Charlo vs. Harrison Rematch Telecast Averages 1.4m Viewers

[Ruthless-RKO]

The year-end edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Fox delivered in every way imaginable from the undercard through the main event.

Early returns suggested it delivered in a big way on the ratings front as well.

Nielsen Media Research fast nationals have Saturday’s edition of PBC on Fox averaging 1.415 million viewers, along with posting a 1.3 metered market rating. Headlining the show, Jermell Charlo (33-1, 17KOs) scored a revenge-fueled 11th round stoppage of Tony Harrison (28-3, 21KOs) in their 154-pound title fight rematch live from Toyota Arena in Ontario, California.

Saturday’s main event was paired well with unbeaten heavyweight prospect Efe Ajagba (12-0, 10KOs) trade knockdowns with Poland’s Iago Kiladze (26-5-1, 18KOs) in five rounds. Both bouts trailed the tablesetter with Mexico’s Rene Tellez Giron scoring a major upset in a 7th round knockout of 2016 U.S. Olympian and previously unbeaten lightweight prospect Karlos Balderas.

The preliminary viewership rating places Saturday’s show as the second-most watched boxing telecast of 2019, trailing only the January 26 edition of PBC on Fox topped by the ring return of then-unbeaten welterweight Keith Thurman in a 12-round win over Josesito Lopez.

The 1.3 metered market rating—which is a sampling of overnight data collected from the top 56 U.S. televised markets—is tied for the second most-watched boxing telecast of the year, placing it alongside a March 9 card which featured then-welterweight titlist Shawn Porter in a narrow win over Yordenis Ugas, which also aired on Fox.

Both shows saw a significant spike in overall viewership average from overnight ratings to final viewership. Thurman-Lopez and Porter-Ugas a drew well over 2 million viewers, as did the headlining act for the PBC on Fox card featuring the first fight between Harrison and Charlo but which was topped by Jermell’s twin brother, Jermall Charlo in a 12-round win over Matt Korobov which peaked at 2.421 million viewers.

Saturday’s rematch was originally scheduled to take place this past June, only for Harrison to suffer an ankle injury which forced a lengthy postponement while waiting on an available date. Charlo still fought in June, tearing through late replacement Jorge Cota in a bout which averaged 1.832 million viewers.

The strong viewership for the rematch is in line with fan engagement throughout the telecast, and with the likely scenario of better news to come as figures generally trending upward once final numbers are released after the holidays. As it presently stands, PBC on Fox will boast the eight most watched bouts of the year.

[Ruthless-RKO]

The article seems like it's praising the numbers.. Fox probably are delighted.

The telecast did less than Crawford-Kava, which was on ESPN and peaked 1.6m viewers. The average was 1.3m.

Some would say FOX should have done even better as it's available in more homes.

I managed to find this..

[Enlightened-One]

To be fair, Charlo and Harrison aren’t big names. Neither fighter are rated within the top-five of their respective weight class.

And this is reflected in their purses...

Charlo earned a $1 million purse, while Harrison made $500K, whereas Crawford earned $4m for his latest outing.

The viewing figures for the most recent Fox and ESPN events are pretty much on a par, but the Top Rank show was headlined by a dead-cert first-ballot Hall-of-Famer, a three-weight world titleholder, a former undisputed champion and also a top-three rated pound-four-pounder.

Considering the profiles of the fighters that headlined the Fox event, should the viewership figures be considered disappointing?

[Onetimeonly]

Great card, no surprise it didn't outdue Crawford. Except for EO, he's pissed.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Charlo On Harrison Trilogy: Take That Sh-t To Pay-Per-View

Jermell Charlo would welcome a third fight against Tony Harrison at some point.

The two-time WBC super welterweight champion even considers the potential completion of their trilogy worthy of headlining a pay-per-view show. Charlo discussed the possibility of a third fight with Harrison at a post-fight press conference Saturday night, after his 11th-round, technical-knockout win at Toyota Arena.

“I know probably a big question is would you do a trilogy?,” Charlo said. “Take that sh-t to pay-per-view. This could’ve easily been pay-per-view. You know what I mean? And Ontario did great. They showed up. FOX did an amazing job promoting, and all of the things we seen.”

Neither Charlo nor Harrison has headlined a pay-per-view show. FOX aired each of the two Charlo-Harrison fights.

Both bouts were closely contested. Their rematch, which wasn’t viewed as a potential pay-per-view event, was a more entertaining, fan-friendly fight than their initial meeting.

If Charlo (33-1, 17 KOs) and Harrison (28-3, 21 KOs) were to fight a third time, it’s highly unlikely that their rubber match would happen next. Charlo is expected to pursue a 154-pound title unification fight with Julian Williams if Williams (27-1-1, 16 KOs, 1 NC) successfully defends his IBF, IBO and WBA titles against Jeison Rosario (19-1-1, 13 KOs) on January 18 in Philadelphia.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Twin Charlo getting a little carried away..

What you reckon?

Jermall or Jermell? Who will headline a PPV first?

[gilgamesh]

Hell I didn't start watching until the 2nd half of the main event.

I'm so not used to fight cards coming on regular Fox that I don't even look for them to be on on a Saturday night so this card mostly passed right by me while I was unaware of it.

I have gotten the chance to see the undercard since.

[Jeff_lacy_ko]

To be fair, Charlo and Harrison aren’t big names. Neither fighter are rated within the top-five of their respective weight class.

And this is reflected in their purses...

Charlo earned a $1 million purse, while Harrison made $500K, whereas Crawford earned $4m for his latest outing.

The viewing figures for the most recent Fox and ESPN events are pretty much on a par, but the Top Rank show was headlined by a dead-cert first-ballot Hall-of-Famer, a three-weight world titleholder, a former undisputed champion and also a top-three rated pound-four-pounder.

Considering the profiles of the fighters that headlined the Fox event, should the viewership figures be considered disappointing?

Jermell isnt top 5 at 154???

[Ruthless-RKO]

To be fair, Charlo and Harrison aren’t big names. Neither fighter are rated within the top-five of their respective weight class.

And this is reflected in their purses...

Charlo earned a $1 million purse, while Harrison made $500K, whereas Crawford earned $4m for his latest outing.

The viewing figures for the most recent Fox and ESPN events are pretty much on a par, but the Top Rank show was headlined by a dead-cert first-ballot Hall-of-Famer, a three-weight world titleholder, a former undisputed champion and also a top-three rated pound-four-pounder.

Considering the profiles of the fighters that headlined the Fox event, should the viewership figures be considered disappointing?

Jermell isnt top 5 at 154???

The Ring had them outside the top 5 before this weekends fight.

ESPN also had them outside the top 5

Only TBRB had Tony and Jermell ranked #4 and #5 respectively.

[margaret thatcher]

PBC! PBC! PBC!

[Ruthless-RKO]

Broken down per ShowBuzz Daily, the event drew 1.194M viewers in the first hour and 1.636 million in the second hour.

[IKSRTFO]

To be fair, Charlo and Harrison aren’t big names. Neither fighter are rated within the top-five of their respective weight class.

And this is reflected in their purses...

Charlo earned a $1 million purse, while Harrison made $500K, whereas Crawford earned $4m for his latest outing.

The viewing figures for the most recent Fox and ESPN events are pretty much on a par, but the Top Rank show was headlined by a dead-cert first-ballot Hall-of-Famer, a three-weight world titleholder, a former undisputed champion and also a top-three rated pound-four-pounder.

Considering the profiles of the fighters that headlined the Fox event, should the viewership figures be considered disappointing?

If neither Charlo nor Harrison was not top five at 154 as champions, who is?

[Ruthless-RKO]

To be fair, Charlo and Harrison aren’t big names. Neither fighter are rated within the top-five of their respective weight class.

And this is reflected in their purses...

Charlo earned a $1 million purse, while Harrison made $500K, whereas Crawford earned $4m for his latest outing.

The viewing figures for the most recent Fox and ESPN events are pretty much on a par, but the Top Rank show was headlined by a dead-cert first-ballot Hall-of-Famer, a three-weight world titleholder, a former undisputed champion and also a top-three rated pound-four-pounder.

Considering the profiles of the fighters that headlined the Fox event, should the viewership figures be considered disappointing?

If neither Charlo nor Harrison was not top five at 154 as champions, who is?

The Ring had them outside the top 5 before this weekends fight.

ESPN also had them outside the top 5

Only TBRB had Tony and Jermell ranked #4 and #5 respectively.

They have Castano and Munguia in their place. Obviously that was before the fight. Now Munguia is moving up to MW.

[IKSRTFO]

If neither Charlo nor Harrison was not top five at 154 as champions, who is?

The Ring had them outside the top 5 before this weekends fight.

ESPN also had them outside the top 5

Only TBRB had Tony and Jermell ranked #4 and #5 respectively.

They have Castano and Munguia in their place. Obviously that was before the fight. Now Munguia is moving up to MW.

Neither of them is better than Charlo even before Sat night.

[Jeff_lacy_ko]

Yeah... if we put up a poll of who wins charlo v munguia im guessing 80 percent pick charlo

[Enlightened-One]

To be fair, Charlo and Harrison aren’t big names. Neither fighter are rated within the top-five of their respective weight class.

And this is reflected in their purses...

Charlo earned a $1 million purse, while Harrison made $500K, whereas Crawford earned $4m for his latest outing.

The viewing figures for the most recent Fox and ESPN events are pretty much on a par, but the Top Rank show was headlined by a dead-cert first-ballot Hall-of-Famer, a three-weight world titleholder, a former undisputed champion and also a top-three rated pound-four-pounder.

Considering the profiles of the fighters that headlined the Fox event, should the viewership figures be considered disappointing?

Jermell isnt top 5 at 154???

I checked ESPN’s and The RING’s divisional rankings prior to submitting that post.

[IKSRTFO]

Jermell isnt top 5 at 154???

I checked ESPN’s and The RING’s divisional rankings prior to submitting that post.

A joke. The Ring have two guys who don't even have belts above Charlo and Harrison.

[Enlightened-One]

I checked ESPN’s and The RING’s divisional rankings prior to submitting that post.

A joke. The Ring have two guys who don't even have belts above Charlo and Harrison.

And what's wrong with that?

• Julian Williams defeated Jarrett Hurd.
• Jarrett Hurd KO'd Tony Harrison more impressively than Jermell Charlo did.
• Erislandy Lara was defeated by Jarrett Hurd by the smallest of margins.
• The undefeated Brian Castano drew with Erislandy Lara.
• Jermell Charlo was defeated by Tony Harrison.

The only anomaly is Jaime Munguia's rating, but admittedly he did beat the man (who was highly-ranked by The RING) that defeated the great Miguel Cotto, has engaged in six world championship bouts at 154lbs and is also unbeaten.

If you were to review the above real-world events in chronological order, it’s difficult to formulate a logical and coherent argument that invalidates both the ESPN and The RING ratings at 154lbs.

[Jeff_lacy_ko]

Not really

Several other publications and sites ranked jermall higher including boxrec and trbb

Jermall is much more accomplished than brian c

Most had him beating harrison

Everyone would pick charlo to beat munguia

So i think a logical, coherent argument was just made

[Enlightened-One]

Several other publications and sites ranked jermall higher including boxrec and trbb

I don’t know why you mentioned Jermall's name, since we’re actually talking about Jermell.

Jermell Charlo’s BoxRec ratings points was only 318.8 prior to his victory over Harrison (rated 359.7). Therefore, both fighters would have been rated outside the top-five at 154lbs by BoxRec prior to last weekend's bout.

It seems you don’t even understand BoxRec’s ratings system, which makes a mockery out of your own counter-argument.

Also, Jermell was only rated 4th by TRBB.

Jermall is much more accomplished than brian c

Prior to last weekend’s bout, Jarrett Hurd had stopped Tony Harrison. And Tony Harrison had beaten Jermell Charlo.

When Jarrett Hurd faced Erislandy Lara, the American was trailing on all three judges’ and was fortunate to score a knockdown during the final round of that bout to earn a split decision victory.

Brian Castano is a world champion that drew with Erislandy Lara.

Therefore, prior to last weekend’s bout and based on results alone (rather than the proverbial "eyeball test"), Brian Castano clearly deserved to be rated above Jermell Charlo and Tony Harrison.

Even if you disagree, it’s not unreasonable for someone else to have rated Castano above Charlo prior to last weekend’s bout.

Most had him beating harrison

I too thought Jermell beat Harrison in their first fight. However, the various media sources have to rate fighters based on the actual real-world results.

Everyone would pick charlo to beat munguia

This is a dishonest horrendously embellished claim, because “everyone” wouldn’t pick Jermell Charlo to beat Jaime Munguia.

There’s really no need for me to explain myself here.

So i think a logical, coherent argument was just made

Your argument was deeply flawed and poorly researched. And you can't pretend otherwise.

I look forward to you insulting me, rather than defending your claims that have been severely undermined with real-world facts that cannot be refuted.

[Jeff_lacy_ko]

I dont insult people.

I was generally curious who didnt have him top 5. I usually look at tbrb and other sites. I never look at ring mag as they proved themselves irrelevant when canelo wasnt immediately stripped after his drug violation

Obviously i was using a figure of speech when saying everyone would pick charlo over munguia. Taking everything literally is disingenuous

I think its obvious hes top 5 in the division. You disagree and rate castrano as does rafael. Wonderful

[Enlightened-One]

I dont insult people.

I was generally curious who didnt have him top 5. I usually look at tbrb and other sites. I never look at ring mag as they proved themselves irrelevant when canelo wasnt immediately stripped after his drug violation

Obviously i was using a figure of speech when saying everyone would pick charlo over munguia. Taking everything literally is disingenuous

I think its obvious hes top 5 in the division. You disagree and rate castrano as does rafael. Wonderful

I never personally rated Brian Castano above Jermell Charlo. However, boxing is a results game and anyone that disagreed with my opinion about this had a compelling argument that I couldn’t challenge.

And let’s not forget that the majority of the media (ESPN, The RING and Boxrec) rated Brian Castano above Jermell Charlo prior to last weekend.

And you claiming that “Everyone would pick charlo to beat Munguia” is an ironically disingenuous statement to make.

We disagree and that’s fine. Other forum members had already posted evidence to this thread that supported my claims.

[Onetimeonly]

I dont insult people.

I was generally curious who didnt have him top 5. I usually look at tbrb and other sites. I never look at ring mag as they proved themselves irrelevant when canelo wasnt immediately stripped after his drug violation

Obviously i was using a figure of speech when saying everyone would pick charlo over munguia. Taking everything literally is disingenuous

I think its obvious hes top 5 in the division. You disagree and rate castrano as does rafael. Wonderful

Don't waste your time with trollio. Charlo would obliterate munguia. Those rankings deal with dubious decisions like the first Harrison fight or he would have been in every too 5, like he will be now.

[Best Coast]

I dont insult people.

I was generally curious who didnt have him top 5. I usually look at tbrb and other sites. I never look at ring mag as they proved themselves irrelevant when canelo wasnt immediately stripped after his drug violation

Obviously i was using a figure of speech when saying everyone would pick charlo over munguia. Taking everything literally is disingenuous

I think its obvious hes top 5 in the division. You disagree and rate castrano as does rafael. Wonderful

Don't waste your time with trollio. Charlo would obliterate munguia. Those rankings deal with dubious decisions like the first Harrison fight or he would have been in every too 5, like he will be now.

Trollio?!?

Classic!!