DAN RAFAEL: "Mayweather-Ortiz Will Be The Best-Selling PPV Fight This Year"

Add me...check the sig People are willing to pay to see Floyd Mayweather Jr lose, but its not on happen.

No offense, Dee. But this bores me. Mind if I bail? Later.

Floyd "I need a loan" Mayweather who has maybe tripled Pac in purse amounts? Not a good look for his future. 'Werd'. He might need a job at MP Promotions. Oh, wait...

I guess that puts them in the same boat. Manny has been begging his puppetmaster for loans. Good for the goose... Floyd "I need a loan" Mayweather who has maybe tripled Pac in purse amounts? Not a good look for his future.

24/7 is the best for a reason, i say leave that the same. Maybe a more indepth into daily activities like 360 but hbo has it packed down.

This will be a hell of a PPV, hope they bring a more attractive visual aspect to HBO PPV soon, we need more hype during PPV. After all this time, I'd like to see some format improvements to 24/7.

When it comes to money, its easy to make it but hard to keep it. Floyd should know. He made almost 100mil in 2007 only to return in 2009 and have to borrow 10mil from his daddy Oscar! :kiss: I guess that puts them in the same boat. Manny has been begging his puppetmaster for loans. Good for the goose...

This will be a hell of a PPV, hope they bring a more attractive visual aspect to HBO PPV soon, we need more hype during PPV.

The way Michael Jordan did at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony? I think Floyd likes money. Haters spend green money too. I think he likes that he got $22.5 million to fight Mosley, and Manny got $6 million. When it comes to money, its easy to make it but hard to keep it. Floyd should know. He made almost 100mil in 2007 only to return in 2009 and have to borrow 10mil from his daddy Oscar! :kiss:

No. As far as positive fan acceptance. Remember, it wasnt Pacquiao who cried his eyes out in front of the world about how the fans and media always bash him and never give him any credit. Think about that before you claim that Floyd doesnt care what the fans or media says about him. LOL The way Michael Jordan did at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony? I think Floyd likes money. Haters spend green money too. I think he likes that he got $22.5 million to fight Mosley, and Manny got $6 million.

...by not selling as much? :D No. As far as positive fan acceptance. Remember, it wasnt Pacquiao who cried his eyes out in front of the world about how the fans and media always bash him and never give him any credit. Think about that before you claim that Floyd doesnt care what the fans or media says about him. LOL

He stole Floyd's shine ..... ...by not selling as much? :D

Or not very much love for the other guy Name me another foreigner who's come to the states and captured fan interest the way Pac has? He stole Floyd's shine and Floyd cant stand it. Floyd has even went on the record to whine about how Americans support a Philippino more than they support an American.

http://www.proboxing-fans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mayweather-ortiz2.jpg Tickets are priced at $1,250, $1,000, $600, $300 and $150 (not including applicable service charges) and will go on sale Friday at 1 p.m. ET. Tickets are limited to 12 per person, only two of which can be the $150 tickets. They can be purchased with a credit card by calling Ticketmaster (800-745-3000), in person at the MGM Grand Garden Arena box office or at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com. It's a slam dunk that Mayweather-Ortiz will be a hot ticket. Mayweather's past four fights -- all of which have been staged at the MGM Grand -- rank among the top 23 boxing gates in Nevada history. With Mayweather ending a 16-month layoff, there figures to be pent-up demand. Here is how Mayweather's past four fights did on Nevada's all-time list: • No. 1: His May 2007 fight with Oscar De La Hoya not only drew a record Nevada boxing gate (and an all-time pay-per-view sales record of almost 2.5 million units), but netted the biggest gate in boxing history -- a monstrous $18,419,200 from a paid attendance of 17,078. • No. 10: In May 2010, Mayweather's most recent fight, he beat Shane Mosley as the bout drew a paid crowd of 14,038 for a gate of $11,032,100. • No. 12: Mayweather's memorable knockout of Ricky Hatton in December 2007 drew 15,488 fans (mostly Brits rooting for Hatton), which translated to $10,393,950.00. • No. 23: In September 2009, Mayweather ended a 21-month retirement by facing Juan Manuel Marquez and drew a paid crowd of 12,009 for a gate of $6,865,250. Besides projecting a big crowd at the MGM Grand, my prediction is that Mayweather-Ortiz, at $54.95, will be the best-selling pay-per-view fight of the year. HBO's four-part "24/7 Mayweather-Ortiz" reality series, which follows the fighters through their training camps, will debut Aug. 27 (10 p.m. ET/PT). http://www.thekezarpub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Mayweather-Ortiz-September-17.jpg http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/blog/_/name/rafael_dan/id/6742398 wont be surprised if it is. great main event with stacked undercard = happy and satisfied fans

That's some strong hate if you ask me! LOL Or not very much love for the other guy

heres what matters. lets say people tune in to see floyd lose. well thats terible for pac b.c more people pay to see floyd lose than to see pac win. pactards lose again That's some strong hate if you ask me! LOL

The combination of Floyd fighting only once a year along with him fighting a Mexican with a stacked Mexican undercard on Mexican Independence day will make this a succesfull PPV. He'll do similar #'s to what he did with Mosley. Dont expect anything in the range of 2mil though.

Those undercards were for HBO not PPV or am I mistaken? The plan was for Canelo to headline the Mexican Independence weekend PPV. It wouldn't have surprised if they put Morales on a Mexican Independence weekend event. Would it have surprised you? Relax guy not saying it would have been just as big as Floyd event. But, Canelo would have still fought regardless. Pretty sure Morales would be there. Now the question would be what other fighters would have made it? Hell matter of fact if Floyd wouldn't have fought Ortiz. It might have been Ortiz against someone...Maybe an easy opponent though. Like a Malignaggi or so. actually ortiz mallinaggi sounds like a fun fight. i bet paulie would do really well but come up short.

heres what matters. lets say people tune in to see floyd lose. well thats terible for pac b.c more people pay to see floyd lose than to see pac win. pactards lose again Dont you know? Manny is not American....remember?

Wait hold up, time out! I read earlier that the reason Floyd does so well in PPV is because peoPle pay to watch him lose. If this is true and I really do believe it because up until recently that's why I would buy floyds PPv's then that means he goes up against good opposition right? I mean if u are paying over $50 then u strongly believe he has a chance to lose. So PAC fans which is it? Does he fight nobodies and bums and if so then why the need to buy his PPV to see him lose?