What happened with PBCs motto? Bringing back boxing to free tv?

[MASTERBX]

FOX IS free tv! ESPN is NOT free tv, DAZN is NOT free tv!

PBC is the UFC of boxing!

[MasterPlan]

Devon Alexander and John Molina are exactly who will fight on the FS1 cards, at best. FOX will have big names (like the Charlos) in non-threatening fights. Good fights will go to Showtime. Great fights will be on PPV. So much for free boxing.

I doubt Fox signed a 4 year contract for that.

[sicko]

Well since people complained about "ACTIVITY" well PPV's I guess are needed for that to happen

I agree it is very hypocritical BUT I understand why it is being done this way. You get FREE, Premium and PPV but PPV's should be maybe 49.99/59.99 not $85 or whatever

[Vasyl’s dad]

13 replies and nobody has dared answer the actual question. Im curious too because for so long all we heard was “boxing on free tv! Whooppeee! Thanks Uncle Al. You’re changing the game”.

Nothing changed and now the plan is more ppvs.

[-DSG-]

They fooled us good didn't they.

[Lion81]

Didnt fool me.

Much easier to get DAZN and pay aa small fee then pay their ppvs.

[champion4ever]

It's because they found a platform. That old business model was only a temporary one any way until boxing found a mainstream audience and it did with Fox and Showtime.

Now the PBC, with its two platforms combined are obligated to produce at least 52 cards per year; 30 with Showtime and 22 with Fox.

[Illmatic94]

the motto is still in effect. there will be plenty of fights on free TV... but the great matchups (rare) will be SHO or PPV.

[Clegg]

I wouldn't say they're tryin to be UFC. HBO back in the day did countless PPVs. Sometimes 2 in one month.

What year/month was that?

[rickJen]

Unrealistic expectations.
You can't even make the top fighters fight each other on non-free tv.
Let alone see them fight on free tv.
I really don't care if it's not on free tv.
What happened to the Charlo vs Lara fight, for example?
What happened to the Charlo vs Hurd fight?
Why is the bigger Charlo fighting in another predictable result?
See why this free tv thing is the last thing you should care about?