HBO'S budget in 2016... less than $25 million.

[PKing]

When you compare $25 million to the rest of the sports landscape this is VERY tiny.

It's a great thing for boxers that Haymon created PBC. Much better potential to earn.

No more $15k main event purses on ESPN Friday Night Fights as well. That was embarrassingly low.

HBO used to have a $100 million budget in 1999.

Boxing might be the only sport in the entire world were license fees have actually decreased. That is embarrassing... thanks to old guys like Arum.

[Larry the boss]

This is terrible and bad for boxing as good fights are being turned down

[PKing]

This is terrible and bad for boxing as good fights are being turned down

It's not surprising to anybody and has been happening for a very long time now. Nothing new.

[RSBonos]

It's been around $30 million for like a decade now.

[PKing]

It's been around $30 million for like a decade now.

Nope.

It was cut by $15 million in 2010 according to Hauser.

http://www.secondsout.com/columns/thomas-hauser/hbo-and-boxing-at-a-crossroads

[killakali]

It's not surprising to anybody and has been happening for a very long time now. Nothing new.

and with all the pay cuts at pbc times are tough everywhere in american boxing

[RSBonos]

Nope.

It was cut by $15 million in 2010 according to Hauser.

http://www.secondsout.com/columns/th...t-a-crossroads

Compared to what it was in 1999, it's not that dramatic a cut. But yeah, it's bad since it's shrinking every year. I see you're basking in it.

It's been 30 million something for awhile.

[PKing]

Compared to what it was in 1999, it's not that dramatic a cut. But yeah, it's bad since it's shrinking every year. I see you're basking in it.

It's been 30 million something for since 2010.

Yep... $24 million to share for all the "top promoters" and fighters outside of PBC is TINY.

[aldo5408]

I think this means Bob is going to have to go to ppv and stack the cards. Remember he tried to do a ppb with Roman headlining

[-PBP-]

Think about it:

Canelo/GGG
Ward/Kovalev
Crawford/Postol


Then what??? Scary isn't it.