Comments Thread For: Joshua-Parker: Showtime's First Replay Peaked at 483,000 Viewers

[angkag]

Joshua is no more popular in the U.S. than Mikey Garcia or Errol Spence Jr.! Hearn needs to stop acting like he's negotiating Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, or Canelo vs. GGG, because Wilder and Joshua are not at that level! Pacquiao vs. Lomachenko would damn there triple Joshua vs. Parker! The narrative on Joshua vs. Wilder is changing RAPIDLY:

(1) Hearn knows full well that Joshua isn't so big a draw in the US, part of his rationale for making Miller to help increase the exposure

(2) Hearn also knows he's not dealing with a Pac/Floyd type fight, which is one of the reasons he's not going to make it any time soon (those fights had to be made as they generated amounts no other fights could come close to)

Joshua/Wilder isn't even at the marination stage in terms of draw and how much it could make. Both Wilder and Joshua have to get to be bigger names in the US first.

[1hourRun]

we don't pretend that joshua is a household name in the states....he is not american he is english and he sells out stadiums and 2m ppv sells in the uk.....thats $20 million a fight.
Now american wilder fights on prime time t.v for free and draws 1m views at peak sports time with a population of 400 million people.
Its impossible to see that fight take place in the states because boxing is a dieing sport and its just not as mainstream as it use to be.
Wilder would be rewarded better if he actually boxed in the uk.
Thats basic fact

Hey man, we in America got to many distractions in all forms of entertainment : this is the Mecca for professional sports.

We got so many places to visit, sights to see : Oceans, deserts, islands, beaches, skying, lakes, resorts from the East to the West coast.

When Klitschko fought A.J , five million Germans watched that fight, you know why? they dont got **** to do! like the UK that can fit into the state of Texas!

[Ray*]

Another reason why this Wilder fight needs to happen in the UK if it happens now.

[BoxingTech718]

Joshua definitely should think about signing with HBO. Those numbers are poor.

Klitschko vs. Fury did like 1M if i remember correctly and Klitschko Pulev did like 600K.

That’s because Klitschko

[Outwest Exp 355]

we don't pretend that joshua is a household name in the states....he is not american he is english and he sells out stadiums and 2m ppv sells in the uk.....thats $20 million a fight.
Now american wilder fights on prime time t.v for free and draws 1m views at peak sports time with a population of 400 million people.
Its impossible to see that fight take place in the states because boxing is a dieing sport and its just not as mainstream as it use to be.
Wilder would be rewarded better if he actually boxed in the uk.
Thats basic fact

Deontay fought in the afternoon same as Joshua.

[Pandur]

That’s because Klitschko

Sure he had the name, but his fights were boring.
If people think Joshua vs. Parker was a snoozefest, they sure have forgotten how boring an Klitschko fight could be.

Heavyweight Championships fights always draws pretty solid numbers.

Joshua on Showtime has NOT.

[Ray*]

(1) Hearn knows full well that Joshua isn't so big a draw in the US, part of his rationale for making Miller to help increase the exposure

(2) Hearn also knows he's not dealing with a Pac/Floyd type fight, which is one of the reasons he's not going to make it any time soon (those fights had to be made as they generated amounts no other fights could come close to)

Joshua/Wilder isn't even at the marination stage in terms of draw and how much it could make. Both Wilder and Joshua have to get to be bigger names in the US first.

Yeah I don’t get why some American fans on here seems to be celebrating lol. This means having the fight at this moment in America wouldn’t make any sense to everyone involve. Thus making Wilder having to have that fight in the UK as the B-side.

[7not8]

Nice numbers.

[Robbie Barrett]

Joshua is no more popular in the U.S. than Mikey Garcia or Errol Spence Jr.! Hearn needs to stop acting like he's negotiating Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, or Canelo vs. GGG, because Wilder and Joshua are not at that level! Pacquiao vs. Lomachenko would damn there triple Joshua vs. Parker! The narrative on Joshua vs. Wilder is changing RAPIDLY:

Same as it's always been. Neither Wilder or Joshua are draws in the US but Joshua is a massive draw in the UK and makes 10x what Wilder does. Wilder isn't in a position to demand **** and should take whatever Joshua is willing to give.

[AdonisCreed]

By those numbers for a heavy weight unification bout are a little disappointing. Seems like AJ isn't nearly as popular in the states as he is in the UK. Not to mention it was a dull fight. Regardless of viewership AJ and Wilder still need this fight.