Sports Illustrated: Mayweather-Ortiz 1.15M PPV

[Johnwoo8686]

If Floyd did over 1 million against a nobody I'd say that's pretty good.

[UglyPug]

If Floyd did over 1 million against a nobody I'd say that's pretty good.

Ortiz ain't exactly a nobody homie. . . He had been hyped up for HBO for two years. . . Coming off a fight of the year candidate with berto. . . the incident with maidana, and before the maidana fight HBO even did the little 15 minute backstory on him. . .

He is a mexican-american and was fighting on mexican independence day. . .

[Leohappy]

1.15 is a solid number. even if you consider 300k for morales/canelo, that's still a good 800k for floyd. pac did 700 against clottey, a similarly unknown opponent at the time.

[Everywhere]

Ortiz ain't exactly a nobody homie. . . He had been hyped up for HBO for two years. . . Coming off a fight of the year candidate with berto. . . the incident with maidana, and before the maidana fight HBO even did the little 15 minute backstory on him. . .

He is a mexican-american and was fighting on mexican independence day. . .

Ortiz was hyped after he lost to Maidana???...please show me that footage, because it entirely doesn't exist...

[UglyPug]

Ortiz was hyped after he lost to Maidana???...please show me that footage, because it entirely doesn't exist...

HBO continued to highlight and showcase him. . . Obviously it set him back, but in terms of being "well known" it probably HELPED HIM - because so many people were talking about "that guy with no heart."

And then after the Berto fight?! That had THE BOXING WORLD talking? Took the boxing world by storm!

GTFO - Ortiz was just as good of a B-side opponent as Mayweather could have had. . .

[UglyPug]

1.15 is a solid number. even if you consider 300k for morales/canelo, that's still a good 800k for floyd. pac did 700 against clottey, a similarly unknown opponent at the time.

I concur Leohappy, I concur good sir. . . It's not a bad number at all. . .

I guess in comparison to the "1.5 million plus" they were predicting, it's a bit of a disappointment. . . but in reality, it's pretty damn good. . .

[Everywhere]

HBO continued to highlight and showcase him. . . Obviously it set him back, but in terms of being "well known" it probably HELPED HIM - because so many people were talking about "that guy with no heart."

And then after the Berto fight?! That had THE BOXING WORLD talking?

GTFO - Ortiz was just as good of a B-side opponent as Mayweather could have had. . .

Do you even watch boxing or do u just cheerleader for Pacquiao/Mayweather crap...Ortiz/Berto had the boxing world talking a whole bunch...and then Mayweather fought the new champ...and Pacquiao fought a beltless Mosley...did you even watch Ortiz-Berto? that was an amazing fight...it will probably be fight of the year for 2011...

[Jim Tom]

from Sports Illustrated

Pacquiao -Marquez will be 700k

[Guest]

Ortiz ain't exactly a nobody homie. . . He had been hyped up for HBO for two years. . . Coming off a fight of the year candidate with berto. . . the incident with maidana, and before the maidana fight HBO even did the little 15 minute backstory on him. . .

He is a mexican-american and was fighting on mexican independence day. . .

to be honest mexicans and mexican americans around my hood dont really care about mexican independence day...i know i dont....just sayin tho

[onechance87]

to be honest mexicans and mexican americans around my hood dont really care about mexican independence day...i know i dont....just sayin tho

I dont care as well.