Was PBC a Complete Waste of Time?

[Tony Trick-Pony]

They had a decent run, but given how inactive many of their fighters have been, while getting paid pretty high given the opposition most times, has this really done anything for boxing in the long run?

I was excited to see boxing come to more main stream TV and all, but now it seems about dead. It didn't last long, didn't give us great fights and in the end, kept a lot of guys on the shelf it seems.

Any thoughts?

[Fanofreason]

Thurman vs Porter
Thurman vs Garcia
Spence vs Brook
Broner vs Garcia
Jacobs vs Quillen
Santa Cruz vs Jackel x 2

What fights has hbo had that are better that were non ppv?

[MasterPlan]

No.
That's the reason Top Rank and Golden Boy are on cable television.
Plus we got some great fights and are still getting great fights.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Thurman vs Porter
Thurman vs Garcia
Spence vs Brook
Broner vs Garcia
Jacobs vs Quillen
Santa Cruz vs Jackel x 2

What fights has hbo had that are better that were non ppv?

Thurman-Porter and Santa-Frampton were good for sure, but I don't know.

Broner-Garcia was okay.
Thurman-Garcia a big letdown for me. One Time became Run Time and mucked it up.
Spence-Brook pretty much went like most thought it would.
Jacobs-Quillin looked great on paper.

Those weren't bad match-ups going in, and it's not their fault that they didn't turn out great, but I don't know. Just seems a bit underwhelming when you factor in the number of showcase and lousy match-ups we got overall. Just my opinion of course.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

No.
That's the reason Top Rank and Golden Boy are on cable television.
Plus we got some great fights and are still getting great fights.

If that's why they moved n that direction, then yes. I see your point.

[Redd Foxx]

I think people thought the same thing last year around this time, then they gave us some good stuff, right? I got the impression they wanted to put on their bigger fights in the spring and summer.

[GhostofDempsey]

The reluctance to match their best talent against one another for so long is what hurt them. It was only last year they were forced to start putting on more competitive bouts and less mismatches. They lost half a billion in three years and if it wasn't for those Mayweather fights they would have been bankrupt long ago.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Great idea


Very poorly executed,,

Very very poor



3 years and nothing to show for it..

Wilder, Stevenson, Thurman are basically in the same spot they were 3 years ago when it started

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

depends on how you look at it?

Haymon was able to pocket 15-22% of $925 million into his pocket, so I'm sure it was a big success for him from his point of view.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

depends on how you look at it?

Haymon was able to pocket 15-22% of $925 million into his pocket, so I'm sure it was a big success for him from his point of view.

Oh I'm sure it was successful for him, but from the fan's point of view, I'm not too sure of that.