Two boxing cards; which would you rather pay for?

[dans]

Card 1
Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito
Ricardo Cordoba vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux
???? vs. Bryan Vera
Jesus Soto Karass vs. Mike Jones


OR.......

Card 2
Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Rafael Marquez
Allan Green vs. Glen Johnson
Zab Judah vs. Lucas Martin Matthysse
Robert Guerrero vs. Vicente Escobedo

Please note that the second card is all the major fights this weekend that are being aired for free on HBO and Showtime.

This is exactly why I don't buy a lot of PPVs. It's the same action I get for free with my HBO and Showtime subscriptions. The only difference is usually 1 or 2 superstar fighters. Other than that, the undercards of PPV traditionally is no better than what we get for free.

Thoughts?

[Bushbaby]

Great friggin post,that's how You do it,gimme a mega fight for my money or put the glorified sparring session on network tv!!

[dans]

Great friggin post,that's how You do it,gimme a mega fight for my money or put the glorified sparring session on network tv!!

It often surprises me how much boxing fans are allured into PPV events, when in the end, a lot of times a fight is a fight. There's no guarentee to say that the Pac/Margarito fight will be any better than Lopez/Marquez, yet we're expected to shell out $55 to watch it.

[Evil Abed]

I believe Rios and Vanes have been added to the Pac-Marg card.

I still pick #2 though.

[Gonzalez_Boxing]

It often surprises me how much boxing fans are allured into PPV events, when in the end, a lot of times a fight is a fight. There's no guarentee to say that the Pac/Margarito fight will be any better than Lopez/Marquez, yet we're expected to shell out $55 to watch it.

Agree. I've said it on a few occasions, a lot of these fans have become conditioned to pay for anything thrown at em.

[dans]

Agree. I've said it on a few occasions, a lot of these fans have become conditioned to pay for anything thrown at em.

I've been guilty of it too at times. De La Hoya - Pacquiao was one that I really regretted.

My point isn't that PPV's can't be good, only that for what we're paying, the difference from watching a regular televised fight is not worth the money.

Next weekend, hundreds of thousands will pay to see Pacquiao-Margarito, when in just the weekend prior, there are plenty of good fights that could produce equally satisfying results.

[#1Assassin]

Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Rafael Marquez (Card 2)
Allan Green vs. Glen Johnson (Card 2)
Zab Judah vs. Lucas Martin Matthysse (Card 2)
Jesus Soto Karass vs. Mike Jones (Card 1)
Ricardo Cordoba vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux (Card 1)
Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito (Card 1)
Robert Guerrero vs. Vicente Escobedo (Card2)
???? vs. Brian Vera (Card 1)

this is how i rank my interest in these 8 fights, let me add if i wasnt a mike jones fan i would rank that fight alot lower.

most ppvs are terrible, promoters live of the name of the top fighters but the acctual matchups are garbage along with the undercard. but on free TV u get fighters looking to prove themselfs so they always take on real oponents. id rather watch two evenly matched top contenders fight where theres some suspenese, than watching a top fighter/prospect take on a completely overmatched oponent in a 55$ excibition.

[Bushbaby]

It often surprises me how much boxing fans are allured into PPV events, when in the end, a lot of times a fight is a fight. There's no guarentee to say that the Pac/Margarito fight will be any better than Lopez/Marquez, yet we're expected to shell out $55 to watch it.

Yeah the poster top rank was spewing some crazy **** about real boxing fans by ppv instead of streaming & support their fave fighters no matter what,not me 1 fighter isn't above the sport in its intirety!!Marquez Floyd had no business on ppv,neither Mosley-Mora & Margarito has no business there either!!If a fighter's gonna move up in weight,even it it be a catchweight that man should fight a champion or an elite fighter!!

[gingeralbino]

how about:
option 1 (for free):
Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito
Ricardo Cordoba vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux
???? vs. Bryan Vera
Jesus Soto Karass vs. Mike Jones

or option 2 (ppv)
haye v harrison
groves v anderson
ashley sexton v a 14W-14L-3D fighter for the british flyweight title

Both those are on the same night. Thats the sky options btw.

[dans]

how about:
option 1 (for free):
Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito
Ricardo Cordoba vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux
???? vs. Bryan Vera
Jesus Soto Karass vs. Mike Jones

or option 2 (ppv)
haye v harrison
groves v anderson
ashley sexton v a 14W-14L-3D fighter for the british flyweight title

Both those are on the same night. Thats the sky options btw.

I always find it interesting that the British don't seem to have to pay. lol