Will Pacquiao or Mayweather ever topple De La Hoya?

for now I am holding my vote till both Pac and Floyd fights... If Pacquiao vs Mayweather happens it would add around $150m to there PPV pot

You're forgetting one thing about Oscar...he had cross-gender appeal (not just in fishnets)...he is a very good looking guy and women loved him...whereas with Floyd being black and Manny looking like a retarded mongoloid, they will never appeal to women like that. If Khan were from Philly, maybe he could captivate the female viewers like that. so floyd will never appeal to women cause he's black? :thinking:

http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/payperview.htm The top 3 as it stand at the moment. 1. Oscar De La Hoya - $610.6 million on 12.6 million buys (18 events) 2. Mike Tyson - $545 million on 12.4 million buys (12 events) 3. Evander Holyfield - $543 million on 12.6 million buys (14 events) Tyson and Holyfield can both claim to be a bigger attraction than Oscar, but this is about who brings home the bacon. I still think if Pacquiao fights 4/5 more fights he will topple Oscar. Floyd fights a fight a year if that, don't think he will fight into his 40s so highly unlikely that he will be able to topple Oscar.

oscar will remain king

I don't know. Oscar fought the best out there with very few catch weights and demands. I think he remains on top.

for now I am holding my vote till both Pac and Floyd fights...

Well we could be honest, or we could kid ourselves. The difference between Manny/Floyd-Oscar is that Oscar fought much better comp. Boxing simply cannot afford to have Manny cherrypick shot fighters or Floyd fighting the guys that give him credibility, but still he should beat comfortably. If they don't fight each other, neither are worthy to be compared to oscar in that sense. Another thing Floyd is trying to command bigger ppv money in a shaby economy, single handedly trying to kill the sport. I normally get your point but what does this got to do with toppling OScar as Numero Uno PPV Star? and you have to remember PAC was co-heading PPV since Pac-Morales 1, that means he fought Barera and Juan Ma at their peaks and I could simply say that this 3 can compete with with any 3 you can pick on delahoya's resume not to mention PAC has Win on all 3 ... but I do agree that they should fight each other before they could claim the throne...

Manny isn't generating that per fight. Floyd could because he would be the only fighter with 2 over 2 mil+ ppv's, If he fights manny. Then he would need to fight only cotto or canelo and he would go over $660 mil because the fights would both be $65-$70 on ppv. I think TS's point is that Manny is more active, therefore he's generating more money at the rate of 2 fights per year compared to Floyd's once a year. Although to be fair, Manny is more likely to retire first.

Oscar is the ATG PPV King, don't have the figures at hand but his fights have generated over $600 million in PPV sales He is ahead of the likes of Tyson, Holyfield and ofcourse Pacquiao and Mayweather. Pacquiao and Mayweather are still active fighters but only have a few years left in the game I would imagine. Could they dethrone Oscar as the ATG PPV King? Don't have the figures at hand but I believe Pacquiao has generated somewhere around $400m and Mayweather around $350m Poll coming Manny isn't generating that per fight. Floyd could because he would be the only fighter with 2 over 2 mil+ ppv's, If he fights manny. Then he would need to fight only cotto or canelo and he would go over $660 mil because the fights would both be $65-$70 on ppv.

IMO they will never topple DLH since probably Pac's and I know for a fact Floyd had their most PPV sales when they were fighting against DLH, so the plain answer is NO, they will NEVER be considered greater than DLH in that aspect.... I'm talking about generating the most amount of money through PPV. I think Oscar had somethign around $660m I think Pacquiao is around $400m and Mayweather may be just under that. I think Pacquiao is generating around $80 million per a fight now, so 4 fights down the line could put him above Oscar, and if he fights Mayweather that could generate close to $200m

Well we could be honest, or we could kid ourselves. The difference between Manny/Floyd-Oscar is that Oscar fought much better comp. Boxing simply cannot afford to have Manny cherrypick shot fighters or Floyd fighting the guys that give him credibility, but still he should beat comfortably. If they don't fight each other, neither are worthy to be compared to oscar in that sense. Another thing Floyd is trying to command bigger ppv money in a shaby economy, single handedly trying to kill the sport.

Both fighters are about 4-5 fights away from toppling Oscar. Not sure if Mayweather will have those that many fights, Pacquiao might though. IMO they will never topple DLH since probably Pac's and I know for a fact Floyd had their most PPV sales when they were fighting against DLH, so the plain answer is NO, they will NEVER be considered greater than DLH in that aspect....

Both fighters are about 4-5 fights away from toppling Oscar. Not sure if Mayweather will have those that many fights, Pacquiao might though.

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