Is Mayweather really that big a draw?

[Bhopreign]

Margo-SSM will get close to 15 K n the staples center and we know SSM can't draw...less than 5k vs Mayorga...Ask urself what would SSM-PBF do? NOT MANY...PBF needs a big time draw and he needs to sell it being the vilian if he fought a fighter with no fan base it wouldn't sell much

Youre wrong, SSM vs. Floyd would do big, and would have done more years ago but alot of times its not about one main attraction, but when you put two big names together people tune in more. Baldomir wasnt a draw, Floyd still did well over 300,000 for that show. Marketing has alot to do with how big a show will be also.

[TonyJ]

6000 is 5000 more than probably any nation has ever sent to watch a fighter on foreign soil.
Its not cheap to fly, hotel , ticket and party for a week.
Its not his faithful had given, up just economics.

Calzaghe-Hopkins over 9K ppl from Wales
Calzaghe-Jones same number
2times in a year
GB RULES!!!
Calzaghe would outsell Hopkins in Philly, Hatton would do the same with MAyweather in Grand Rapids!!

[The Gambler1981]

Margo-SSM will get close to 15 K n the staples center and we know SSM can't draw...less than 5k vs Mayorga...Ask urself what would SSM-PBF do? NOT MANY...PBF needs a big time draw and he needs to sell it being the vilian if he fought a fighter with no fan base it wouldn't sell much

What is the difference in ticket price between Margarito-Mosley and Floyd-Hatton (or Floyd-Oscar). Floyd does need to fight someone good to really sell because he is the villian and people pay to see the villian lose so he has to fight people that could possibly bring that about. Floyd has fans though all his fights did more then 300k which is pretty good (which is augmented by the people that hate him and pay to see him get beat and will watch him against anyone in that hope).


Everyone draws more when they fight a super high quality opponent that could possibly win, this is not exclusive to Floyd because it takes 2 to make huge fights.

[2-smooth]

Mayweather is the biggest draw in Boxing thats why you are talking about him now.

[MissDeeCole]

when he isnt fighting bums, yes. wasn't always the case though

[Cadillac Man]

mayweather is the biggest draw in boxing thats why you are talking about him now.

you are insane!

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

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

THIS IS IDIOTIC.

Oscar's biggest PPV? Floyd.

Hatton's biggest - err, ONLY - PPV? Floyd.

Gatti's biggest - err, ONLY - PPV? Floyd.

Judah's biggest PPV? Floyd.

Baldomir's only PPV? Floyd.

What DID Pac sell vs Morales/Barrera/Marquez? What WOULD Pac sell vs Mayweather?


Sooooo, either Floyd is a draw.... or the luckiest mutha****a on the planet!!

[Vasyl’s dad]

THIS IS IDIOTIC.

Oscar's biggest PPV? Floyd.

Hatton's biggest - err, ONLY - PPV? Floyd.

Gatti's biggest - err, ONLY - PPV? Floyd.

Judah's biggest PPV? Floyd.

Baldomir's only PPV? Floyd.

What DID Pac sell vs Morales/Barrera/Marquez? What WOULD Pac sell vs Mayweather?


Sooooo, either Floyd is a draw.... or the luckiest mutha****a on the planet!!

and Floyd without those guys.

0 PPVs

DLH without Floyd, over a million, more than once.


DLH sold a tuneup as a PPV and did over 500g.

[*Dinamita]

THIS IS IDIOTIC.

Oscar's biggest PPV? Floyd.

Hatton's biggest - err, ONLY - PPV? Floyd.

Gatti's biggest - err, ONLY - PPV? Floyd.

Judah's biggest PPV? Floyd.

Baldomir's only PPV? Floyd.

What DID Pac sell vs Morales/Barrera/Marquez? What WOULD Pac sell vs Mayweather?


Sooooo, either Floyd is a draw.... or the luckiest mutha****a on the planet!!

the reason why it sold was because floyd was considered "the best" *cough* and who wouldnt want to see their favorite fighter (gatti, baldomir, etc) beat him up? without them floyd does 12k buys tops

[Texanballer]

Believe me people do not order these fights or go see them live with Mayweather to watch him fight. Its to see the other guy and to see Mayweather lose/get knocked out.

If you want Mayweather's draw power to be defined as drawing people to come see him lose then i would say his draw power is pretty big.

But as far as drawing people to see him because he is exciting and puts on a show. It is pretty damn small