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PPV numbers from Margarito and Cotto.
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Rumors Circulating of Cotto-Margarito Pay-Per-View Tally
Somewhere Between Zero and 500,000 Purchases
If these numbers are indeed true, they are not only surprising but also a beautiful thing to observe as a boxing fanatic.
Without any sort of massive press tour, any extensive 4-part 24/7 series, or reliance on old, shop worn participants to help sell a fight, it seems as though Margarito-Cotto has shown the boxing world that you too can be a superstar should you possess an exciting style of fighting.
Over the past several years, there’s been a disturbing trend within our beloved sport in regards to who exactly tends to attract the Pay-Per-View buyers and who falls short of the expectations. With all the hype surrounding Manny Pacquiao as a legitimate superstar, his most recent lightweight championship bout against David Diaz failed to impress most in terms of his ability to single-handedly carry an event on his own back.
It just goes to show that boxing fans, while they might look and most definitely act as Neanderthals, they do happen to possess some sort of sense when gauging whether or not to buy into a match-up. The “Pacman” did happen to experience great success against Juan Manuel Marquez in March being that it was a highly anticipated rematch by the boxing community.
For the most part, let’s just say that the Diaz-Pacquiao bout wasn’t met with comparable fervor in most boxing circles out of the whole “Manny Pacquiao is boxing” segment of the world.
The recent Antonio Margarito-Miguel Cotto clash underlined all that is good about boxing. You had two guys coming together to do battle on what is considered by most to possibly be the last, worthy HBO Pay-Per-View fight this year. Most were skeptical as to how many viewers (especially in this economic climate) might actually shell out the extra $50 to purchase an event which was according to resident bossman, Michael Marley, targeted specifically to Hispanics and those of Hispanic descent.
While the numbers being thrown out by ESPN, Maxboxing’s Steve Kim, and Secondsout’s Thomas Hauser all seem to hover around the 450,000 to 500,000 buy range, it signifies a great education of the consumers. It also goes to show the power of great match-ups being that I truly believe that many hardcore boxing fanatics helped drive these sales for the most part.
Hopefully the final tally will be verified in the near future as the sales for this event were what I consider to be a true barometer for the sport of boxing today. Neither fighter was considered a cross-over superstar nor had either combatant been brought up in “the black box” era.
Should the numbers read around the 500,000 range, it might make a very legitimate case for Oscar De la Hoya to square off against Antonio Margarito in December.
These numbers are a good deal higher than anything produced by Manny Pacquiao or for that matter, anything Miguel Cotto produced prior to this bout.
The single, most important aspect of the finalized figures is not so much the amount of buyers but more so the satisfaction rate of the customers which by all accounts apparently surpassed the expectations of most.
PS. HBO... don't blame the ratings dip on the change in consumer behavior, On-Demand, or the internet. Just like Wright-Taylor in 2006, Taylor-Pavlik I in 2007, and the recent figures for Cotto-Margarito, boxing fans understand significant match-ups. It's time to focus on the new breed rather than the dinosaurs of boxing.
Rumors Circulating of Cotto-Margarito Pay-Per-View Tally
Somewhere Between Zero and 500,000 Purchases
If these numbers are indeed true, they are not only surprising but also a beautiful thing to observe as a boxing fanatic.
Without any sort of massive press tour, any extensive 4-part 24/7 series, or reliance on old, shop worn participants to help sell a fight, it seems as though Margarito-Cotto has shown the boxing world that you too can be a superstar should you possess an exciting style of fighting.
Over the past several years, there’s been a disturbing trend within our beloved sport in regards to who exactly tends to attract the Pay-Per-View buyers and who falls short of the expectations. With all the hype surrounding Manny Pacquiao as a legitimate superstar, his most recent lightweight championship bout against David Diaz failed to impress most in terms of his ability to single-handedly carry an event on his own back.
It just goes to show that boxing fans, while they might look and most definitely act as Neanderthals, they do happen to possess some sort of sense when gauging whether or not to buy into a match-up. The “Pacman” did happen to experience great success against Juan Manuel Marquez in March being that it was a highly anticipated rematch by the boxing community.
For the most part, let’s just say that the Diaz-Pacquiao bout wasn’t met with comparable fervor in most boxing circles out of the whole “Manny Pacquiao is boxing” segment of the world.
The recent Antonio Margarito-Miguel Cotto clash underlined all that is good about boxing. You had two guys coming together to do battle on what is considered by most to possibly be the last, worthy HBO Pay-Per-View fight this year. Most were skeptical as to how many viewers (especially in this economic climate) might actually shell out the extra $50 to purchase an event which was according to resident bossman, Michael Marley, targeted specifically to Hispanics and those of Hispanic descent.
While the numbers being thrown out by ESPN, Maxboxing’s Steve Kim, and Secondsout’s Thomas Hauser all seem to hover around the 450,000 to 500,000 buy range, it signifies a great education of the consumers. It also goes to show the power of great match-ups being that I truly believe that many hardcore boxing fanatics helped drive these sales for the most part.
Hopefully the final tally will be verified in the near future as the sales for this event were what I consider to be a true barometer for the sport of boxing today. Neither fighter was considered a cross-over superstar nor had either combatant been brought up in “the black box” era.
Should the numbers read around the 500,000 range, it might make a very legitimate case for Oscar De la Hoya to square off against Antonio Margarito in December.
These numbers are a good deal higher than anything produced by Manny Pacquiao or for that matter, anything Miguel Cotto produced prior to this bout.
The single, most important aspect of the finalized figures is not so much the amount of buyers but more so the satisfaction rate of the customers which by all accounts apparently surpassed the expectations of most.
PS. HBO... don't blame the ratings dip on the change in consumer behavior, On-Demand, or the internet. Just like Wright-Taylor in 2006, Taylor-Pavlik I in 2007, and the recent figures for Cotto-Margarito, boxing fans understand significant match-ups. It's time to focus on the new breed rather than the dinosaurs of boxing.
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