If boxing does make it back to a major network...

[Monte Fisto]

... The boxing powers that be, better not f**k it up. I mean, they better not give us some E*PN FNF type of fighters, man. Or else, all that work to get it back up to network tv goes down the drain just like that.

i'm not asking for marquee names all the time, but, just give us some competitive matchups amongst prospects and not feed us bums vs. bums or showcase fights.

I wanna see some HB* BAD level of boxing during its heyday.

[Mayweather41-0]

http://www.lvrj.com/sports/pacquiao-draws-career-best-ppv-numbers-121851244.html

"It was a very successful promotion," Arum said. "Manny doing 1.3, 1.4 million buys is outstanding."

The fight at the MGM Grand Garden had a live gate of $8,882,600, boxing's 14th-highest gross in state history. Officially, 15,422 tickets were sold.

Arum said he thinks boxing could return to prime-time network television on CBS this year. But if it happens, it will probably be without Pacquiao because he might be too expensive.

"Manny makes between $20 million to $30 million a fight," Arum said. "How are you going to leave that kind of money on the table to fight on free TV?

"I'm not ruling it out completely. But I don't know that you could make it work (economically)."

If not Pacquiao, Arum said, former world middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik might be a candidate for a CBS bout.

Pavlik, 29, has a compelling life story, as he has battled alcoholism. Arum said he thinks there are enough worthy super middleweight opponents for Pavlik to create a good TV matchup.

"Lucien Bute is a possibility," Arum said. "Andre Ward. Carl Froch. There are lots of good fights for Kelly."

While Pavlik is a good story, it's debatable whether he could draw enough viewers to make the investment worthwhile for CBS or any other network.