ADMIT IT: This Fight is A LOT Bigger Than You Expected!!

[UglyPug]

i thought the promotion was good, and that the comments about it being a "dud" were just the usual opposing comments from the nay-sayers. . .

only thing im hugely disappointed with is the fact that morales vs. matthyssee is no longer on the card. . . but injuries happen and the show must go on. . . still can't wait for mayweather/ortiz. not much longer till card starts!

[PACnPBFsuck]

PPV here is being offered at around $10 and it seems still only a few is buying...

Please post the link on where to buy this PPV for $10, I'm gonna keep bothering you if you don't post or send me a link.

[Gino Ros]

Yeah, that's what I mean. I don't think the fight was bigger than everyone thought but I just think it's the fight hype especially towards the end. I bet when the fight does eventually arise, it'll be exactly how Mayweather-Mosley turned out - i.e. shows Floyd's weaknesses with scary moments for him although no knockdown, Ortizs' power but with Floyd ultimately winning a UD confortably. If anything, that is my prediction otherwise I'd expect a Floyd 10 round TKO.

But fights rarely sell out. Even the so-called sellouts of Pac's fights that are claimed are not sell-outs.

If you want to see what MGM Grand Garden REALLY holds, check out Oscar-Floyd.

For example, for the Cotto-Margarito fight, they blocked off 40% of the arena and called that a sellout.

[Gino Ros]

PPV here is being offered at around $10 and it seems still only a few is buying...

Pakyo,

Stop posting silliness. Or leave.

[Gino Ros]

A hardcore boxing fan wouldn't concern himself with being swayed by promotion. In fact, the hardcore boxing fans I know have contempt for hype, but realize that its necessary for the sport.

The only people who I know who are really concerned with how well a fight is hyped are casual fans who pay to see it and promoters who cash the checks.

He wasn't talking about "being swayed". He is talking about assessing the magnitude of the buzz.

Please understand the difference.

We aren't swayed. We watch the fights anyway.

[Gino Ros]

i thought the promotion was good, and that the comments about it being a "dud" were just the usual opposing comments from the nay-sayers. . .

only thing im hugely disappointed with is the fact that morales vs. matthyssee is no longer on the card. . . but injuries happen and the show must go on. . . still can't wait for mayweather/ortiz. not much longer till card starts!

So am I. That bummed me out.

But I at least give the promotional team credit for TRYING to put together a dope card. Top to bottom.

[The Gambler1981]

Well HBO and GBP came out the gate saying this was going to be the best promoted fight ever, so really nobody should be surprised because if HBO is good at one thing it is hyping people up.

Some people were skeptical because it wasn't wall to wall, but it has been building.

Speaking for myself I have U-Verse and they have their own preview for the fight I have seen it like 25 times in 3 or 4 weeks.


Still not surprised because this was always going to happen because HBO had to outdo Showtime, that extra incentive is showing now.

[MrRolltide91]

But fights rarely sell out. Even the so-called sellouts of Pac's fights that are claimed are not sell-outs.

If you want to see what MGM Grand Garden REALLY holds, check out Oscar-Floyd.

For example, for the Cotto-Margarito fight, they blocked off 40% of the arena and called that a sellout.

yep.

just look at this.

http://boxing.nv.gov/New_Gates.htm

[Gino Ros]

yep.

just look at this.

http://boxing.nv.gov/New_Gates.htm

Yep. Thanks. 17,000 is a TRUE sellout.

What concert and event promoters do is release 10,000, sell them all, then call that a sell-out. And then they trickle out more tix as time goes on.

[MrRolltide91]

Yep. Thanks. 17,000 is a TRUE sellout.

What concert and event promoters do is release 10,000, sell them all, then call that a sell-out. And then they trickle out more tix as time goes on.

yep and some people believe that is a sell out