12/28 PBC on SHO: Gervonta Davis vs Yuriorkis Gamboa / Jean Pascal vs Badou Jack

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Gervonta Davis-Gamboa Peaked At 604K Viewers On Showtime
By Keith Idec

Published On Tue Dec 31, 2019, 04:10 PM EST

Gervonta Davis’ victory over Yuriorkis Gamboa drew Showtime’s second-highest viewership for a boxing match in 2019.

Nielsen Media Research revealed Tuesday that Davis’ 12th-round stoppage of Gamboa attracted a peak audience of 604,000 on Saturday night from State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Davis-Gamboa, the longest fight of Davis’ six-year pro career, was watched by an average audience of 577,000.

The only fight Showtime aired this year that drew higher viewership was Deontay Wilder’s first-round knockout of Dominic Breazeale on May 18. Wilder’s mandatory WBC heavyweight title defense versus Breazeale, which lasted just two minutes and 17 seconds, was watched by 886,000 viewers live on Showtime from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

A total of 774,000 viewers watched Davis-Gamboa through various platforms. That figure includes those that tuned in live on Showtime, through On Demand for initial replays and via Showtime’s live streaming service.

Wilder-Breazeale attracted a total of 1,100,000 viewers live on Showtime, via On Demand for initial replays and through Showtime’s live streaming service.

Baltimore’s Davis (23-0, 22 KOs) also has produced the third-highest viewership for a fight on Showtime this year. His second-round knockout of Ricardo Nunez attracted a peak audience of 594,000 and an average audience of 553,000 on July 28 from Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore.

The 25-year-old knockout artist’s previous fight – a first-round blowout of Hugo Ruiz – produced lower viewership, a peak of 486,000, on February 9 from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Ruiz was a late replacement for three-division champion Abner Mares, who withdrew on short notice due to a detached retina.

Gamboa is 38 and was widely considered a big underdog, but the three-division champion is much more known than Nunez and Ruiz.

Davis knocked down the Cuban-born Gamboa three times on his way to recording a 12th-round TKO. The newly crowned WBA world lightweight champ sent Gamboa (30-3, 18 KOs) to the canvas in the second, eighth and 12th rounds.

Referee Jack Reiss stopped their fight as soon as Gamboa went down a third time, with 1:43 remaining in the final round.

Davis, who’s promoted by Floyd Mayweather, might make his debut as a pay-per-view headliner in his next fight.

Leonard Ellerbe, Mayweather Promotions’ CEO, said Saturday night that they expect to take Davis to that platform for his first fight of 2020. Ellerbe acknowledged that WBA 130-pound champion Leo Santa Cruz is among the opponents they’re considering for that bout.

 

[Jesus Is Lord]

Loma beats Tank ass, and I like Tank better.

 

[David_TheMan]

It's obvious Tank didn't train or take this fight seriously & it could've cost him big. His stock definitely took a hit but make no mistake about it. Tank would give Loma all he can handle if he's right physically & mentally

What does Tank bring to the table at 135 that makes you believe that is true?

 

[reservoirdogs]

Imo Tank is a trainwreck waiting to happen, with all the unprofessional shyt going around him, his fans are still hell-bent on him being the future P4P superstar but the red flags say otherwise to me. As I said earlier, there are fighters out there who are just as talented as him but are a lot more dedicated. Too bad cause I was excited about him too when he dispatched Pedraza. Ever since then though... It's not impossible that he will change for good but it's not usual, not likely.

Let's just say many young fighters want the champagne, private jet, designer clothes part of the Mayweather life but don't want the be a gym rat, hone your skills, stay in shape all the time part of it. Hence they won't become the "next Mayweather".

 

[Apollo Creed]

Imo Tank is a trainwreck waiting to happen, with all the unprofessional shyt going around him, his fans are still hell-bent on him being the future P4P superstar but the red flags say otherwise to me. As I said earlier, there are fighters out there who are just as talented as him but are a lot more dedicated. Too bad cause I was excited about him too when he dispatched Pedraza. Ever since then though... It's not impossible that he will change for good but it's not usual, not likely.
Let's just say many young fighters want the champagne, private jet, designer clothes part of the Mayweather life but don't want the be a gym rat, hone your skills, stay in shape all the time part of it. Hence they won't become the "next Mayweather".

Exactly lol. Floyd was in shape year round and didnt smoke or drink. Dude would go jogging after club appearances lmfao. I was shocked Tank has such a huge social media following because dude is kinda mush mouth so I assume its just the imagery people enjoy.

I think Devin Haney has the best shot out of the pack. On the surface level dude seems to have the tools and stays in shape. Tank be getting fat as hell between fights, or he just has a fat face that blows up when get rehydrates

 

[reservoirdogs]

Exactly lol. Floyd was in shape year round and didnt smoke or drink. Dude would go jogging after club appearances lmfao. I was shocked Tank has such a huge social media following because dude is kinda mush mouth so I assume its just the imagery people enjoy.

I think Devin Haney has the best shot out of the pack. On the surface level dude seems to have the tools and stays in shape. Tank be getting fat as hell between fights, or he just has a fat face that blows up when get rehydrates

Agree, Haney seems to be a disciplined dude and also a student of the game, not only in it for the fame and riches. What Tank's problem is that while he is talented his head doesn't seem to be in it. Haney, Ennis, Ortiz, Lopez, Stevenson, etc. youngins seems to be more disciplined to me so far, they stay in shape, don't get blown up between fights, also they seem to be asking for tougher fights than Tank nowadays. Haney and Lopez want Lomachenko NOW, Davis was throwing fits and said Floyd wants to sabotage him or what when he said he might make Loma vs Davis.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Agree, Haney seems to be a disciplined dude and also a student of the game, not only in it for the fame and riches. What Tank's problem is that while he is talented his head doesn't seem to be in it. Haney, Ennis, Ortiz, Lopez, Stevenson, etc. youngins seems to be more disciplined to me so far, they stay in shape, don't get blown up between fights, also they seem to be asking for tougher fights than Tank nowadays. Haney and Lopez want Lomachenko NOW, Davis was throwing fits and said Floyd wants to sabotage him or what when he said he might make Loma vs Davis.

I think Haney and Lopez know right now is the perfect time to fight Loma because they are supposed to lose, so the L won't tarnish their careers. It would pretty much be like the Canelo vs Mayweather fight, where if they Win it looks good and if they lose it's a true lessoned learned that will make them better. Lotta boxer says this is the Curse of the Mayweather era were people are more focused on Protecting their '0' than just having classic fights to solidify their legacy. Thing with that Undefeated stuff is history won't be kind when people look at who you actually beat and its all scrubs. Mayweather early on actually fought good people, and later in his career coasted to the finish line as he was supposed to do.

 

[Knicksman20]

What does Tank bring to the table at 135 that makes you believe that is true?

If you're a fan of boxing then I shouldn't have to explain his skill set & why he poses a serious threat if his head is right. And this isn't a shot at you either

 

[David_TheMan]

If you're a fan of boxing then I shouldn't have to explain his skill set & why he poses a serious threat if his head is right. And this isn't a shot at you either

If you were a serious fan of boxing, you would simply breakdown what you think he brings to the.table and how he would exploit the weaknesses of Loma.

It seems to me you might be.trying to but on an act , regardung your fandom and knowledge of this sport.

 

[reservoirdogs]

I think Haney and Lopez know right now is the perfect time to fight Loma because they are supposed to lose, so the L won't tarnish their careers. It would pretty much be like the Canelo vs Mayweather fight, where if they Win it looks good and if they lose it's a true lessoned learned that will make them better. Lotta boxer says this is the Curse of the Mayweather era were people are more focused on Protecting their '0' than just having classic fights to solidify their legacy. Thing with that Undefeated stuff is history won't be kind when people look at who you actually beat and its all scrubs. Mayweather early on actually fought good people, and later in his career coasted to the finish line as he was supposed to do.

I agree with most of it, except the bold part, I think Floyd took hard challanges at the end of his career too. He used some "A side" leverage in negotiations and hasn't fought some of his opponents at their best but still took difficult opponents such as Canelo, Pac, Maidana. If you were only talking about his last 2 fights (Berto, McGregor), then I agree.

 

[David_TheMan]

I agree with most of it, except the bold part, I think Floyd took hard challanges at the end of his career too. He used some "A side" leverage in negotiations and hasn't fought some of his opponents at their best but still took difficult opponents such as Canelo, Pac, Maidana. If you were only talking about his last 2 fights (Berto, McGregor), then I agree.

Floyd coasted after the Oscar fight to be.honest.

 

[reservoirdogs]

Floyd coasted after the Oscar fight to be.honest.

Hatton, JMM, Mosley, Cotto, Canelo, Maidana 2X, Pac...
to name his better wins after the Oscar fight

I wouldn't call that coasting, that's a strong ass resume.

 

[David_TheMan]

Hatton, JMM, Mosley, Cotto, Canelo, Maidana 2X, Pac...
to name his better wins after the Oscar fight

I wouldn't call that coasting, that's a strong ass resume.

Lol, no it isnt. Dont get names mixed up with high level comp.

He fought some great names after oscar @ 154, but not great fighters. Its not all his fault.

 

[Knicksman20]

If you were a serious fan of boxing, you would simply breakdown what you think he brings to the.table and how he would exploit the weaknesses of Loma.

It seems to me you might be.trying to but on an act , regardung your fandom and knowledge of this sport.

Ok buddy you win. I don't know boxing lol

 

[reservoirdogs]

Lol, no it isnt. Dont get names mixed up with high level comp.

He fought some great names after oscar @ 154, but not great fighters. Its not all his fault.

To put it in context:
Hatton: undefeated at the time, very good win

JMM: Just jumped up to 147, Floyd also purposefully didn't make weight, this takes from its value, however as we later saw JMM was giving hell to Pac (another small 147er) at 147 all the same while Mayweather blunted him. Not a bad win overall.

Cotto: Past his best by the time but nevertheless he was coming off his revenge on Margarito, and he showed up to the Floyd fight, gave him one of his toughest outings, a good win.

Canelo: Canelo being green at the time and Floyd demanding him to make 152 takes from its value but Canelo was already a world-class fighter by the time and he was coming off a win VS Trout. Mayweather blunted him too, today Canelo is a much improved fighter compared to then but still a very good win.

Maidana: While many thought it was going to be an easy outing for Floyd, Maidana was coming off of beating the breaks off of Broner and he was in his fighting prime, his work with Robert Garcia bore fruit. As we all know he gave Floyd probably his toughest fight ever since Castillo 1 so I would say that also counts for a very nice win. The rematch too where Floyd adjusted, moved around more and won more convincingly.

Pac: This should have happened years earlier than it did, by this time both were past their primes BUT they both were ranked top 3 P4P. Iirc Floyd was universally ranked first at the time and Pac was ranked either second or third behind Chocolatito, depending on the ranker. So it was still a great win imo especially how easily he beat Pac.