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

[Vlad_]

If it wasn't for the NFL crap, the random and confusing switch between ESPN2 and ESPN, and the late time of the showing, it would have had a lot more viewers.

[aceventura]

too late at night, too garbage of an opponant...

exactly.... Tooo late... Even loma looked asleep when he waled to the ring lol.... They ned to start their events at 8 or 9 the like pbc does.... BUT BRONER VS MIKEY DID 900K AROUND THE SAME TIME ON SHOWTIME.... AND THEY HAVE MILLIONS FEWER SUBS THAN ESPN.... THEY ALSO SOLD 12 THOUSAND TICKETS... LOMA VS MARRIGA SOLD ONLY 4K TICKETS WITH ALL THAT PROMOTION

[Butch.McRae]

pacquiao spoke good english and he was a funny sweet guy in the media... Americans like him... Loma is very serious in the media and never speaks english

Manny also fought Latin fighters for years. He built up a big following due to classic scraps with Latinos. That's what made him unique commercially.

[aceventura]

there goes any chance at the rigo or mikey fights being next for loma. A huge turnout was needed to show that loma was a big attraction and demand more $$ from sponsors in a potential fight with rigo or mikey to supplement the fighter purses.

loma the diva said on twitter he wants 6 more fights before he fights mikey hahahahaha damn coward

[aceventura]

manny also fought latin fighters for years. He built up a big following due to classic scraps with latinos. That's what made him unique commercially.

yes that also.... And being attached the the mayweather name for a decade helped a lot also

[The Big Dunn]

No one cares about Lomachenko, man.

Being a star in boxing is like being a star as a singer or a rapper or whatever. Just because you have talent doesn't mean people want to see you. I wish more people in charge of programming this sport understood that.

Exactly. A guy like Broner, who puts asses in seats and makes people watch might be half as good as Loma but he is 10 times more valuable to a network because he sells far more seats and draws more fans to watch.

[aceventura]

lomachenko spoke english in the pre fight & post fight interviews.

his english is very serious... Manny is just a funny goofy guy... I think thats why americans fell in love with him... But i like loma i hope he fights mikey next he will get 2 million ratings if he does

[Andrij]

his english is very serious... Manny is just a funny goofy guy... I think thats why americans fell in love with him... But i like loma i hope he fights mikey next he will get 2 million ratings if he does

I hope he fights Rigondeaux next and knocks him out. All Rigo fans will be silenced ! People forget that Rigo suffered 12 losses in the amateurs with 180 fights less than Loma who lost only once. Plus Rigo got already dropped 4 times by ****ing Bantamweights in the pros.

[bigdunny1]

weak ratings. Loma isnt a draw, even his HBO ratings were less then avg for HBO. You add a crap mismatch, late start time because top rank ran a swing bout to delay the broadcast until the NFL hall of fame was over. Basically a disaster and confusing for fans who were channel surfing back and forth from ESPN and ESPN2.

[_original_]

Exactly. A guy like Broner, who puts asses in seats and makes people watch might be half as good as Loma but he is 10 times more valuable to a network because he sells far more seats and draws more fans to watch.

Good point. I remember Floyd said something to the degree that he'd rather build a promotional company around Broner than Ward, even though AW is far more talented. AB is more interesting and is always must watch TV.