Quote Originally Posted by El Gamo
What does the 2.8 mean?2.8 million?I guess that's the last time HBO covers a big European fight without an undercard..
2.8 doesn't mean 2.8 million, I'm not sure what exact number it stands for, but 2.8 is just part of a ratings system used in the US.

I read that news about Calzaghe-Kessler a few weeks ago, and I was shocked that it was the lowest rated HBO World Championship fight ever. I mean, did more people really tune into Wlad-Austin than Calzaghe-Kessler?

I didn't expect it to get a high rating, because it was 2 Europeans, but it should have drawn more people than it did. Let's just hope it doesn't scare HBO from going over to Europe in the future, because the Calzaghe-Kessler fight defintely deserved to get a live spot on HBO, and it turned out to be an awesome fight that was well worth whatever HBO had to spend to cover it.