Ellerbe: "Fans Coming For Floyd, Not Ricky"

[C'MONMANG']

as much as youre discounting what he says, its 100 percent true, we have an overcrowding of superstars in this country, from basketball, to american football, to baseball, from the pro levels to the college levels, its really tough to be a star in this country without being something special. i pointed this out way earlier.

great, so that's the reason why Floyd isnt as big a draw as Hatton. that's fine, but who cares..the point of the thread is that Ellerbe said that Floyd was..regardless of why or that the US HAS MORE stars,..Hatton is still a bigger draw.

[2120]

You've yet to produce numbers from Ricky Hatton and instead emphasize live gate in England

and u choose to go off topic because it hurts u when floyd is mentioned second or beneath someone. so u start bringing up ppv # which has nothing to do with topic

what u do think hatton can sell out in arena with oscar in vegas (drawing fans to the fight)

ellerbe: fans coming for floyd, not ricky

this is the what the topic is about not ppv

Also, more than 6 million viewers tuned in to De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7 alone. Mayweather has headlined HBO cards for years which consistently draws on millions. You've yet to produce numbers from Ricky Hatton

6 million stayed tuned(i pretty sure u mean total viewer combined for each episode) after sopranos yeah i know mayweather has headlined on hbo cards for years. i wonder why he just started doing ppv? oh yeah because he cant draw a gate not even in vegas (with out a good dance partner oscar judah gatti and baldimor the walk out bout) thats why it took him so long to get on ppv

which is a company bigger than any sports station in England, with a bigger base

i doubt it has as many viewers available than terrestrial tv even in small country like britian

Dude, first off, what the hell does Amir Khan have to do with Ricky Hatton?

do the math amir khan can get 6 million viewers terrestrial tv on saturday

what do u think hatton does

the poster boy of british boxing

[S.W.F.C]

Got bored when i got to page 10 of this thread.
People are saying that Hatton hasn't been on ppv over in America ?
Ive never seen Floyd on ppv over here in the UK.
All his fights has been free, Including the Oscar fight.
If he was that big of a draw then surely we would have had to pay for it ?

[tredh]

Heres an excerpt from my next article which talks about this:


"Hatton's appeal is unique, something that American audiences cannot relate to. Put it this way, if the fight was in England, how many fans would make the trans-Atlantic journey to see Mayweather-Hatton? Here's a hint, not 30,000. Hatton is a prized export, like Manny Pacquiao is to the Philippines, like Naseem Hamed was to England, like Julio Cesar Chavez was to Mexico. To America, Floyd Mayweather is just a prizefighter. To England, Ricky Hatton is much more."

The bold is ****** because you could say the same **** for a Hatton-De la Hoya fight in England. Yes those people are fans of Hatton but a lot of that **** has to do with National Loyalty. In America we don't love or like our sports stars because of National Loyalty so that comment makes no sense or serves no purpose to prove anything.

[Maxy]

The Ricky Hatton fans are going to Vegas to see the fighter they follow have his biggest fight to date.

Hence the number of them travelling.

[C'MONMANG']

The bold is ****** because you could say the same **** for a Hatton-De la Hoya fight in England. Yes those people are fans of Hatton but a lot of that **** has to do with National Loyalty. In America we don't love or like our sports stars because of National Loyalty so that comment makes no sense or serves no purpose to prove anything.

I have a feeling that a LOT of Dela Hoya fans would make the trip, he has a LOT more fan base then Floyd..

BUT THATS BESIDES THE POINT, THE THREAD IS ABOUT FLOYD/HATTON....

[VIVA MEXICO!!!]

The bold is ****** because you could say the same **** for a Hatton-De la Hoya fight in England. Yes those people are fans of Hatton but a lot of that **** has to do with National Loyalty. In America we don't love or like our sports stars because of National Loyalty so that comment makes no sense or serves no purpose to prove anything.

there is no loyalty in america because all of the best american fighters are cowards and businessman.

[ElGranLuchador]

fans coming for hatton u will know for sure when he gets the bigger pop at his entrance

[Ray*]

I think Team hatton are lying about the 30,000 thing...I really doubt it.

[deevel79]

I think Team hatton are lying about the 30,000 thing...I really doubt it.

Golden Boy confirmed it. Hatton did indeed have 30k ticket requests.