PPV got to do better in this economy

[Pullcounter]

I don't think you guys realize that this PPV will be a success if it does 75k-100k buys, in the eyes of Top Rank. Like I already stated, HBO and Showtime didn't want to pick up the card, so the only other alternative is to have a low level PPV.

I'm not justifying it, I'm simply trying to explain to you guys why this is a PPV event. Without a major network to pick up the card, they are left with really no other option.

they could fight on versus network or espn.

[deevel79]

To be fair to Arum, Pavlik needs to fight his mandatory, and Cotto badly needs a tune up after the beating he took last summer. These fights need to happen. It's just too bad it ends up like this. But I'd rather keep the Showtime and HBO spots for better matchups.

Boxer's nowaday's are babied too much. I got beat up last year. Boo ****ing hoo. You're a proffesional right? So get back in there and do what u do. Fighting an unknown from half way around the world doesnt cut it.

This coming from a diehard Cotto fan!

[Low Blow Armo]

I don't think you guys realize that this PPV will be a success if it does 75k-100k buys, in the eyes of Top Rank. Like I already stated, HBO and Showtime didn't want to pick up the card, so the only other alternative is to have a low level PPV.

I'm not justifying it, I'm simply trying to explain to you guys why this is a PPV event. Without a major network to pick up the card, they are left with really no other option.

No one is arguing with you on why it is or not a ppv, I'm just saying that whether it is or not, I'm not paying a god damn dime for it. Arum is already making a **** load by staging it in Ohio, and MSG.

[el malo]

tune up fights on ppv is pretty ridiculous.

the question is, are puerto ricans and white america dumb enough to buy it

not dumb enough but forced to buy it, if pavlik and cotto's fans wana see them fight live then their forced to buy it. im done with streams, the quality has been ****ty.

[deevel79]

not dumb enough but forced to buy it, if pavlik and cotto's fans wana see them fight live then their forced to buy it. im done with streams, the quality has been ****ty.

I'm a diehard Cotto fan, but i refuse to contribute to this crappy matchup.

[el malo]

Boxer's nowaday's are babied too much. I got beat up last year. Boo ****ing hoo. You're a proffesional right? So get back in there and do what u do. Fighting an unknown from half way around the world doesnt cut it.

This coming from a diehard Cotto fan!

i dont think it was cotto's choice to fight jennings, bob wanted it for cotto. cotto wants to be a champ again so he has to fight jennings for that wbo belt

[deevel79]

i dont think it was cotto's choice to fight jennings, bob wanted it for cotto. cotto wants to be a champ again so he has to fight jennings for that wbo belt

A much more appealing matchup would've been Cotto/Berto for that WBC strap. At least fans here actually know who Berto is, and have seen him fight before. Cotto needs to learn how to speak up, and not let Arum dictate every single move for Cotto. Both Oscar and Floyd didnt become highly successfull until AFTER they left Arum. Maybe Cotto should consider following in thier footsteps. Matching Cotto against guys like Gomez and Jennings while in his prime is NOT going to help his career.

[Scott9945]

Boxer's nowaday's are babied too much. I got beat up last year. Boo ****ing hoo. You're a proffesional right? So get back in there and do what u do. Fighting an unknown from half way around the world doesnt cut it.

This coming from a diehard Cotto fan!

I understand where you are coming from. But if you have to remember that when this fight was made, Cotto was being pointed for a Margarito rematch. Taking that fight without a tuneup would be both foolish and make it a harder sell without people seeing Cotto back to his old destructive self. Now that everything has changed, the WBO title Cotto figures to win in this fight will give him some added leverage for whatever fight ends up being made in June.

[miamijohn]

Why not espn2?

[miamijohn]

I agree. Espn would be nice