Cotto-Margarito Tickets Not as Hot as Vegas Temps

[Horus]

The source quoted in this article is full of **** on at least one point:

The $100, $200 and $300 tickets are sold out, NOT the $500 and $700.

I was just on ticketmaster and the cheapest ticket left is $500.

This isn't a huge fight, only for us hardcores.

One of the biggest mistakes The Bobfather made was ticket prices.

If you want to sit anywhere in the lower bowl it's a minimum $500, which is out-****in'-rageous for a fight like this. No matter how much we may want to believe it these guys aren't household names, especailly Margarito.
Generally speaking, nobody knows who the **** he is and Cotto isn't too far behind in that department.

If tickets were cheaper (let's say the most expensive ticket was $500) I truly believe this fight would have been sold out or come close to it.

Arum has gotten lazy as ****. Zero promotion. He figures if he puts it in the casino they do all the work for him..wrong! The casinos only promote locally to make people aware of this fight, nowhere else.

Like someone mentioned earlier, there are no more real promoters anymore. They just get a facility, hold 3 or 4 press conferences on both coasts and stage a fight, that's it.

This is why Cotto needs to Leave Top Rank...
BOB ARUM IS A *****, and he is killing Boxing..

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This fight wont do over 375,000 P.P.V BUYS....

Are you crazy? the fight won't sniff 375K. I called 275k to 325K when it was announced.

Pacquiao-Mexicans do 330-350K. This fight will do less.

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Pay Per View History

Delahoya-Mayweather: 2.2 MIL

Tyson-Holyfield 2: 1.99 MIL

Tyson-Lewis: 1.8 MIL

Tyson-Holyfield 1: 1.59 MIL

Tyson- McNeely: 1.55 MIL

Holyfield - Foreman: 1.4 MIL

DelaHoya-Trinidad: 1.4 MIL

Tyson-Bruno: 1.37 MIL

Tyson-Ruddock 2: 1.25 MIL

Holyfield-Lewis 1: 1.2 MIL

Holyfield-Douglas: 1.06 MIL

Tyson -Selden: 1.01 MIL

DelaHoya- Hopkins - 1.0 Mil

DelaHoya - Mosley 2 : 975K

Tyson- Ruddock 1: 959K

DelaHoya- Vargas - 940K

DelaHoya-Mayorga - 935K

Holyfield-Bowe 1: 929K

Mayweather - Hatton: 850K

Delahoya-Whitaker: 720K


Tyson-Botha: 700K

DelaHoya - Mosley : 585K

Delahoya- Quartey: 570K

Delahoya-Camacho: 560K

Delahoya-Chavez 2: 525K

Trinidad- Wright: 520K

Trinidad - Vargas: 520K

Trinidad-Hopkins: 475K

Tyson-Golota: 450K

Lewis/Tua - 420K

Jones-Tarver 3 : 415K

Mosley-Vargas: 415K

Taylor-Hopkins 2: 410K

DelaHoya - castillejo: 400K

Mayweather-Judah : 400k

Delahoya-Sturm: 380K

Mosley- Vargas 2 375K

Taylor-Hopkins : 370K

Gatti-Mayweather: 360K

Trinidad-Joppy: 350K

Lewis - Grant: 350K

Hopkins- Tarver: 350K

Delahoya-Campas: 350K

Morales- Pacquiao 3: 360K

Morales- pacquiao 2: 350k

Morales-pacquiao: 340K

Mayweather- Baldomir: 340K

Delahoya-Gonzales: 345K

Morales- Barrera 1,2,3: 300k-330K each

Delahoya- Ruelas: 330K

Hopkins – Wright : 305K

Cotto - Mosley: 290K

Delahoya- W. Rivera: 240K

Margarito - Cintron (Mosley): 225K

Delahoya-G. Hernandez: 220K

Ruiz-Golota: 175K

Barrera-Juarez: 165K

Jones, Jr- Harding: 125K

Klitschko- Williams: 120K

Barrera-Peden: 110K

Cotto-Malignaggi : 90K

Barrera-Fana: 75K

Rahman-Maskaev: 60K

Margarito-Gomez: 35K

[Sin City]

looks like the mexicans on the left coast aren't willing to put up the dough just to see him go down.

sounds smart to me, i wouldn't go to MSG to see cotto catch a beating if i knew it was going to happen too.

you know? hey but on the really.. most Mexicans I know don't treat Margarito with the same respect, love and effection they do Morales and Barrera.. Marquez gets love but not as much as those two and Margarito is like the ugly stepchild no one cares for.

[Sin City]

The Lack of Interest in this Cotto Margarito Fight in Vegas... Will Be Cotto's last fight in Vegas Unless it is against De La Hoya or Floyd...

He should of had this fight in either Puerto Rico, Mexico, or New York.

I blame Bob Arum for this, He is holding Cotto Back from being a star just like he did with Floyd...


Cotto needs to Leave Arum, HE COULD do better by himself in my opinion

This fight would have done better if it wasn't the summer season.. If you ever visited Vegas you would know. Next thing you know you will try and say that business is slow in all the casinos because no one knows Cotto too Last years summer fights didn't do so well here either and you can't blame Cotto for Margo's fans not showing up lol
The very few Ricans that I know over here are going to the fight. And all the nose bleeds and cheaper seats are sold out.. what does that tell you? the majority of people going are die hard boxings fans.. lol

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you know? hey but on the really.. most Mexicans I know don't treat Margarito with the same respect, love and effection they do Morales and Barrera.. Marquez gets love but not as much as those two and Margarito is like the ugly stepchild no one cares for.

Watch the mexicans and Puerto Ricans blame the ****ty nums on : the weather, the economy, gas prices, mayweather, Barack *****, Las vegas, The MGM, Bob Arum, etc....anything except the fact that nobody actually wants to see their crappy fighters.

[Sin City]

Delahoya-Mayweather: 2.2 MIL

Tyson-Holyfield 2: 1.99 MIL

Tyson-Lewis: 1.8 MIL

Tyson-Holyfield 1: 1.59 MIL

Tyson- McNeely: 1.55 MIL

Holyfield - Foreman: 1.4 MIL

DelaHoya-Trinidad: 1.4 MIL

Tyson-Bruno: 1.37 MIL

Tyson-Ruddock 2: 1.25 MIL

Holyfield-Lewis 1: 1.2 MIL

Holyfield-Douglas: 1.06 MIL

Tyson -Selden: 1.01 MIL

DelaHoya- Hopkins - 1.0 Mil

DelaHoya - Mosley 2 : 975K

Tyson- Ruddock 1: 959K

DelaHoya- Vargas - 940K

DelaHoya-Mayorga - 935K

Holyfield-Bowe 1: 929K

Mayweather - Hatton: 850K

Delahoya-Whitaker: 720K


Tyson-Botha: 700K

DelaHoya - Mosley : 585K

Delahoya- Quartey: 570K

Delahoya-Camacho: 560K

Delahoya-Chavez 2: 525K

Trinidad- Wright: 520K

Trinidad - Vargas: 520K

Trinidad-Hopkins: 475K

Tyson-Golota: 450K

Lewis/Tua - 420K

Jones-Tarver 3 : 415K

Mosley-Vargas: 415K

Taylor-Hopkins 2: 410K

DelaHoya - castillejo: 400K

Mayweather-Judah : 400k

Delahoya-Sturm: 380K

Mosley- Vargas 2 375K

Taylor-Hopkins : 370K

Gatti-Mayweather: 360K

Trinidad-Joppy: 350K

Lewis - Grant: 350K

Hopkins- Tarver: 350K

Delahoya-Campas: 350K

Morales- Pacquiao 3: 360K

Morales- pacquiao 2: 350k

Morales-pacquiao: 340K

Mayweather- Baldomir: 340K

Delahoya-Gonzales: 345K

Morales- Barrera 1,2,3: 300k-330K each

Delahoya- Ruelas: 330K

Hopkins – Wright : 305K

Cotto - Mosley: 290K

Delahoya- W. Rivera: 240K

Margarito - Cintron (Mosley): 225K

Delahoya-G. Hernandez: 220K

Ruiz-Golota: 175K

Barrera-Juarez: 165K

Jones, Jr- Harding: 125K

Klitschko- Williams: 120K

Barrera-Peden: 110K

Cotto-Malignaggi : 90K

Barrera-Fana: 75K

Rahman-Maskaev: 60K

Margarito-Gomez: 35K

At the point in his career when Cotto fought Malignaggi, Mayweather hadn't even had his first PPV yet so that's ******.

[Sin City]

Watch the mexicans and Puerto Ricans blame the ****ty nums on : the weather, the economy, gas prices, mayweather, Barack *****, Las vegas, The MGM, Bob Arum, etc....anything except the fact that nobody actually wants to see their crappy fighters.

So it's Cotto and Margarito's fault that business is slow in the casinos right now and it's their least bussiest time of the year too??
No tourists no business...

[Horus]

Delahoya-Mayweather: 2.2 MIL

Tyson-Holyfield 2: 1.99 MIL

Tyson-Lewis: 1.8 MIL

Tyson-Holyfield 1: 1.59 MIL

Tyson- McNeely: 1.55 MIL

Holyfield - Foreman: 1.4 MIL

DelaHoya-Trinidad: 1.4 MIL

Tyson-Bruno: 1.37 MIL

Tyson-Ruddock 2: 1.25 MIL

Holyfield-Lewis 1: 1.2 MIL

Holyfield-Douglas: 1.06 MIL

Tyson -Selden: 1.01 MIL

DelaHoya- Hopkins - 1.0 Mil

DelaHoya - Mosley 2 : 975K

Tyson- Ruddock 1: 959K

DelaHoya- Vargas - 940K

DelaHoya-Mayorga - 935K

Holyfield-Bowe 1: 929K

Mayweather - Hatton: 850K

Delahoya-Whitaker: 720K


Tyson-Botha: 700K

DelaHoya - Mosley : 585K

Delahoya- Quartey: 570K

Delahoya-Camacho: 560K

Delahoya-Chavez 2: 525K

Trinidad- Wright: 520K

Trinidad - Vargas: 520K

Trinidad-Hopkins: 475K

Tyson-Golota: 450K

Lewis/Tua - 420K

Jones-Tarver 3 : 415K

Mosley-Vargas: 415K

Taylor-Hopkins 2: 410K

DelaHoya - castillejo: 400K

Mayweather-Judah : 400k

Delahoya-Sturm: 380K

Mosley- Vargas 2 375K

Taylor-Hopkins : 370K

Gatti-Mayweather: 360K

Trinidad-Joppy: 350K

Lewis - Grant: 350K

Hopkins- Tarver: 350K

Delahoya-Campas: 350K

Morales- Pacquiao 3: 360K

Morales- pacquiao 2: 350k

Morales-pacquiao: 340K

Mayweather- Baldomir: 340K

Delahoya-Gonzales: 345K

Morales- Barrera 1,2,3: 300k-330K each

Delahoya- Ruelas: 330K

Hopkins – Wright : 305K

Cotto - Mosley: 290K

Delahoya- W. Rivera: 240K

Margarito - Cintron (Mosley): 225K

Delahoya-G. Hernandez: 220K

Ruiz-Golota: 175K

Barrera-Juarez: 165K

Jones, Jr- Harding: 125K

Klitschko- Williams: 120K

Barrera-Peden: 110K

Cotto-Malignaggi : 90K

Barrera-Fana: 75K

Rahman-Maskaev: 60K

Margarito-Gomez: 35K

This is why I also know why this fight wont do 375 P.P.V buys..
for it to sell 375K P.P.V Buys it would have to have the same or more appeal as

Has to have More Appeal than

Every Pacquaio Fight
Shane Mosley vs. Fernando Vargas II 350,000 buys
Shane Mosley vs. Miguel Cotto 340,000 buys
Bernard Hopkins vs. Antonio Tarver 330,000 Buys
Bernard Hopkins vs. Winky Wright 305,000 Buys
Roy Jones Jr vs. Tarver I 302,000 PPV
Miguel Cotto vs. zab Judah 225,000 PPV
Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermain Taylor I 370,000 Buys
Roy Jones Jr vs. Tarver II 382,000 PPV
Roy Jones Jr vs. Tarver III 402,000 PPV



Pacquaio vs. Big Names

Pacquaio vs. Morales 350,000 PPV
PACQUIAO vs. BARRERA 350,000 PPV
Pacquaio vs. Marquez I 360,000 PPV
Morales/Pacquiao III - 350,000 buys
Morales/Pacquiao II - 355,000 buys
Pacquaio vs. Marquez 400,000 buys

Roy Jones vs. Big Names

Roy Jones Jr vs. Felix Trinidad 500,000 PPV = $25 million
Roy Jones Jr vs. John Ruiz 602,000 PPV = $26.5 million
Roy Jones Jr vs. Tarver I 302,000 PPV
Roy Jones Jr vs. Tarver II 382,000 PPV
Roy Jones Jr vs. Tarver III 402,000 PPV

Felix Trinidad vs. Big Names Besides Oscar:

Felix Trinidad vs. Roy Jones 500,000 PPV
Felix Trinidad vs. Winky Wright 510,000 buys
Felix Trinidad vs. Bernard Hopkins 475,000 buys
Felix Trinidad vs. Ricardo Mayorga 420,000 buys
Felix Trinidad vs. Fernando Vargas 560,000 buys

Bernard Hopkins vs. Big Names Beside's Oscar

Bernard Hopkins vs. Felix Trinidad 475,000 Buys
Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermain Taylor I 370,000 Buys
Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermain Taylor II 410,000 Buys
Bernard Hopkins vs. Antonio Tarver 330,000 Buys
Bernard Hopkins vs. Winky Wright 305,000 Buys

Shane Mosley vs. Big Names Beside's Oscar
Shane Mosley vs. Fernando Vargas 420,000 Buys
Shane Mosley vs. Fernando Vargas II 350,000 buys
Shane Mosley vs. Miguel Cotto 340,000 buys


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COTTO AND MARGARITO DOES NOT HAVE THE BUZZ TO EXCEED THE 375K P.P.V BUYS MARK..!

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

At the point in his career when Cotto fought Malignaggi, Mayweather hadn't even had his first PPV yet so that's ******.

What's ******? A comprehensive list? It is a LIST.

BTW, Mayweather fought Gatti on PPV in June, 2005. Cotto fought Malignaggi on PPV in June, 2006. Yes, Cotto was "younger" in his career.