Should Mosely vs Judah be a PPV

[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.

[DaxxKahn]

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

[Deanrw]

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

[Kev]

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.

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

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

[Wayne]

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?

[OumaFan]

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.

[Wayne]

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.

[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.

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

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

It will be regular priced.

[Lance Uppercut]

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.

[death]

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

[Master]

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?

[Lance Uppercut]

Golden Boy is currently working on bringing boxing back to free TV in the US.

[luvfightgame]

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?

I'm with this guy

Shane deserves good money fights. He's never failed to deliver a great show of effort at least. Zab's 9 lives are just about out. I thought they were gone but then this fight came up. I like Shane's comment about not taking his $100k bet cause Zab's gonna need the money. That's probably the truest prefight prediction in years...

[The Fightfan]

Why do I wanna see Zab get knocked out again for fifty dollars? Excuse me $49.95 taxes and fees.

[Macho]

I think if that fight was for Championship , i agree that they be a PPV because they are a great boxers and that going be a great fight too , but it should not be at PPV........