Comments Thread For: Something To Anticipate: The Best of the Showtime Slate

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By Cliff Rold - Boxing in general has been back since June. Big time boxing resumed on Wednesday with the announcement of nine dates for Showtime beginning in August. Fans have been following the headlines throughout the COVID-19 pandemic for nuggets about what the big names would be doing when they were able to get back in the ring...
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[Ant1979]

Some very welcome news here for all fight fans. Under the current climate, I didn't see these coming. Credit to all concerned, hope the precious divas are taking note.

[tokon]

So, in the absence of a live gate, is the $$ for these events - fighters purses etc - coming from Showtime?

[Bronx2245]

"The ball is now in everyone else’s court to keep pace. If this is the standard everyone tries to meet through the rest of the year, 2020 has a hell of a lot left to look forward to."

ESPN and DAZN have to step their game up! PBC, job well done! Salute!

[Get em up]

"The ball is now in everyone else’s court to keep pace. If this is the standard everyone tries to meet through the rest of the year, 2020 has a hell of a lot left to look forward to."

ESPN and DAZN have to step their game up! PBC, job well done! Salute!

You damn right they do. Showtime stepped up and hit a grand slam with these fights

[KTFOKING]

So, in the absence of a live gate, is the $$ for these events - fighters purses etc - coming from Showtime?

The network money is what carries boxing stateside....For the big networks of course. SHO has a budget for the year for their boxing program, that covers majority of the expenses for every card...And that was true even before the pandemic.

[tokon]

The network money is what carries boxing stateside....For the big networks of course. SHO has a budget for the year for their boxing program, that covers majority of the expenses for every card...And that was true even before the pandemic.

Wow!
Thanks.

[KTFOKING]

Wow!
Thanks.

That is not to say gate revenue is not important as it is. For some fighters, they get their guarantee contract plus a piece of the gate money as well as the merchandise/food money. But a lot of these fighters barely do 150-200k in gate revenue so their purses are covered by whatever the network is willing to give for that particular card.

[The Big Dunn]

This is what I expected from PBC since the beginning. I hope they continue to make meaningful fights in each division. Reward winning. Give #1 contender's the shot they earned and make unification fights when possible. The only thing left is to make the cross promotional fights fans want.

[IRONCHINHAGLER]

You damn right they do. Showtime stepped up and hit a grand slam with these fights

Charlos r not $90 Ppv worthy.....and Stank v old past it pillow-fisted Lsc is a mismatch!!