Comments Thread For: Stevenson-Jack Broadcast Peaked at 611,000 Viewers on Showtime

[The Big Dunn]

Showtimes rating don't mean much and haven't for the past 2 years. There's over 4 million people to subscribe to Showtimes streaming service and there's plenty who watch fights via the app that don't get counted on by TV ratings. I've been watching Showtime boxing via the app for the past 2 years and know plenty who do the same.
I believe only HBO ratings are somewhat close to accurate. Their streaming channels don't show live fights and are only available through to stream through the DirectTv app or any other cable provider app. We will never know the exact views of a boxing card with people streaming through ESPN+, ESPN app, Showtime app and the soon to come Dazn.

Good post!!!!!!!

[landotter]

the fight wasn't great the biased ref ruined the fight. HBO has the better TV shows Thats always been the case .

Won't argue either of those points. Ref contributed to the bad action and momentum killing moments in the fight, and HBO has Jim Lampley on the call and the boxing coverage values down pat.

But it is also hard to argue the matches are way better on Showtime, the schedule is busier, and boxing is easily a bigger part of their product.

[TJ highway]

I would be shocked if Showtime expected more. Boxing to them is a hook to get subscribers, and they I think realize it is the sum of the parts more than any one match. Boxing fans will keep Showtime because they know Showtime will broadcast a good number of fights. None of the fighters on this split bill are household names, and only boxing fans would have been excited for this matchup. I would have guessed higher numbers, but I am the one they aim this for.

For all my whining about the ESPN+ streaming app, I am actually really close to getting my family talked into letting me drop HBO (at least until Game of Thrones comes back, the compromise) and picking it up instead. Showtime is not going anywhere off my TV. Without GoT, the boxing just isn't good enough as a hook by itself to keep it on, and we are not in love with anything else so it has become expendable in my household. So, Stevenson/Jack did it's job regardless of ratings.

Good post interesting insight! But were are talking about Adonis Stevenson!

Who has he fought? OK! I'll give a little props to Andrzej Fonfara at least he kicked Chavez JR's ass! Besides him there is only Tony Bellew! He's a paper champion! I said it!