Comments Thread For: Kovalev-Mikhalkin Watched by Peak Audience of 674,000 on HBO

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Ratings for HBO's boxing doubleheader Saturday night seemingly were impacted by direct competition from premium-cable rival Showtime. HBO's main event, Sergey Kovalev-Igor Mikhalkin, attracted a peak audience of 674,000 and an average audience of 599,000, according to ratings revealed Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research. The co-feature of HBO's "World Championship Boxing" offering, Dmitry Bivol-Sullivan Barrera, drew a peak viewership of 570,000 and an average viewership of 512,000.
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[MASTER OF you]

pretty good considering what they were going up against with both ufc and showtime.

[Bronx2245]

Can't wait to see what HBO offers Joshua, especially after Canelo's failed drug test!

[Mammoth]

I expected worse.

[Marvlus Marv]

There was some serious leather landed in the fight. Lucky it never turned out to be another Roman Simakov incident. Kovalev took some shots but he was smacking Mikhalkin's face like a fkn swingball.

[The Big Dunn]

WHy would anyone choose this fight over the much better SHO card?

[bigjavi973]

meh thought it was less

[Butch.McRae]

This is annoying. There was probably an extra 200k views that could've went to Showtime. Oh well.

Bivol looked solid.

[Tygshsu]

Can't wait to see what HBO offers Joshua, especially after Canelo's failed drug test!

I have a feeling HBO are gonna blow a lot of money to launch Joshua in America.They can then say they have the top 3 Marketable/entertaining and most popular Boxers at this current time,Canelo,Golvokin and Joshua.

[donjigga11]

I have a feeling HBO are gonna blow a lot of money to launch Joshua in America.They can then say they have the top 3 Marketable/entertaining and most popular Boxers at this current time,Canelo,Golvokin and Joshua.

From what I hear out here in London from people I know who are around is circle is theres a massive chance he goes to HBO after the parker fight and has his US debut at the MSG end of August.