Hopkins-Pavlik Does under 200k Buys

[Dirk Diggler UK]

You really think boxers fight for the fans only and not care about a pay day, seriously. Calzaghe would have been fighting Pavlik, Margarito - Williams would be happening, Mayweather - Cotto, Pacman - JMM 3, Pavlik - AA, Kessler - Froch

Fights will happen if both fighters are happy with the purse FACT

As a BOXING FAN, I dont care about purses dumbass. When I say I wanna see a fight, its because I want to see two guys fight. Why do you care what each fighter gets paid?? You're not seeing any of it.

[Flawless 2]

As a BOXING FAN, I dont care about purses dumbass. When I say I wanna see a fight, its because I want to see two guys fight. Why do you care what each fighter gets paid?? You're not seeing any of it.

Fuck, some fights won't happen because of the purse. Common sense

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Fuck, some fights won't happen because of the purse. Common sense

Yes Flawless but thats not for us to worry about. I dont go around saying "I only want this to happen if he gets paid well".

[JakeNDaBox]

Until HBO or Top Rank release it officially than it all talk. FACT

As others mentioned, it will be released at years end. But the Margarito-Cotto fight doing more than 400,000 was confirmed by HBO. They can't legally release if it a promoter doesn't give their blessing, and for whatever reason Top Rank opts to not have the numbers for their events released (Arum claims financial, but as with everything else I'm sure he's lying).

You can counter that HBO was lying, but the same could be said of any number released. For what it's worth, a month prior to Tony-Cotto, they actually dismissed claims that Pack-David Diaz sold over 250K (a number Arum tried to float), saying it was closer to 200K.

[Pullcounter]

well i guess pacquiao-diaz didn't do too bad in comparison.

the economy is real bad right now. people don't want to spend $50-60 on ppv.

i wonder how joe-roy will do......

i hope joe / rjj tanks.

[kenso]

pavlik isnt a true household name yet, and hopkins hasnt made an exciting fight in years aside from that fight itself.

i wouldnt have ****ing bought it, i streamed that ****.

ppv is killing the sport, economy is already bad enough no one wants to dish out 50 for a boring ass hopkins. just cause that performance was exciting doesnt mean that any of his future ones will be.

[JakeNDaBox]

pavlik isnt a true household name yet, and hopkins hasnt made an exciting fight in years aside from that fight itself.

i wouldnt have ****ing bought it, i streamed that ****.

ppv is killing the sport, economy is already bad enough no one wants to dish out 50 for a boring ass hopkins. just cause that performance was exciting doesnt mean that any of his future ones will be.

it wasn't even exciting - maybe in comparison to other fights, sure; this one didn't bore you to tears, unlike his past several. But once you get past Hopkins being the winner, the fight in a vacuum was hardly worth a second look. Really not unlike Hopkins-Tarver.

Interesting about Pavlik - Arum claimed last year that this was the kid to reel in the MMA audience and carry boxing on his shoulders. Yet, if Rick's earlier estimate is correct, then HBO and/or Top Rank (still unsure who gains and who loses once the pie is split) will have LOST money on both of Pavlik's PPV shows this year.

[IMDAZED]

I think they might've gone PPV too early with Pavlik. Should've built him up some more. Damn that Hopkins.

On another note, HBO is doing everything it can to save itself from more losses but I get the feeling Jones-Calzaghe may be an even bigger one.

[hishaam15]

Calzaghe - Jones Needs to do more than 500k, otherwise it will be **** numbers compared to how much they spent on promoting the bout.

[Flawless 2]

Your friend Texanballer said that Hispanics buy the most PPV, my question I simply put forward is what is the best PPV sales between 2 Mexicans not including Oscar

Anyone???????