Bob Arum: "Initial PPV numbers are in, final tally won't get lower than 650,000"

[IMDAZED]

I'm expecting something like 800k.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

I think that's good logic but unfortunately, not everyone likes it when it's applied universally.

ie. Pac-DLH against Mayweather-DLH; Mayweather-Marquez against Pac-Marquez, Pac-Hatton against Mayweather-Hatton...get my drift?

i understand that but in this case, you're talkin about a difference between a Clottey with no 24/7 and Shane with one

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

Yeah........Pac/Mosley would utterly destroy May/Mosley..........even now, that is becoming the fight people are starting to talk about.

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I think that's good logic but unfortunately, not everyone likes it when it's applied universally.

ie. Pac-DLH against Mayweather-DLH; Mayweather-Marquez against Pac-Marquez, Pac-Hatton against Mayweather-Hatton...get my drift?

[American Dream]

Sad thing is "The Event" will only hinder the ratings of the Shane/Floyd fight. With that fight being so soon after Pac/Clottey, most casual fans will say "I'm not wasting another $60 on a fight that ends up being a snore fest, I just wasted $60 bucks on that boring Pac fight" That's how casual fans are, who are sadly the majority of of people paying for these ppvs. It takes them a long time to forget.

I dont know many casual fans who bought this fight..even some boxing fans werent interested..so I dont see this playing out!

This is the backlash for him not fighting Mayweather and turning down the drug test.

It only get's worst from here.
This tells me Pacquiao is not on the Tyson Level when it comes to being an Attraction.
Furthermore if this fight didnt hit 800k
Pacquiao might as well drug test if he wants to fight Floyd,
because he just lost all leverage.
Especially when Mayweather on May 1st beats every PPV pacquiao ever been in...

what he said...

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

Im thinking 600-800k

[Ray*]

Who the hell said Pac sold it by himself?

The PPV's included PRican PPV numbers... which was about 300k from memory?

A lot of posters on here in November, They try to down play cotto's part in the 1.4M buys.

[PAKYO]

this is the dumbest reasoning ive ever come across...

Nope it's not.

I'm experiencing it and so do other casual fans who only knows the big names in boxing. And if i said big names, those that generates news in the mainstream media only.

It is a well known fact and already established in a casual fan's minds that Pac = Total action in the ring while Floyd = Total SNOREFEST in the ring even if he's facing a bloated lightweight.

Now we've seen that even if it's a Pac fight, there's still no guarantee it will be action packed rumble in the ring, so what else kind of action can you expect from a very known potshotter who keeps running around the ring?

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

A lot of posters on here in November, They try to down play cotto's part in the 1.4M buys.

Yeah I seen that.

Cotto has been a draw in boxing for a while now.

[IMDAZED]

i understand that but in this case, you're talkin about a difference between a Clottey with no 24/7 and Shane with one

There's a reason for that. And these two fights is a silly comparison so I def agree with you there. However, I think it's pretty clear that, head to head, Floyd draws bigger numbers.

[THE REED]

IMDAZED On it again... christ.