Mayweather-Pacquiao: Venues Battle For Hosting Rights

[COACH WEBB]

AFter my experience in Vegas for the Pacquiao vs Cotto fight, I dont think it should be anywhere else cause Vegas in amazing

yea..I've been there myself...but not for a fight. I would love to go to this fight in Vegas though. But what venue would be it happen at?

[2501]

not if it means high ticket prices for nose bleeds ... i wouldnt complain about about it being in a stadium, but i wanna go to the fight and i want to be able to see and enjoy it clearly as well ... so i prefer vegas, but i will go where ever its hosted. but i will admit the prospect of a stadium fight is exciting ...

you would have no problem with that at Cowboy's stadium

[cortdawg25]

The fight negotiations for Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Manny Pacquiao have just started and every major venue is putting in a bid to host the event. One city making a major play to host the event is New Orleans. Bill Clinton's former consigliere James Carville has spoken to Top Rank's Bob Arum and HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg about bringing the fight to the New Orleans Superdome which could seat around 70,000 for the fight. [details]

what are they contacting arum for...he ain't running nothing!

[eltoro]

Theres more than enough boxing fans in Texas to come to Dallas to fill up the Cowboys Stadium. And people far up can still get a close up view with the big screen at top. Bring it to Dallas!

[cortdawg25]

Theres more than enough boxing fans in Texas to come to Dallas to fill up the Cowboys Stadium. And people far up can still get a close up view with the big screen at top. Bring it to Dallas!

u better get Beyonce and jay-z to performa concert that week and some other activites before the fight. Vegas is a tourist city, Dallas not so much.

[DD09]

As a fan I would love to see the fight in Dallas.

Reason being as posted above Dallas has the BIGGEST BIG SCREEN TV in the WORLD. Not only that it can seat 100,000 and also has areas at both ends where fans can stand and view the screen.

Which means if we don't get the luxury to have a ring side seat, even a middle upper level seat will do thanks to that giant screen. I imagine any decent tickets to run $2000++ on Vegas. In Dallas I would imagine them to be much less.

The question is can they fill 100,000. I think they can as long as the tickets are kept affordable. I think this fight will attract the curiosity of any sport fan. Obviously selling 100,000 tickets will net more money than 30,000 at Vegas even with tickets being sky high in Vegas.

My personal feeling however is if the fight is made then it will be in Vegas. They have to much leverage to not get the fight.

If it's in Dallas you can bet your asses I am going!

[BaDaBiNgVIP]

why not

[QUOTE=2501;6771547]you would have no problem with that at Cowboy's stadium


why not have it here in Dallas. This is a new venue can hold 100,000 plus fans, has the largest lcd in the world, also Dallas is centrally located in the U.S as fans from all states would come.....this event would sellout in a hurry..guaranteed>>>

[GG Marquez]

gotta feeling this will not be in the Vegas. the more seats a venue holds the better...FOR REAL.

Nah, Webb.

The number of seats don't matter, really. They can set up closed circuit which is a better "seat" than being in the arena.

The best deal is to do the way that the classic fights did: set up a temp arena in the parking lot of Caesar's , and you get the best of both worlds. LOL

Seriously, you need that check from the casinos. Besides, have you ever sat in cheap seats to watch boxing? Horrid.

[GG Marquez]

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If it's in Dallas you can bet your asses I am going!

And what are you going to do in dallas from Tuesday until sunday? How many strip clubs can you go to?

You need a car to get around. The hotels are not close to each other. Everynody else is working - it's not a resort town. The clubs all shut down at 1:30.

Vegas is so, SO, SOOOOOOOO much better than Dallas.

[peyk-peyk]

if they did, about 7 of them would be mayweather fans, 1 would be his father.