Would Mayweather vs Pac break the PPV record?

[Athrun340]

My guess is 2.7-3.0 million

[Khalid X]

Here is a simple way to get 2.5-3 million buys....include the following fighters: John Duddy, Chavez Jr. and Ahmir Kahn.

Duddy and Chavez are both Top rank fighters and have huge followings so having both would add aroundn 500k buys alone. Then since kahn wants to be popular in america and understands he has to start on undercards here, what bigger way to make a splash than on one of the biggest fights in a long time. Also he is trained by Roach so It wouldnt be an issue. It's also a good way to tap into the English Fan base adding even more buys.

If I was Arum the card would look like this

Main Event: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Manny Pacquiao
undercard fight 4 Shane Mosley vs Joshua Clottey
undercard fight 3 Ahmir Kahn vs Juan Diaz
undercard fight 2 Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs John Duddy
undercard fight 1 Israel Vazquez vs Juan Manuel Lopez (this may be impossible to put on due to both Vazquez and Lopez more than likely wanted a million each to face each other).

[boxing_great]

Here is a simple way to get 2.5-3 million buys....include the following fighters: John Duddy, Chavez Jr. and Ahmir Kahn.

Duddy and Chavez are both Top rank fighters and have huge followings so having both would add aroundn 500k buys alone. Then since kahn wants to be popular in america and understands he has to start on undercards here, what bigger way to make a splash than on one of the biggest fights in a long time. Also he is trained by Roach so It wouldnt be an issue. It's also a good way to tap into the English Fan base adding even more buys.

If I was Arum the card would look like this

Main Event: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Manny Pacquiao
undercard fight 4 Shane Mosley vs Joshua Clottey
undercard fight 3 Ahmir Kahn vs Juan Diaz
undercard fight 2 Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs John Duddy
undercard fight 1 Israel Vazquez vs Juan Manuel Lopez

There are possibly too many exciting match ups on that undercard that it might take the limelight away from the main fight.

[Khalid X]

There are possibly too many exciting match ups on that undercard that it might take the limelight away from the main fight.

I admit Vazquez vs Lopez as an undercard is a huge reach. Also the only way the could pull Shane vs Clottey is if they promised the winner would get the winner of Floyd vs Pac in a unification bout for welterweight supremacy.

Getting Chavez vs Duddy and Kahn is very possible though, and that is 3 huge fan bases the ppv will tap into that will add atleast 800k or more buys alone. Diaz is also popular, and being a golden boy fighter makes it easy for them to get him on there also.

[miron_lang]

Minimum 2M IMO.

Imagine Muhammad ALI againts Mike Tyson in their primes.


These two are the very best of their Generation and the two most popular.


Chavez-Pernell is not as popular
DLH-Tito are very popular. But Are they the very best of their time ? Guys like Roy, Tyson and Vander are still primed during the time .

[Jiddu Dali]

The Mayweather-Pacquiao fight by itself would do 3.0-3.5Mill PPV's.

i agree...this fight crushes the Mayweather-DLH #'s