went distance with zero knockdowns with Herrera, Judah, Peterson, Guerrero - all stood toe to toe with him. Even Thurman went toe to toe with Danny during 1st half of fight. ko'ing glass-jawed Khan and little Salka doesn't mean U have legit one punch power.

[Rudiamonds]

I get it now.. if boxers aren't standing in one place taking turns beating their brains out the fight is "boring". it was a beautiful boxing match. Thurman outbrawled Danny then showed another layer to his game by boxing circles around him as well. he basically whooped him every possible way. that wasn't no damn split decision. if people wanted a bloodbath then get mad at Danny for not knowing how to cut a ring or set traps. so Thurman should not utilize his superior footwork because it'll make the fight "boring"? smh.

fck it lets just tie a rope around boxers and put em in a phone booth and let's watch em slug it out. what's the purpose of a damn ring if you can't move your feet.

let's make it illegal to block punches too. every punch thrown should land. if a fighter moves away from danger deduct a point.

Exactly I found the fight kind of intense any shot could of damage the other fighter, Thurman landed more punches and threw more,,, they want him to take punches on purpose smh

[Dr Rumack]

It wasn't an absolute stinker. The only really damaging part was Thurman's constant retreat in the late rounds. He was way too risk averse and missed a great opportunity as a result.

[steeve steel]

It's the MeMeMayweather effect: win by playing it safe and leave the fans feeling like ****.

[Dr Rumack]

This wasn't a great tactical fight either btw, for those saying the fans just want brawls. Both guys struggled to land well-timed & clean shots. Especially as the fight progressed.

Rather than looking like two young lions battling for supremacy, they looked like two mid-level contenders afraid to lose.

[Butch.McRae]

so what??? why do you have a stick up your ass when pbc gets criticized? you have no stake in pbc you dip****.

Whether you realize it or not, we all have a stake in PBC as boxing fans now that HBO is slowly walking away from the sport. Once HBO pulls the plug (which seems to be coming in the next 1-2 years) we'll hopefully have free content available instead of being forced to pay for Showtime or HBO.

I don't think it's about Haymon being successful. It's more about making our lives as fans and consumers simple and less expensive. We enjoy every other sport in some capacity for free on network TV. (Excluding costs of utilities and TV) There's no reason boxing should be any different.

[Big_L]

The fight was not bad at all. People need to stop with this. Maybe yall just need realistic expectations of what to expect.

[ruedboy]

It was an interesting fight but "forgettable" is a good way to describe it. One of the problems was the hype. Thurman hadn't fought in 9 months. He says Garcia is no WW, predicts a KO and then fights as if Garcia is Joe Louis.
Garcia can punch, but we've seen Lamont Peterson (no great chin) walk through Danny's best shots and give him a beat down.
The problem is expectations are high for these once a year fights, we'd do better with more frequent fights between top 10 guys.

[Butch.McRae]

It was an interesting fight but "forgettable" is a good way to describe it. One of the problems was the hype. Thurman hadn't fought in 9 months. He says Garcia is no WW, predicts a KO and then fights as if Garcia is Joe Louis.
Garcia can punch, but we've seen Lamont Peterson (no great chin) walk through Danny's best shots and give him a beat down.
The problem is expectations are high for these once a year fights, we'd do better with more frequent fights between top 10 guys.

I think eventually that's the plan, w/ maybe 4 PPVs per year total. But it takes time to build out the model. It seems like they're starting to figure things outs. The gates have been way up this year ( w/ the exception of Broner - Granados), and this prime time rating is a high for the PBC.

Once they integrate guys like Mikey, Tank and the Charlos into the prime time mix and find one network to broadcast (appears CBS will be the place) things will take off. And they gotta figure what to do with Wilder. (I recommend taking him off of prime time and park him in the Saturday afternoon slot with the UK market where he's actually relevant). His prime time numbers are out of sink with the other fights they've put on.

[JASON SHAW]

I love what pbc is doing for boxing, but call a spade a spade. This wasn't a great fight to rep boxing to the mainstream audience. Wasn't the best, wasn't the worse. Im just curious , are you a Thurman fan? It seems like the Thurman fans are being most defensive about this topic (all due respect, I'm not being flip, I'm really curious).

ITS PBC AND HAYMONS MONEY! THEY CAN PUT WHOEVER THEY WANT ON THESE DATES.... INSTEAD OF COMPLAINING LIKE BIG BABIES JUST ENJOY ALL THIS FREE BOXING.... TOP PRANK AND GOLDEN GIRL HAVE BEEN RIPPING YOU ******S OFF WITH MISMATCH FILLED PPV AFTER PPV AFTER PPV BUT I ALL I HEAR IS NEGATIVE CRAP ABOUT PBC.... WHERE ARE ALL THESE ARTCILES ABOUT TOP RANKS ******ED $55 PPV WITH VALDEZ AND STEVENSON.... HOW BAD IS THAT FOR BOXING? I THINK ITS HORRIBLE FOR BOXING.... JUST LIKE THE CRAWFORD VS POSTOL PPV WAS HORRIBLE FOR BOXING..... JUST LIKE THE MANNY VS VARGAS PPV WAS HORRIBLE FOR BOXING.... ANYTIME 2.5 MILLION(WILDER/WASHINGTON) OR 4 TO 5 MILLION FOR THURMAN VS DANNY) WATCH THE SPORT ITS GREAT FOR BOXING...... FIGHTERS FIGHTING IN FRONT OF 200K FANS OR 50K FANS ON PPV IS WHAT IS KILLING BOXING....