Mayweather vs Marquez goes above 1 Million PPV Buys

[Spacey1991]

Let the numbers come in first, smart.

That is the way I am looking at it, no point in jumping to conclusions... reports are reports... and they can easily be wrong.

It aint like I am gonna gloat or any **** if it does do over a million though, it isn't like it benefits me financially to be honest.

I said the same about all the negative stuff about the selling of this fight and stuff, so I am gonna be fair and say the same when there is something shocking even though positive.

Like when they said 3,000 tickets, at the end of the day there was no proof or real figures yet so I didn't wanna jump to conclusions, just wanted to wait and see, its exactly the same here, whether it was saying the PPV was doing better than usual or worst, cause at the end of the day they can be wrong.

[Ray*]

Exactly, goes back to Mike Tyson. People didn't want to buy his stuff because of that but even with that, he was still a draw.

I use to remember people getting pissed because Tyson KO his opponent in a round while people were still getting their beers from the fridge. Am not critising Manny for Ko'in Hatton in 2 rounds but if PAC-BOY thinks the Mayweather-Marquez performers is a rip off then what about a fight that didnt even last 6 minutes(Pac-Hatton) and was sold has a 50-50 fight beforehand???

[PAC-BOY]

Am not on here to critise Manny you ****** but If Manny KO hatton in 2 rounds isnt that a ripped off ??? And whats mexican buying or not buying the fight got to do with my post???

How the **** do you see that as logic ******! Manny goes in there to destroy
his opponent and you think that is a rip off....Do you walk backwards everywhere you go? Thats the ******est **** ive heard in a while. lol
what would you have him do...run around the ring throw one punch at a time lol give the fans their fair due huh? WTF is going on in your head!

[nj_evoixgsr]

I use to remember people getting pissed because Tyson KO his opponent in a round while people were still getting their beers from the fridge. Am not critising Manny for Ko'in Hatton in 2 rounds but if PAC-BOY thinks the Mayweather-Marquez performers is a rip off then what about a fight that didnt even last 6 minutes(Pac-Hatton) and was sold has a 50-50 fight beforehand???

^^didn't you know it's manny's fault for knocking someone out in 2 rounds?

i bet you think may vs marquez was EXCITING? :wank:

[Spacey1991]

How the **** do you see that as logic ******! Manny goes in there to destroy
his opponent and you think that is a rip off....Do you walk backwards everywhere you go? Thats the ******est **** ive heard in a while. lol
what would you have him do...run around the ring throw one punch at a time lol give the fans their fair due huh? WTF is going on in your head!

He doesn't mean that, he means... one the flip side to what your were saying before in this thread, some people might feel a bit weird about paying $50 or were I am from £15 for a fight and it last 2 rounds, I mean I enjoyed it... it was a shock but a good shock, but I think you don't get what he means.

Cause the fight was said that it would be a close one and will probably enter the later rounds, when they buy the fight and it lasts 2 rounds some people might feel funny about watching 2 rounds for $50 (I aint gonna say ripped off), like in the UK, you pay £15 and stay up till 5 in the morning and it lasts 2 rounds, I enjoyed watching it... I aint complaining, most people enjoyed it... but what I think he meant was, some people might feel a bit weird about paying $50 and watch the guy get KO'd in 2 rounds, or in the UK pay £15 (around $25-$30) stay up till 5-6 AM and see that.

I think you just took what he was trying to say the wrong way mate... anyway, I doubt it did over a million anyway, a lot to be honest.

[Spacey1991]

^^didn't you know it's manny's fault for knocking someone out in 2 rounds?

i bet you think may vs marquez was EXCITING? :wank:

I enjoyed it, I like seeing technical Boxers and appreciate watching them show off there skills, Boxing is a sport... it has different tactics and people have different styles, not all fights have to be toe to toe wars, that is the way I look at it.

[JAB5239]

http://www.badlefthook.com/2009/9/23...uez-buys-could

Mayweather-Marquez buys could reach 1.6 million
by SC on Sep 23, 2009 9:38 AM EDT in News 29 comments



Reports are optimistic about the Mayweather-Marquez pay-per-view buys. Sources close to the numbers are saying it could reach as high as 1.6 million, with a million a "definite."

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As if Kevin Iole saying last night that one million buys was possible for Mayweather-Marquez didn't kick off enough of a strange, near-violent reaction, I did some asking around myself last night after being somewhat perplexed by the venom the very idea of this brought forth. In short, I went straight to the man who had the sources: Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports.

The number could go as high as 1.6 million, as Kevin Iole told me last night over some back-and-forth messaging. Iole told me that a million is "definite," and says that HBO will release the numbers either today or on Thursday.

Some will be skeptical, and I am, too. But when I compare this to how the Hatton-Pacquiao numbers came out, it's a bit different. You'll recall, probably, that the first numbers we heard for that fight were supposedly between 1.6 and two million buys, that being the number that Bob Arum threw out there. Arum had previously stated during the press build-up that he felt the fight could break the all-time PPV record, which is 2.4 million, as set by Oscar de la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2007.

That came down to about 825-850,000 buys in America when Dan Rafael of ESPN did some digging in the following days, after Arum, perhaps feeling a bit embarrassed by his leap of faith coming down at about half of what he was saying, didn't want the numbers to be released, claiming it was nobody's business but that of the promoters and fighters. He did not address the fact that he was so giddy to proclaim massive numbers just days before, but that's another story for another time.

Golden Boy and HBO were not pleased with Arum's insistence that the fight's buys not be released to the public. They felt good about what everyone accomplished, but for Arum, it could have been seen many ways. Negotiating tactic with Mayweather and Pacquiao down the line, for one. That number didn't beat Mayweather's number with Hatton, and it sure doesn't look like it's going to beat this one.

This is, again, not official. But if this turns out as it looks right now, a lot of people may need to re-evaluate how they're looking at Mayweather as a draw. This fight may have seemed limp on paper to the diehards, but the casual audience didn't really know that.

This is not promoters throwing numbers around, like with Arum and the Hatton-Pacquiao fight. This seems like it's coming out much differently than that. We'll keep you posted on any developments, but for the time being, everything is looking very good for Mayweather-Marquez.

If this is true than I've been wrong saying Foyd needs a name to do big PPV numbers. The good news is that since he can carry a PPV there is no excuse for him not to fight all the top welters now. Cotto, Mosley, Margs, Berto, Collazo.....all of them. If he could do that and remain undefeated I do believe he would be one of the 25 best p4p fighters ever.

[illmaticfighter]

I have to laugh @ people who think its good for boxing!!!! Its good for the money going in their bank accounts. What about next time? WTF do people wanna spend 50$ or more for a PPV fight and get ripped off again. Not everyone is happy with the fight. Only nut huggers on here liked it. Some ahahahah even said it was , and i quote.."MASTERFUL" lol !!! MASTERFUL !!!
Try and parade around the internet for a while and catch the reviews. Not many are happy. Some are writing what they have to for marketing reasons... but dont believe nothing you hear and only half of what you see....Stevie wonder said the fight ******.

weren't you saying the fight wasn't going to do good? instead of admitting you were wrong you now complain about that it's not good for the sport what a bias ****** you are.

[Ray*]

How the **** do you see that as logic ******! Manny goes in there to destroy
his opponent and you think that is a rip off....Do you walk backwards everywhere you go? Thats the ******est **** ive heard in a while. lol
what would you have him do...run around the ring throw one punch at a time lol give the fans their fair due huh? WTF is going on in your head!

^^didn't you know it's manny's fault for knocking someone out in 2 rounds?

i bet you think may vs marquez was EXCITING? :wank:

Look ******s, Its a question...If you think the Mayweather-JMM fight is a ripped off(According to Pac-boy) then what would you call the pac-Hatton fight???

Nj_evo--- Read my post if you can understand english...

[JakeNDaBox]

I love how the claim is that "multiple sites/publications are reporting this" when all of them are running stories based on the same assumption provided on a friggin' Twitter page.

Iole himself hasn't even yet mentioned it in a filed Yahoo column. Why? Because there's nothing yet to report.