Could boxing ever produce an event as big as WrestleMania III?

More to the point,they're throwing sh.iz at Andre:no:

Boxing does indeed need to step their game up and turn these fight cards into big events. Every fight in the U.S is the same old routine.

Wresting always seems to have a good atmosphere. Audience participation is an integral part of pantomime.

Chavez/Haugen had a crowd attendance of 132,247.

Yes maybe floyd vs manny in the states. Guaranteed in the Phillipines Froch vs Calzaghe in the uk Canelo vs chavez jr in mexico Imagine Manny vs. Floyd in General Santos City....

after all these years andre was robbed, that was a 3 count. b.s

Mayweather-Alvarez brought in $20m at the gate; if Mayweather-Pacquiao is as big a fight as folks on here want to view it as, it would be reasonable to expect a $30m-$50m gate for said fight. Even if 100,000 people show up to JerryLand for the fight, there's no way that they bring in even $15m off of that at the gate. And "better atmosphere", lol? One day at Jerry Jones' faux mausoleum in Arlington, TX or a fight week in Vegas? Almost 17,000 people watching the fight live at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, 10,000 watching the fight by stagescreen setup at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, and another 15,000 people watching the fight on closed circuit across the rest of the MGM Las Vegas properties. You can't deliver a 2-3 week event, which the hype for Mayweather-Pacquiao would warrant, from Arlington, TX. :haha::haha:Why the fuk are you trying to debate me on this?? I dont give a fuk what you think!! Share your opinion and shut up! Thanx Edit: have you even been to a live fight??? I have numerous times... in fact i was there live at aquas caliente casino for bradley-peterson, and was there live at staples center for klitshko vs arreola, now guess which one had the better atmosphere genius!! Its not rocket science!

Is this a joke? Heavyweights already produced dozens of events far bigger than that. Ali-Frazier had the entire Nation watching. Ali-Foreman had the entire World watching. Louis-Marciano had the entire Nation watching. Tyson-Spinks had the entire nation watching. Boxing was on the front pages of newspapers from the 20's all the way up to the 90's. Look at the number of Sports Illustrated covers of boxers during the 80's and 90's..........more than NFL players. Look how big boxing was during the 60's and 70's.........Than during Tyson mania......It wasn't until after the LEWIS-TYSON fight that boxing really died from the public eye outside of Floyd/Manny. I blame that on the massive decline of the HW Division.

Boxing needs something like the 12th man.

Only if Floyd signs the contract and stops ducking Salka. #FightSalka LOL

WrestleMania and all the hype is fun, but there is no comparison to a big fight. The atmosphere is more electrifying and the PPV numbers are bigger.

Only if Floyd signs the contract and stops ducking Salka.

As far as attendance goes i think they can... cowboy stadium would be the perfect place to stage the fight imo... more butts in the seats=s better atmosphere! but floyd, arum and co. Think its a vegas fight, so thats highly likely where it will take place... Mayweather-Alvarez brought in $20m at the gate; if Mayweather-Pacquiao is as big a fight as folks on here want to view it as, it would be reasonable to expect a $30m-$50m gate for said fight. Even if 100,000 people show up to JerryLand for the fight, there's no way that they bring in even $15m off of that at the gate. And "better atmosphere", lol? One day at Jerry Jones' faux mausoleum in Arlington, TX or a fight week in Vegas? Almost 17,000 people watching the fight live at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, 10,000 watching the fight by stagescreen setup at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, and another 15,000 people watching the fight on closed circuit across the rest of the MGM Las Vegas properties. You can't deliver a 2-3 week event, which the hype for Mayweather-Pacquiao would warrant, from Arlington, TX.

Yes maybe floyd vs manny in the states. Guaranteed in the Phillipines Froch vs Calzaghe in the uk Canelo vs chavez jr in mexico

we already have. http://longstreet.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83542d51e69e2010535c64f0c970c-pi

rofl, I had to watch that youtube video to see what it was all about. Man, it's so fake to watch, it's baffling how people are so in to it. My favorite part was when the Giant went to headbutt Hulk on the outside and ends up smacking himself into the ring post, except... his head never touched it, rofl. Then the commentator has to reassure the audience that he did by saying, HE SURE DID. lol, what a bunch of drones in that crowd.

Boxing in the US is more about smaller elitist crowds and charging heaps for the big fights.

i mean just look at the atmosphere INSANE this is what boxing needs As far as attendance goes i think they can... cowboy stadium would be the perfect place to stage the fight imo... more butts in the seats=s better atmosphere! but floyd, arum and co. Think its a vegas fight, so thats highly likely where it will take place...

What? Boxing back in the days held alot of packed houses. Also, there's been a bigger crowd in wrestling, I remember scotty steiner saying they went to north Korea and they packed 100,000 or more I think. Wm 3 also is questionable for their attendance count.