Do you think GGG-Lemieux will flop on PPV?

So, turns out this fight has been signed and will be at MSG on October 17. I will definitely be catching that in person, what a monster fight this should be. That being said, it's not the kinda matchup that seems like it would do very well on PPV. ODLH stood behind the match being on PPV saying it was a good start for both of them, and says he expects 350-500k buys (quote/source below). So what do y'all think? Can it do that many? Also, what is the general opinion of the matchup.. is Lemieux an improvement from Monroe? Can he win? "When you talk about getting bang for your buck it doesn't get any better than this," De La Hoya said. "When you think about the pay-per-view numbers we're being real here. This is not a million-selling pay-per-view. We're thinking along the lines of between 350,000 and 500,000 buys. You have to start somewhere, and this is a perfect fight for both guys to start off on pay-per-view. Obviously, we are going to stack the card like there's no tomorrow. We want to give the fans bang for their buck." http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/13318483/gennady-golovkin-david-lemieux-meet-middleweight-title-unification-fight

Comments (20)

Redd_Foxx

Lemieux is another match that heavily favors Golovkin. A lot of people will enthusiastically watch that for free but not many are going to pay for it. Guess my initial thoughts were right all along. After people here got hyped I thought 250+ but, initially, assumed no one wanted this.

10y ago

LarryX

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CR8iMv4WoAAepxp.jpg

10y ago

Kev

I honestly didn't know what to expect really. One thing I've always said is that casuals are a lot smarter than people give them credit for. They probably google'd Lemiuex, saw his losses, youtube'd Lemiuex and saw his recent losses to Rubio and Alcine. To hardcore GGG fans 2011 was "a long time ago" but to the normal person who does not follow boxing religiously, those losses were pretty recent. Really the alcine loss was in December 2011. Those 4 years were turned almost to Pacquiao-Torrecampo like lapse in losses. That's not how normal fans see it, 2011 could be seen as very, very recent for most people. Funny thing is the same hardcore GGG fans that say Lemiuex vs Rubio/Alcine was too long ago to matter, are the same exact posters who constantly remind the forum about Mayweather vs Castillo I a 2002 fight, to indicate why Floyd Mayweather is not great. But na, Lemiuex is a different beast after 4 years after his back to back losses to fringe contenders. But Floyd is not great after 15 years after his close fight vs the #1 ranked LW and WBC Lightweight champion in his first 135 fight.

10y ago

Jsmooth9876

I honestly didn't know what to expect really. One thing I've always said is that casuals are a lot smarter than people give them credit for. Damn, why is the poll not public? I forgot what I voted.. I thought it would do between 150-200 I think... Sorry, didn't mean to quote ya, just hit the button by accident

10y ago

Doctor_Tenma4618

This is what I thought at first, but then as the fight got closer and I started seeing some buzz, I thought more like 250k. I guess I was initially right in my prediction. Still shocked though that it did 97k. I honestly didn't know what to expect really. One thing I've always said is that casuals are a lot smarter than people give them credit for.

10y ago

HanzGruber

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CR8iMv4WoAAepxp.jpg Lol wow. All the people who say "lol that ppv flopped" suddenly won't care about ppv numbers

10y ago

Kev

150k or it will even end up that it does so bad the numbers will not be released. It will do good with fans in attendance though. This is what I thought at first, but then as the fight got closer and I started seeing some buzz, I thought more like 250k. I guess I was initially right in my prediction. Still shocked though that it did 97k.

10y ago

el_malo2039

Morales Manny Barrera Marquez Trinidad Cotto Sold a bunch of PPVs to american public without an American star I meant to say non-Americans over seas like europes, Asia etc. But I'm glad to see my prediction of 100-150k be spot on.

10y ago

b00g13man

:lol1::lol1::lol1:

10y ago

DeandreXI

this is vlade divac-type levels of flop...... this is fifa-type levels of flop....... all that bs these dumbass lil g-tards were talking came back to bite them in the ass. Word :rofl:

10y ago

BrometheusBob

I haven't come across any sources on the numbers yet? Can someone fill me in here?

10y ago

Xi_

Flopped harder than Chris Paul this is vlade divac-type levels of flop...... this is fifa-type levels of flop....... all that bs these dumbass lil g-tards were talking came back to bite them in the ass.

10y ago

HanzGruber

I figure between 350 and 500k. I think Floyd will be very disappointed in his numbers this time out. Many people were feeling ripped off after the Pac fight, not only because of the quality of the fight but because of the problems with the feed right off the bat. I expect many casuals deciding to pick up this fight instead as it will be cheaper and offer an action packed night instead of a track meet. http://www.reactiongifs.com/lol/illK6U.gif

10y ago

Sugar_Adam_Ali

Oh dammit I made another private poll lol. I need to pay more attention to that.. A lot of people are now thankful you have it private

10y ago

Sugar_Adam_Ali

100-150k at most. When was the last time 2 non-american boxers sold any ppv's? Morales Manny Barrera Marquez Trinidad Cotto Sold a bunch of PPVs to american public without an American star

10y ago

DeandreXI

Flopped harder than Chris Paul

10y ago

Dirk_Diggler_UK

I voted correctly.

10y ago

Xi_

flop city........

10y ago

Sweet_Pea_50

http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/article/media_slots/photos/000/313/521/SkipBaylessDoesntKnowBoxing_crop_exact.jpg?w=340&h=255&q=85

10y ago

Beater_of_ass

Depends what you consider a flop, if HBO is hoping for more than 250k buys... yeah it's going to flop. If there expecting 200k which is what I'm expecting then no it wouldn't be considered a flop. What I will say though is this does NOTHING to help promote or build other fighters. I buy PPV if it's a competitive matchup. All you need to know is GGG is a 14-1 favorite, why wouldn't he be against a guy who lost to Rubio FFS, and they want to charge $50 for this sh*t. All because they want to show how much of a "star" GGG is lol.

10y ago