PPV figures for the Eubank fight

[rd350lc]

Not being a fan of pay per view bills for unworthy fights , I was wondering what figures last weekends did ?

Do these things get published , or is it just a case of " yeah it did fantastic numbers " from the parties involved ?

On a personal note I hope it bombed and would love to get more boxing back on free to air tv.

[Mimmy]

ill tell you one thing. There was a facebook live feed and before it froze (I saw it but was watching on tv) there was over 20 thousand viewers.

[JimJim2009]

I was impressed at how easy it was to watch online. No problem at all.

[handsofstone]

Roughly 1 billion according to Senior

[Counter-puncher]

Roughly 1 billion according to Senior

[tobyh5]

I heard 86k being talked about. Mentioned in boxing asylum last night too

They also had the guy on who ran that fb stream most of us where watching and he said it peaked at 100k watchers

[Mimmy]

I was impressed at how easy it was to watch online. No problem at all.

There are many live feeds on the interent. Before the fight I had a look around, the facebook live feed came onto my page as a mate linked it so I saw that feed by purely not searching for it.

There was a live feed on Vipbox, cricfree and cricfreeHD. So god knows how many people were watching it for free.

[Stuarty]

I heard 86k being talked about. Mentioned in boxing asylum last night too

They also had the guy on who ran that fb stream most of us where watching and he said it peaked at 100k watchers

I listened to that earlier mate. They made a joke about there being more viewers on that Scouse dudes feed than there was PPV buys

[rd350lc]

ill tell you one thing. There was a facebook live feed and before it froze (I saw it but was watching on tv) there was over 20 thousand viewers.

The thing is if it had of been on free to air on saturday night around ten 'o' clock and with good promotion it would pull in really good viewing figures and he could become a well known boxer nationwide and with ITV's backing become a rich man , sounds like they lost a lot of sales FB then and I really can't see this PPV thing against mediocre opposition being a big draw longterm.

[rd350lc]

Roughly 1 billion according to Senior

Is that all ?

[handsofstone]

Roughly 1 billion according to Senior

Is that all ?

He actually 1st said "1 trillion" but then a lacky came over whispered in his ear and he changed it to a billion then carried on looking on into space with a little smile

[Counter-puncher]

Hahaha

[SAPFO]

I paid for it, but also saw that facebook live thing. IIRC 37k the for main event.

This should have bee ITV prime time after The Voice with a promo during The Voice breaks. It would have nailed 5 million +

How many million viewers are needed to make a terrestrial show viable?

[jameswilson]

If it did less than 100k then I have to say it did less than I thought it would. A few people I know who've never commented on any boxing before and clearly don't know much about it watched it and paid.

If it did do the supposed 87k bandied about in here earlier then it's confirmation that building his profile on ITV first would have paid dividends. Take this fight on terrestrial in front of an audience of doubtless millions and then in your next fight you'd stand to possibly take 5 times the number of PPV buys.

[rd350lc]

I paid for it, but also saw that facebook live thing. IIRC 37k the for main event.

This should have bee ITV prime time after The Voice with a promo during The Voice breaks. It would have nailed 5 million +

How many million viewers are needed to make a terrestrial show viable?

This is spot-on and would love a return of the old " Big fight live"

Them's was happy days .

[rd350lc]

If it did less than 100k then I have to say it did less than I thought it would. A few people I know who've never commented on any boxing before and clearly don't know much about it watched it and paid.

If it did do the supposed 87k bandied about in here earlier then it's confirmation that building his profile on ITV first would have paid dividends. Take this fight on terrestrial in front of an audience of doubtless millions and then in your next fight you'd stand to possibly take 5 times the number of PPV buys.

That would have made more sense ,suprised they missed that opportuninty , but apparantly the Eubanks are " Genii " !

[MattCoke]

This was also broadcast live in Australia on Fox Sports 3.

[BigDoofus]

I heard 86k being talked about.

Just over £1m.

[chad]

I heard 86k being talked about.

Just over £1m.

Wonder how the funds are split? How much would ITV take, how much Eubank gets, does Richard Poxon get a cut and does all the other fighters purses come out of that too?

[davie]

Not sure how the ppv panned out.

But does anyone think that all the free views on streams and facebook, although not paying customers, all help to build his profile and will actually be seen as a plus by the Eubanks?

The exposure through advertising on ITV has got the name and image out there to the wider public, the debate over ppv has made a bit of noise and kept us talking about him more than we would have had it been a free to air bill.

Yes the PPV might have done poorly (I think they'll be pleased if it broke even)
But the event was high profile and I'm guessing Eubank is probably a far better known fighter as a result and I suspect that will bode well for his future.

He's managed the feat of fighting a nobody for a kiddy-on title and not even performing that well... and probably massively boosting his profile and fast becoming one of the best known names in the British fight scene.
I don't think ppv sales are the be all and end all here.

[Rexob]

At least Warren and Hearn didn't get any of the pie.
well done for that Chris

[Stuarty]

At least Warren and Hearn didn't get any of the pie.
well done for that Chris

Warren had a hotdog stand outside and Hearn was selling programmes and glow sticks though

[dirk2686]

Not sure how the ppv panned out.

But does anyone think that all the free views on streams and facebook, although not paying customers, all help to build his profile and will actually be seen as a plus by the Eubanks?

The exposure through advertising on ITV has got the name and image out there to the wider public, the debate over ppv has made a bit of noise and kept us talking about him more than we would have had it been a free to air bill.

Yes the PPV might have done poorly (I think they'll be pleased if it broke even)
But the event was high profile and I'm guessing Eubank is probably a far better known fighter as a result and I suspect that will bode well for his future.

He's managed the feat of fighting a nobody for a kiddy-on title and not even performing that well... and probably massively boosting his profile and fast becoming one of the best known names in the British fight scene.
I don't think ppv sales are the be all and end all here.

A few points.

I think you're bang on about free views, streams and social media awareness. 'Brand recognition' is a bit of a wanky term but it's something that some promoters are keenly aware of and others just don't seem to understand. This fight was, to everyone concerned, a joke, but having Eubank all over Facebook is a plus. However...

Having Eubank all over Facebook with the net result being people laughing at him isn't quite as good a look. From casual observance a lot of the reaction hasn't been about the fight, but more about the platform not working and issues with the blue screen; a frankly disastrous start.

I think 'massively boosting' his profile overstates things. If figures are poor, then that answers the one question that dominated the pre-fight build up, which wasn't of course 'who will win' or even 'how will they win' but 'how many people are going to pay to watch a fight this crap?'

Eubank is still a very small fish all truth be told. Yes, Saunders is fighting in leisure centres and yes, that's a fight that makes sense for both. But the reality is he's talked Golovkin, he's talked Groves, he's talked DeGale, and he's delivered Quinlan.

[davie]

Not sure how the ppv panned out.

But does anyone think that all the free views on streams and facebook, although not paying customers, all help to build his profile and will actually be seen as a plus by the Eubanks?

The exposure through advertising on ITV has got the name and image out there to the wider public, the debate over ppv has made a bit of noise and kept us talking about him more than we would have had it been a free to air bill.

Yes the PPV might have done poorly (I think they'll be pleased if it broke even)
But the event was high profile and I'm guessing Eubank is probably a far better known fighter as a result and I suspect that will bode well for his future.

He's managed the feat of fighting a nobody for a kiddy-on title and not even performing that well... and probably massively boosting his profile and fast becoming one of the best known names in the British fight scene.
I don't think ppv sales are the be all and end all here.

They should of stuck this show on normal ITV to build up eubanks profile then start PPV on the next fight .

I agree entirely. I just think that, given the controversial decision to go this route and the high likelyhood that it hasn't been a success in terms of ppv numbers, I strongly suspect it's still been a win in terms of inflating the Eubank brand recognition. That's what they were aiming for.

I think the idea of a couple of free shows on terrestrial tele would have worked better. But this has probably done more for him, than say slowly building a resume against the Artur Akavovs of this world on allegedly in front of a packed Paisley leisure centre. Bare in mind, BJS is the one that won their fight, is still undefeated and has a world title.
Eubanks profile is greater and had a GGG fight in his grasp, if he wanted it.

[TheLeprechaun]

Not sure how the ppv panned out.

But does anyone think that all the free views on streams and facebook, although not paying customers, all help to build his profile and will actually be seen as a plus by the Eubanks?

The exposure through advertising on ITV has got the name and image out there to the wider public, the debate over ppv has made a bit of noise and kept us talking about him more than we would have had it been a free to air bill.

Yes the PPV might have done poorly (I think they'll be pleased if it broke even)
But the event was high profile and I'm guessing Eubank is probably a far better known fighter as a result and I suspect that will bode well for his future.

He's managed the feat of fighting a nobody for a kiddy-on title and not even performing that well... and probably massively boosting his profile and fast becoming one of the best known names in the British fight scene.
I don't think ppv sales are the be all and end all here.

They should of stuck this show on normal ITV to build up eubanks profile then start PPV on the next fight .

I agree entirely. I just think that, given the controversial decision to go this route and the high likelyhood that it hasn't been a success in terms of ppv numbers, I strongly suspect it's still been a win in terms of inflating the Eubank brand recognition. That's what they were aiming for.

I think the idea of a couple of free shows on terrestrial tele would have worked better. But this has probably done more for him, than say slowly building a resume against the Artur Akavovs of this world on allegedly in front of a packed Paisley leisure centre. Bare in mind, BJS is the one that won their fight, is still undefeated and has a world title.
Eubanks profile is greater and had a GGG fight in his grasp, if he wanted it.

Because Eubank dominated the second half of their fight.

It was all Eubank and you got the feeling he was the boss.

The bookies make him a big favourite if they have a rematch. Saunders will have his fans but those odds tell you that it's generally thought that Eubank would win. The bookies don't give away money.