This really why they're mad at PBC

[TheCell8]

They're definitely winning the "battle" if you will. ESPN has been a total farce with Top Rank. It's been used for showcase fights and nothing else. DAZN has actually been solid, the problem is it doesn't have the subscriber base. But ESPN has been the biggest joke by a mile. Showtime will be out of boxing in a year, but they can at least deliver two more big PPVs.

[Ray*]

Good for them, I wish them more success like i wish every other network. The moment they refuse to work with others and prevent us from seeing the match ups that we want then I and I hope many knowledgeable fans would wish for their downfall. I don't want to hear the other side of the streets slang or the fight would get bigger in 5 years time etc

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

who is "THEY"

[Real King Kong]

Who are “they”?

Wasn’t pbc all about free boxing? Wasn’t hbo being criticized for mediocre fights on ppv? Here comes “free” pbc doing the same.

[Thuglife Nelo]

Good for them, I wish them more success like i wish every other network. The moment they refuse to work with others and prevent us from seeing the match ups that we want then I and I hope many knowledgeable fans would wish for their downfall. I don't want to hear the other side of the streets slang or the fight would get bigger in 5 years time etc

who is "THEY"

The PBC LDBC fanboys can act coy all they want. Karma inevitably runs its course. MCC and the rest of these LDBC goons have always been creating false lies about DAZN in order to justify their ''unjustice'' because back in 2015 PBC was ''criticized.'' boo hoo.. lol

ESPN is the biggest network in sports. It HAS TO FULFILL a boxing budget regardless if nerds compare numbers across streets. Showtime and HBO were never meant to be defactos for boxing, they just ran up on it on a different era. Showtime Execs could pull a plug on boxing, and Espinoza could do nothing about it. That includes Fox. Fox could be expecting the original CBS Primetime type numbers that Thurman and the gang Garcia Porter produced. If they don't see those numbers from an exec point of view coming 2020 then they won't renew contracts with PBC.

DAZN is creeping up like Vatos Locos forever!

WAR DAZN!

[saintpat]

After years of writing articles proclaiming PBC was dead, PBC was bad for boxing, PBC was bankrupt. They were proven wrong. It's hard to admit when you're wrong. So now that they see the success PBC is having. Better ratings than UFC. The only one having successful PPV's. Now they feel it's up to PBC to share the success.

Notice when Crawford's PPV tanked, and Spence's was a success, everyone started pushing for Crawford v. Spence. Notice the lack of outrage towards Top Rank coming in at the last minute killing the Fury/Wilder rematch.

The narrative being pushed that Spence v. Porter isn't a good fight is really telling. Porter who has beat Paulie, prime Devin Alexander, D. Garcia, Adrien Broner, Ugas. A legit world champion with a title. A man who has proven more at welterweight than Spence & Crawford combined. A man who has never been stopped. A man who is a tough out for anybody. But people are trying to make it seem as if this is easy work for Spence. Yea ok

Boxing Average Audience Figures for 2019
PBC on FOX - 1,416,000
PBC FS1- 299,000
ESPN Top Rank- 636,000
Showtime- 322,000

PBC on Broadcast bests UFC on ESPN by +28% #freetvworks

— BrooklynBrawler1970 (@BklynBrawler05) July 31, 2019

You forgot dazn non-Canelo fights = 5-25k viewers lol

[Bmore18]

I might be in the minority here, but I'm actually looking forward to both Spence-Porter and Wilder-Ortiz2. Only problem is justifying paying $75/per card. I have no problem paying for PPV fights, but there is real valid critique that PBC is doing way too many PPVs. They have the roster to stack the cards, so heres hoping they actually put on some good undercard fights.

[OnlyBeingHonest]

Damn bro PBC on FS1 has almost exactly the same amount of subscribers as ESPN and look they are doing over double the numbers that’s crazy bro. That’s The true apples to apples comparison.

It takes a really dumb individual to compare ESPN to FS1. FS1 can not even compare to ESPN2. Popularity of the channels are not even close.

[Curt Henning]

same guys talkin about how unfair it is with crawford spence also had no problem with top rank killing wilder/fury rematch as you said

same guys crying foul over pbc freezing out crawford were telling charlo to sign with DAZN

[Curt Henning]

It takes a really dumb individual to compare ESPN to FS1. FS1 can not even compare to ESPN2. Popularity of the channels are not even close.

when youre dealing with killakali thats exactly what youre dealing with though