Comments Thread For: Gervonta Davis Will Be A PPV Attraction Moving Forward, Ellerbe Says

[sicko]

No problem with that but he needs to be in Big Fights ONLY if he is staying on PPV! I think he can become a massive draw as long as he is fighting the right dance partners and YES absolutely Oscar will allow Ryan Garcia to go fight Tank as well as Arum would allow Teofimo because they know it will make Money with Mayweather attached to it and Promoting it

I do think Leo will be tougher than people think for Tank tonight though

[The3]

Is Victor Pasillas vs Gervonta Davis a PPV fight?

[rolshans]

Fury/Wilder did over a million buys earlier this year and the UFCs buyrates are as big as they've ever been.

UFC buy rates aren't as big as they've ever been – far from it, actually.

[QballLobo]

I thought it was interesting when PBC claimed they would put many fights on free or network tv. I thought the advertising dollars could make that viable for many fighters to make good money and good fights could get made easier.
This card tonight will do terrible numbers just like the Charlo card (we never got official numbers so you know it bombed.)
The idea Tank will follow Mayweather is laughable. Floyd was doing just ok numbers before he fought Oscar De La Hoya, one of the biggest crossover stars the sport has ever seen. There’s no Oscar out there to put Tank on another level.

[TMLT87]

UFC buy rates aren't as big as they've ever been – far from it, actually.

A quick glance at the top 5 biggest drawing UFC PPVs each year of the last decade and only 2010, 2015 and 2016 performed better than 2020.

All this "PPV is dead" stuff is just excusing boxing PPVs bombing. Didnt seem to effect Fury/Wilder 2 did it?

[THC]

Idk if this is even possible & I'm pretty confident it isn't & I'm sure the infrastructure isn't in place for this, but from what you're saying it sounds the ideal way to sell boxing ads would be live basically.

Like you'd auction off the ads before & during the first round & if we get through the first round the money is exchanged & the winning bidders ad plays. So on & so forth for however long the fight goes.

This is out-of-the-box thinking and the technology exists to support this. Broadcasters can send invitations to potential sponsors when the fight is announced. Those interested can send in their ads before the fight so the broadcaster can queue the winning bid(s) about 10 seconds before the end of each round. Totally doable. If broadcasters are too lazy to implement a system like this, I'm sure eBay would love to take a 10% cut for providing the service.

[Rick Taylor]

This is out-of-the-box thinking and the technology exists to support this. Broadcasters can send invitations to potential sponsors when the fight is announced. Those interested can send in their ads before the fight so the broadcaster can queue the winning bid(s) about 10 seconds before the end of each round. Totally doable. If broadcasters are too lazy to implement a system like this, I'm sure eBay would love to take a 10% cut for providing the service.

what potential sponsors?

[THC]

what potential sponsors?

Companies whose target markets like to watch combat sports.

[Rick Taylor]

Companies whose target markets like to watch combat sports.

which companies doe?

boxing never struck me as attracting lucrative sponsorships that actual sports do.

[ShoulderRoll]

Calling someone a PPV attraction doesn't mean they are.

Only the cold, hard sales numbers can place that mantle on a fighter.