Comments Thread For: Espinoza Not Confident Mayweather-McGregor Sets PPV Record

[TheBigLug]

Yea that sh^t is nuts.

Conor in one of his videos said he was trying to make $100M on endorsements off of this fight. And I wouldn't be surprised if he's getting upwards of that number. Already down with Monster, Versace & Beats. I assume Reebok is in too.

I just hope the Burger King don't walk Floyd to the ring again. That sh^t was goofy as f#ck. Although who the f#ck am I kidding if they offered me $100,000 a year to have the Burger King walk with me everywhere I went I'd be hanging with the Burger King too.

Wasnt there a video of him eating Burger King a couple of days ago and he was talking about how he's eating Burger King. Seemed like a shameless plug to me.

[Butch.McRae]

Do this network even make a profit?
I clearly remember Showtime unable to produce fights the rest of the year after the May/Pac fight. New subscribers who got attracted by the hype created by the 3 stooges, Haymon/Schaefer/Espinoza together with TBE, eventually canceled subscription because there were very few boxing being shown. They failed to deliver.

You guys are strange. Showtime is very profitable, its actually a driver for CBS. Showtime is a subsidiary of CBS. CBS stock is up 23% over the last 12 months. Les Moonves is the most successful CEO of all the major TV networks.

A recent update from the earnings report revealed that Showtime and CBS All Access subscription streaming services are growing greater than expected.

Those boxing package deals definitely didn't get traction, but they were definitely profitable on the Mayweather deal. Is that even arguable?

[Eff Pandas]

Wasnt there a video of him eating Burger King a couple of days ago and he was talking about how he's eating Burger King. Seemed like a shameless plug to me.

Aw f#ck. You could be right lol.

[rickJen]

You guys are strange. Showtime is very profitable, its actually a driver for CBS. Showtime is a subsidiary of CBS. CBS stock is up 23% over the last 12 months. Les Moonves is the most successful CEO of all the major TV networks.

A recent update from the earnings report revealed that Showtime and CBS All Access subscription streaming services are growing greater than expected.

Those box deals definitely didn't get traction, but they were definitely profitable on the Mayweather deal. Is that even arguable?

I don't know the details of their deal this time, but last time Showtime has to come up with $35 million guarantee for every PPV fight Mayweahter is in, which was huge and they have to make more than 1 mil on PPV just to break even.
Not to mention for the superfight.
They may have learned their lesson and based it this time on PPV numbers, and percentages.
Meaning, no more guarantees.

No. That 23% increase certainly didn't come from boxing.
Just look at the number of fighters that have been on the shelf for months, years.

[Butch.McRae]

I don't know the details of their deal this time, but last time Showtime has to come up with $35 million guarantee for every PPV fight Mayweahter is in, which was huge and they have to make more than 1 mil on PPV just to break even.
Not to mention for the superfight.
They may have learned their lesson and based it this time on PPV numbers, and percentages.
Meaning, no more guarantees.

No. That 23% increase certainly didn't come from boxing.
Just look at the number of fighters that have been on the shelf for months, years.

That Showtime deal was certainly a money maker. Just add up the PPV revenue over the six fights. It's not debatable. No ambiguity at all.

The fight package deal wasn't successful, but to address your point about the boxing schecule; what you have to understand is the fight calendar is always slow in the latter end of the year because they like to avoid the major sports. College football, the NFL, MLB playoffs, College basketball, and NBA kickoff are real concerns for promotion. Just look at the major fights in the last five years. The fight calendar is always loaded for the first half of the year into September. Things generally slow down after September.

[EL_GRINGO]

i have a feeling this fight will do well below expectations in PPV sales

[hectari]

The fight is coming up and Im actually shocked how little heat its been getting around my area. Maybe its just my area but I think Floyds mistake is mentioning the Pacquiao fight he had, that left a real bitter taste, and him saying I owe you guys for the Pacquiao fight could have got the casuals thinking this guy thinks we are going to fall for that BS again? he gonna run and play us for a sucker.

I still believe it will do well over 6 million it will break the 4.6 million buys though, I can almost guarantee it, but if it doesn't which is unlikely it might have to do with Floyd mentioning how boring the Pacquiao fight was and people paying 100 were mad.

[BOXING-SCRIBE]

Can't wait till Floyd ends this shrimp d i c k' s life so he can retire and we can move on from this fiasco

[HarvardBlue]

I don't know how well this fight will do but the amount of buzz it's getting is a lot more than the Pacquiao fight. I've heard a lot more casual fans talking about this fight than any other fight in recent years.

[JuniorTorres720]

The spectacle that is Mayweather vs. McGregor will have reached its fever pitch this Saturday evening, but by the time the bout is over with every one will be reminded that it was nothing more than blown up hype. McGregor has no shot, but both men have done a tremendous job in advertising this complete mismatch as a legitimate competitive affair. Sadly there will be nothing competitive about it. Mayweather will win, either by UD or KO, and both men will come out with smiles and hugs as they rush to the bank with loads of cash. It'll be MayPac all over again, both men congratulating themselves because they just helped each other earn their biggest paycheck ever.