Cotto-Margarito...the arena was 40% EMPTY.

[Sin City]

I just gave you Rafael as ONE of MANY who all said the SAME thing.

BOB ARUM
KEVIN IOLE
THOMAS HAUSER

How many were in attendance, Sin?

HTownTexan is calling you in another thread.. why haven't you responded over there? He is challenging you to call the MGM Grand.. why you being ***** made? Scared or something?

[TCN® SOULJAH]

HTownTexan is calling you in another thread.. why haven't you responded over there? He is challenging you to call the MGM Grand.. why you being ***** made? Scared or something?

Shut the **** up, germ.


Your miniscule ass is talking to grown men.



Don't say anything you wouldn't be able to say in person.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

FROM GEORGE WILLIS:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07282008/sports/boxing/margarito_is_toast_of_mexico_121975.htm

LAS VEGAS - Antonio Margarito of Mexico waited his entire career to feel the way he did late Saturday night.

After being dodged as a potential opponent by those who figured the risk of fighting him wasn't worth the reward, Margarito, 30, bathed in the boxing spot light after scoring a dramatic 11th-round TKO to upset previously unbeaten Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico.

"I told you I was a great fighter just like Cotto is a great fighter," said Margarito, who captured the WBA welterweight championship before a crowd of 10,477 at the MGM Grand.

[Check]

It is not packed to the brim when they curtain it off. They curtain it off to keep it looking full for the TV cameras.

They would have sold every seat they could. That "curtaining off" is typically used at places like the SuperDome.


Checkmania,

How many people were in attendance?

The thing with the curtain is and I can contest to this since from my seats you had the angle to see behind it, that there is no way they could add many more seats. Behind the curtain it just looked like it was just the walk way from where you can walk around the arena and get consessions. Now on the floor they had a dj and maybe back there they could added some seats but only a few hundred tops. From my experience there really is no way I could see them reaching that so either it only holds 12k for boxing or it holds 17k and it sold almost that.

[El Dominicano]

FROM GEORGE WILLIS:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07282008/sports/boxing/margarito_is_toast_of_mexico_121975.htm

LAS VEGAS - Antonio Margarito of Mexico waited his entire career to feel the way he did late Saturday night.

After being dodged as a potential opponent by those who figured the risk of fighting him wasn't worth the reward, Margarito, 30, bathed in the boxing spot light after scoring a dramatic 11th-round TKO to upset previously unbeaten Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico.

"I told you I was a great fighter just like Cotto is a great fighter," said Margarito, who captured the WBA welterweight championship before a crowd of 10,477 at the MGM Grand.

Dios you've done enough. They won't accept it. Maybe its some Twilight Zone **** they keep seeing 10,477

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

HTownTexan is calling you in another thread.. why haven't you responded over there? He is challenging you to call the MGM Grand.. why you being ***** made? Scared or something?

Option A) Rely upon the MGM Grand . a casino with a vested interest.

Option B) Rely upon the cross-checked, consistent, number from ESPN, NY Post, Las Vegas Review journal, UNLV paper, Yahoo Sport, and Doghouse Boxing.

You figure it out.

[2501 v2.0]

Option A) Rely upon the MGM Grand . a casino with a vested interest.

Option B) Rely upon the cross-checked, consistent, number from ESPN, NY Post, Las Vegas Review journal, UNLV paper, Yahoo Sport, and Doghouse Boxing.

You figure it out.

where did those from option B get their info?

[βetamax]

That's interesting. MGM Grand says over 14,000 were sold but the attendance was only 10,500. I wonder how many tickets went to waste from scalpers (online ticket companies) or people who couldn't make it? I wouldn't think it would be 1,000's so who knows...

[Sin City]

Option A) Rely upon the MGM Grand . a casino with a vested interest.

Option B) Rely upon the cross-checked, consistent, number from ESPN, NY Post, Las Vegas Review journal, UNLV paper, Yahoo Sport, and Doghouse Boxing.

You figure it out.

Yes, as if they would lie to a customer for no financial gain reasons

btw, did TCN respond to something I said up there??
I don't think he knows I have him on ignore

[Sin City]

where did those from option B get their info?

The MGM of course..