Comments Thread For: Lomachenko-Marriaga Averaged Just 728,000 Viewers on ESPN

[Tankdestroyer]

It doesn't matter that it's only his "10th" fight. Rigo beat Donaire in his 12th fight to become a 2x champion and lineal. This point your trying to make isn't really all that significant. If Kindelan went pro in late age and won two belts over 10 fights it would be expected, not a surprise. Why is that so hard to understand? Lol guys with that international pedigree going pro at an advanced age and winning belts isn't that remarkable imo.

In regards to Arum issue. This model has been replicated by Top Rank dozens of times (in my lifetime). It's not an excuse. I think Walters would still lose even if he was sharp, but the fight would have likely looked different if he hadn't been jerked around.

???? 1)you have stayed ducking my first post. 2) you contradicted yourself in your own made up argument. i can go on and at this point i refuse to keep going back and forth trying to figure out wtf is triggering you! i didnt even mention you anywhere on this thread! you just wanted to start some random shiet and make up excuses about walters getting stool'ed. Go back to my first post and you'll understand wtf my reason for being here was. not to spend time with you debating arum motives for fighters ffs

[uniquehump]

I was with my girl and was a rushing home to see the fight (Not because of who was fighting, but because there was a fight coming on). Then I turned it on ESPN and there's Jerry Jones giving a speech and thanking Tony Romo repeatedly. Finally I saw at the bottom of the screen that it was on another channel, which was perfect because the 1st fight was just beginning. But by the time Loma fight started, I had been drinking and was tired, so it took a moment for me to realize that it switched back to ESPN. This broadcast took a lot and I had it set to record in case I missed it, but I still would of missed it because it started late and it was on two different channels and my DVR would of stopped before the fight finished. Had it been a bigger fight, like Loma vs Rigo, I would of been pissed, but this fight was just okay. And if you missed it, you didn't miss much in my opinion.

[Butch.McRae]

???? 1)you have stayed ducking my first post. 2) you contradicted yourself in your own made up argument. i can go on and at this point i refuse to keep going back and forth trying to figure out wtf is triggering you! i didnt even mention you anywhere on this thread! you just wanted to start some random shiet and make up excuses about walters getting stool'ed. Go back to my first post and you'll understand wtf my reason for being here was. not to spend time with you debating arum motives for fighters ffs

The whole point of this discussion is addressing the statement, "he's off to a quicker start" he's not. He's actually much further behind at the age of 29 as a boxer.

[HarvardBlue]

I'm not a ratings guru so I can care less. However, Lomachenko and his team are acting like he's some huge draw. I remember he said something to the effect that he expected to be a lot more popular because he was a 2x world champ with only 8 fights. No one cares! It takes boxing fans a while to warm up to a fighter. The ones that jump instantly on the bandwagon will jump off as soon as the fighter lose or doesn't win in a spectacular fashion. Look how quickly some people ran from Golovkin because he didn't get a KO in his last fight. Who did they run to? Lomachenko! Kovalev fans don't even post here anymore. Lomachenko is fringe boxer in a fringe sport. He can act as diva as he wants but he's less popular than BELTRAN, who's in the national spotlight because of his immigration issues.

[PrBoxing88]

Verdejo will have more views than this dude and its not even a champion.

[BoxingTech718]

Need to fight the fights the public wants to see.

[Thutch2412]

People in America are never gonna get behind an eastern European fighter in mass Loma is incredible but stop trying to push eastern Europeans to become stars on America it'll never happen as I've said before even the great wlad Klitschko didn't become a star Loma has no chance of ever being a big star state side

I get what you're saying, it just doesn't make sense to me because American's don't even back American fighters more than half the time lol.

[Thutch2412]

I was with my girl and was a rushing home to see the fight (Not because of who was fighting, but because there was a fight coming on). Then I turned it on ESPN and there's Jerry Jones giving a speech and thanking Tony Romo repeatedly. Finally I saw at the bottom of the screen that it was on another channel, which was perfect because the 1st fight was just beginning. But by the time Loma fight started, I had been drinking and was tired, so it took a moment for me to realize that it switched back to ESPN. This broadcast took a lot and I had it set to record in case I missed it, but I still would of missed it because it started late and it was on two different channels and my DVR would of stopped before the fight finished. Had it been a bigger fight, like Loma vs Rigo, I would of been pissed, but this fight was just okay. And if you missed it, you didn't miss much in my opinion.

I agree, ESPN definitely screwed that entire televised card up imho. I did the same thing, went to ESPN, the NFL HOF was on, switched immediately to ESPN2, nothing.......had to wait a minute then found it on ESPN2, but after the main undercard they switched it back to regular ESPN.......it was awful coordination.

[GhostofDempsey]

Loma will need to take his show on the road to gain some global exposure. Maybe get Flanagan in the U.K., or Berchelt in Mexico. Get him seen by as many fans around the world as possible. International exposure is important, especially with many big money fights that can be made in Europe.

Hopefully Rigo gets his puzzy out of his ass soon and stops the bluffing.

[Feint First]

This euro hypejob way too ****y for a dude who can't draw flies to ****.