why do "boxing"fans hope"boxing" matches dont do well??

[Spiegelo]

it sure was...we had great fight parties during and after...all my buds came down...we had lots of beer, food...played poker after


when i send that text out 'hey guys, lets have a hopkins fight party' i'll be lucky if anyone responds


and wait til i show them some Chad Dawson highlights...they'll be itching to fork over that ppv pitch

da****outta here

Well I'd rather watch 2 masterful boxers fighting for history, than attend a party full of drunk dudes (I'm assuming not so many girls attended) eating shitty food and playing cards, probably not even for money being that $50 is such a big deal for you. But then again, some people here actually post on a boxing forum because they watch and participate in boxing, and not for the excuse to invite all your dude friends over and get drunk together (who knows, maybe you'll get lucky!)..

[-MAKAVELLI-]

mak you sound like a fanboy in thsi thread man..manny-mosley-was the worst fight ive seen in a while..and you wanna **** on hopkins-dawson???wow

a fanboy? please dont tell me you're really THAT ****** Larry...i've been following this sport long before your first arrest

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Well I'd rather watch 2 masterful boxers fighting for history, than attend a party full of drunk dudes (I'm assuming not so many girls attended) eating shitty food and playing cards, probably not even for money being that $50 is such a big deal for you. But then again, some people here actually post on a boxing forum because they watch and participate in boxing, and not for the excuse to invite all your dude friends over and get drunk together (who knows, maybe you'll get lucky!)..

blah blah blah


sorry i hurt your feelings because i have hesitation in buying that ppv


and yea, LOVE the assumptions...you feel better now?

[Spiegelo]

blah blah blah


sorry i hurt your feelings because i have hesitation in buying that ppv


and yea, LOVE the assumptions...you feel better now?

Yes I do, thank you

[-MAKAVELLI-]

lol..when did he hit their level???they just hit his damn level..he was the p4p king before them man...damn mak wtf??

larry, have you seen Limitless?


its a movie where a guy takes a pill that helps activate the rest of his brain


i wish it was real...i'd FedEx some to you before you start posting

[D4thincarnation]

PPV should be reserved for mega fights not some gimme fight. Lewis vs Tyson, Tyson fight Holyfield.

Easy money for the networks if you start shelling out for fights like this.

[The Gambler1981]

who said i wanted boring fights? what are you talkin about dude


Dawson-Hopkins shouldnt be on ppv...that is MY opinion

My opinion is it should be PPV because it is not a fight casual fans want and will not excite them. Why should HBO put money into a fight like that when they can put on cheaper more exciting fights like the ones you listed~

This is a hardcore fight fans fight, and hardcore fans know what they will be getting so it is the best of both worlds, hardcore fans that want to see it can buy it and HBO can put on better fights that are more widely enjoyable.

Or do you want 6 Hopkins-Dawson type fights on HBO a year because that is about what they could afford~ judging by the heat HBO already gets I doubt people would find that a good scenario.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Pretty sure he's talking about in terms of PPV sales.

And Hopkins sure as hell hasn't hit their level in that department.

And in terms of being 'P4P King', Both Pac and Mayweather were/are P4P King for a longer duration than Bernard Hopkins.

**** went way over his head

[dolfan2909]

boxing fans hope bad fights do poorly b/c if gives promoters, networks, etc incentive to produce more compelling match ups, if fights where one guy is going to clearly beat the other consistently do well, why would that fighter choose to step up his level of competition, and why would the networks make him? they wouldn't and we would keep getting fights with a star vs. a no hoper, simple as that

[-MAKAVELLI-]

My opinion is it should be PPV because it is not a fight casual fans want and will not excite them. Why should HBO put money into a fight like that when they can put on cheaper more exciting fights like the ones you listed~

This is a hardcore fight fans fight, and hardcore fans know what they will be getting so it is the best of both worlds, hardcore fans that want to see it can buy it and HBO can put on better fights that are more widely enjoyable.

Or do you want 6 Hopkins-Dawson type fights on HBO a year because that is about what they could afford~ judging by the heat HBO already gets I doubt people would find that a good scenario.

Berto-Ortiz was a hardcore fan fight...i dont remember paying $50 for it