Weirdo
Essential The Official Boxing Random Thoughts Thread...All boxing heads ENTER.
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Weirdo
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No more PAWGs, PLEASE??!!!??
We're gonna have to be honest with ourselves. Boxing is a niche sport and we in this thread are a dying breed. Casual or hardcore.
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KingOFKings
All Star
ESPN’s ratings have always been so so, even their UFC cards don’t do well at all.
Top Rank has just lacked that big mainstream fight on regular tv this year. Bud has done some amazing numbers and so did Loma/Lopez last year.
Creflo ½ Dollar
Superstar
I fukk with Whyte but that was some hoe shyt by him. He got slumped by Povetkin so that suppose to hold u back a little. Yea he been waiting for awhile but still if u ducking Wallen u dnt need to be challenging for a title fight anyway.
Even tho I think he got the goods to pull of an upset of Fury I think he still has enough lapses that Otto could beat him.
Dushane Hill
Superstar
This guy still tryna convince everyone Whyte is injured
reservoirdogs
Superstar
Yeah imo boxing does pretty well compared to like 5 years ago or so in terms of excitement from the wider public but maybe my memory is just selective… supposedly boxing is popular among gen Z
combat sports are star centered, they are niche and popular at the same time, depending on who’s fighting
Conscious Pilot
Do Better.
ChocolateGiddyUp
Superstar
Boxing ratings have been trash for damn near 10 years already
PBC being on 13 different channels N fukking over Showtime is a big reason on there side atleast … Showtime has never N prolly will ever recover
DAZN doesn’t even share their numbers
Swift v Herrera did 1.1M peak on Showtime… Now a days if you get a 1.1M on ESPN or Fox (more households) you the cash cow
HBO didn’t help matters by changing the metric to Peak because
was doin like 600k avg N they were goin push him no matter what 
The boxing media as well shytting on PBC numbers N a couple years later
for numbers worse then what they use to shyt on
PPV numbers really the only thing that’s been consistent N PPV was posed to die by PBC N streaming in general
PBC being on 13 different channels N fukking over Showtime is a big reason on there side atleast … Showtime has never N prolly will ever recover
DAZN doesn’t even share their numbers
Swift v Herrera did 1.1M peak on Showtime… Now a days if you get a 1.1M on ESPN or Fox (more households) you the cash cow
HBO didn’t help matters by changing the metric to Peak because
was doin like 600k avg N they were goin push him no matter what The boxing media as well shytting on PBC numbers N a couple years later
for numbers worse then what they use to shyt on PPV numbers really the only thing that’s been consistent N PPV was posed to die by PBC N streaming in general
honestly with boxing ratings..the only time im really surprised is if a fight pops a significant rating that goes against status quo
like broner getting damn near 2 million to watch him fight theophane on spike tv or lara's wwf superstar ass title defenses at dog tracks in florida in friday nights
those TR ratings..fights like ramirez vs taylor should have popped a million plus but TR slacked on the promotion whereas im not surprised by the rating of beterbiev vs his huge underdog ibf mando lol
like broner getting damn near 2 million to watch him fight theophane on spike tv or lara's wwf superstar ass title defenses at dog tracks in florida in friday nights
those TR ratings..fights like ramirez vs taylor should have popped a million plus but TR slacked on the promotion whereas im not surprised by the rating of beterbiev vs his huge underdog ibf mando lol
Wood-Conlan: WBA Reorders Purse Bid, Now Scheduled For November 1
BY JAKE DONOVAN
Published Wed Oct 27, 2021, 02:11 PM EDT
Leigh Wood and Michael Conlan are right back where they left off nearly one month ago.
What has amounted to an extra four weeks of negotiations has not brought the featherweights any closer to a deal. The inability to do so following the last extension has prompted the World Boxing Association (WBA) to reorder a purse bid hearing. The latest session is scheduled for November 1, to be conducted via Zoom conference call.
The session is open to all registered WBA promoters, who are required to submit a minimum bid of $120,000. The winning amount will be split 55/45 in favor of Wood as the defending WBA “World” featherweight titlist. Conlan will collect the remaining 45%, a more favorable split than normally afforded mandatory challengers as he still retains the benefits that came with his previous interim title status.
The fight was first ordered August 27, with two generous extensions granted in order for the two sides to reach a deal. Wood (25-2, 15KOs) is represented by Matchroom Boxing and its chairman Eddie Hearn, while Jamie Conlan—Michael’s older brother and head of Conlan Boxing—and Top Rank’s Carl Moretti negotiated on behalf of Michael Conlan. The initial deadline came and went without a deal in place, prompting the WBA to call for an October 11 purse bid hearing.
Both sides convinced the sanctioning body to postpone the session, of the belief that they were close to reaching a deal. The WBA granted the extension, initially for seven days though with that deadline passing without any action taken as the expectation was for a fight announcement to soon come out of the matter.
The sanctioning body is no longer as confident in that development, prompting the fight to be made available to the highest bidder.
Wood (25-2, 15KOs) holds the WBA “World” featherweight title, winning the belt in a 12th round knockout of Xu Can on July 31 in Brentwood, Essex, England. The feat came six days prior to Conlan (16-0, 8KOs) winning the WBA “interim” featherweight belt in a 12-round, unanimous decision win over TJ Doheny in his hometown of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Conlan’s reign lasted all of 19 days before the WBA removed interim belts from circulation. The unbeaten featherweight—a two-time Olympian who claimed a Bronze medal during the 2012 London Olympics—was installed as the mandatory challenger, with the secondary title fight ordered immediately thereafter.
The winner of Wood-Conlan will become the mandatory challenger to Santa Cruz who still holds the WBA “Super” featherweight title. Santa Cruz (37-2-1, 19KOs) last defended the belt in a February 2019 win over late substitute Rafael Rivera. The four-division titlist has spent his last two fights at junior lightweight, most recently in a sixth-round knockout loss to Gervonta Davis last Halloween.
If Santa Cruz opts out of such a fight or chooses to no longer campaign at featherweight, the WBA will be able to recognize a single titlist by default.