HBO & Showtime head to head ratings from this weekend

[Motorcity Cobra]

Nah man they just need to match up these guys better.

Nah. They need built. They built Roman the right way. None of these guys have been built up.

[Southpawology]

Football is sucking viewership away also UFC had a PPV event that night too. Look at the numbers showtime did before football started I think mikey vs easter and wilder fight they were really good numbers

[Mammoth]

Nah. They need built. They built Roman the right way. None of these guys have been built up.

None are going to be stars. Maybe Rung but they can mix and match real well. Ioka vs Nietes. Gonzalez vs Nietes. Ioka vs Estrada. The fights are there. That's what matters to most imo.

[Motorcity Cobra]

Football is sucking viewership away also UFC had a PPV event that night too. Look at the numbers showtime did before football started I think mikey vs easter and wilder fight they were really good numbers

These numbers are on par with Mikey/Easter Jr

Wilder/Ortiz
Spence/Ocampo
Broner/Vargas

Those are the three fights with higher ratings this year. These numbers are what Showtime has been doing

[Motorcity Cobra]

This is why I think HBO is in trouble. There's really no incentive to fighting on HBO anymore based on what they're working with.

Idk man. I don't think all these random guys are products like Roman was. Obviously the fights should be more competitive, but thats at all weights that that should be the goal.

In all seriousness, I will address this on the pod, but HBO's rating is embarrassing and is part of a poor lead in to fight week on the Canelo/GGG 2 promotion on the whole. All parties at fault here, including the ones who think they're running for office

— Fistianados Podcast (@Fistianadospod) September 11, 2018

This isn't even about competing cards between HBO and Showtime. HBO should have planted their flag with a big show on the 8th for so many reasons. They should have put the Jacobs/Dchenko fight there in NY and never given Showtime a chance. Boosts 24/7 numbers and PPV promotion

— Fistianados Podcast (@Fistianadospod) September 11, 2018

It isn’t. Very complicated & twitter not the place. Before a PPV tho, there should be a steady build. Classic model is core fan card two weeks out, big network show one week out, rising star on the replay week after. Accomplishes so many objectives this way.

— Fistianados Podcast (@Fistianadospod) September 11, 2018

@linusesq best recent example is 2015 Matthysse/Provodnikov then Klitchko/Jennings then May/Pac, then Canelo/Kirkland. Would have built PPV buys for any show much less that one. Replay builds rising star, tho Canelo prob already there. HBO gets a % of PPV which helps budget

— Fistianados Podcast (@Fistianadospod) September 11, 2018

[Boxing Goat]

Now I get it, you have something against HBO. Now our convo makes sense.

[boxcityusa805]

Don't forget to post the head to head purses. Showtime fighters probably paid 5 times as much as the HBO fighters.

[just the facts]

HBO sucks so bad now. Lampley should go to ESPN.

Does ESPN need a company shill who literally cheerleads for the house fighter and has no impartiality what so ever? Lampley is one of the many reasons why HBO boxing is in the toilet

[The3]

USA can't make superstars with boxers not fighting 3 to 5 time per year, You fight today then I don't see you again for like 10 more months