Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker To Air Live on Showtime

[jonnyc420]

Popular doesn’t mean your the best, when and if he doesn’t duck Wilder, we will see who the best is, I do agree, he best looking Diva in boxing, she is very popular

Wildher scared, 50% demand is his cover. Fools clowns like you. He knows AJ exposes windmill man. Easy work.

[Eff Pandas]

Any details on the matching rights situation + HBO's offer? How long is this matching rights deal for? I figured it was over after the Takam fight.

I was really expecting HBO to swipe Joshua this time. Nice moves by Showtime keeping him around. Joshua staying at Showtime long term would be huge for them.

[1hourRun]

I'm truly shocked that showtime ( Deontays Network ) is willing to air another mismatchroom/Sky/Joshua fight considering the horrible numbers hes been averaging despite beating Klitsckho in the FOTY

: Joshua-Martin averages 275K, Joshua-Takam 300K+ ; now you compare that to Deontay vs. Bermane Stiverne II that did 800K -- a fight nobody wanted to see...well you got to agree that Joshua is a nobody here in America and really is costing Showtime money, but Deontay is keeping this company afloat delivering close to a million viewers each time THE REAL HW champion of the world fights.

[vitali1999]

Good, now I'll be able to watch it.

[rolshans]

I'm truly shocked that showtime ( Deontays Network ) is willing to air another mismatchroom/Sky/Joshua fight considering the horrible numbers hes been averaging despite beating Klitsckho in the FOTY

: Joshua-Martin averages 275K, Joshua-Takam 300K+ ; now you compare that to Deontay vs. Bermane Stiverne II that did 800K -- a fight nobody wanted to see...well you got to agree that Joshua is a nobody here in America and really is costing Showtime money, but Deontay is keeping this company afloat delivering close to a million viewers each time THE REAL HW champion of the world fights.

Bro...are you on Wilder's payroll? Wtf 😂

[1hourRun]

Bro...are you on Wilder's payroll? Wtf ��

dem is tha facts. Erislandy Lara pulls in more viewers on Spike TV with Yuri Foreman!

Now the expected figures from this fight will be unfavorable for team mismatchroom in negotiations for a showdown with Deontay I'm sure -- it took a Klitschko for Anthony to get the kinds of numbers that Wilder pulls with Bermane Stiverne ; how can A.J deny Deontay 50 percent of the purse if he cant do better numbers in a unification with the help of Joe Parker? lets just wait and see.

[rolshans]

dem is tha facts. Erislandy Lara pulls in more viewers on Spike TV with Yuri Foreman!

Now the expected figures from this fight will be unfavorable for team mismatchroom in negotiations for a showdown with Deontay I'm sure -- it took a Klitschko for Anthony to get the kinds of numbers that Wilder pulls with Bermane Stiverne ; how can A.J deny Deontay 50 percent of the purse if he cant do better numbers in a unification with the help of Joe Parker? lets just wait and see.

Obviously it goes without saying that AJ fights 5 hours earlier compared to prime time for Wilder. It'd be interesting if there were any studies/comparisons that show how that time difference affects viewership.

[_Rexy_]

you fanboys kill me. Who gives a **** who is more popular where? Let's watch them fight!

[N/A]

Wildher scared, 50% demand is his cover.

Parker demanded 50% too. Do you not know how negotiating works?

[Pandur]

Any details on the matching rights situation + HBO's offer? How long is this matching rights deal for? I figured it was over after the Takam fight.

I was really expecting HBO to swipe Joshua this time. Nice moves by Showtime keeping him around. Joshua staying at Showtime long term would be huge for them.

HBO bid 1.95 $ Million for the fight.

http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/i...out-lands-show


This is the last fight in the Joshua Showtime deal.
No more matching rights for Showtime.