Winghouse eliminates boxing PPVs, keeps UFC.....smh

[OnePunch]

This will probably only matter to people in Florida and Texas (or perhaps not), but Winghouse is no longer showing boxing PPV fights.

I stopped in yesterday to eat and happened to notice there were no Canelo-Chavez posters up, so I asked one of the managers who i've known for 15 years what the deal was. He told me that the owners of Winghouse (some hedge fund that Crawford sold the chain to a few years back) ran the numbers and decided that boxing PPVs are a loser at the cash register, and they wont be doing them anymore. UFC however still performs well and they will continue on with UFC PPVs.

This is very disappointing, and I hope it isnt the start of a trend going forward. I usually have people over for a good PPV fight, but its nice sometimes just to go out to Winghouse and eat and hang out.........

[Pigeons]

That's business. It costs them over a grand to air a PPV at a commercial establishment. If they're not recouping that money at the door or in food/drink sales, why would they continue to offer it? To please the fanbase of a dying sport?

[Slyboots]

Not surprising given the abysmal PPV numbers boxing has been putting out.

[Beercules]

I called a bunch of places close to me and only one place is showing it.


Its an awesome place though with great food and lots of beers.

Lots of chicks too. So I don't mind lol.

[Eff Pandas]

Yea can't blame them.

I heard a boxing guy on Chael Sonnen's podcast, a lot of MMA podcasts have been talking boxing since Joshua vs Klitschko, last week talking about how he thinks the UFC is actually playing into boxings positive moves lately. He thought a problem with boxing is there isn't real competition there since everyone is playing the same game basically. But the UFC is actually putting its best foot forward with every PPV. Ultimately he thinks boxing will be better for the UFC getting more popular. I tend to agree with him. Boxing has been a sh^t show with its PPV product for the last several years outside of a couple guys (obviously Floyd & Manny, although Manny's been letting Arum phone it in on his behalf lately).

[OnePunch]

That's business. It costs them over a grand to air a PPV at a commercial establishment. If they're not recouping that money at the door or in food/drink sales, why would they continue to offer it? To please the fanbase of a dying sport?

well in a general sense when in retail some of your products are "loss leaders", used simply to bring customers into the store.

If every single thing in business comes down to P/L, then they might as well start charging for salt, pepper, ketchup, & mustard too.....

[Sugar Adam Ali]

What do you expect.. boxing is horribly managed and promoted in America...

Years ago in college, I worked at Buffalo Wild Wings.. I talked owner into getting the ppv fights.. he was all for the UFC as it always drew a crowd but couldn't get him to touch jones-tarver 3.. told me point blank- no boxing unless it's mike Tyson, that was the only boxer that could actually draw a crowd

[Sugar Adam Ali]

well in a general sense when in retail some of your products are "loss leaders", used simply to bring customers into the store.

If every single thing in business comes down to P/L, then they might as well start charging for salt, pepper, ketchup, & mustard too.....

They do charge you for salt n pepper n ketchup.. they just build it into menu price.

Boxing ppv is a huge price tag, like thousands and thousands of dollars depending on occupancy level and how many tv screens..
Typically cost about 4-7k...
have to be an idiot to shell that out and treat it like a loss leader..

[KingOfGlory]

Pretty odd timing considering Canelo vs Chavez Jr is going to do big numbers.

I could see passing on Ward vs Kovalev or Golovkin vs Jacobs. Those are fights that are drawing hardcore fans. But this fight should have huge mainstream crossover appeal.

[Mike D]

winghouse can suck my motherf**kin ****