Erislandy Lara vs. Thomas Lamanna - May 1, 2021

[KiwiRider]

Sky are showing this in NZ so I'm gonna give it a watch. Undercard might produce something entertaining, or more entertaining than Lara, he has never gelled with me.

What about Ruiz-Arreola?

I dunno who is showing it that I can watch. I have Sky and DAZN but neither are indicating they will show it, and bugger me with a flagpole but I'm not gonna pay for it

[Ruthless-RKO]

Fight night

[Ruthless-RKO]

Date: Saturday, May 1, 2021
Location: Dignity Health Sports Park - Carson, CA

FOX PBC Fight Night: 7pm ET | 4pm PT

FOX Fight Card

Vacant WBA Middleweight Championship
Erislandy Lara vs. Thomas LaManna

Vacant interim WBA Featherweight Championship
Eduardo Ramirez vs. Isaac Avelar

[margaret thatcher]

lamanna got ktfo in like a minute

'unification' between lara and mall soon?

[skanksta]

Good call.
That was brutal, KO of the year so far.

[JxhDel.]

I am so happy for Lara.

[Enlightened-One]

I am so happy for Lara.

Why?

It wasn’t even a real title fight.

And Thomas Lamanna wasn't even ranked at 160lbs by the WBA until he scored a fifth-round stoppage in January, against an opponent with 14 losses that had previously never engaged in a middleweight contest!

Horrendous mismatch that EVERYONE anticipated!

[Ruthless-RKO]

Wow! Lara.. got some pop!

[punchy1]

Lara can punch, maybe he used some compromised gloves, hmmmm.... LOL
Anyway, props for stepping up, I sure hope Rachael Maddow can still do her show next week, scary ko..

[margaret thatcher]

clownflake interrupted lara's interview after to say it was a lucky punch

[punchy1]

for real?
LOL @clownflake
lucky at 1:20 of the first ? hahaha...
Like I said, props for stepping up, but as they say, Karma is a mofo... and God don't like ugly..

[JxhDel.]

I am so happy for Lara.

Why?

It wasn’t even a real title fight.

And Thomas Lamanna wasn't even ranked at 160lbs by the WBA until he scored a fifth-round stoppage in January, against an opponent with 14 losses that had previously never engaged in a middleweight contest!

Horrendous mismatch that EVERYONE anticipated!

LaManna was a prop, Lara deserves every big fight possible.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Erislandy Lara-Cornflake LaManna Fox Telecast Peaked At 726,000 Viewers

Erislandy Lara registered one of the quickest knockouts of his career in his most recent bout, though still struggling to resonate with home viewers.

The 38-year-old Cuban export flattened overmatched Thomas ‘Cornflake’ LaManna in the 1st round of their Fox-televised bout, which aired live May 1 from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The win for Lara came as part of a three-fight telecast which averaged 636,000 viewers according to Nielsen Media Research. The show peaked at 726,000 viewers, occurring near the end of a televised swing bout featuring 18-year-old Guadalajara-based lightweight Fernando Angel Molina (6-0, 3KOs) in a six-round shutout win over Prisco Marquez (4-3-1, 1KO).

Fox’s ratings do not include viewership figures from other Fox Sports platforms.

Lara has now headlined Fox telecasts for each of his past three fights. Ratings continue to go in the wrong direction, as has the level of opposition. The gifted Cuban southpaw claimed a secondary version of the WBA junior middleweight title following a 2nd round knockout of Ramon Alvarez in Aug. 2019. The telecast averaged 1,171,000 viewers, with the main event peaking at 1,492,000.

The fight was followed by a year-long ring absence for Lara, whose career—like every other boxer—was affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Lara made the first defense of his title last August, outpointing Greg Vendetti over 12 rounds. The August 29 bout averaged 1,042,000 viewers, attracting a peak audience of 1,067,000 viewers. Lara was a 50-1 favorite to beat Vendetti and was a similarly overwhelming favorite to defeat LaManna.

The pair of mismatches rank among the least viewed main events in the five-plus year history of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Fox. Saturday’s show—which is the series’ lowest-rated primetime telecast—saw a 22% decrease in viewership from the most recent edition of PBC on Fox just two weeks prior. Tony Harrison and Bryant Perrella fought to a 12-round draw atop an April 17 tripleheader which averaged 813,000 viewers, with viewership peaking at 1,125,000 for the main event.

[Ruthless-RKO]

PBC mismatches are not helping FOX viewership.. all time lows..

[punchy1]

highlight reel stoppage..
anyone know what his purse was ?

[Ruthless-RKO]

highlight reel stoppage..
anyone know what his purse was ?

Erislandy Lara $ 300 k, Thomas LaManna $ 100 k;

[margaret thatcher]

maybe he can pay back mom and dad for all the wins they bought him

[punchy1]

Lol. Perhaps.
100k ? I thought it would take more for him to step up like that, guess he really thought he’s be competitive ...
I mean after taxes and paying trainers, etc , we are probably talking taking home 55k.... ah.. not that good I suppose. Not exactly a big money fight. Cost more to build him to get to this point.
I’d say anything over 200k for a guy that built
Up to take that, but what do I know. Surprised it took so comparatively speaking, little.