Comments Thread For: James-Dulorme FOX Fight Peaked At 1,224,000 Viewers; Averaged 1,076,000

[landotter]

There are two factors here: Broadcast TV and that boxing is live and avoiding controversy. In this day and age of COVID cancellations, boxing has a chance to truly build an audience. Obviously, those of us on this site will watch. But boxing needs that casual viewer, and Top Rank on ESPN and PBC on Fox can reach that audience, starved for entertainment.

Also- and please, I am not trying to start a flame war here, honest- so far boxing is avoiding turning any of it's live broadcasts into political messaging. People want to be entertained, and by avoiding that they do have a chance to grow those numbers. I love these ratings. Right now boxing is honestly making all the right decisions. ESPN has been hit by decreasing subscriber base (from almost 100 million in 2013 to 86 million in 2020, losing a painful 2 million from November 2018) so that leaves Fox as the next best hope to reach casual sport fans looking for some fun to drink beer to on a Saturday night.

We need some big name fights. But other than that what is there not to admire about how boxing is progressing in the post shut down world?

[Thuglife Nelo]

Those aren’t good ratings for Showtime’s evaluation with their client in PBC. That’s why they’re doing PPV.

FS1 requires a cable service. That’s why it did 150K average. Stevenson was 600k average and you need a subscription for ESPN as well. the peak is nice for Fox Mainstream prime time... I mean what else is there in these times...and a million hits is better than nothing.

But don’t get it twisted for all you DAZN hating comments. 200 markets x those populations. When you guys sees DAZN inclusive metrics you will start to understand why Canelo got his deal. Keep in mind OTT breaks traditional protocol Metrics because you can’t consolidate metrics from networks that buy rights. Not all world networks choose to share metrics unless it’s privatized for research companies that are bound to not share it.

[Bronx2245]

PBC, SALUTE!!! Jamal James vs. Keith Thurman! MAN UP!

[YGriffith]

Keeping boxing alive...good job.

[ShoulderRoll]

Way more eyeballs on this event than on the crappy Top Rank shows.

Hopefully the matchups get better and so do the ratings.

[rocktop]

I’m surprised it did so well considering it wasn’t well known boxers to the public nor was either man a ko puncher but it was an entertaining fight. Well done to PBC. We got to get that up to 2m viewers though. Well done though, outdid all other boxing on American air waves. Pbc once again proving it’s at the top of the food chain of American boxing

if had to take a guess i would say it was the Puerto Rican fan base of Dulorme. Puerto Rican boxing fans really go hard for there boxers.

[Oldskoolg]

if had to take a guess i would say it was the Puerto Rican fan base of Dulorme. Puerto Rican boxing fans really go hard for there boxers.

When have boricuas ever rolled hard for Dulorme?

[Dallas' 4 Eva]

This is what happens when you actually put on competitive fights. You can make a good entertaining fight card without having a big name headline the card as long as the matchups are competitive.

[Fighter78]

he should be the face of boxing. Unfortunately for him, fans don't give him the same support they give guys like Joshua and Canelo.

Why should a damn BUM like Fury be the face of boxing? Because he knocked out an uncoordinated dumb f$@% with zero boxing IQ?...or maybe it was the fact that he was given a GIFT decision against a NO NAME guy like JOHN MCDERMOTT ....or maybe it was the time that Fury "decided" to fight down to his opponents level and got beaten nearly to pulp by OTTO WALLIN after "deciding" not to do that against Tom Schwarz LOL......or maybe its because he won the belt from Klitschko and then had a bout with depression right before being busted for a performance enhancer in which the side effect IS DEPRESSION!!.....you people are pure bred weaklings that cheer for other weaklings....which is fine....do you.

[rocktop]

Lol, Ed Hardy clothing and UFC fans are like PB&J. I watch here and there but when it comes to head to head Boxing always comes first and it's not even close. I will always pick a Boxing card over any UFC card. That sport has a lot of issues, I mean they legit let fighters juice and compete for a good while. It was like if Boxing let Miller still fight after his PED issue.

My dude are you a casual because peds are as bad or worst in boxing since they have no long term suspensions