If Gamboa vs. Lopez happened in the fall how many PPV Buys would it get?

[Mayweather41-0]

How much would HBO have to buy Gamboa vs. Lopez for? For it not too be on PPV?

[gopi11]

This shouldn't be PPV, period... simply the biggest free fight of the year. Network TV (HBO) would pay huge $$$ for it tho so both fighters can still make a lot of money, and the winner will be introduced to stardom and top5 p4p position.

This, just like the Pacquiao vs. Marquez I was on free HBO, the 2nd installment did 400K buys, but knowing the greedy and shrewd Bob Arum, I doubt it.

http://boxing.about.com/b/2008/03/28/pacquiao-marquez-sets-ppv-record.htm

It's hard to get monster PPV numbers in the lower weight class, that we all know. For comparison purposes, the Pacquiao vs. Morales trilogy did a combine 1.060M buys, or an average of 353,333 PPV buys per fight.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2680315

I'll buy this fight, if it's on PPV, what can I say, I'm a sucker for good fights. I think it will do between 200 to 260K buys, which is a success at this day and age...

[Cafe]

900k easily foo!!!

[gopi11]

900k easily foo!!!

I like your optimism, we need more boxing fans like you...

[Mayweather41-0]

This, just like the Pacquiao vs. Marquez I was on free HBO, the 2nd installment did 400K buys, but knowing the greedy and shrewd Bob Arum, I doubt it.

http://boxing.about.com/b/2008/03/28/pacquiao-marquez-sets-ppv-record.htm

It's hard to get monster PPV numbers in the lower weight class, that we all know. For comparison purposes, the Pacquiao vs. Morales trilogy did a combine 1.060M buys, or an average of 353,333 PPV buys per fight.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2680315

I'll buy this fight, if it's on PPV, what can I say, I'm a sucker for good fights. I think it will do between 200 to 260K buys, which is a success at this day and age...

Good post brother. Thanks for the numbers and links. When do you think Top Rank will give us Gamboa vs. Lopez and will it be HBO or Showtime or PPV?

[mrpain81]

I think it would do more than that depends on how Lopez looks to against Salido. You think only 10,000 buys from Cubans?

Cubans are real good in the amateurs but that doesn't translate into a big boxing fan base in the pro ranks. Look at JMM's vs. Casamayor, the PPV did 100k buys and I doubt even 5k of those buys came from Cubans.

The Cubans with the biggest fan base in the modern times were both nationalized Mexican.

Mantequilla Napoles and Sugar Ramos.

There are only 1.7 million Cubans in the US.

Cubans in Cuba can't buy PPV's.

This PPV will only do good because Puerto Rican boxing fans are p4p the best fan base in boxing.

I think the fight should be on HBO to be honest, if HBO paid $3 million for Bradley vs. Alexander I think this fights warrants that type of payday. This fight can't be boring that's for sure.

[Las Vegas,]

Should be on HBO. Gamboa isn't well known to the public yet. JuanMa is, atleast in the Puerto Rican community. Which is the only thing that should matter for him because there the ones who will buy the PPV.

Knowing Arum however it'll be on PPV. It'll do 100-200k.

[Squizz]

If it is on PPV, it won't do good numbers. Nobody outside of hardcore boxing fans know who these guys are. It should just be on HBO or Showtime.

[Shabba Rank$]

I'd probably buy it.

[Southpawology]

put lopez on the undercard of the margarito vs cotto II PPV fight this summer, thats the biggest PPV there is without anyone named mayweather or pacquiao. it would really help get his name out there alot more....and then do gamboa vs lopez PPV in the fall