Arum Defends Viewership Numbers For Top Rank's ESPN Shows In June

[world ranked]

So Berchelt crushing a can gets the best ratings of them all, while a real high-level competitive matchup in Moloney/Franco gets one of the worst.

No me gusta.

I think what it comes down to is exciting fight instead competitive fights. I go back Jorge Masivdial-Usman. Even though its UFC its the same reasoning. Even though Masividal lost he considered the exciting one so people really care about name exciting fighters and not really about great boring fighters or unkown good/competitive fights. Its no longer about who's the best but what exciting. I call it the "Exciting bum syndrome".

[Ruthless-RKO]

So Berchelt crushing a can gets the best ratings of them all, while a real high-level competitive matchup in Moloney/Franco gets one of the worst.

No me gusta.

But no one knows if it was gonna be a competitive match before it took place.

Berchelt obviously has some following.

Probably his hardcore fans tuning in.

[jujigatame]

So Berchelt crushing a can gets the best ratings of them all, while a real high-level competitive matchup in Moloney/Franco gets one of the worst.

No me gusta.

But no one knows if it was gonna be a competitive match before it took place.

Berchelt obviously has some following.

Probably his hardcore fans tuning in.

Come on, anyone who was even remotely paying attention to the matchups knew that was going to be a blowout. It was a world-class fighter vs. a journeyman. Berchelt was a -10000 favorite.

[Ruthless-RKO]

So Berchelt crushing a can gets the best ratings of them all, while a real high-level competitive matchup in Moloney/Franco gets one of the worst.

No me gusta.

But no one knows if it was gonna be a competitive match before it took place.

Berchelt obviously has some following.

Probably his hardcore fans tuning in.

Come on, anyone who was even remotely paying attention to the matchups knew that was going to be a blowout. It was a world-class fighter vs. a journeyman. Berchelt was a -10000 favorite.

Yeh, but Berchelt probably has more fans in the US than the other 2 boxers and tuned into his fight..

[Ruthless-RKO]

Mayer-Joseph ESPN Telecast Peaks At 380K Viewers

The show ultimately went on Tuesday evening in Las Vegas.

A makeshift main event on ESPN came with a bit of history, as Mikaela Mayer’s 10-round shutout of Helen Joseph marked the first time ever that a female bout served as the headliner on ESPN’s flagship network. The bout topped a four-fight bill which averaged 307,000 viewers over the course of the 142-minute telecast Tuesday evening at MGM Grand Conference Center (“The Bubble”) in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The show peaked at 380,000 viewers, during the evening’s main event.

Overall, the show enjoyed a 3% increase from the previous telecast, when Carlos Takam’s 10-round win over Jerry Forrest in their July 9 heavyweight headliner averaged just 299,000 viewers.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Very good numbers for Mayer's fight, more than Takam got.

Also, considering it's a women's fight and was originally a co-main event.

[margaret thatcher]

ah sh!te, 3 percent higher, damn those are some bomb ass numbers

I mean, let's say you put on a bunch of cards, none with really name headliners. still they aren't gonna do the exact same numbers. not sure how much tiny flucations really matter tbh

[Onetimeonly]

Those numbers are horrific. The UFC is the only other sport. They allegedly just did 1.3 million ppv buys.

[gilgamesh]

What do UFC shows do on average?

It would seem that both sports really only thrive when one of their particularly popular fighters is on the card.

Since Boxing's return nobody that is particularly well known has fought yet.

[Onetimeonly]

What do UFC shows do on average?

It would seem that both sports really only thrive when one of their particularly popular fighters is on the card.

Since Boxing's return nobody that is particularly well known has fought yet.

No idea. I would bet their no name shows are drawing more than that. If not, their numbers are terrible too.

[jujigatame]

UFC probably gets a higher baseline viewership just because of the brand name. Nobody really cares about who is promoting a boxing card.

That said, the post-COVID UFC cards have been far superior to the junk Top Rank has been putting on.

[Onetimeonly]

The UFC had far better cards than boxing before all this.

[jewboypgh]

like

[Ruthless-RKO]

Verdejo-Madera ESPN Telecast Peaks At 444K Viewers

Felix Verdejo made a splash in the ring, while helping Top Rank and ESPN improve network ratings for the second straight telecast.

The resurgent lightweight took a significant step forward in his career following a 1st round knockout of previously unbeaten Will Madera (15-1-3, 8KOs). The bout topped the July 16 edition of Top Rank Boxing on ESPN which averaged 326,000 viewers over the course of the 136-minute telecast, according to Nielsen Media Research.

The four-fight event reached a peak viewing audience of 444,000 viewers, coming at the 9:45pm-10:00pm ET block during Verdejo’s statement-making early exit.

Overall, the telecast marked a 6% improvement from the series’ preceding event on Tuesday which averaged 307,000 viewers. In comparing main events, Verdejo’s 1st round stoppage of Madera outpaced the viewership of Mikaela Mayer’s 10-round win over Helen Joseph which averaged 369,500 viewers and peaked at 380,000.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Things are looking up.. Consecutive increases..

[Onetimeonly]

Things are looking up.. Consecutive increases..

Bro, that's awful. They're televising athletes playing video games nightly and that's all they can do. With baseball and the nba starting back up these trash cards are going to dump swiftly.

[Cap]

Casual fight fans and channel surfers have little interest in flyweights, lightweights, etc. to begin with. They'll watch the big boys from middleweight on up, especially if they've heard of them. Live boxing shows up so infrequently now the general public has no idea who the vast majority of pro boxers are. Then throw in the effects on broadcasting of the Covid Crisis and you're lucky ANYONE is watching.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Things are looking up.. Consecutive increases..

Bro, that's awful. They're televising athletes playing video games nightly and that's all they can do. With baseball and the nba starting back up these trash cards are going to dump swiftly.

What I mean is, yes, although it’s awful still, at least they’re showing an increase..

Unfortunately, this is boxing now in the US.

[Onetimeonly]

Things are looking up.. Consecutive increases..

Bro, that's awful. They're televising athletes playing video games nightly and that's all they can do. With baseball and the nba starting back up these trash cards are going to dump swiftly.

What I mean is, yes, although it’s awful still, at least they’re showing an increase..

Unfortunately, this is boxing now in the US.

I haven't watched any of them.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Bro, that's awful. They're televising athletes playing video games nightly and that's all they can do. With baseball and the nba starting back up these trash cards are going to dump swiftly.

What I mean is, yes, although it’s awful still, at least they’re showing an increase..

Unfortunately, this is boxing now in the US.

I haven't watched any of them.

Neither have I.. that means I would have to stay awake til 3am.

[Onetimeonly]

What I mean is, yes, although it’s awful still, at least they’re showing an increase..

Unfortunately, this is boxing now in the US.

I haven't watched any of them.

Neither have I.. that means I would have to stay awake til 3am.

Lol, I haven't even DVR one.

[Jeff_lacy_ko]

The fact that a boxing board doesnt have a plurality or fans watching these tells you everything you need to know about the card quality

[Onetimeonly]

The fact that a boxing board doesnt have a plurality or fans watching these tells you everything you need to know about the card quality

Exactly, and there is nothing else on! I'm seriously watching Jersey shore shit switching with a cooking show not even checking on these.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Valdez-Velez ESPN Telecast Peaks At 471K Viewers, Averaged 399K

Oscar Valdez closed the show in the ring and provided a much-needed ratings boost for his promoter in the process.

The July 21 edition of Top Rank Boxing on ESPN—topped by Valdez’s 10th round knockout of Puerto Rico’s Jayson Velez—averaged 399,000 viewers over the course of the three-hour telecast, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Tuesday’s five-fight telecast peaked at 471,000 viewers, coming in the 9:45-10:00pm ET block—when rising super middleweight Edgar Berlanga extended his 1st round knockout streak to 14 in a row following a 62-second blitzing of Eric Moon.

Valdez’s win over Velez (29-7-1, 21KOs) came in slightly under that mark, averaging more than 457,000 viewers. The 10-round main event peaked at 460,000 viewers, coming in the 10:00-10:15pm ET block. His bout topped the final Tuesday edition of the closed-doors series at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, with Top Rank moving to Thursdays only from the same venue beginning in August.

The overall telecast average is the best of the 13 weeknight editions which debuted six weeks ago. Valdez’s second straight win at junior lightweight—following a three-year featherweight title reign—eclipsed the June 9 series debut, which averaged 397,000 viewers. Topping that card was another former featherweight titlist now campaigning at 130 pounds, as Shakur Stevenson stopped Puerto Rico’s Felix Caraballo in the 6th round of a bout which peaked at 609,000 viewers.

Nogales, Mexico’s Valdez (28-0, 22KOs) moved up in weight last November, climbing off of the canvas to stop Adam Lopez in seven rounds. The win was to have set up a mouthwatering clash with countryman and reigning 130-pound titlist Miguel Berchelt (38-1, 34KOs). The ongoing coronavirus pandemic stalled those plans, with both boxers instead given separate ESPN headliners behind closed doors.

Berchelt appeared on the June 27 edition of the series, one of two shows to have aired on a Saturday night and live from Mexico City. The event overall averaged 416,000 viewers and peaking at 793,000 at the start of the telecast, though both figures heavily skewed by a strong lead-in from a UFC Fight Night card.

By the time Berchelt made his way to the ring, viewership dramatically trailed off. His win over Eleazer Valenzuela averaged 349,000 viewers, peaking at 381,000.

The latest installment lands well above the overall series’ average of 337,333 viewers among the 15 total telecasts.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Oscar Valdez closed out the Top Rank Summer Series on ESPN with a win and one of its best ratings.

Here’s a final look at what the show did for ESPN: