On youtube, there are a lot of boxing platforms claiming that Spence vs Crawford will do huge numbers. I'm just trying to figure out how? Neither guy has headlined a PPV, neither guy sales out an arena( outside their hometown), their not marketed properly, and they don't have big personalities. Explain to me how this fight does huge numbers?
Talent, Skills, Records, Championships and Intrigue.
The two best welters at this time whats not to like?
Might not be a huge ppv but maybe in two years it is!
Two very good talents.
Ray
Spence will provably have outgrown the division
It would be 2 undefeated fighters fighting to possibly unify the division. It could be built up to a PPV fight in 2019. Crawford's next fight will be at home on regular ESPN in October. Spence is fighting this week and sold 14,000 seats or close to that, has a huge following in NY (saw 3 of his fights there). By itself I think it can do 500K buys, with a good under card and promotion I think it could do 1 million. Boxing doesn't have a lot of PPV throughout the year so people will have money to spend.
i dont think it would do huge numbers but its a fight that most actual boxing fans want to see. i think it would be a good one & a 50/50 fight. wasnt Postal/Crawford a PPV & the main event?
The tracks are different
The two of them facing off won't be the cause of any "mega fight" but let's take a step back here.
6.5m homes watched Errol Spence Jr stop Leonard Bundu on NBC. Spence Jr then went to Sheffield, in front of 20000+ people, and beat an A-fighter in Kell Brook for the IBF 147lb belt (matinee fight did 300k homes in the US, but Spence fighting there was such an event that they doubled the building size and Brook likely did alright on Box Office too). Spence then fights Lamont Peterson at Barclays Center, in front of 13000+ (formal TV rating was only 650k homes in the US, but the take on the gate was such that Lou DiBella was at the press conference, drink in hand, talking up everything).
Errol Spence Jr is about to fight in front of 15000 at home this weekend, and a fight with Danny Garcia to close out the year (likely on CBS, tbh) isn't far-fetched either.
Keith Thurman isn't rushing in to fight Spence, so let's just have Spence Jr settle a mandatory at home early in the year, before having the Thurman fight in the summer (August on PPV would make sense).
Spence Jr wins and he's KoTM, drawing well in a bunch of markets, with good fights that can make great events still in hand.
By 2020, Errol Spence Jr may be a PPV fighter in his own right.
Maybe it won't be a mega fight but I think it would be the two best welterweights in the world fighting each other. Both boxers are attacking fighters who get lots of KO wins. It's one of my top favorite potential fights.
Maybe it's not a mega fight in terms of worldwide appeal and drawing all the casuals in, but for the hardcore, it's one of the best fights that can be made in boxing. With proper build-up and promotion, it could easily sell upwards of 500k with a nice undercard.
On youtube, there are a lot of boxing platforms claiming that Spence vs Crawford will do huge numbers. I'm just trying to figure out how? Neither guy has headlined a PPV, neither guy sales out an arena( outside their hometown), their not marketed properly, and they don't have big personalities. Explain to me how this fight does huge numbers?You're an idiot.
Simple explanation.
Who specifically is saying it'll do huge numbers?
That's what I'm wondering. This smells of a fake premise.
If anyone's predicting an eventual mega-fight (which I am) it's because of the paths they are on. They seem destined to collide in a very significant fight in about 2 years. Right now, they're being built. I don't know of anyone who thinks it's going to happen tomorrow. But, we can see the seeds being sewn and the fact that we're seeing so much discussion about it is proof that it's building like it should be.
If and when it does happen it will be very, very big.
Chances are they will join four belts and have recognition as the two best US fighters. Both could be unbeaten and in their primes.
Crawford will be growing with ESPN backing him. He’s had one fight on regular TV, one on the app. Spence profile is growing too.
Once the Heavyweight division is unified and GGG-Canelo is out the way there’s always one fight the general public want to see and this could be it. Loma-Mikey possibly but that would likely be before this so I think this could be that fight provided both keep winning.
Talent, Skills, Records, Championships and Intrigue.
The two best welters at this time whats not to like?
Might not be a huge ppv but maybe in two years it is!
Two very good talents.
Ray