The Ghost of Boxing: Anthony Peterson
When asked how he would describe himself, Anthony Peterson (37-1 24KOs), 31, had no hesitation. “I am the ghost of boxing. I am around, but at the same time I am not.” It was a poetic start to an interview in which I didn’t know a lot about Anthony Peterson.
Showtime wins ratings war over HBO in head-to-head action
For the first time in some while, Showtime Boxing outperformed HBO Boxing as it netted roughly 100,000 more viewers then its counterpart. In a tweet by Yahoo! Sports, Kevin Iole reported the numbers from the past weekend’s action. #framptonsantacruz2 on Showtime averaged 587k viewers, peaked at 642k; Vargas-Berchelt on HBO
Leo Santa Cruz-Carl Frampton by the numbers
The featherweight world championship clash between defending titlist Leo Santa Cruz and undefeated former unified super bantamweight champ Carl Frampton features an unpredictable and potentially explosive mix of styles between two of the world’s top fighters. Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 KOs) will make the second defense of his WBA Featherweight
Zou Shiming KOs ratings, draws 36.5 million viewers
Zou Shiming attracted an enormous audience of 36.5 million viewers in his bout in mainland China this past weekend. The January 30 live telecast, which emanated from the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China, boasted 6.5 million viewers who watched on television on CCTV 5 and 30 million viewers who
Golovkin-Lemieux early PPV numbers coming in at 150K buys
Well, it might not have been the star-making performance we had hoped for Gennady Golovkin as early indications from FightHype.com have stated Gennady Golovkin-David Lemieux approximately 150,000 buys. Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated furthered the point stating that the number is with in the ballpark. So what does this mean?