HBO PPV Exec Estimates 850k Buys for Pac-Hatton

Just enough to price himself out. HAHAHAHAHAHA! Now it's 50/50, I thought you stuck to 55/45. HAHAHAHAHA! i said worse case for floyd would be 50/50 and how can floyd price himself out when he is a bigger draw than pacquiao?

Vargas would still be going if not for Tito. Tito ruined two of those guys. Ried was going to get ruined no matter what, Vargas shouldnt have been rushed to tito, he did NOT beat winky wright, that should have been a sign right there, however people forget, Main Events was scared vargas would actually be in trouble with the law before a big fight could be made, which is why they went out of their way to make the fight happen. tito beat the hell out of him, vargas just needed a little bit more polish and he would have been fine, but he didint get that chance at got rushed into stardom.

think about how fast ried fell compared to the rest of the team. Look at vargas, david diaz, mayweather and tarver, and now think about ried. LOL Vargas would still be going if not for Tito. Tito ruined two of those guys.

i was rooting for reid in that fight...im not gonna lie think about how fast ried fell compared to the rest of the team. Look at vargas, david diaz, mayweather and tarver, and now think about ried. LOL

Nope Showtime PPV Thanks...I didn't watch it live but I saw it on a torrent, and the arena did not look all too lively. That gate number is unreal.

Wasn't that fight on regular Showtime, too? Nope Showtime PPV

remember, reid was a somebody back then with olympic status. Wasn't that fight on regular Showtime, too?

damn!!! tito-reid had $7.3mil at the gates? that's crazy That is not only crazy, it is AMAZING. Just a smidge below Trinidad-Vargas! And beating out much "bigger" fights. Wow, Tito was really something in his prime...

damn!!! tito-reid had $7.3mil at the gates? that's crazy remember, reid was a somebody back then with olympic status.

CUP, I got similar information and created a thread earlier. So maybe that's corroboration. http://boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=268229 Thank you for linking that. Sorry, I would have posted in your thread had I known about or seen that thread. Also, you mentioned they are already shooting 24/7 for PBF-JMM...that's amazing this far out...I really didn't think they'd even do one for this fight, just a countdown show, but HBO loves Floyd and boxing needs Floyd (and I'm not a Mayweather fan), so it makes a lot of sense, especially building toward PBF-Pac.

link or it didn't happen

What are you saying the gate revenue was for "East vs West"? here is the source i used http://boxing.nv.gov/New_Gates.htm

What are you saying the gate revenue was for "East vs West"? probably 6 to 8 million

(was there even a PPV in America before with 2 non-american fighters?) There have been good few PPV's in the USA, were both fighters were both non americans. Here's a few Lennox Lewis vs David Tua Naseem Hamed vs Marco Antonio Barrera Manny Pacquiao vs Marco Antonio Barrera Ricardo Mayorga vs Felix Trinidad Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito

1.4 million buys in the UK alone at 4 in the morning disagrees with you. Nobody knew who ricky hatton was in the united states is what i meant. Floyd was the AMERICAN draw in that fight. and Ricky was the British Draw in the fight. That fight prove thatt Floyd AMERICAN APPEAL WAS 910,000 homes in AMERICA...

you have to factor in nobody knew who ricky hatton was when he fought Mayweather. 1.4 million buys in the UK alone at 4 in the morning disagrees with you. 100% free webcam site! | Awesome chicks and it is absolutely free! | Watch free live sex cam - easy as 1-2-3

It didn't, actually. It did less at the gate, and less on the tube. FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR vs. RICKY HATTON . DATE: 12/8/07 LOCATION:MGM PROMOTIONS: Golden Boy, and Mayweather Pomotions PAID ATTENDANCE: 15,488 GATE SALES:$ 10,393,950.00

Manny Pacquiao is not as big a draw as Mayweather. But that's fine. There is no shame in being the #2 draw in the sport. Remember, #2 is the position that Floyd held, commercially speaking. The important thing to note is that a fight between them (Floyd and Manny) would be greater than the sum of its parts. Just like "The World Awaits". Oscar's previous high was 1.4 mil. And Floyd's was 400K. Together, they did 2.4 mil. The reason that Schaefer and Goldie tolerate Floyd's antics is they realize that the same behaviours that annoy them, also brings fans in droves. Mayweather will ask for - and get - the higher cut. But Arum/Manny will be smart and they will look at the dollars and not percentages. You can't spend percentages. Put the emotions on the shelf. That was the mistake that Shane previously made. He turned down $10 mil for an Oscar fight to go get beat by Winky. ....and , guys, the economy has had VERY LITTLE impact to PPV buys. The VOD business remains robust. very true.... but if Mayweather does 600k or more with JMM and Pacquiao only did 400k you know Mayweather will justify so have the upper hand in bargaining

so EJ, you're meaning to say that PAC has equalled Floyd's popularity in America? i dont know. you know im not crazy enough to say no just to protect some mythical status of my favorite fighter on a messageboard. Its tough to say because mayweather and oscar did 2.4mil together and pacs previous ppvs like the smaller top rank ones and the david diaz fight were nowhere near mayweathers numbers.

It did more than Mayweather-HAtton.