Otherwise, PBC fighters are on cards televised by Showtime, CBS, NBC, Spike TV or ESPN, which just completed its deal with PBC. Negotiations are in progress between Golovkin promoter Tom Loeffler and Haymon to make a fight against Haymon’s World Boxing Assn. As many as 200 fighters bought in, among them some of the most accomplished young fighters on the planet. Keith Thurman, Adrien Broner, Danny Garcia, Adonis Stevenson and Mikey Garcia were all potential top-10 pound-for-pound guys who had been given main event exposure here on HBO. You might have thought Spence's windfall audience of more than 6 million viewers in the NBC time slot just prior to Rio's closing ceremony would have given PBC a rejuvenative bounce.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 06, 2016 16:07 UTC