Should Mosely vs Judah be a PPV

I personally think this sucks for Americans that this fight is a PPV event.

Mosely has never been big box office, Judah hasn't won a fight worth mentioning since Cory Spinks, they both lost their last fights to Miguel Cotto.

Who decided this should be PPV?

This won't get more than 150,000 buys imo, in fact I'd consider it a 'success' if it got near 100,000.

It's a fight between two fighters on a losing streak, one old, the other washed up I can't see how HBO are charging for this?

Don't get me wrong I think it will be an entertaining fight but it should be a freebie, not a fucking PPV

Anyone else have thoughts on this?

No!!!!!

They both just lost to Cotto, and they get a consolation prize of a PPV fight against each other?

It should be a good fight, but it should not be a PPV!

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Originally Posted by Diane

No!!!!!

They both just lost to Cotto, and they get a consolation prize of a PPV fight against each other?

It should be a good fight, but it should not be a PPV!

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We should cherish this moment Diane, a post where we are in agreement for the first time :)

The fight is on Pay-per-view because of scheduling conflicts. HBO already had its May schedule laid out, and rather then wait till the end of the year sugar shane and zab will fight on PPV.


A lot fights end up on PPV because either HBO has used up its WCB budget or it can not fit it in their schedule.

It's only PPV because GBP is trying to squeeze every dime they can out of people

I found that kinda odd myself, but Lance gave a great answer.

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Originally Posted by lance Uppercut

The fight is on Pay-per-view because of scheduling conflicts. HBO already had its May schedule laid out, and rather then wait till the end of the year sugar shane and zab will fight on PPV.


A lot fights end up on PPV because either HBO has used up its WCB budget or it can not fit it in their schedule.

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Ah good answer I'm completely unfamiliar with how these things work.

Is it a full priced PPV or are they charging less?

Then they should have put this fight on the CW. Neither fighter has ever had the shoulders to carry a PPV fight. It's all been based on the other guy's reputation. You can't just toss everything on PPV that falls outside of your budget. That's not how you ingratiate yourself to fans. Look at what Elite XC is doing, they're carrying the show over to CBS--how can they make that work but boxing and HBO can't?

There had been talk about this having a great undercard, Barrios-Juarez, Caballero-Ponce 2, and Bika-Codrington 2 but I'm not sure if any of that came off.

But yeah to be a decent PPV its gonna need a great undercard. Cause the main fight, unless Mosley turns shot overnight, is thoroughly predictable.

Lance, you must mean Boxing After Dark as neither Judah or Mosley are champions. HBO said they would be doing fewer PPVs to give fans more accessibility. If not CW then they should have farmed it out to ESPN.

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Originally Posted by lance Uppercut

The fight is on Pay-per-view because of scheduling conflicts. HBO already had its May schedule laid out, and rather then wait till the end of the year sugar shane and zab will fight on PPV.


A lot fights end up on PPV because either HBO has used up its WCB budget or it can not fit it in their schedule.

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Ah good answer I'm completely unfamiliar with how these things work.

Is it a full priced PPV or are they charging less?

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It will be regular priced.

Dan Rafael of ESPN.COM/Boxing often discusses how fights are made and what networks get them.

At the beginning of the year, HBO sets out its budgets for WCB and boxing after dark, and they lay out a schedule of how many fights they will air.

When a fight comes a long that is either not in the budget or cannot fit in the schedule it is placed on PPV.

In fact, the boxing team at HBO hated that they had to put Pavlik vs Taylor on PPV, but they had no other choice.

ESPN pays very little money for the fights that they show, and they have a very small boxing budget. I have read that ESPN headliners usually make under $15,000. So it would be unrealistic for Zab and Shane to fight on ESPN.

You do know that April Fools Day is tommorrow don't you.

The only reason I thought of was this could be the end of the road for one of them and it's the last chance to cash it.

Call me old fashioned but no fight should be on PPV, if we subscribe to the channel then that is all we should have to pay.

Is it going to be shown over here in England?