Antonio Margarito is a bigger draw than Kobe Bryant and the Lakers

that place was packed!!!! definitly margie have a following there... hopefully he doesnt take a hit in that matter for all this shit.. so... u tell me guys!!!! with cement or with out u got margies back right!!! :rofl:

I don't know what they do on the West Coast since I've never covered boxing over there but I know it's pretty standard in the business. no sorry all those tickets were bought, hence them having to open up the upper seats to satisfy the ticket sales. Place was packed way before the main event! that was a fight fans fight

That was certainly impressive.

he'll be back fighting in mexican bars in no time though. shame.

margarito will be club fighting again soon. Dodgy wraps and a good beatdown will do that for you.

I hope fighters, promoters, etc. can seize on this and build some momentum by staging more big fights at the Staples Center this year. This is a perfect opportunity to further the popularity of the sport in the U.S.

What a joke. You know that there are less seats available for Laker games right? Boxing leaves more crowd space than almost any other event, including pro wrestling.

and to think, a record crowd without DLH being in the fight. No, boxing doesn't have to be saved from anything.

this wasn't vegas sorry that's out the window. These were all fight fans. Place was rocking since about 5 oclock!!! The last 3 undercard fighters must have felt like they made it fighting in front of almost a packed house! lol margarito is not a bigger draw than the lakers but guess what Lamar Odom and Kobe were there watching him fight. Kobe is not bigger than tiger or lebron to the poster who said that. I don't know what they do on the West Coast since I've never covered boxing over there but I know it's pretty standard in the business.

This is the kind of record turn outs that boxing needs right now. This is really good news for boxing; to know that a boxing match out sold all of those champion games LA has had in recent years... I sure wish that a boxing event could fill even half of the TD Banknorth Garden's capicity let alone sell out. The Celtics are the only ones in town that can do that..

Keep in mind this is not to discredit the draw that Margarito has become but he's not a bigger draw than Kobe and the Lakers. One thing that was never mentioned is that not only are Laker tickets more expensive that Margarito-Mosley fight tickets were, but a basketball court takes up more room than a boxing ring does. So, they could comfortably fit more fans for the fight than they could for Laker basketball games. When the Lakers were winning titles a few years ago they could have gotten 80-100,000 people if the Staples Center had room for that many people. The only reason why they didn't have that many people is because the Staples Center can only hold so many people. Again, this is not to discredit Margarito's drawing power, but he's not a bigger draw than the Lakers. yeah yeah i know. I was joking around when i made the thread. Good analysis though. I wonder if Lebron will be a bigger draw than kobe if he were to head over to MSG. It be nice to see the Garden filled with a winning atmosphere

Yeah outside of Sports. Lakers > Celtics, don't get it twisted son. You know how much money Adidas and that shit team in L.A pay him? The guy eats coal and shits diamonds. Like you said, that's without the other shit he does. Celtics > Lakers. Championships, the Celtics have more of. I'm off for a nice cold class of victory.

Shane didn't, not when he couldn't sell out HALF of an 8,000 seat tennis stadium in his previous fight with Ricardo Mayorga. Seriously. Shane is about as much of a draw as I am.

55,000 people turned up to see him play in New York when they were averaging 15,000 a game. You guys need to realise that outside America, Beckham is most recognizable face in sports, and he makes more money then Tiger. He pwns everyone in sports when it comes to branding ones self. Yeah outside of Sports. Lakers > Celtics, don't get it twisted son.

Celtics>>>>Lakers. It's just the way it is. I didn't make the rules. how so? because they won last year? because they won 13 titles back when no one cared about basketball and there were like 5 teams in the league? give me a break. those guys didn't even get championship rings for all those titles. they got one ring for their first title and for the next one they'll get toasters and shit.

I doubt that they papered the event... It's very possible, very. I don't know so I can't say for sure. But almost every fight is papered.

You have to also wonder how many tickets were given away, which is a common occurrence in boxing and wrestling. I doubt that they papered the event...

fock the celtics....forever Celtics>>>>Lakers. It's just the way it is. I didn't make the rules.

You have to also wonder how many tickets were given away, which is a common occurrence in boxing and wrestling.

The Celtics own you. the only thing the celtics owned the last few years were draft lottery picks. one championship the last 20 years. wow. like michael jordan said , "you win only one. you just got lucky."