Quote Originally Posted by Pantera
Quote Originally Posted by shza
Quote Originally Posted by Pantera
I think Showtime is doing everything they can to piss off HBO.
This will hurt HBO sales A LOT more than hurting Showtime viewing audience.

But f*ck... Nobody gives a crap about us fans.

I can't imagine that anyone who was previously ready and willing to drop $50 for the PBF fight is going to change their mind because now they could watch Sergei Lyakhovich and Shannon Briggs for free instead. It's sort of apples and oranges.
True, but when it comes down to fight night and the 'average' boxing working class fan is flipping through the stations and sees the two fights, I bet most of them will choose the free heavyweight fight vs the more talented PBF/Baldomir for $50.
I think the people that are just flipping through the stations not already knowing about these fights are the same people who weren't going to be spending $50 to watch a fight anyway.