Who's the bigger draw? Mayweather or Pacquiao?

[DarchinyFAN]

Right now Pac could fight a fence post and it would sell.
Mayweather needs opponents with decent names to sell even with his "comeback angle".
Put both Floyd and Manny in the ring with someone like someone good but not great, say Juan Urango, and see whose fight sells.

Floyd for awhile couldnt sell out his own hometown.

[QUISQUEYA]

Right now Pac could fight a fence post and it would sell.
Mayweather needs opponents with decent names to sell even with his "comeback angle".
Put both Floyd and Manny in the ring with someone like someone good but not great, say Juan Urango, and see whose fight sells.

Floyd for awhile couldnt sell out his own hometown.

When was that?

Before or after the string of high-selling Pay per views? LMAO.

[blind4]

Paquiao, obviously

[sandyvahra]

Floyd: 3.4 million
Manny: 2.0 million.


Enough said.

After the way he torched Hatton he's the draw. The numbers you threw out are from after their most recent fights. Again the poll speaks for itself. Not to mention HBO pumped a lot more money into promoting floyd/oscar. You get out what you put in.

[QUISQUEYA]

After the way he torched Hatton he's the draw. The numbers you threw out are from before the fight. Again the poll speaks for itself.

The poll on the boxing board? Oh yeah. That's what HBO execs go by. Not the sales.

Well done.

[KingTito]

Pacquiao, especially with all the recent exposure he's been getting. People just like him more than Mayweather. ESPN has even been praising him.

[sandyvahra]

What part do the HBO exec's play in breaking down who gets more money or whose the bigger draw smart guy? I think that's what the promoters & fighters discuss don't they?

[KILLA RIGHT]

Floyd just look at the dlh fight..It's not even close. But if u put them together it would do 2 to 2.5 million buys just split it 50 50

[sandyvahra]

Floyd just look at the dlh fight..It's not even close. But if u put them together it would do 2 to 2.5 million buys just split it 50 50

You gotta understand that HBO also pumped a lot more money into promoting the Oscar/Floyd fight. It was suppose to 'save boxing' remember.

[The Gambler1981]

What part do the HBO exec's play in breaking down who gets more money or whose the bigger draw smart guy? I think that's what the promoters & fighters discuss don't they?

HBO is the one that holds the purse strings~.