Place your bets. Who gets Wilder-Ortiz 2; SHO or FOX?

[giant_king]

Showtime did such a amazing job with the dee and breezy fight you would hope it would be with them but who knows

[MasterPlan]

You gotta wonder what's going on with Showtime. 2019 is year 1 of 3 of their PBC contract. The contract called for one fight a month. The first 7 months had one PBC fight each but they had nothing in August, they're gonna have nothing in September, and nothing is scheduled for October-December. It throws some gas on the fire of those rumors that if Wilder-Ortiz II goes to FOX, they're getting out the PBC business.

Can Showtime get out it they have a 3 year agreement with them?

[andocom]

I don't really follow PPV buys, but is this likely to sell 200K, 300K?

If it sells 200K buys at $70 thats $14M total, 45% to the cable operators, thats less than $8M for network, promoter & fighters, at 300K its $11.5M.

Ortiz wouldn't fight Joshua for $7M, the general consensus seems he is getting $5M plus for this?
I just don't see how the numbers add up for this if Wilder gets $10M and Ortiz gets $5M and they don't sell 500K?

[Eff Pandas]

You gotta wonder what's going on with Showtime. 2019 is year 1 of 3 of their PBC contract. The contract called for one fight a month. The first 7 months had one PBC fight each but they had nothing in August, they're gonna have nothing in September, and nothing is scheduled for October-December. It throws some gas on the fire of those rumors that if Wilder-Ortiz II goes to FOX, they're getting out the PBC business.

Isnt Stephen one of these cats that dont wanna compete with football doe? Is he even down with doing a Nov. PPV fight?

To me this PBC/Showtime relationship had an end date if PBC became successful. PBC doesnt wanna win a Showtime deal. They wanna win some giant ass 9 digit per year deal. So if Fox digs the current deal enough to offer PBC a 2nd deal at some future date for big money Showtime is gonna become the red headed stepchild of PBC fights.

[-DSG-]

If its announced this week its going to fox.

[MaksBox]

People would pay $70 for this? Sheesh.

$100 per year for DAZN... OR... $70 for a single Wilder fight? yeah.... OK.

[ShaneMosleySr]

I’m guessing Fox because showtime barely shows boxing now.

[MeanestNiceGuy]

The horrible commentators on Fox don't deserve to call this fight.

It looks as though we'll be paying for it, so, I'd rather fork over my money for great commentating AND quality production at Showtime.

Fox is trash.

[Pigeons]

The horrible commentators on Fox don't deserve to call this fight.

It looks as though we'll be paying for it, so, I'd rather fork over my money for great commentating AND quality production at Showtime.

Fox is trash.

DAZN is the only newcomer with good production. Fox and ESPN have a long way to go.

[MeanestNiceGuy]

DAZN is the only newcomer with good production. Fox and ESPN have a long way to go.

You think ESPN has a long way to go? I submit otherwise, they've come a loooong way since the FNFs days, I'd say.

What is it about the production that could use some help? Just curious.