Morales&Pacquio why paid so little?

[simeraksou]

The pay per view for morales pacquiao is $44.95. They will likely get a sold out crowd and huge pay per view sales. My question is: why are these fighters getting paid so little? For example, if you compare what they're getting to heavyweights who cannot generate the revenue that they do, it seems like they're getting ripped off just because they're at a lower weight division.

[motiv]

The pay per view for morales pacquiao is $44.95. They will likely get a sold out crowd and huge pay per view sales. My question is: why are these fighters getting paid so little? For example, if you compare what they're getting to heavyweights who cannot generate the revenue that they do, it seems like they're getting ripped off just because they're at a lower weight division.

I think you answered your question by saying that . I think it's definitely because of their division. Even though boxing fans may want to see this fight as much as they want to see a Hopkins or Jones or Klitschko fight, the general public doesn't even know who Pacquiao or Morales are, and I think that's why they get paid less.

[Saint 3:16]

It doesn't matter if the "general" public doesn't know they are, they are still bringing in what the Klitschkos or the Hopskins in their divisions can bring TENFOLD. They generate a ton of money, yet only get a fraction of it, and that isn't fair.

Btw, is Pacman finally going to break a million this time or what?

[motiv]

It doesn't matter if the "general" public doesn't know they are, they are still bringing in what the Klitschkos or the Hopskins in their divisions can bring TENFOLD. They generate a ton of money, yet only get a fraction of it, and that isn't fair.

Btw, is Pacman finally going to break a million this time or what?

I didn't say it was fair. I just said that's why it is.

[BBFM]

Maybe because there filipino and mexican.

[Sweat]

Hahahhahahha! I know.. Americans get paid alot..

[BBFM]

its kind of bs.

[.::|ULTIMATE|::.]

They are getting ripped off, as Erik said Mexicans and other non-american fighters have to work harder for the money. (even though their fights sell better).

[boxernyc]

I agree that they are getting ripped off. But I was always under the assumption that big fights at lower weights with anyone other than DLH couldn't get as many PPV buys as a heavyweight PPV (excluding the ridiculous Vitali - Punching bag PPV (Danny Williams), which 4.5 people bought. The general public only really cares about heavyweights and they are the overwhleming majority of people who buy these PPV's. The boxing fans (that's you reading this post) get super excited about a show on ESPN2 so when we get a PPV between two awesome featherweights we go nuts (or nut hugging depending on nationality). But the general public has no clue who the heavyweights are now (I've asked them all, no need to verify) so they really have no idea who Pac Man and Morales are. I bet you if you ask your non boxing fan friends to name three current boxers they would say Oscar De La Hoya, Tito Trinidad, and maybe Gatti or they might think Roy Jones Jr. is still boxing.

[m00ks]

When they both speak english fluently watch their purse grow exponentially.