NEWSFLASH: Trinidad still the biggest draw in boxing.

NEWS FLASH 510,000 buys tor Winky-Tito! HBO Sports reported today that 510,000 pay-per-view buys and $25.5 million in revenue was generated from last Saturday’s middleweight showdown between Winky Wright and Felix Trinidad at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The fight was promoted by Don King Productions in association with Gary Shaw Productions. The 510,000 buys -- tops for a pay-per-view boxing event this year --included 280,000 buys from cable homes and 230,000 from satellite homes and represents an impressive box office performance for the combination of the widely popular Felix Trinidad and the first pay-per-view show in which the accomplished Winky Wright was a headline performer. "Boxing fans tuned in to see a classic matchup of styles," said Mark Taffet, Senior Vice President, HBO Sports. "Winky Wright’s performance clearly establishes him as a force in the middleweight division and the pay-per-view results exceeded our expectations." The Wright-Trinidad middleweight fight will be replayed this Saturday night, May 21 at 9:45pm ET/8:45 p.m. CT/6:45 p.m. PT on HBO. It will precede the live telecast of the heavyweight showdown in Chicago as Lamon Brewster meets Andrew Golota in a special live edition of HBO’s World Championship Boxing. The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 10 characters.

Comments (20)

repsa

I do not like the treatment Tito has gotten either. Not from people that were for him before the fight. I wanted Winky to win, but thought Trinidad would overpower him and break through his guard. Winky fought Tito like I expected pretty much, except he was more aggressive than I thought. He blocked like I thought, but to my big surprise, Trinidad's punches could not penetrate Wright's guard. His most effective punches were the body shots, which did not do anywhere near enough damage of course. I liked Trinidad before the fight and still like him now. There are plenty of guys I would want to beat him, but that is simply because I like them better than him, not because I don't like him.

21y ago

NiGe2011

I can't even imagine the numbers that Trinidad and De La Hoya would pull if they fought again. I mean, even after this loss this is the biggest non-Mike Tyson fight in boxing. Both guys would make so much coin that it would be disgusting to even mention here.

21y ago

jackhole

Jackhole-Winky will never be the superstar that any of the current top tier fighters are today. Winky is a boxer and is cautious, he is great like Hopkins but will never be embraced because he simply isnt exciting despite him being one of the best. Those numbers come direct from HBO. I appreciate the quick response. Winky is a boxer with talent, clearly an elite boxer. People like watching "the best." Remember this past summer olympics when that swimmer was winning all those medals? People tuned in to watch SWIMMING! He's beating guys that people think he stands no chance against and doing it in front of many many people. He's gaining fans and respect the same way good ol' Hopkins did. Winky will never be Tito, RJJ, Tyson, DLH etc... but niether will Hopkins and it appears Winky is the money draw at 160 if Hopkins loses or Hopkins' ideal opponent money wise if he wins.

21y ago

spinksjinx

21y ago

jackhole

Trinidad vs Mayorga pulled in 470,000 buys Morales vs Pacquiao pulled in 350,000 buys Mind if I ask where you get your info from? Good to see that Winky showed his skill in front of so many people. Maybe a new draw actually was born during that fight. They can't dodge a man that over half a million people saw dominate, looks like Winky is about to get PAID.

21y ago

kevvy1979

HBO and King are happy about those numbers no doubt.

21y ago

Santo

Wow thats a lot of viewers. :eek:

21y ago

tito4life216

One poster named Loak....said tito was a "sellout fag" who does not deserve to fight anymore. To me...that is as low as you possibly can go as a fan. He claimed Tito fixed the fight, when right beforehand...he was talking about how invincible Trinidad was. Rightfully so, there might have been reason to feel he was invincible....but only to the novice fightfan. That kind of attitude towards a fighter he claims was his favorite...is degrading to this forum, himself, and Trinidad's efforts as a championship caliber fighter. That completely discredits every performance Tito put on in the past...like his demolishing of Reid, Vargas, Carr, and others. Now it seems they are back to square 1 except on the other side of the boat shouting insults on a megaphone. "They" does not mean Puerto Rican. Because there are classy Puerto Rican fight fans on this forum such as Borikua. Damn Loak said that??? Wow, that is pretty messed up. Well, Tito is still my favorite fighter and I've ALWAYS KNOWN he wasn't a great BOXER ,but the hell with whoever says he is not a great FIGHTER! He will be missed!!! Run, it's pretty coo to see the respect you show for Trinidad, I always thought you hated him, props to your post!

21y ago

BrownBomber

You know.....despite the draw Trinidad brings, he was dissed pretty bad by his fellow countrymen. I really have no respect for some of our Puerto Rican posters because of comments the made post-Winky fight. They have absolutely no class: One of them said Tito was an embarrasment to their country. Another said he was embarrased to be a fan of his. Simply because he could not beat the better fighter in Winky. so what. This is where you filter the bandwagon from the true fans.

21y ago

Bombardier

I still can't believe that I wont see more of Tito, he's still young and there are so many great fights he could do...I hope that he comesback and fight someone like Sturm, Ouma, or DLH.. Better to retire now while he still has his marbles...if he's spent, than retirement is the right thing to do no matter what his age. Look at Vargas' last outing...the guy is even younger than Trinidad and he's spent as a fighter.

21y ago

spinksjinx

I still can't believe that I wont see more of Tito, he's still young and there are so many great fights he could do...I hope that he comesback and fight someone like Sturm, Ouma, or DLH.. Sturm has a tough stiff jab with good defense, I wouldnt wish that on Tito. Also Sturm has no problem jabbing his way to victory.

21y ago

PRboxingfan

Well, I guess Tito is the second biggest draw, after DLH and his 1M buys. Tito was/is still a huge draw in boxing circles, tho. Too bad he's retireing but since you're only as good as your last fight, I kind of agree with it. There is nothing out there for him, especially commanding the money he wants (a guaranteed 10M in his contract with King). He's still my favorite fighter right now, tho. Cotto is a close second and Lacy is not too far behind him.

21y ago

spinksjinx

As long as he is standing Mayweather will keep punching and landing, Gatti's defense is a joke especially for a fighter like Mayweather.

21y ago

Bombardier

I expect it to be punishment my prediction isnt a stoppage but wouldnt be surprised to see it happen sometime around round 10-12. Mayweather doesnt really go for the knockouts he just punishes you over the course of the fight. He isnt there to knock anybody out he is there to win the fight. My prediction is Gatti will steal a few rounds early on, Mayweather will get working and keep on Gatti and landing at will to win a UD. Gatti's tough, but after your comparison to Manfredy yesterday I was starting to think along those lines :) ...Gatti will probably do his best to stay on his feet as long as he can, though.

21y ago

spinksjinx

21y ago

Bombardier

Gatti vs Mayweather is such a mismatch, All of the critics know what is going to happen and Mayweather will dismantle and put him to shame. Gatti stands no real chance at winning this fight. People are a sucker who fall for it. Gatti isnt no champion and cant fight at a championship level either. Common sense knows Mayweather will take Gatti to school and put on a boxing lesson punishing him. I wish more people on this board would face up to these facts...I mean, nearly everyone does, but the Gatti groupies still come to make trouble now and then. The only real question is whether this fight will be shorter or longer than that other ridiculous HBO PPV this year, the Barrera - Fana fight.

21y ago

spinksjinx

Trinidad just couldnt find any openings and didnt really bother to make any either. Trinidad lost to the better fighter and that is it plain and simple. Their shouldnt be any arguments about it. Gatti vs Mayweather is such a mismatch, All of the critics know what is going to happen and Mayweather will dismantle and put him to shame. Gatti stands no real chance at winning this fight. People are a sucker who fall for it. Gatti isnt no champion and cant fight at a championship level either. Common sense knows Mayweather will take Gatti to school and put on a boxing lesson punishing him. Iwatch-Hopkins vs de la hoya broke 1 million buys. Morales vs Barrera III pulled in 325,000

21y ago

Bombardier

One poster named Loak....said tito was a "sellout fag" who does not deserve to fight anymore. To me...that is as low as you possibly can go as a fan. He claimed Tito fixed the fight, when right beforehand...he was talking about how invincible Trinidad was. Rightfully so, there might have been reason to feel he was invincible....but only to the novice fightfan. That kind of attitude towards a fighter he claims was his favorite...is degrading to this forum, himself, and Trinidad's efforts as a championship caliber fighter. That completely discredits every performance Tito put on in the past...like his demolishing of Reid, Vargas, Carr, and others. Now it seems they are back to square 1 except on the other side of the boat shouting insults on a megaphone. "They" does not mean Puerto Rican. Because there are classy Puerto Rican fight fans on this forum such as Borikua. I have a feeling the same thing's going to happen when Gatti loses to Mayweather. Seems like this happens when a fighter has a lot of fanboy groupies. The groupies pout and run home as soon as their man loses.

21y ago

Run8964

That is what irritates me, people are trash talking Tito like he lost to some bum or push over. There was a reason why Winky was ducked and dodged for years, and it isnt because he is a push over or cant fight at the top championship level. One poster named Loak....said tito was a "sellout fag" who does not deserve to fight anymore. To me...that is as low as you possibly can go as a fan. He claimed Tito fixed the fight, when right beforehand...he was talking about how invincible Trinidad was. Rightfully so, there might have been reason to feel he was invincible....but only to the novice fightfan. That kind of attitude towards a fighter he claims was his favorite...is degrading to this forum, himself, and Trinidad's efforts as a championship caliber fighter. That completely discredits every performance Tito put on in the past...like his demolishing of Reid, Vargas, Carr, and others. Now it seems they are back to square 1 except on the other side of the boat shouting insults on a megaphone. "They" does not mean Puerto Rican. Because there are classy Puerto Rican fight fans on this forum such as Borikua. Never pay again for live sex! | Hot girls doing naughty stuff for free! | Chat for free!

21y ago

spinksjinx

You know.....despite the draw Trinidad brings, he was dissed pretty bad by his fellow countrymen. I really have no respect for some of our Puerto Rican posters because of comments the made post-Winky fight. They have absolutely no class: One of them said Tito was an embarrasment to their country. Another said he was embarrased to be a fan of his. Simply because he could not beat the better fighter in Winky. so what. That is what irritates me, people are trash talking Tito like he lost to some bum or push over. There was a reason why Winky was ducked and dodged for years, and it isnt because he is a push over or cant fight at the top championship level.

21y ago