Manny Pacquiao's Hawaii concert canceled because of poor ticket sales

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  • p4p-champ
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    #11
    Pacquiao actually believes people will pay to see him sing? LMAO

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    • totalstranga
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      #12
      Originally posted by Arcyani
      On par with Mayweathers rapping career.
      or someone elses....Y'all musta forgot!

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      • maverickuk2
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        #13
        roy jones jnrs songs are not that bad but pacquaio is quite horrific at singing. after the cotto fight he went to a kareoke bar lol. i think he should just concentrate on boxing for now.

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          #14
          I can't believe it, Manny is such a great singer!

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          • krispy kreme
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            #15
            Originally posted by Arcyani
            On par with Mayweathers rapping career.
            Mayweather is soulja boy compared to Roy Jones in rapping.

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            • mellow_mood
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              #16
              ............................

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                #17
                Originally posted by Fiend
                Mayweather is soulja boy compared to Roy Jones in rapping.
                this mtv generation

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                • Jim Tom
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                  #18
                  Pacquiao's also running for an election he's not expected to win.Good though to see he's industrious

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by freeloada





                    Citing poor ticket sales, promoters have canceled world champion boxer Manny

                    Pacquiao's concert that was to be held Sunday at the Waikiki Shell.

                    Tickets refunds will be issued on Thursday and available at the customer's "point of purchase, Ryan Chang of Island Fire Productions said. You can also contact Island Fire at 780-1975 or e-mail islandfireproductions@yahoo.com.

                    Chang said as of noon today only 603 tickets had been sold for "Manny Pacquiao Live In Hawaii Concert Celebration."

                    "The Shell holds about 8,500 people and we only needed to sell about 2,500 tickets to break even and we would have been happy," Chang said. "But I can't risk losing that much of our investors' money on walkups and late sales this week. A good walkup is about 500 people. As it stands I'll be taking about a $50,000 loss."

                    Pacquiao, whose pay-per-view take and fight purse from last Saturday's unanimous decision over Joshua Clottey is expected to be between $17 million and $20 million, was going to earn $100,000 for performing Sunday. He was going to sing for an hour with his MP Band and he was going to give away an autographed replica of the IBO light welterweight championship belt he earned with his win over Ricky Hatton last May. More than 20 other musicians, deejays, jugglers, dancers and magicians were also scheduled to take part in the concert.

                    Pacquiao's draw as a boxer is phenomenal. Cowboys Stadium was set up for 45,000 people to watch last Saturday's fight, but more than 50,000 tickets were sold, meaning more than 5,000 fans had "party seats" where they could be in the stadium and watch it on the massive big screen but had limited or no view of the ring itself. In the ring, he didn't disappoint those who feel he is the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world. He threw more than three times as many punches as Clottey and judges had him winning every round but one.

                    As a singer, Pacquiao isn't nearly as accomplished. He had two albums go platinum in the Philippines, but YouTube videos of his singing performances have shown him struggling to hit notes and keep his tone.

                    Chang said he hadn't been able to reach Pacquiao's camp to discuss the cancellation, but expected to hear from them sometime today. He also said he's hoping to negotiate to bring Pacquiao back sometime in the future.

                    "I don't know what to say about what happened," Chang said. "We thought Hawai'i would appreciate bringing him in and 25 bucks is pretty cheap and reasonable. We needed to either pull out now or make about $175,000 to break even. I couldn't risk dropping that much for my investors."

                    Tickets for the concert ranged from $25 to $150, with the highest-priced seats including a meet-and-greet with Pacquiao.


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                    good! i hope he gets a freakin clue! stop singing manny! and i also hope he loses this coming election again... people need to stop encouraging him.
                    stop singing, stop trying to get into politics, stop acting, stick to boxing!

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                      #20
                      Originally posted by mellow_mood
                      this mtv generation
                      I would have used a ****e 1 comparison myself...

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