Comments Thread For: Pacquiao-Horn Generates Monster TV Ratings For ESPN

[siablo14]

Because you claim to be my friend yet are picking on me

This is problem that always pops up when we are having a discussion. You think I am trolling or bashing you, when I am just commenting. As I said before, if we were taking face to face what I typed would be said in a calm tone.

Did the English boy have to pay up?

[-Kev-]

IIRC Horn didnt walk into the ring until after 1150 lol

Lol that sucks. I remember it being 11 something, but I forgot it was close to 12AM.

[siablo14]

Lol that sucks. I remember it being 11 something, but I forgot it was close to 12AM.

I set an alarm estimating that fight begin around 11pm and that's how I stayed up for it.

[IMDAZED]

2.4 rating? Good but given the fanfare and Pacquiao's name, highly disappointing.

[BWC]

Yeah sicko its sad it was a very entertaining scrap that Casuals enjoyed they love that bloody wild brawling stuff, they were getting ******s watching this and praising boxing and ESPN but when the decision went to Horn these clowns started attacking boxing and saying they will never watch boxing again, wtf why they hating on boxing and the fight was free on ESPN why they *****ing.

I hate when people blame boxing as a whole, they just enjoyed a good scrap and forget it because of a decision that they didnt agreed with,

I never seen people do this in UFc when UFC gets decisions that are not popular you dont see millions of people saying UFC is shady or ufc does it again corrupt, but when boxing has a unpopular decision you see idiots saying boxing is dead, UFC will never do this.

Even Stepen A smith said UFC will never do this they dont rob fighters lmao wow

Who cares anymore. There's been more "Boxing is dead, UFC is taking over" chatter than ever since MayPac. In 2016 it was rampant, even on NSB. All its meant is record-breaking numbers for boxing on 2017, whether its crowds (JoshKlit), ESPN, or network ratings (Thurman-Garcia). Boxing has more eyeballs on it in 2017 since the mid-90's while the UFC tanks.

It should be clear by now that the sweet science is pretty immune to the media chatter. The only thing that hurt boxing was the lack of exposure, which is now being rectified via PBC and ESPN.

[Mike D]

You have to bring big time fights to ESPN and Fox News

Lol wut

Fox news??

[BWC]

Lol wut

Fox news??

I think he meant FS1 LOL.

And just in time, there's a PBC on FOX card in 2 weeks!!!

[La_Vibora]

Good for Arum, ESPN and most important, the fans. How is it that Arum has a knack for building up fighters into stars? Something Haymon has no clue of. Thurman was expected to become a big star. Yet where is he? The Swift has disappeared too. They're not even talking about their next fights.

Exactly, I have been saying this same thing for a while. Haymon has no idea how to build up fighters. If my son were a top boxing prospect turning pro, I would have him sign with Top Rank to build him into a star, once he reached star status, we would then go to Haymon afterwards. With that said, Arum has trouble timing the big fights after you become a star for the right time, we saw it with Gamboa/Lopez some years back, that should have been a big money fight for those two guys but Arum took too long to put it together. It is probably happening now with Pacquiao/Crawford which should have been made already. One you become a star Al Haymon knows how to get you the most money for the easier fights.

[BWC]

Exactly, I have been saying this same thing for a while. Haymon has no idea how to build up fighters. If my son were a top boxing prospect turning pro, I would have him sign with Top Rank to build him into a star, once he reached star status, we would then go to Haymon afterwards. With that said, Arum has trouble timing the big fights after you become a star for the right time, we saw it with Gamboa/Lopez some years back, that should have been a big money fight for those two guys but Arum took too long to put it together. It is probably happening now with Pacquiao/Crawford which should have been made already. One you become a star Al Haymon knows how to get you the most money for the easier fights.

Well Thurman is out until 2018, but he arguably is a star. How many boxers have had more eyeballs on them in the last two years? Ummm I can't think of one.

[Spoon23]

At this point in Pac's career. You still can see the pull Pac has in the sport. He may have lost a step, but he still keeps on giving exciting fights.

salute to an ATG