Diaz-Katsidis 1500 tickets sold in one day...

[Domain]

Is this good bad or decent? 8500 seats are whats for sell in the arena. So 7000 are left after one day. Depending on how fast they sell more seats will be opened up. 1500 a good number or not?

That is better then the Pacquiao vs Diaz fight.

[mrpain81]

Maybe they make more money of betting in a place like Vegas than in seats? (don't know, I'm trying to make some sense to the fact that you presented)

It's because they have gotten used to just picking up a site fee check and having the money guaranteed.

Hatton's fight against Lazcano had a bigger gate $$ then his fight against Mayweather, promoters shop around the fights to casinos and venues that will guarantee the biggest fee. Thats why you get fights like Juan Diaz vs Julio Diaz in Chicago in front of 3000 fan. Don King probably got the best site fee there, so he doesn't have to do his Job of promote.

It's like the promoters aren't promoters any more, they are brokers who collect a check from HBO and the Casinos, pay the fighters and get their cut.

[MakeDamnSure]

That is better then the Pacquiao vs Diaz fight.

Diaz and Juarez are Houston native.. Put Pac at Staples Center or any Filipino population out there and it will be an instant sell out...

[iron_boy]

1500 is pretty good concidering theres about 2 months for the fight... this will be great fight!! katsidis dosent take a step back and i dont think diaz will as well