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I agree about the economy & the maybe people didn't know/care if Joe beat a past his prime Roy.Quote:
Originally Posted by C-Lo
Will be interesting to see how that UFC card does tonight with PPV #'s? A 45 year old champ vs. a guy with a 2-1 record for the UFC heavyweight title - and they say the heavyweight division in boxing is having trouble?
The undercard was sooo bad for Jones vs Calz that I really tried not to buy the fight. However, I had nothing else to do on that night, so I caved in.
Good.
Hope Roy's paycheck suffers from this.
He let his fans down big time in that fight.
I think that this is excellent news. Boxing fans are voting with their wallets, in spite of the 24/7 show trying to make out like Jones was still viable.
Nobody in their right mind thought that Jones/Calzaghe would be competitive.
HBO sell shit fights at a premium price and I'm glad that they are hurting numbers wise. A fight like Calzaghe/Jones is not a PPV fight IMO... 5-7 years ago most definitely, but not now.
this fight should never of been PPV. calzaghe isnt that popular at this time as you would think and a lot of people knew that jones was shot so unless they were hardcore boxing fans there was a good chance that they were not going to pay for the fight.
Yeah they should have spiced it up a little. Zab usually a fun boxer to watch but they should of had him fight someone who is at least a little betterQuote:
Originally Posted by lance Uppercut
Amazing, 225,000 people paid to watch that farce?
It even had a shitty undercard, I suppose they did that for laughs.
And people say boxing is dead ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by OumaFan
Jones was never a big PPV draw and Calzaghe is pretty much only a superstar when it comes to fanbase in the UK.....People pretty much lost interest in Jones a while back so it is not surprising the numbers were so low....Besides people knew the replay would be on HBO anyhow so why waste money on a fight that was pretty much going to be a disappointment anyhow in the opp of most.....
If this took place 5 years ago it would have had huge numbers
Like I've often said , I always pay for fights as am a die hard fan and you always wroory what you might miss.
But I don't really see how Joe v Jones appealed to the masses apart from the UK fan base and the die hard fans overseas.
I find it pretty sad also that De La Hoya is still the biggest draw on ppv. Sure the guy is a legend but his days as a major player (in fighting terms NOT generating revenue terms) are over.
From a true fan of the sport what is the biggest fight that could be made now whoch would generate interest ? I have to say Mayweather v Margarito (if he unretires;)) but what is the biggest fight that could be made in terms of ppv numbers ??
It's a funny old game........
I would have to disagree and say Hatton vs Pacquiao would generate more interest. Mayweather vs Margarito would be huge too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark TKO