Donaire-Rigondeaux got $2.1 million and 1.1 million viewers on HBO

[bluebeam]

And Walters almost KILLED Donaire so....

Almost 3 years later though bro, but anyway he asked a question I answered him, nothing really to do with Walters or Lomachenko.


Lomachenko and Walters should split that 1 million down the middle in my opinion.

500k is a damn good number for that fight.

The winner fights for no less than that from that point on.

Walters is coming off of a draw, even though we know he won the fight. 500k is fair.

Lomachenko hasn't been fighting top competition since winning the title at 126. 500k is fair.

[PK3434]

How many threads has this guy made about HBO's downfall?

HBO obviously has a tough budget and the previous leadership left Peter Nelson to deal with some serious budget constraints (like probably paying millions to andre ward)...But HBO is still doing well, considering.

[SterlingStained]

id rather save hbo boxing and ax some of these utterly crap new shows hbo is producing.

ive always liked hbo's production value in their tv series, documentaries and sporting events.

[bballchump11]

There's isn't an arena in the entire world where Gonzalez could headline a show and even draw $100K at the live gate.

He's a great little fighter, but he's invisible.

It could be possible in Asia against the right opponent. It would be a huge risk though.

[Redd Foxx]

And Walters almost KILLED Donaire so....

Irrelevant. At the time, Donaire was getting Fighter of the Year accolades and was drawing a ton of attention. Rigo was this new boogeyman and the build up to the fight was huge. Though I want to see Walters/Loma, it has zero pull with casuals and neither guy has the momentum that Donaire/Rigo had. That was a really big deal and the 1mil viewership was surprisingly low. Could have been that the UFC aired a free show that night.

Doesn't matter what has happened to either fighter since then, what matters is that it was a big deal at the time. Walters/Loma is one for the hardcore fans and if this princesses can't come to terms w/ splitting 1mill, then they need to learn how to build a name.

[buckfangs]

they overpayed and saw it as a future investment most likely, Donaire's carreer ended that night and Rigo proved to be one of the least fan friendly fighters in boxing, probably being smarter with there money now cant blame them