Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports posted an article on the need for HBO and Showtime to rethink its boxing business model. Iole points out that both networks are overpaying for license fees for its fights and a rethinking its business models may help the business. Unlike the UFC pay issue, Iole points out that some […]
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Mayweather fights Cotto on Cinco de Mayo
Bad Left Hook reports that Floyd Mayweather will take on Miguel Cotto on May 5th in Las Vegas. Apparently, the negotiations with Manny Pacquiao broke down as the once dreamed of Superfight may never happen. Its rumored that Pacquiao will take on Timothy Bradley in June. Prior to Bradley, Cotto was a candidate for Pacquiao […]
HBO seeks to use device to track boxing statistics
Mayweather offers Pacquiao $40 million to fight
BoxingScene.com reports that Floyd Mayweather offered Manny Pacquiao a $40 million flat fee to fight on May 5th. The offer would mean that Mayweather would keep any PPV, gate and any other fight revenue from the long-awaited matchup. The proposal was offered in a phone call Mayweather made to Pacquiao last week. Its unlikely that […]
NBC Sports Network Fight Night debuts Saturday night
The Sports Business Journal reports on the return to the ring of NBC on the rebranded NBC Sports Network formerly known as Versus. Saturday night is the debut of “NBC Sports Network Fight Night,” which will appear quarterly in 2012 on the network. NBCSN will work with Main Events as its promotional company to produce […]