ARUM predicts HUGE sales for Pacquiao-Margarito

Arum PPV sales projection is attainable. The Pac/Cotto fight made 1.3M in spite of the tiny Puerto Rican Market. Pac is very much popular and a big draw in the US market. Margarito might not be popular but the huge Mexican market wanting to see how a compatriot fare against Pac could further boost PPV sales. Plus factor of course is HBO projecting the fight as competitive due to Pac’s distractions. I won’t be surprised if PPV sales eclipsed that of Pac/Cotto… However, I am a bit conservative with my prediction of 1M, or thereabouts. A lot of boxing fans see these as a rout and far from being competitive.

actually, Gino Ros has been pretending to be a gay pinoy trying to piss off the pactards since he joined. just look at his damn av. lmao. i just can't stop laughing whenever i see that gino ros guy. i understand disliking a certain group of posters, but disliking them so much that you actually go through the effort of pretending to be gay just to piss em off? it's like some dude getting into an argument with some guys at a bar but instead of having a brawl with them he decides to try and give a random blowjob to one of them to make them feel disgusted. IT JUST DOESN"T MAKE ANY SENSE...

not that i care, but the dude has a beef with the pinoys.. of course they are gonna call him out whenever he posts, even the non bs one. I do know who he is but really a ton of people do stupid **** to really aggrivate other posters around here. Why bother letting such a person think they bother you, why give them what they are looking for.

So what that is tame by comparison of what goes down here on a regular basis. Call him out on that when he is doing it, I don't see it in this thread so why bring it up. not that i care, but the dude has a beef with the pinoys.. of course they are gonna call him out whenever he posts, even the non bs one.

You know what might be a wild card that makes the card a big seller? The mainstream exposure Pac has been getting the last few weeks. He was on TMZ when they caught him getting off the plane in LA and reported it was the largest crowd they had ever seen gathered for a celebrity. Manny's duet on Kimmel was seen by 1.5-1.7 mil people, has been buzzing all week (the video on Kimmel's youtube has close to 700K views after only 3-4 days). Sunday he'll be introduced to a much wider and more diverse public group when he's profiled on 60 minutes (which routinely does 10 mil+ viewers). If a small fraction of the millions of people that the exposure has attracted end up buying the PPV, it could do pretty big numbers. Plus there's always the regular boxing base and the #s 24/7 attracts. My personal guess is 1-1.2 mil, but Arum's prediction wouldn't surprise me one bit.

I think the fight will do well but still I just don't see the mass appeal to this fight. Maybe it gets to a million but I don't think that is a foregone conclusion and I certainly don't know how much legs it has to get much beyond that. Could be wrong though hopefully they do good and reach whatever goals they set for themselves (internally not baseless public promotion numbers)..

actually, Gino Ros has been pretending to be a gay pinoy trying to piss off the pactards since he joined. just look at his damn av. So what that is tame by comparison of what goes down here on a regular basis. Call him out on that when he is doing it, I don't see it in this thread so why bring it up.

Call him out when he does that then, don't cry wolf when no wolf is present . actually, Gino Ros has been pretending to be a gay pinoy trying to piss off the pactards since he joined. just look at his damn av.

Arum predicted 60K+ at the stadium and 1.3+ mil buys, on the record. Arum Expects over 1.3-Million Buys for Pacquiao Fight By NICK GIONGCO October 16, 2010, 8:18pm “I am confident this fight will do well over the 1.3-million (pay-per-view) buys that Manny did against Oscar De La Hoya (in 2008),” said Arum on Saturday from Baguio, a few hours after arriving from Las Vegas. “I am confident this fight will do well over the 1.3-million (pay-per-view) buys that Manny did against Oscar De La Hoya (in 2008),” said Arum on Saturday from Baguio, a few hours after arriving from Las Vegas. MANILA, Philippines — Bob Arum has seen them all. But the Hall of Fame promoter, known for his love for hyperbole, insists he is not exaggerating when asked about his target for the Nov. 13 showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito. “I am confident this fight will do well over the 1.3-million (pay-per-view) buys that Manny did against Oscar De La Hoya (in 2008),” said Arum on Saturday from Baguio, a few hours after arriving from Las Vegas. Arum’s good vibes stem from Pacquiao last performance against Joshua Clottey last March that drew 700,000 buys considering that the Ghanaian slugger virtually has zero fanbase in the Texas area. Arum and his stepdaughter Dena DuBoef were ferried to the City of Pines shortly after they touched down in Manila using the private plane of former Ilocos Sur Gov. Chavit Singson, a close friend of Pacquiao. Arum will be in Baguio for a media day scheduled Monday and the Top Rank chief exudes optimism that the Pacquiao-Margarito battle at Cowboy Stadium will eventually become a landmark event. “Ticket sales are really strong and almost all the floor seats have been sold,” said Arum, referring to the $700 tickets that usually are reserved for celebrities. But Arum warns Pacquiao not to take Margarito, a huge underdog, lightly as he has been in informed that the Mexican is training like hell in Oxnard, California. Meanwhile, Pacquiao will also host a media day at the Wild Card in Hollywood on Oct. 27, followed by Margarito holding his own the following day at the Lb For Lb Gym in Los Angeles. Pacquiao flies to Dallas on board a private plane to be leased by Arum on Nov. 8

This guys agenda overall is to hate on pinoys. Call him out when he does that then, don't cry wolf when no wolf is present .

This guys agenda overall is to hate on pinoys. Ummmmm huh? Hate on pinoys is plural , as in ALL , other pinoys dont get talked about , you get it now .

yes. and iam sure it will do that. everybody know that if it do less it is big failure. so it will definately do more sells than that So 1.3 its a big success but 1.25 its a big failure?

Arum predicted 60K+ at the stadium and 1.3+ mil buys, on the record. yes. and iam sure it will do that. everybody know that if it do less it is big failure. so it will definately do more sells than that

There are no other Pinoys being talked about anywhere so I dont know what you ALL is , sounds like you have complex . Ummmmm huh?

This guys agenda overall is to hate on pinoys. There are no other Pinoys being talked about anywhere so I dont know what you ALL is , sounds like you have complex .

Arum predicted 60K+ at the stadium and 1.3+ mil buys, on the record.

How is that hating on Phillipinos? That article has more to do with hating on what Arum has to say. This guys agenda overall is to hate on pinoys.

Roughly. Oscar-Floyd 2.4 million Floyd-Hatton 900k Oscar-Manny 1.25 million Manny-Hatton 850k Jones-Clazaghe 250k Floyd-Jmm 1.05 million Manny-Cotto 1.2 million Floyd-Mosley 1.4 million I think that is all of them since Pacman-Clottey didn't have a 24/7, and I could be wrong but those are the numbers I remember. thank you buddy

Roughly. Oscar-Floyd 2.4 million Floyd-Hatton 900k Oscar-Manny 1.25 million Manny-Hatton 850k Jones-Clazaghe 250k Floyd-Jmm 1.05 million Manny-Cotto 1.2 million Floyd-Mosley 1.4 million I think that is all of them since Pacman-Clottey didn't have a 24/7, and I could be wrong but those are the numbers I remember.

it will do more than the clottey fight, id be suprised if it does over 1.1 millin tbh.