Comments Thread For: Hearn Explains Why Shields vs. Hammer is Not Bigger With Fans

[Motorcity Cobra]

If it was on DAZN it would get multiple times more viewers in Germany alone than are ever going to watch it Showtime.

Germany


This is boxing, not soccer. America is what matters.

[Realizniguhnit]

Women's boxing will never be " BIG". For the same reasons WNBA, women's soccer..ect will never be big..

It's for hardcore boxing fans..

[kafkod]

Germany


This is boxing, not soccer. America is what matters.

Wilder vs Fury was streamed live in Germany on DAZN. I don't know how many watched it, but I'd bet my life on it being more than 325K.

And btw, nobody in Germany either plays or watches "soccer"

[kafkod]

Women's boxing will never be " BIG". For the same reasons WNBA, women's soccer..ect will never be big..

It's for hardcore boxing fans..

I don't think the average hard core boxing fan cares too much about women's boxing, tbh.

[Motorcity Cobra]

Wilder vs Fury was streamed live in Germany on DAZN. I don't know how many watched it, but I'd bet my life on it being more than 325K.

And btw, nobody in Germany either plays or watches "soccer"

Germany is not as significant a market as the US. If you want to make decent money and be a star in Germany, sure you can fight there. But there's a reason the HW division was at its lowest level in popularity when the champion fought mainly in Germany. There's a reason GGG left Germany to come here. If you want to be a star you must fight in America. Even if you weren't born here.

Once again you're comparing Kentucky to L.A.

[Snoop Frog]

Anyone know how much the ladies are gonna get paid? The Google doesn't say.

[sicko]

Very excited about this fight and look forward to watching it a lot more than I am watching Loma vs Crolla tomorrow

But Yeah Salita is a smaller promotion so yeah it won't be as big as it probably should be but ratings should comeback very good for it. Showtime has done a great job promoting it.

[The Big Dunn]

I still think most hardcore boxing fans consider women's boxing more of a sideshow. If one or both of the participants are hot they will watch but not for the "boxing" but for the T&A.

[Boksfan]

Because Shields is a bytch and constantly hates on male boxers.

[Oldskoolg]

The real reason is female boxers almost unanimously have no power....they don’t knockdown and knockout or stop opponents. I generally have no use for ufc but I love watching female Mma fights because of the fury they fight with. Female boxers are comfortable going the distance 80% of the time. Brother that gets boring....and I’m a lover of styliTs but even stylists stop opponents