When will you stop paying for Boxing pay per views?

Question

HBO and Showtime have slowly increased the price of their PPV cards the last 3 years. What is the most you can see yourself paying for a fight? The day HBO starts charging $70 or more for a fight is the day I stop buying them.

Answer 1

I only pay for “special” fights and/or when I have a group of friends to watch with.  

HBO and Showtime are in business to make money, not promote the sport of boxing.  But they can (and to some extent do) do both by using their regular boxing programs to give talented fighters more exposure.  This may lead them to higher-purse PPV matches down the road.  

I don’t know what it costs to stage a PPV fight, but if the economics are right the producers could use enhanced purses from lower-priced PPV events to induce sometimes reluctant fighters to face each other.  There are a lot of fights that fans might pay $20 to watch that they won’t pay $49.95-plus for.  The only problem is that not everyone has cable and if (please God!!!!) there are TOO MANY good fights, the low end PPV matches could get expensive.  

I will pay for Pacquiao-Marguez II and may even watch a replay later on.  This should be a signature fight for both of these guys.  

Is it a sign of the times that Pacquiao-Marquez II is a PPV event (and I think it will be a BIG one) while Peter-Masgaev was not?  I’ll be interested to see how the PPV receipts for P-M II compare to those of other PPV fights.

Answer 2

i dont pay for them.... ufc baby. if it aint oscar de la hoya i aint buying it...

Answer 3

G08..., Butterbean rules!!!

Answer 4

LOL I LIKE YOU AVAAR MR. T AHAHAHA

well for your question, my step dad has hbo so yea it is getting more expensive ;[

Answer 5

I think 50 bucks is about as high as I would go, it it gets any higher, nope I'm not buying.

Answer 6

when floyd retires

Answer 7

I stopped in 1973.