The HBO replay of the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley fight from April 8th drew 750,000 network subscribers per Sports TV Ratings. The event drew 347,000 viewers in the Adult 18-49 demo. The event was marred by Pacquiao’s controversial comments about same sex relationships which cost him his Nike sponsorship. Notably, Pacquiao still wore Nikes in his […]
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Boxing payouts: Pacquiao – $7M, Bradley $4M
Manny Pacquiao will make at least $7 million and Timothy Bradley will make $4 million for their third fight coming this Saturday in Las Vegas. Kevin Iole posted the purses for Saturday night’s event which will be on HBO PPV. Purses for Saturday. Pacman and Bradley also share in PPV revenue pic.twitter.com/aeSQwNhENo — Kevin Iole […]
Andre Ward draws over 1M on HBO Boxing
Andre Ward’s return to the ring Saturday night drew 1.064 million HBO subscribers according to Sports TV Ratings. Ward defeated Sullivan Barrera by unanimous decision in what many believe is a tune up for bigger fights (i.e. Sergey Kovalev). HBO Boxing drew 1.064 million from 10:55pm-11:42pm ET on Saturday night. This included 506,000 in the […]
HBO distances itself in statement regarding Pacquiao
With a little over a month before Manny Pacquiao’s last fight against Timothy Bradley, HBO has issued a statement which distances itself from Pacquiao’s toxic comments about homosexuals. Here is the text of the HBO statement regarding Manny Pacquiao: Next month Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr. are scheduled to meet in a Pay-Per-View bout. […]
Crawford draws 982K on HBO
HBO’s Boxing event Saturday night featuring Terrence Crawford drew an average of 982,000 subscribers of the premium network per Sports TV Ratings. Crawford defeated Hank Lundy to retain his junior welterweight title. It was Crawford’s first time fighting in New York as he sold-out the Theater at Madison Square Garden. The Crawford-Lundy event drew 982,000 […]