Ricky Hatton: "Floyd Mayweather Jr Can't Sell Tickets"

[HattonFaithful]

So Ricky Hatton isn't crap to watch?

The fact that Hatton has been such a huge draw is amazing because he's terrible to watch. Floyd doesn't have a huge paying fanbase, but he antagonizes himself in such a way that his opponents fans get riled up and come out in full force to show their support.

no imo i dont think he is crap to watch he is always pressing the action and ya he may clinch a lot or whatever but he doesnt back down and that is probably one of the reasons he is shot now but when he was in his prime he was absolutely thrilling to watch and no matter who hatton would have been fighting his fans will always turn up to support him becuase thats the kind of following he has

[FeFist]

I'll do a translation for you Americans.

''I want one more paycheck, help me Floyd''.

Once somebody beats your ass in the ring, you have no business talking about their ability to sell a fight as they proved the thing that actually matters, who is the superior fighter.

in a boxing ring over 12 rounds with a ref in his pocket maybe. Don't kid yourself that Ricky wouldn't go through him for a shortcut on the street or in a bar.

In a street fight, Floyd would handle Hatton's ass. He would get counter punched with bare knuckles. You under the delusion that Hatton is tougher that Floyd because he grew up on the ( forgive me for laughing) mean streets of Manchester.

[MakeDamnSure]

hatton never faught on ppv until he faught pbf and that did more than hatton vs pac. and better than pac vs marquez. floyd vs de la hoya did better than de la hoya vs pac and cotto vs margacheato combined. so how the hell does'nt pbf have drawing power. looks like he made everybody more than they usually make for a ppv fight.

Yeah since Floyd fought them in a stable economy, Just watch the Live Gate attendance and the PPV results against Marquez and you'll see why they postponed the fight.

[grayfist]

* Pacquiao-Marquez II generated 400,000 buys, a figure that HBO's Mark Taffet declared as the biggest for PPV fights below Welterweight.*

* All three Pacquiao-Morales fights generated from 345,000 to 360,000 PPV's.

SOURCE: Associated Press report carried by USA Today, March 2008. Link:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxin...78038483_x.htm

*Floyd Mayweather's fight vs. Arturo Gatti generated 365,000. (LightWelterweight fight)

*Mayweather facing Baldomir had 325,000 buys. (Welterweight)

*Mayweather-Judah sold 374,000. (Mayweather's biggest number in fights against opponents not named De La Hoya or Hatton). (Welterweight)

SOURCE: ESPN BOXING. Link:

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...ory?id=2657809

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* PPV buys for Pacquiao-Marquez II has since been smashed by Pacquiao-Hatton as the biggest PPV buys for fights below Welterweight.

[HattonFaithful]

I'll do a translation for you Americans.

''I want one more paycheck, help me Floyd''.

Once somebody beats your ass in the ring, you have no business talking about their ability to sell a fight as they proved the thing that actually matters, who is the superior fighter.



In a street fight, Floyd would handle Hatton's ass. He would get counter punched with bare knuckles. You under the delusion that Hatton is tougher that Floyd because he grew up on the ( forgive me for laughing) mean streets of Manchester.

hatton needs no more pay checks you kidding me? he's made plenty of money and now his promotion company is startin to get fighters he's fine and needs no more fights if he does come back it'll be because he misses the lime light

[FeFist]

hatton needs no more pay checks you kidding me? he's made plenty of money and now his promotion company is startin to get fighters he's fine and needs no more fights if he does come back it'll be because he misses the lime light

He didn't need a pay check when he stepped in the ring with Pacquiao. Didn't stop him from taking the clown costume out the closet. [semi-sarcasm].

If I'm going to be truthful, I think Hatton still believes he can be the best ( A hopeless dream for him) and part of him would like to rematch the man who put fear in his heart.

[grayfist]

More PPV numbers:

For 2008...

Roy Jones- Felix Trinidad= 500,000 (January)
Pavlik-Taylor II = 250,000 (February)
Pacquiao-Marquez II = 400,000 (March)
Pacquiao-Diaz = 200,000 (June)
Margarito-Cotto = 450,000 (July)
Marquez- Casamayor = 100,000 (September)
Hopkins-Pavlik = 195,000 (October)
Calzaghe- Roy Jones, Jr. = 225,000 (November)
Pacquiao-De La Hoya = 1,250,000 (December)

Notes:

* Lowest earning was Marquez-Casamayor
* Pacquiao's lowest earning fight was in June, vs. Diaz, but it generated 5,000 more buys than Hopkins-Pavlik.
* Biggest money earner of the year other than Pacquiao-De La Hoya was Jones-Trinidad followed by Margarito-Cotto. Each of these two fights involved one Boricoa fighter.

SOURCE: LA Times as reposted on a boxingwebsite:

http://www.badlefthook.com/2008/12/1...s-official-ppv

[JCaster]

Pac-Huggers won't be around when Pac loses, because they were never boxing fans in the first place, just Pac fans.

that's why pacman is special.. coz he can make you watch boxing.

[Tha_Greatest]

More PPV numbers:

For 2008...

Roy Jones- Felix Trinidad= 500,000 (January)
Pavlik-Taylor II = 250,000 (February)
Pacquiao-Marquez II = 400,000 (March)
Pacquiao-Diaz = 200,000 (June)
Margarito-Cotto = 450,000 (July)
Marquez- Casamayor = 100,000 (September)
Hopkins-Pavlik = 195,000 (October)
Calzaghe- Roy Jones, Jr. = 225,000 (November)
Pacquiao-De La Hoya = 1,250,000 (December)

Notes:

* Lowest earning was Marquez-Casamayor
* Pacquiao's lowest earning fight was in June, vs. Diaz, but it generated 5,000 more buys than Hopkins-Pavlik.
* Biggest money earner of the year other than Pacquiao-De La Hoya was Jones-Trinidad followed by Margarito-Cotto. Each of these two fights involved one Boricoa fighter.

SOURCE: LA Times as reposted on a boxingwebsite:

http://www.badlefthook.com/2008/12/1...s-official-ppv

note: the top biggest combined top 2 involved a mexican heritage fighter

[grayfist]

note: the top biggest combined top 2 involved a mexican heritage fighter

De La Hoya is in a class that's all of his own and I see him as one who appealed to fans regardless of nationality.

Be that as it may, it might be worth some note that while De La Hoya and Margarito are Mexican, Marquez, who figured in the year's lowest earner, is too.

I am not too sure what that means.