No crowd PPV

[snake33]

Should the Covid 19 thing drag on, could a promoter make money with a no crowd PPV.
Imagine you have fights in a studio or boxing gym with just the fighters, ref, judges, doctor, corner men and cameras.
And people watch the show from home.
Could that work ? It wouldn't be ideal but could it work ?

[Contendeh]

I think so and I also think it should be attempted. I haven’t seen a live sporting event in two weeks and it already feels like two years.

I do think it would be far easier to quarantine two fight camps than it would be to pull off a league sport right now.

A pay per view boxing match would have zero competition right now.

[lazboy]

In Australia we are televising crowd-less AFL games (football). If other sports such as this are doing so, I don’t see why boxing can’t.

My guess is we will see less in demand fights and/or high profile fights. That these would be deferred until after this is resolved as the live Gate earnings is not something to ignore.

So, maybe we will be seeing more mismatches and cans. So not a big change for boxing.

[RScarf1]

There was supposed to be an event in Hallandale, Florida at Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino yesterday on 3/20/2020. I read that they were considering having the event with no spectators and live stream it on PPV. They decided to postpone the event instead to 5/23/2020. I don't know if two months is enough time for this virus to go away in South Florida, but we'll see.

[Enlightened-One]

Should the Covid 19 thing drag on, could a promoter make money with a no crowd PPV.
Imagine you have fights in a studio or boxing gym with just the fighters, ref, judges, doctor, corner men and cameras.
And people watch the show from home.
Could that work ? It wouldn't be ideal but could it work ?

That won’t work and is unlikely to ever happen, because it goes against advice supplied by the various governments around the globe.

It might be feasible if the event was staged in a geographical location that is either unaffected or barely affected by the COVID19 virus.

[ldlamb]

Well, as a previous poster mentioned, Australian Rules Football just played all weekend.

[Enlightened-One]

Well, as a previous poster mentioned, Australian Rules Football just played all weekend.

Australia is behind many countries, such as Italy, UK and the US, in terms of the coronavirus curve.

In fact, the Aussie government has only just announced the possibility of lockdowns.

Like I said before, boxing events could still be staged in geographical locations that are either unaffected or barely affected by the coronavirus.

They won’t be staged in countries where the government has banned or advised against group gatherings.

You’re welcome to keep searching for exceptions though.

[lazboy]

Well, as a previous poster mentioned, Australian Rules Football just played all weekend.

Apparently we are stopping this now. We will be in lockdown by Tuesday. If this thing extends for 6 months, who knows it may, then I could see no ‘live spectator’ boxing but who knows. It’s a very different time.

[jujigatame]

Isn't the UFC mulling over doing this for Khabib vs. Ferguson?

It would depend on what state or country the card took place in. There's no way you could do it in NY or CA right now, the state governments wouldn't allow it.

Also there's the question of how the fighters could get good training in under these conditions.

[ldlamb]

Well, as a previous poster mentioned, Australian Rules Football just played all weekend.

Australia is behind many countries, such as Italy, UK and the US, in terms of the coronavirus curve.

In fact, the Aussie government has only just announced the possibility of lockdowns.

Like I said before, boxing events could still be staged in geographical locations that are either unaffected or barely affected by the coronavirus.

They won’t be staged in countries where the government has banned or advised against group gatherings.

You’re welcome to keep searching for exceptions though.

Well, it’s kind of silly to say. “ there won’t be any live boxing....except in the places that allow it.” .....Obviously.

[Enlightened-One]

Australia is behind many countries, such as Italy, UK and the US, in terms of the coronavirus curve.

In fact, the Aussie government has only just announced the possibility of lockdowns.

Like I said before, boxing events could still be staged in geographical locations that are either unaffected or barely affected by the coronavirus.

They won’t be staged in countries where the government has banned or advised against group gatherings.

You’re welcome to keep searching for exceptions though.

Well, it’s kind of silly to say. “ there won’t be any live boxing....except in the places that allow it.” .....Obviously.

Review the context of my original post and your subsequent reply. Others also supplied a similar response to myself.

There’s really no point in discussing crowd less PPV’s at this point in time.

[snake33]

Well, it’s kind of silly to say. “ there won’t be any live boxing....except in the places that allow it.” .....Obviously.

Review the context of my original post and your subsequent reply. Others also supplied a similar response to myself.

There’s really no point in discussing crowd less PPV’s at this point in time.

I disagree, if you just limited attendance to the essential people (fighters, corner, ref, medical and cameras, etc.) less than 50 people would be present and could all be pre-tested. The fight could go on and people could watch from home. And Boxing stays active during the Pandemic. So, there is a point.

[Enlightened-One]

Review the context of my original post and your subsequent reply. Others also supplied a similar response to myself.

There’s really no point in discussing crowd less PPV’s at this point in time.

I disagree, if you just limited attendance to the essential people (fighters, corner, ref, medical and cameras, etc.) less than 50 people would be present and could all be pre-tested. The fight could go on and people could watch from home. And Boxing stays active during the Pandemic. So, there is a point.

In the real world, it’s not going to happen within countries affected by the coronavirus.

Disagree with me as much as you want, but opinions on the matter are irrelevant.

It’s actually a monumentally stupid idea to take critical medical personnel away from hospitals for the sake of staging a boxing bout for entertainment purposes.

There’s really no point in discussing crowd less PPV’s at this point in time.

[KiwiRider]

Whoever can get this done- a decent card on PPV only- will rake it in.
Blokes be jittery with no sport on.
I bet if the fight is promoted well, and why should it not be, as all the sporting shows have nothing else to bang on about, the it will gain a lot of casual fans. Nothing wrong with that.

[darkstar81]

Wrestlemania

[Jeff_lacy_ko]

This will happen soon. Companies like top rank and their fighters arent going to do nothing for months especially if opportunity is out there

[snake33]

Clearly a no crowd PPV could be done and would only tie up one Doctor and a couple
paramedics for a few hours. This would far from crash the medical system.
It's OK to discuss it even if one guy thinks you shouldn't.
Which is why I did. lol

[Jeff_lacy_ko]

If you did it in an area where the hospital system wasnt overwhelmed.... like a small community.... it would be fine.

[cormack]

someone is likely to give it a try , why not

[Enlightened-One]

Clearly a no crowd PPV could be done and would only tie up one Doctor and a couple
paramedics for a few hours. This would far from crash the medical system.
It's OK to discuss it even if one guy thinks you shouldn't.
Which is why I did. lol

Children talk about Santa Claus delivering parcels every 25th December of each year.

So there’s clearly nothing wrong with discussing fictional events that will never become a reality.

[margaret thatcher]

I'm sure it could get arranged somewhere , if all else fails boxers might be forced into unprecedented levels of g4p cam shows, EO might like that a bit too much

[snake33]

Clearly a no crowd PPV could be done and would only tie up one Doctor and a couple
paramedics for a few hours. This would far from crash the medical system.
It's OK to discuss it even if one guy thinks you shouldn't.
Which is why I did. lol

Children talk about Santa Claus delivering parcels every 25th December of each year.

So there’s clearly nothing wrong with discussing fictional events that will never become a reality.

I think I smell a troll

[oogiebe]

Children talk about Santa Claus delivering parcels every 25th December of each year.

So there’s clearly nothing wrong with discussing fictional events that will never become a reality.

I think I smell a troll

The stench is in the air! LOL!

[Baby Face Finster]

Children talk about Santa Claus delivering parcels every 25th December of each year.

So there’s clearly nothing wrong with discussing fictional events that will never become a reality.

I think I smell a troll

That just cracked me up big time. Thx for the laughs snake.

[snake33]

I think I smell a troll

That just cracked me up big time. Thx for the laughs snake.

Any time