When PPV events first began it was because 2 huge stars were meeting and a loss for either would be a risk in their future earning power but now we get ppv's for match up's that would have been considered warm up's for the A side fighter years ago. Greed has ruined this sport.
I really like the Crawford vs Avanesyan and Stanionis vs Ortiz Jr fights but I don't think either should be on PPV. Currently far too many fights, that aren't really ppv-worthy, are ending up as PPV events.
This has to be because fighters are asking for purses that can't be delivered any other way than via PPV - of course sometimes even PPV won't cover the costs. For example, Crawford is apparently getting $10M for the Avanesyan fight - consequently I very much doubt that the number of buys will cover the cost of staging the fight. Of course Bud isn't the only one asking for too much in the current financial climate.
If the vast majority of boxing fans refused to pay for PPV events involving fights that aren't really ppv-worthy, which is most of them these days, then the promotional companies would have to think of an alternative model for financing the fights that shouldn't be going to PPV. Until that happens I'll stage my own protest to the current situation by refusing to buy these unworthy PPVs and simply watching them on YouTube the following day.
When PPV events first began it was because 2 huge stars were meeting and a loss for either would be a risk in their future earning power but now we get ppv's for match up's that would have been considered warm up's for the A side fighter years ago. Greed has ruined this sport.
I really like the Crawford vs Avanesyan and Stanionis vs Ortiz Jr fights but I don't think either should be on PPV. Currently far too many fights, that aren't really ppv-worthy, are ending up as PPV events.
This has to be because fighters are asking for purses that can't be delivered any other way than via PPV - of course sometimes even PPV won't cover the costs. For example, Crawford is apparently getting $10M for the Avanesyan fight - consequently I very much doubt that the number of buys will cover the cost of staging the fight. Of course Bud isn't the only one asking for too much in the current financial climate.
If the vast majority of boxing fans refused to pay for PPV events involving fights that aren't really ppv-worthy, which is most of them these days, then the promotional companies would have to think of an alternative model for financing the fights that shouldn't be going to PPV. Until that happens I'll stage my own protest to the current situation by refusing to buy these unworthy PPVs and simply watching them on YouTube the following day.