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Top Rank fights on CBS in the future?
GrantZilla Sun Jan 23, 2011 3:25 am
Arum been talking about doing this for a couple years now with CBS-Showtime synergy.
This is an article by Hauser from 2008
A Showtime-CBS alliance could change that equation; particularly where pay-per-view is concerned. "Think about the synergy we could have," Bob Arum said recently. "A countdown show on CBS; promos on college football and NFL telecasts."
But HBO now seems intent on signing a long-term output deal with Golden Boy. Should that happen, other promoters will have added incentive to bring fights to Showtime if Hershman can offer something more than he currently puts on the table.
That's where synergy comes in. CBS is a very attractive platform for helping to build a fight and a fighter.
"Boxing is handicapped because it's playing to such a small audience," says Top Rank president Todd DuBoef. "Whether it's CBS and Showtime or ABC and ESPN, if 120,000,000 homes were available to expose content, it would be magic."
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3455230
This is an article by Hauser from 2008
A Showtime-CBS alliance could change that equation; particularly where pay-per-view is concerned. "Think about the synergy we could have," Bob Arum said recently. "A countdown show on CBS; promos on college football and NFL telecasts."
But HBO now seems intent on signing a long-term output deal with Golden Boy. Should that happen, other promoters will have added incentive to bring fights to Showtime if Hershman can offer something more than he currently puts on the table.
That's where synergy comes in. CBS is a very attractive platform for helping to build a fight and a fighter.
"Boxing is handicapped because it's playing to such a small audience," says Top Rank president Todd DuBoef. "Whether it's CBS and Showtime or ABC and ESPN, if 120,000,000 homes were available to expose content, it would be magic."
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3455230
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Guest Sun Jan 23, 2011 1:26 pm
A perfect fight for CBS would be JuanMa vs Gamboa.
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gomez1012 Sun Jan 23, 2011 2:39 pm
Ali wrote:A perfect fight for CBS would be JuanMa vs Gamboa.
Super Six Final
Hopkins vs Pascal II
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Guest Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:19 pm
gomez1012 wrote:Ali wrote:A perfect fight for CBS would be JuanMa vs Gamboa.
Super Six Final
Hopkins vs Pascal II
Those aren't Top Rank though.
Acosta vs Rios winner vs Antillon vs Soto II winner.
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Rum Capital Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:25 pm
rios on network tv??? lolAli wrote:gomez1012 wrote:Ali wrote:A perfect fight for CBS would be JuanMa vs Gamboa.
Super Six Final
Hopkins vs Pascal II
Those aren't Top Rank though.
Acosta vs Rios winner vs Antillon vs Soto II winner.
they have to bleep out every other word during the interview..IM ALL FOR IT
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Guest Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:26 pm
Rum Capital wrote:rios on network tv??? lolAli wrote:gomez1012 wrote:Ali wrote:A perfect fight for CBS would be JuanMa vs Gamboa.
Super Six Final
Hopkins vs Pascal II
Those aren't Top Rank though.
Acosta vs Rios winner vs Antillon vs Soto II winner.
they have to bleep out every other word during the interview..IM ALL FOR IT
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gomez1012 Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:27 pm
True, but still could feature more than just Top Rank fights like they have doing
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Guest Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:32 pm
gomez1012 wrote:True, but still could feature more than just Top Rank fights like they have doing
I'd love for the final to be live on CBS, just imagine more American's having to listen to " COME ON CARL HE'S USELESS".
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GrantZilla Sun Jan 23, 2011 7:25 pm
Ali wrote:I'd love for the final to be live on CBS, just imagine more American's having to listen to " COME ON CARL HE'S USELESS".
I dunno. Her being hot as fuck realy helps. Hell, she's a massive step up from that butt-ugly Umpa Lumpa that is Snooki
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Guest Sun Jan 23, 2011 7:33 pm
GrantZilla wrote:Ali wrote:I'd love for the final to be live on CBS, just imagine more American's having to listen to " COME ON CARL HE'S USELESS".
I dunno. Her being hot as fuck realy helps. Hell, she's a massive step up from that butt-ugly Umpa Lumpa that is Snooki
I would.
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GrantZilla Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:11 pm
Come on Ali, are your standards that low? I mean, is Scotland full of butt ugly women or something?
Snooki? Seriouly, she's straight up butt fucking ugly!
Snooki? Seriouly, she's straight up butt fucking ugly!
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Guest Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:18 pm
GrantZilla wrote:Come on Ali, are your standards that low? I mean, is Scotland full of butt ugly women or something?
Snooki? Seriouly, she's straight up butt fucking ugly!
How could you turn down this goddess ?
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Guest Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:26 pm
Just think of that picture next time you make whuppie with Mrs Zilla.
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gomez1012 Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:30 pm
Wow Ali
Lady Gaga, Snooki???
Its like a drunk oompa loompa, GROSS
Lady Gaga, Snooki???
Its like a drunk oompa loompa, GROSS
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captainanddew Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:31 pm
I'm sorry. Even after a dozen beers I'm not touching that skank.
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Guest Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:33 pm
captainanddew wrote:I'm sorry. Even after a dozen beers I'm not touching that skank.
Come on Captain you know you would love to smush smush with Snooki.
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captainanddew Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:36 pm
Ali wrote:captainanddew wrote:I'm sorry. Even after a dozen beers I'm not touching that skank.
Come on Captain you know you would love to smush smush with Snooki.
I don't get with oompa loompas.
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Guest Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:44 pm
captainanddew wrote:Ali wrote:captainanddew wrote:I'm sorry. Even after a dozen beers I'm not touching that skank.
Come on Captain you know you would love to smush smush with Snooki.
I don't get with oompa loompas.
Heightest !!!
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GrantZilla Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:24 pm
Top Rank president Todd DuBoef, Arum’s son-in-law, was a driving force behind the concept, believing such a partnership with CBS and SHOWTIME would open the far wider doors of terrestrial (free) TV to boxing, which grew its sport on free television exposure in its last glory days of the 1970s and ‘80s.
“Todd realized more so than I did that boxing was being diminished by the (shrinking) size of its universe (primarily on premium cable outlets HBO and SHOWTIME),’’ Arum said. “In 1978 I did Ali-(Leon) Spinks in New Orleans. The rights fee from ABC was $5.5 million. That’s more than HBO pays for a fight today so don’t tell me it can’t be done (boxing on free TV). It can’t be done if we can’t sell sponsors but we’ll sell sponsors. I believe this fight, this arrangement, is a sea change in the sport of boxing.’’
Arum’s company will work to bring sponsors to the event, an effort Arum believes will convince network television executives that the sport can be sold for a profit.
“For years network executives have said they can’t get sponsors. They can’t get sponsors because their sales staff doesn’t know how to sell boxing. They haven’t done it in years. Once they see there is sponsor money for boxing they damn well will come back to boxing but they’re not going to do that naked. It’s easier for them just to go sell the NFL.
“We have a certain number of spots that are ours and we have good relationships with a lot of sponsors. We’ll sell them and we’ll help them sell their ads to sponsors. They’re going to see the sponsors’ support for it. Once that happens it’s a new day for boxing.’’
http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/11941-arum-and-pacquiao-might-be-bringing-boxing-back
“Todd realized more so than I did that boxing was being diminished by the (shrinking) size of its universe (primarily on premium cable outlets HBO and SHOWTIME),’’ Arum said. “In 1978 I did Ali-(Leon) Spinks in New Orleans. The rights fee from ABC was $5.5 million. That’s more than HBO pays for a fight today so don’t tell me it can’t be done (boxing on free TV). It can’t be done if we can’t sell sponsors but we’ll sell sponsors. I believe this fight, this arrangement, is a sea change in the sport of boxing.’’
Arum’s company will work to bring sponsors to the event, an effort Arum believes will convince network television executives that the sport can be sold for a profit.
“For years network executives have said they can’t get sponsors. They can’t get sponsors because their sales staff doesn’t know how to sell boxing. They haven’t done it in years. Once they see there is sponsor money for boxing they damn well will come back to boxing but they’re not going to do that naked. It’s easier for them just to go sell the NFL.
“We have a certain number of spots that are ours and we have good relationships with a lot of sponsors. We’ll sell them and we’ll help them sell their ads to sponsors. They’re going to see the sponsors’ support for it. Once that happens it’s a new day for boxing.’’
http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/11941-arum-and-pacquiao-might-be-bringing-boxing-back
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