Sources tell Max boxing that no more than 3,000 tickets were sold, and ticket brokers weren't exactly rushing to put in orders. It's difficult to have a secondary market when there isn't much of a demand for the event to begin with. Not only was this fight seen as a physical mismatch in many circles, the tickets (which ranged from $1,000 to $150) seemed a bit pricey, particularly in this current economy
There is also the harsh reality - which seems pretty clear now - that Marquez, for all his greatness, was the third banana behind the likes of Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales, and never considered a real draw, even among the hardcore Mexican fans. As for Mayweather, his claims of being the biggest draw in boxing based on his fights versus Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton seem to ring hollow. In both events, he was the clear B-side of the equation.
For him to claim he was the driving reason that those promotions did the numbers they did would be like Sasha Vujacic telling his grandkids in the future that on the night of January 22nd, 2006, when the Lakers defeated the Toronto Raptors at the Staples Center, that he and Kobe Bryant combined for 84 points to lead the purple and gold to victory. (For you that don't follow the NBA, that was the game where 'the Black Mamba' went off for 81.)
LINK: http://www.max boxing.com/Kim/Kim061609.asp
LOL! Where are the people who said PBF or JMM were a big draw?
It is hard to believe that the fight only sold 3k tickets. However, I do believe Mayweather is not that big of a draw. He does not have that hardcore fanbase. People want to see him lose that is why they buy or attend the fight. His whole career he has never drawn the big fight before De La Hoya and that was of course because of De La Hoya. There is no reason that a man with so much skill to be loved by the masses. Before the De La Hoya fight many of us never heard him speak. After and during 24/7 many of us know why he doesn't. He projected this bad boy image to help sell tickets. Well it has came off as complete ignorance and immaturity. Only if Mayweather would quit ducking people and understand his worth will he command the drawing power of that of Pac and even Ricky Hatton.
That's truth right there!!
Why are some people so concerned with ticket sales, who's the biggest draw, etc?
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=322352&page=2
I find it funny that before the Mayweather JMM fight. Everyday, alll people would talk about is how mayweather is not a draw and he cant sell ppv AND Pacquiao is the cashcow....
But now that Mayweather numbers did all the speaking again...
Now all of a sudden, P.P.V and being a draw should not matter...?:nono:
That tells me, Pacquiao fans and Mayweather Haters dont want us to judge Pacquiao with the same standards they were judging Mayweather!!!!
**** THAT...I judging pacquiao with the same standards these PACholes...
were judging mayweather before his jmm fight...
HORUS TO PACholes..Stop being hypocrites, and take some of your own medicine .
Al Haymon is a pussie!!!!! He ignores everyone when you make a post that makes him cry!!! HAAHHAHAHAHHAA
go to bed! ur talking out of your sleepy azz. good nite zoi. :wave:
No more than that chick in ur avatar with a 4ft pelvis. Take that one down buddy, plz. We have had enough of that one for the year.
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4 foot pelvis. LMAO. Man I must be high or something cause that was really funny.
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I'm LMAO's tha greatest's comments ahahahahahahahahahaha.
Floyd just owned himself big time.
No more than that chick in ur avatar with a 4ft pelvis. Take that one down buddy, plz. We have had enough of that one for the year.
Location: Chicagoland?...LMAO!..
WOW!..I'd love for you to go to the Northside of Chicago..anywhere NEAR Humboldt Park and talk the shit you do about Puerto Ricans..
But you're from Arlington Heights Son..alot of mouth for a Suburban kid..it's amazing!..
This is the same guy talking about class and thuggish behavior?
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Correction,
Floyd and his band of merry stans made it this way.
This was a shit fight to begin with and the people are not fooled by the clown that is Floyd.
Most common thing heard immediately after his fight with DLH,
"I'll never pay to see that guy again".
Forward to the Hatton match and see how drastically the numbers dropped.
Tune in today,
and its postponed due to "injury".
The only thing thats hurt is his mega star, billionaire, mega ego.
WTF happened guy?
All the fans claiming he doesn't need to fight this person or that person because he's such a big draw is utter bs. And the fans in the stadium were rooting for Marquez!
Well when u set out to play the villian, this is the type of responses you're gonna get. U cant expect not to be hated, when in fact, that's the purpose of the role you're playing.
Eat that humble pie Floyd!
I dnt think he is eating that kind of pie right now. Maybe u should take it off his hands.
Well, there we have it, folks!
We didn't think Mayweather would sell shit...
He did it!
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