Is Mayweather really that big a draw?

[Spacey1991]

In boxing we all know Floyd Pretty Boy Mayweather is the biggest draw in boxing, or at least one of the biggest. But how big of a draw is he really? I am talking in terms of people paying to go see him live in an arena.

These are his mega fights.

Mayweather-Hatton. I think around 80 percent were pro Hatton and traveled half way around the world to see Hatton.

Mayweather-De La Hoya. Larry Merchant "About 90 percent of the crowd is pro de la hoya"

Judah-Mayweather. Good crowd this could be the fight where he was the draw or the combination of a great undercard it had.

Mayweather-Gatti. 12k plus sold out at the Boardwalk Hall. Gatti's popularity and fight style in that area generated the live attendence. Mayweather fought Demarcus Corley in the same arena and didnt bring in half of what the gatti fight did.


If Mayweather fought Pacquiao, Margarito, or Hatton, or even Cotto. Wouldnt it be safe to say Mayweather is NOT the draw in these fights because we all know just about everyone in that crowd will be Filipino, Mexican, British, or Puerto Rican

Discuss

Mayweather in my opinion is still a big draw... because a lot of people pay to watch because they want him to lose. As for the attendance... a lot of people also show up to watch him lose because of how he trash talks his opponents, making the fans of his opponents fired up wanting to watch him beat Floyd... if that makes any sense?

This is how he hypes up his fights... making them all massive events, he does his bit just as much as the other fighter does... by playing the role as "the bad guy".

[Ishy Aytan]

Also how much did the Mayweather vs Baldomir ppv do in terms of ppv numbers? Did it hit 900,000 ppv buys? I think it was close to this figure? Can someone confirm how much it did please.

[The Gambler1981]

Also how much did the Mayweather vs Baldomir ppv do in terms of ppv numbers? Did it hit 900,000 ppv buys? I think it was close to this figure? Can someone confirm how much it did please.

It did over 300k 310 maybe? It still made a considerable ammount of money 310,000*55=17 million and change. Floyd made like 8 million for this fight and Baldomir could not have made more then 2.

[Texanballer]

Also how much did the Mayweather vs Baldomir ppv do in terms of ppv numbers? Did it hit 900,000 ppv buys? I think it was close to this figure? Can someone confirm how much it did please.

I think it did around 400k

[BlackHat]

He has drawing power because most fans consider him the best even if they hate him. Thats respect.

LOL! isn't respect is what he's bitching and crying about?

[IMDAZED]

I think Mayweather-Baldomir did about 400k. Not sure. Whatever it was, they were solid numbers - not great, but pretty good for a one-sided match-up that was initially met with groans.

There was a time when Floyd Mayweather couldn't fill up half of an arena in his hometown. That was true right up to and including his bout against Bruseles. But then two things happened. One, Floyd was the obvious and perfect opponent for Arturo Gatti, a TV legend who always packed Boardwalk Hall. Neither had headlined a PPV before.

Two, Floyd transformed from a wannabe Black De la Hoya to a fighter who was sick of being portrayed as a bad guy and had decided to embrace the role. That turned him into a TV attraction. And those who tuned in to see him beat Gatti senseless withnessed an ass-whipping worth talking about for a bit.

That's where it began. 24/7 and the Oscar match turned him from star to superstar.

[Vasyl’s dad]

Also how much did the Mayweather vs Baldomir ppv do in terms of ppv numbers? Did it hit 900,000 ppv buys? I think it was close to this figure? Can someone confirm how much it did please.

You're easily becoming one of the worst posters here.

Keep up the terrible work.

[Ishy Aytan]

You're easily becoming one of the worst posters here.

Keep up the terrible work.

Yeh, im the most terrible poster here... ermmm, coming from the guy that is Floyds most passionate hater, does'nt make me surpised by your ****** comments.

I was obviously wrong about the ppv numbers hence why i said can someone confirm... and it did around half of what i thought. I was'nt entirely sure hence why i asked.

Unlike your posts.... 'Floyds ducking Cotto and Margarito because he's a sacred *****'... who sounds more ******, me or you? Clown.

[Vasyl’s dad]

Yeh, im the most terrible poster here... ermmm, coming from the guy that is Floyds most passionate hater, does'nt make me surpised by your ****** comments.

I was obviously wrong about the ppv numbers hence why i said can someone confirm... and it did around half of what i thought. I was'nt entirely sure hence why i asked.

Unlike your posts.... 'Floyds ducking Cotto and Margarito because he's a sacred *****'... who sounds more ******, me or you? Clown.

You do.


900,000

[*Dinamita]

hes a draw to people that only want to see him get KTFO.. true story.