Comments Thread For: Thurman vs. Garcia Ratings: SHO Breaks Down The Big Numbers

[turnedup]

It's good for boxing but PBC needs at least half this number on basic cable where its having trouble breaking in. I hope they continue the success of this and turn the corner financially because it's nice to have boxing on regular tv again, most fans on this site aren't old enough to remember what it was like when this was the norm.

[sicko]

Great For BOXING IN GENERAL not just PBC and CBS/Showtime

[Shadoww702]

It's good for boxing but PBC needs at least half this number on basic cable where its having trouble breaking in. I hope they continue the success of this and turn the corner financially because it's nice to have boxing on regular tv again, most fans on this site aren't old enough to remember what it was like when this was the norm.

That was before my time. I only get to watch boxing in restaurants and bars when on PPV and now most places aren't buying them anymore. Unless they're MAJOR fights.

[-Hyperion-]

Hopefully the casuals weren't put off by the overhype and the way the second half of the fight was so pathetic with one fighter coasting and the other unwilling to risk anything to make the comeback happen.

[THEFRESHBRAWLER]

great numbers! sadly though, many of those views were from casuals that won't tune in again due to a lack of action in those mid rds. even the dam arena was booing

Lol y'all said this after the May-Pac fight also.

[BrometheusBob.]

5.1 peak 3.74 average

That means over a million people put on the fight and then wisely decided to watch something else

[snoopymiller]

5.1 peak 3.74 average

That means over a million people put on the fight and then wisely decided to watch something else

Hahaha! What an idiot.

It means that 3.74 million folks tuned in for the entire broadcast and told their friends about it causing it to peak to 5.1 million during the main event.

[Tankdestroyer]

Lol y'all said this after the May-Pac fight also.

not me, at least not on these forums. But regarding that fight, how did their next ppvs do afterwards?

[ShoulderRoll]

people will watch! Its really not that hard to understand. Good for boxing. But in the end, the fight underwhelmed unfortunately.

This shows that people are still interested in boxing, as long as it's a good matchup.

As for the fight being underwhelming...hey, this is live sports. Sometimes that happens. Not every Super Bowl is awesome. Not every English Premier League match leaves the crowds breathless.

There's no sporting activity in the world that is exciting 100% of the time. We need to stop holding boxing to impossible standards.

[Butch.McRae]

This shows that people are still interested in boxing, as long as it's a good matchup.

As for the fight being underwhelming...hey, this is live sports. Sometimes that happens. Not every Super Bowl is awesome. Not every English Premier League match leaves the crowds breathless.

There's no sporting activity in the world that is exciting 100% of the time. We need to stop holding boxing to impossible standards.

The biggest problem with boxing are the fans who've been brainwashed to kill a sport they love with blind negativity.

Fans have been as polarized as Dems and Republicans for the last 5-10 years with the Floyd- Manny and Haymon - Arum trash.

It finally seems like these competitive PBC/Showtime fights and the lack of HBO content is starting to unite fans around quality boxing.