k9cane
Senior
- Joined
- Nov 20, 2011
- Messages
- 9,692
Nicely done, Steve.
Do you see the quality of matchups consistently improving (eventually) with TKO’s involvement? To something closer to what we saw in the 80s and 90s (and even early aughts) when HBO and Showtime were really humming?
Or have we crossed the rubicon? It felt like boxing really took a hit from Covid. So many top fighters were at the end of their runs, and the younger guys just weren’t active enough.
I love the sport and remain hopeful it can sustain and come back. I think it’s great that Netflix has such a big audience and they are doing “numbers”…but boxing needs marketing! HBO was great at this, especially considering it was premium cable (and didn’t have the biggest “reach”). They always maintained different types of content to help market and develop fan bases for fighters. 24/7, Face Off, Legendary Nights, etc.
Would love to see Netflix/TKO start to lean into that type of programming more as they build out their stable.
My only concern is that TKO will only cause more division within the sport. Everyone has their stable of boxers on a particular platform, and basically we don't see a lot of cross-promotional match-ups unless they have to make those bouts
Honestly, it is what it is
Whatever happens, happens..