Comments Thread For: Pacquiao-Mosley Grabs at Least 1.2 Million PPV Buys

[eklok]

thanks for making manny and arum richer, they deserve it

[Fighting Pride]

Booo... 1.2 isn't enough. I wanted it to do at least 1.41 to toss some sand into the Floydie fans vagina's. Anything less than 1.41 and you'll get a handful of those streamers running around saying the fight was a complete utter failure.

Mayweather fought Mosley after his big win over Margarito and Mosley was expected to be competitive. Pacquiao fought Mosley after he was written off and two disappointing performances. Doesn't mean anything going head to head, different circumstances around both fights. What matters is Pacquiao has now broken the record having a PPV do more than a million buys in the US four straight years. He has sold more PPV's than anyone in the past few years. He is undoubtadely the PPV King.

Those comparing Mayweather's numbers are fooling themselves. The Pac-Marquez fights happened when Pac was not as well known, whereas with Mayweather it was a highly anticipated comeback fight after his De La Hoya and Hatton wins. I'm sure if Mayweather fought Marquez before his breakout fight vs De La Hoya it would only have done as much as the Baldomir, Judah fights, or less than 350K PPV buys. Pac's next fight against Marquez will be a better gauge.

And the Pac-De La Hoya fight was also seen as a mismatch, a jr middleweight fighting a lightweight/SFW, that's why it only did just over a million, whereas the world awaits was the most highly anticipated fight of all time and expected to be highly competitive. De La Hoya vs the current Pac phenomenom would easily smash what the World Awaits did. It's not all "black and white" as the *****s like to think it is

[MidBoss]

"Let's get ready to rumble!" > "It's Showtime!"

[Pinoy4ever]

Everybody knows that ppl wants to see Manny Pacquiao, and Shane Mosley still has a name in boxing but the man is 39 yrs old and he is finished in boxing.

[strykr619]

It would be better if 30 million people pirated streams, and 10,000 bought the PPV. This model is obliterating the overall health of the sport. It needs to die.

It shows interest yes, but really, say 6 people per PPV were watching, that's about 8 million people, out of over 300 million. More people watch reruns of sitcoms than what is supposed to be a huge fight.

LOL better pray then that ***** doesn't get his new internet security bill passed in congress then because that bill SPECIFICALLY targets pirate streams. Technology's growth goes both ways.

[JOM'S]

coming from Arum I have to wait for next week to get closer numbers....

but if it is true, good for boxing, hope soon we can get a super fight not on ppv but free on national tv, does anyone know when was the last mega fight seen on free tv?

[flint]

pacquiao can never beat mayweather in doing numbers against the same opponent nor in the ring. floyd mayweather is a jackass outside the ring but from a boxing point of view he's the real p4p champ and undefeated fight of the decade. easy work

[PennyAnd1]

pacquiao can never beat mayweather in doing numbers against the same opponent nor in the ring. floyd mayweather is a jackass outside the ring but from a boxing point of view he's the real p4p champ and undefeated fight of the decade. easy work

The only reason why people tune in to see Floyd dance is to see his "0" it's gonna "gO"*****! Talk about protecting Pac, I've never seen anyone being that overprotected but Floyd, even for his own good. And talking about being protected, why is Alvarez being protected? What was he done?

[Furn]

pacquiao can never beat mayweather in doing numbers against the same opponent nor in the ring. floyd mayweather is a jackass outside the ring but from a boxing point of view he's the real p4p champ and undefeated fight of the decade. easy work

Maybe last decade, he hasn't fought this decade.

People are kidding themselves if they think people will turn away from buying PPV because of one ordinary fight, people know the risk with boxing its not alway good. Any sport has its good and bad matches.

Did no one buy a Tyson PPV after the Holyfield 2 debacle ? $50 to watch 2 rounds and a dq, i know it pissed me off at the time, but guess what they came back and bought even more for Tyson Lewis, even though most knew that as a mismatch too.

[boxeo2005]

All I can say is that I feel ****** for wasting 60.00 Can to watch this fight. Mosley didn't do anything..I will never buy another Shane Mosley fight ever again...I will probably buy another Pacquiao fight....Mosley should retire...