Boxing does well on US network TV

[Kirkland Laing]

Return to network TV a hit for boxing - ESPN

They kept 90% of the audience for the college basketball game that led preceeded the boxing. What Schaefer says at the end of the article is bang on. Hopefully the networks keep buying fights and promoters like Golden Boy don't fuck it up and keep supplying the networks with quality fights.

[TigerFan]

Here's the pay channel (HBO/Showtime) ratings for the year.

1. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Marco Antonio Rubio, Feb. 4, HBO, 1.9 million
2. Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson, April 28, HBO, 1.6 million
3. Chavez Jr.-Andy Lee, June 16, HBO, 1.4 million
4. Adrien Broner-Vicente Escobedo, July 21, HBO, 1.4 million
5. Miguel Cotto-Austin Trout, Dec. 1, Showtime, 1.4 million
6. Nonito Donaire-Jorge Arce, Dec. 15, HBO, 1.3 million
7. Andre Ward-Chad Dawson, Sept. 8, HBO, 1.3 million
8. Floyd Mayweather-Cotto PPV replay, May 12, HBO, 1.3 million
9. Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez PPV replay, Dec. 15, HBO, 1.3 million
10. Danny Garcia-Amir Khan, July 14, HBO, 1.3 million
11. Erik Morales-Garcia I, March 24, HBO, 1.2 million
12. Robert Guerrero-Andre Berto, Nov. 24, HBO, 1.1 million
13. Marcos Maidana-Devon Alexander, Feb. 25, HBO, 1.1 million
14. Broner-Antonio Demarco, Nov. 17, HBO, 1.1 million
15. Sergio Martinez-Matthew Macklin, March 17, HBO, 1.1 million
16. Canelo Alvarez-Josesito Lopez, Sept. 15, Showtime, 1.0 million

Source - Boxing on cable in 2012: Lots of fights, lots of viewers and lots of love for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. | Boxing Experts Blog - Yahoo! Sports

[Master]

I am excited that Adamek v Cunningham is on mainstream US TV, I hope there are many more fights to be shown like this as the sport always needs new fans.

[Rantcatrat]

I am excited that Adamek v Cunningham is on mainstream US TV, I hope there are many more fights to be shown like this as the sport always needs new fans.

And the Tor Hamer-Viacheslav Glazkov fight on the undercard ain't half bad either.

[Master]

I am excited that Adamek v Cunningham is on mainstream US TV, I hope there are many more fights to be shown like this as the sport always needs new fans.

And the Tor Hamer-Viacheslav Glazkov fight on the undercard ain't half bad either.

F**k PPV I say.

[beenKOed]

I am excited that Adamek v Cunningham is on mainstream US TV, I hope there are many more fights to be shown like this as the sport always needs new fans.

And the Tor Hamer-Viacheslav Glazkov fight on the undercard ain't half bad either.

F**k PPV I say.

Could not agree more!

[Violent Demise]

Here's the pay channel (HBO/Showtime) ratings for the year.

1. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Marco Antonio Rubio, Feb. 4, HBO, 1.9 million
2. Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson, April 28, HBO, 1.6 million
3. Chavez Jr.-Andy Lee, June 16, HBO, 1.4 million
4. Adrien Broner-Vicente Escobedo, July 21, HBO, 1.4 million
5. Miguel Cotto-Austin Trout, Dec. 1, Showtime, 1.4 million
6. Nonito Donaire-Jorge Arce, Dec. 15, HBO, 1.3 million
7. Andre Ward-Chad Dawson, Sept. 8, HBO, 1.3 million
8. Floyd Mayweather-Cotto PPV replay, May 12, HBO, 1.3 million
9. Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez PPV replay, Dec. 15, HBO, 1.3 million
10. Danny Garcia-Amir Khan, July 14, HBO, 1.3 million
11. Erik Morales-Garcia I, March 24, HBO, 1.2 million
12. Robert Guerrero-Andre Berto, Nov. 24, HBO, 1.1 million
13. Marcos Maidana-Devon Alexander, Feb. 25, HBO, 1.1 million
14. Broner-Antonio Demarco, Nov. 17, HBO, 1.1 million
15. Sergio Martinez-Matthew Macklin, March 17, HBO, 1.1 million
16. Canelo Alvarez-Josesito Lopez, Sept. 15, Showtime, 1.0 million

Source - Boxing on cable in 2012: Lots of fights, lots of viewers and lots of love for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. | Boxing Experts Blog - Yahoo! Sports

And fools say Chavez Jr doesn't deserve the purses he gets. Dumb muthafukkas. Numbers don't lie.

[TitoFan]

Here's the pay channel (HBO/Showtime) ratings for the year.

1. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Marco Antonio Rubio, Feb. 4, HBO, 1.9 million
2. Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson, April 28, HBO, 1.6 million
3. Chavez Jr.-Andy Lee, June 16, HBO, 1.4 million
4. Adrien Broner-Vicente Escobedo, July 21, HBO, 1.4 million
5. Miguel Cotto-Austin Trout, Dec. 1, Showtime, 1.4 million
6. Nonito Donaire-Jorge Arce, Dec. 15, HBO, 1.3 million
7. Andre Ward-Chad Dawson, Sept. 8, HBO, 1.3 million
8. Floyd Mayweather-Cotto PPV replay, May 12, HBO, 1.3 million
9. Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez PPV replay, Dec. 15, HBO, 1.3 million
10. Danny Garcia-Amir Khan, July 14, HBO, 1.3 million
11. Erik Morales-Garcia I, March 24, HBO, 1.2 million
12. Robert Guerrero-Andre Berto, Nov. 24, HBO, 1.1 million
13. Marcos Maidana-Devon Alexander, Feb. 25, HBO, 1.1 million
14. Broner-Antonio Demarco, Nov. 17, HBO, 1.1 million
15. Sergio Martinez-Matthew Macklin, March 17, HBO, 1.1 million
16. Canelo Alvarez-Josesito Lopez, Sept. 15, Showtime, 1.0 million

Source - Boxing on cable in 2012: Lots of fights, lots of viewers and lots of love for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. | Boxing Experts Blog - Yahoo! Sports

And fools say Chavez Jr doesn't deserve the purses he gets. Dumb muthafukkas. Numbers don't lie.

That just proves that people will watch any piece of shit on TV nowadays.
I like to call it the "car wreck" syndrome.

[bzkfn]

Here's the pay channel (HBO/Showtime) ratings for the year.

1. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Marco Antonio Rubio, Feb. 4, HBO, 1.9 million
2. Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson, April 28, HBO, 1.6 million
3. Chavez Jr.-Andy Lee, June 16, HBO, 1.4 million
4. Adrien Broner-Vicente Escobedo, July 21, HBO, 1.4 million
5. Miguel Cotto-Austin Trout, Dec. 1, Showtime, 1.4 million
6. Nonito Donaire-Jorge Arce, Dec. 15, HBO, 1.3 million
7. Andre Ward-Chad Dawson, Sept. 8, HBO, 1.3 million
8. Floyd Mayweather-Cotto PPV replay, May 12, HBO, 1.3 million
9. Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez PPV replay, Dec. 15, HBO, 1.3 million
10. Danny Garcia-Amir Khan, July 14, HBO, 1.3 million
11. Erik Morales-Garcia I, March 24, HBO, 1.2 million
12. Robert Guerrero-Andre Berto, Nov. 24, HBO, 1.1 million
13. Marcos Maidana-Devon Alexander, Feb. 25, HBO, 1.1 million
14. Broner-Antonio Demarco, Nov. 17, HBO, 1.1 million
15. Sergio Martinez-Matthew Macklin, March 17, HBO, 1.1 million
16. Canelo Alvarez-Josesito Lopez, Sept. 15, Showtime, 1.0 million

Source - Boxing on cable in 2012: Lots of fights, lots of viewers and lots of love for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. | Boxing Experts Blog - Yahoo! Sports

And fools say Chavez Jr doesn't deserve the purses he gets. Dumb muthafukkas. Numbers don't lie.

Ungrateful little bastard has his Dad to thank for that. He wouldn't have done it without the name.

[ElTerribleMorales]

Here's the pay channel (HBO/Showtime) ratings for the year.

1. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Marco Antonio Rubio, Feb. 4, HBO, 1.9 million
2. Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson, April 28, HBO, 1.6 million
3. Chavez Jr.-Andy Lee, June 16, HBO, 1.4 million
4. Adrien Broner-Vicente Escobedo, July 21, HBO, 1.4 million
5. Miguel Cotto-Austin Trout, Dec. 1, Showtime, 1.4 million
6. Nonito Donaire-Jorge Arce, Dec. 15, HBO, 1.3 million
7. Andre Ward-Chad Dawson, Sept. 8, HBO, 1.3 million
8. Floyd Mayweather-Cotto PPV replay, May 12, HBO, 1.3 million
9. Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez PPV replay, Dec. 15, HBO, 1.3 million
10. Danny Garcia-Amir Khan, July 14, HBO, 1.3 million
11. Erik Morales-Garcia I, March 24, HBO, 1.2 million
12. Robert Guerrero-Andre Berto, Nov. 24, HBO, 1.1 million
13. Marcos Maidana-Devon Alexander, Feb. 25, HBO, 1.1 million
14. Broner-Antonio Demarco, Nov. 17, HBO, 1.1 million
15. Sergio Martinez-Matthew Macklin, March 17, HBO, 1.1 million
16. Canelo Alvarez-Josesito Lopez, Sept. 15, Showtime, 1.0 million

Source - Boxing on cable in 2012: Lots of fights, lots of viewers and lots of love for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. | Boxing Experts Blog - Yahoo! Sports

And fools say Chavez Jr doesn't deserve the purses he gets. Dumb muthafukkas. Numbers don't lie.

the only thing the little shit deserves is the ass whooping that Martinez gave him, and the embarrassment he faced afterwards failing the drug test and facing the fine and suspension lol

[outspoken]

Here's the pay channel (HBO/Showtime) ratings for the year.

1. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Marco Antonio Rubio, Feb. 4, HBO, 1.9 million
2. Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson, April 28, HBO, 1.6 million
3. Chavez Jr.-Andy Lee, June 16, HBO, 1.4 million
4. Adrien Broner-Vicente Escobedo, July 21, HBO, 1.4 million
5. Miguel Cotto-Austin Trout, Dec. 1, Showtime, 1.4 million
6. Nonito Donaire-Jorge Arce, Dec. 15, HBO, 1.3 million
7. Andre Ward-Chad Dawson, Sept. 8, HBO, 1.3 million
8. Floyd Mayweather-Cotto PPV replay, May 12, HBO, 1.3 million
9. Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez PPV replay, Dec. 15, HBO, 1.3 million
10. Danny Garcia-Amir Khan, July 14, HBO, 1.3 million
11. Erik Morales-Garcia I, March 24, HBO, 1.2 million
12. Robert Guerrero-Andre Berto, Nov. 24, HBO, 1.1 million
13. Marcos Maidana-Devon Alexander, Feb. 25, HBO, 1.1 million
14. Broner-Antonio Demarco, Nov. 17, HBO, 1.1 million
15. Sergio Martinez-Matthew Macklin, March 17, HBO, 1.1 million
16. Canelo Alvarez-Josesito Lopez, Sept. 15, Showtime, 1.0 million

Source - Boxing on cable in 2012: Lots of fights, lots of viewers and lots of love for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. | Boxing Experts Blog - Yahoo! Sports

And fools say Chavez Jr doesn't deserve the purses he gets. Dumb muthafukkas. Numbers don't lie.

the only thing the little shit deserves is the ass whooping that Martinez gave him, and the embarrassment he faced afterwards failing the drug test and facing the fine and suspension lol

Funny how Martinez almost got knocked out by a weed head who drinks and drives eh?

[ElTerribleMorales]

Here's the pay channel (HBO/Showtime) ratings for the year.

1. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Marco Antonio Rubio, Feb. 4, HBO, 1.9 million
2. Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson, April 28, HBO, 1.6 million
3. Chavez Jr.-Andy Lee, June 16, HBO, 1.4 million
4. Adrien Broner-Vicente Escobedo, July 21, HBO, 1.4 million
5. Miguel Cotto-Austin Trout, Dec. 1, Showtime, 1.4 million
6. Nonito Donaire-Jorge Arce, Dec. 15, HBO, 1.3 million
7. Andre Ward-Chad Dawson, Sept. 8, HBO, 1.3 million
8. Floyd Mayweather-Cotto PPV replay, May 12, HBO, 1.3 million
9. Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez PPV replay, Dec. 15, HBO, 1.3 million
10. Danny Garcia-Amir Khan, July 14, HBO, 1.3 million
11. Erik Morales-Garcia I, March 24, HBO, 1.2 million
12. Robert Guerrero-Andre Berto, Nov. 24, HBO, 1.1 million
13. Marcos Maidana-Devon Alexander, Feb. 25, HBO, 1.1 million
14. Broner-Antonio Demarco, Nov. 17, HBO, 1.1 million
15. Sergio Martinez-Matthew Macklin, March 17, HBO, 1.1 million
16. Canelo Alvarez-Josesito Lopez, Sept. 15, Showtime, 1.0 million

Source - Boxing on cable in 2012: Lots of fights, lots of viewers and lots of love for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. | Boxing Experts Blog - Yahoo! Sports

And fools say Chavez Jr doesn't deserve the purses he gets. Dumb muthafukkas. Numbers don't lie.

the only thing the little shit deserves is the ass whooping that Martinez gave him, and the embarrassment he faced afterwards failing the drug test and facing the fine and suspension lol

Funny how Martinez almost got knocked out by a weed head who drinks and drives eh?

1 round doesn't summarize a fight unless somebody got KTFO that round, Martinez was standing at the end of the 12th after winning the prior 11 rnds, same as when Bute fucked Andrade up for 11 rnds only slipping up in the 12th, doesn't matter if Martinez takes on Chavez again in May he'll fuck up silver spoon just like he did the first time around, if knocking down a guy who's 20 lbs lighter than you, 15 yrs ur senior, and a good 4 inches shorter than you is ur best career accomplishment weeeeeeeell that's not saying much

[Violent Demise]

Here's the pay channel (HBO/Showtime) ratings for the year.

1. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Marco Antonio Rubio, Feb. 4, HBO, 1.9 million
2. Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson, April 28, HBO, 1.6 million
3. Chavez Jr.-Andy Lee, June 16, HBO, 1.4 million
4. Adrien Broner-Vicente Escobedo, July 21, HBO, 1.4 million
5. Miguel Cotto-Austin Trout, Dec. 1, Showtime, 1.4 million
6. Nonito Donaire-Jorge Arce, Dec. 15, HBO, 1.3 million
7. Andre Ward-Chad Dawson, Sept. 8, HBO, 1.3 million
8. Floyd Mayweather-Cotto PPV replay, May 12, HBO, 1.3 million
9. Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez PPV replay, Dec. 15, HBO, 1.3 million
10. Danny Garcia-Amir Khan, July 14, HBO, 1.3 million
11. Erik Morales-Garcia I, March 24, HBO, 1.2 million
12. Robert Guerrero-Andre Berto, Nov. 24, HBO, 1.1 million
13. Marcos Maidana-Devon Alexander, Feb. 25, HBO, 1.1 million
14. Broner-Antonio Demarco, Nov. 17, HBO, 1.1 million
15. Sergio Martinez-Matthew Macklin, March 17, HBO, 1.1 million
16. Canelo Alvarez-Josesito Lopez, Sept. 15, Showtime, 1.0 million

Source - Boxing on cable in 2012: Lots of fights, lots of viewers and lots of love for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. | Boxing Experts Blog - Yahoo! Sports

And fools say Chavez Jr doesn't deserve the purses he gets. Dumb muthafukkas. Numbers don't lie.

That just proves that people will watch any piece of shit on TV nowadays.
I like to call it the "car wreck" syndrome.

Bullshit. Put a Puerto Rican fighter (not named Cotto) on PPV. And I bet you it won't sell shit. Not even his momma would buy it. And her not being able to afford it won't be the reason either

[generalbulldog]

Here's the pay channel (HBO/Showtime) ratings for the year.

1. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Marco Antonio Rubio, Feb. 4, HBO, 1.9 million
2. Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson, April 28, HBO, 1.6 million
3. Chavez Jr.-Andy Lee, June 16, HBO, 1.4 million
4. Adrien Broner-Vicente Escobedo, July 21, HBO, 1.4 million
5. Miguel Cotto-Austin Trout, Dec. 1, Showtime, 1.4 million
6. Nonito Donaire-Jorge Arce, Dec. 15, HBO, 1.3 million
7. Andre Ward-Chad Dawson, Sept. 8, HBO, 1.3 million
8. Floyd Mayweather-Cotto PPV replay, May 12, HBO, 1.3 million
9. Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez PPV replay, Dec. 15, HBO, 1.3 million
10. Danny Garcia-Amir Khan, July 14, HBO, 1.3 million
11. Erik Morales-Garcia I, March 24, HBO, 1.2 million
12. Robert Guerrero-Andre Berto, Nov. 24, HBO, 1.1 million
13. Marcos Maidana-Devon Alexander, Feb. 25, HBO, 1.1 million
14. Broner-Antonio Demarco, Nov. 17, HBO, 1.1 million
15. Sergio Martinez-Matthew Macklin, March 17, HBO, 1.1 million
16. Canelo Alvarez-Josesito Lopez, Sept. 15, Showtime, 1.0 million

Source - Boxing on cable in 2012: Lots of fights, lots of viewers and lots of love for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. | Boxing Experts Blog - Yahoo! Sports

The 2 biggest surprises for me are the Chavez Jr. and Donaire fights. I didn't think Chavez had that kind of viewership, good for the kid. The Donaire-Arce fight is of the lower weight classes and usually they don't do big numbers in viewership, so that's another surprise for me that it is top 10 for HBO.

[ElTerribleMorales]

Here's the pay channel (HBO/Showtime) ratings for the year.

1. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Marco Antonio Rubio, Feb. 4, HBO, 1.9 million
2. Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson, April 28, HBO, 1.6 million
3. Chavez Jr.-Andy Lee, June 16, HBO, 1.4 million
4. Adrien Broner-Vicente Escobedo, July 21, HBO, 1.4 million
5. Miguel Cotto-Austin Trout, Dec. 1, Showtime, 1.4 million
6. Nonito Donaire-Jorge Arce, Dec. 15, HBO, 1.3 million
7. Andre Ward-Chad Dawson, Sept. 8, HBO, 1.3 million
8. Floyd Mayweather-Cotto PPV replay, May 12, HBO, 1.3 million
9. Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez PPV replay, Dec. 15, HBO, 1.3 million
10. Danny Garcia-Amir Khan, July 14, HBO, 1.3 million
11. Erik Morales-Garcia I, March 24, HBO, 1.2 million
12. Robert Guerrero-Andre Berto, Nov. 24, HBO, 1.1 million
13. Marcos Maidana-Devon Alexander, Feb. 25, HBO, 1.1 million
14. Broner-Antonio Demarco, Nov. 17, HBO, 1.1 million
15. Sergio Martinez-Matthew Macklin, March 17, HBO, 1.1 million
16. Canelo Alvarez-Josesito Lopez, Sept. 15, Showtime, 1.0 million

Source - Boxing on cable in 2012: Lots of fights, lots of viewers and lots of love for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. | Boxing Experts Blog - Yahoo! Sports

And fools say Chavez Jr doesn't deserve the purses he gets. Dumb muthafukkas. Numbers don't lie.

That just proves that people will watch any piece of shit on TV nowadays.
I like to call it the "car wreck" syndrome.

Bullshit. Put a Puerto Rican fighter (not named Cotto) on PPV. And I bet you it won't sell shit. Not even his momma would buy it. And her not being able to afford it won't be the reason either

well all of Calderon's title reign was on Top Rank PPV, Trinidad had no probs selling PPV's, aaaand either way Chavez/Rubio wasn't PPV