Ok, this is just my thoughts, I think it boils down to the guaranteed money for either boxer. I'm not sure of the numbers but we haven't seen 1 million buys for a long time isn't it? And then the PPV is going to be expensive in this one, like $80.00. Is fans willing to pay that much or would rather look for other venues to watch it for free? (just like the majority of us here). So the networks maybe can't guarantee how much they are going to give them in terms of the PPV. Even the Canelo fights are not that generating at least 1 million PPV, he is the cash cow right now. So this could be in the tune of like 500,000-600,000 which might fall to the expectation of networks.
It is really about the money. We are not even sure if Crawford and Spence already agreed on the purse split. What you mentioned might be the main issue here. I read an interview with Bob Arum last week and he also mentioned the ongoing issues with boxers' purse guarantees. The problem with illegal streams. And the current covid and Ukraine war that put the world economy into crisis. I know a lot of people hate Bob Arum and I am not also a fan of Arum. But what he said were facts. Imagine Canelo received more or less than $50 million and another $5 million to Bivol. And the fight only generated 500,000 PPV buys?
Right, it's all about the piracy - illegal streamers that really hurt the PPV numbers of some of the great fights in the last couple of years. And it's really hard to crack them, I mean they are all over the social media so even as hard as the networks trying to sue and bring them down legally, it will be very hard. So the money might not be enough for this two, as they are elite and demanding more. But how can promotion and network do that if the PPV numbers will not do good? In the past, Manny can have some unknown dance partner and still generated a good PPV numbers around 300,000 to 500,000 buys.
They cannot eliminate those illegal streamers as they are everywhere, however, they can still make a lot of money because people living in developed countries can certainly afford to buy a PPV, so why would they rely on the illegal streams that can be interrupted anytime. Also, this PPV is not available worldwide, so some has no choice but to look for illegal streams just to be able to watch the fight.
It's not just the illegal streamers, its' about the price as well. This fight could be in the $80.00, so as what they have been saying, we are in recession, do you think people are willing to pay that much, like us casual fans? Or course, there could be fans that are willing. But I just imagine ordinary fans would look for free and they might have to go to illegal streamers.
And we all know that piracy is a booming business for this people, it's a billion dollar industry and for sure boxing network are taking a big hit as far as revenue goes.
The price that is not affordable on poor countries, in US and in other major countries, they can afford that as they are making like over $10 per hour, but in other countries, $10 is their per day salary, see a big difference? But as a fan, we love to see the fight so we will find a way to watch it even on an illegal way.
We cannot really blame them to watch the fight with the means of illegal streamers because they cannot really afford that $80 and that is the unfortunate reality of the fans that mostly lived in not-so-modern countries where the salaries are not that big either. They are just happy to see the fight and cheer for their boxer even if the reception or quality is not that good as the stream is illegal.
For many fans it is difficult to get 80USD, more when we realize that it is a fight that has been waited for so long, I think from the deepest part of me, that a true fan will look for the money in any way, of course this without stopping eating or to hit their own, although it seems to me that not only is the sport being monopolized, but also if you do not have sufficient resources to watch the fight, it is better to go to a bar where the fight will be broadcast and enjoy it with a couple of beers, that I would, and I know it would save me much more money, but for those who don't think like me, and have or get the money, they would look for a way to have it at home from their own comfort.
Oscar dela Hoya of Golden Boy says or at least inserted into the picture his 147 lbs fighter in the discussion and that is Vergil Ortiz Jr, who won the WBA eliminator. That if this fight is not going to be made, then Ortiz is willing to step up as he is the mandatory for the WBA by Spence. So we shall see, it's going to be a huge setback for us boxing fans if the deal is off for now. As we will have to wait, and chances are it can't happen as either have plans as well.
so now, it is more on the fight of the jr's here - ortiz jr vs spence jr. well, i guess, these promoters are just hyping up the crawford vs spence to generate tons of money. but they should not wait too long as their boxers are not getting any younger. don't wait like the mayweather-pacquiao fight. it seems both camps didn't agree with their respective requests. or they feel it is not getting much attention that will fill all their pockets?
Well, the truth is that it doesn't surprise me, it is known that every boxing fight is behind a lot of money, oh and it doesn't seem so impossible to me if the fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather happens that was actually pending and that Mayweather doesn't want to do it out of fear, yes in every fight what moves it is the business model so lucrative it is because they still do not receive a good offer to be worthwhile and can be done, here and for a long time, money is above sport, and not Only on a professional level, I would say that in every sense it is what is managed the most, it is sad because there is some corruption, but things work that way.
