Comments Thread For: How Top Rank's Deal With ESPN Changes Boxing

[Scipio2009]

The only bad fight of the group is Valdez-TBA, but only because he does have an opponent yet.

True, pretty much. Still, none of these fights are big events.

Keith Thurman vs Danny Garcia was on CBS

[mathed]

It gives millions of viewers, both casuals and "hardcore fans", the opportunity to witness fixed fights and robberies. Way to go, way to kill the sport.

[Mitchell Kane]

Keith Thurman vs Danny Garcia was on CBS

That fight wasn't the first year.

The first year, it was more like Thurman-Guerrero, Thurman-Collazo, Garcia-Peterson, Garcia-Malignaggi.

[The Big Dunn]

That fight wasn't the first year.

The first year, it was more like Thurman-Guerrero, Thurman-Collazo, Garcia-Peterson, Garcia-Malignaggi.

Aren't those fights slightly better or at worst the same level/quality as manny/ horn and loma/marriaga ?

[Vasyl’s dad]

well majority of people in this country have packages that consist of NBC, FOX, CBS, ABC AND EVEN ESPN! SHOWTIME AND HBO ARE EXTRA EVEN AFTER YOU PAY FOR THOSE EXPENSIVE PACKAGES! THATS HOW I MEAN

So when you pay your cable bill, its not really free is it?

[killakali]

Bob Arum was already talking about heading back to PPV with Pacquiao before things were even done with the Jeff Horn fight, so what the heck are you even talking about?

That's for Pacquiao. Top rank has a 4 year deal with espn. I'm sure u are glad to be getting all this free boxing since all pbc ha left are low level fs1 and bounce shows and 2-3 Fox cards a year. At least there is still showtime. It isn't free but at least there is an outlet for haymons top fighters who are too expensive for fs1 and bounce which are the only remaining pbc channels

[Mike D]

So when you pay your cable bill, its not really free is it?

It ain't technically free but the vast majority of homes already have those channels. Obviously you know this already but HBO & Showtime are premium channels and are extra beyond those average cable packages that most people already have.

But yeah technically ain't **** free when it comes to TV unless you're using nothing but a damn antenna

[Scipio2009]

That's for Pacquiao. Top rank has a 4 year deal with espn. I'm sure u are glad to be getting all this free boxing since all pbc ha left are low level fs1 and bounce shows and 2-3 Fox cards a year. At least there is still showtime. It isn't free but at least there is an outlet for haymons top fighters who are too expensive for fs1 and bounce which are the only remaining pbc channels

If the fights are good, than the fights are good. If the setup ends up feeding the showcase fights to ESPN, while keeping all of the pay fights with HBO, to hell with Arum.

Fox/FS1, BounceTV, and Showtime/CBS are delivering more than enough top-level fights. Hate if you want.

[killakali]

If the fights are good, than the fights are good. If the setup ends up feeding the showcase fights to ESPN, while keeping all of the pay fights with HBO, to hell with Arum.

Fox/FS1, BounceTV, and Showtime/CBS are delivering more than enough top-level fights. Hate if you want.

Robert easter vs Luis Cruz was badass! Your right.

Arum quit hbo. The whole roster is going to espn

[Mrsantiago]

The first card was a mismatch as well as lomos card