the myth mexicans...

[jab2theballs]

Skills don't pay the bills... Mexicans do! LOL

[TX_BOXNG]

I just can't believe any old Mexican boxing fan is going to shell out 60 and 70 dollars to watch Alvarez-Gomez and Alvarez-Mosley.....no just....no

It helps to an extent, but again....how many casual sports fan know Canelo when compared to how many know Floyd???

Mexicans dont even care about Floyd im serious, they think Canelo is such a bad ass n they dont like DLH neither, when Mexicans party they dont care about 60 lil dollars, that aint none they just want a reason to party even more, some know about boxing but they so hard headed u wont make them understand n they will bet for there mexican even if he dont have a chance its a pride thing lol

Yes Floyd sells to the boxing fans n the meskins are the xtra boost, he wouldnt of done those record numbers without mexicans

Mayweather aint entertaining for Mexicans they dont like his style of boxing or atittude, lol they dont even like the pocho boxers

[Bretty Poy32]

mexicans use blood money to buy ppv..............

[Sifo]

Lol huge PPV star Floyd in the last 4 years has fought Cotto on Cinco de Mayo (w Canelo on the undercard), Mexican-American Ortiz on Mexican Independence Day, Mosley on Cinco de Mayo (w Canelo on the undercard), JMM on Mexican Independence Day, *2008 retirement*, DLH on Cinco de Mayo, and Hatton (a HUGE draw).

Accept it, carnalitos. Lil' Floyd is not the big PPV star you think he is. He needs assistance every single time he fights. Of course, he'll take full credit for all the buys, tho.

well said /thread

[Jordank]

If what you were saying was true, then on Mexican holidays promoters would just throw out all Mexican fighters on the card and it would do crazy numbers.
Fact none of Mexico s most popular fighters are on ppv. Not canelo, arce, marquez, none. When margarito headlined a WEEK after cinco de mayo he sold a whooping 12k. When chavez fought ON mexico independence day be did a staggering 470k, (and a lot of non Mexican boxing fans got it). So you can speculate all you want but number show mexicans are not a huge contributing factor.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

Just like California, I live in Colorado, a state where 1/4 the population is Latino. Plus it's known for illegal immigrants just like California.

A Mexican-American would identify with being Mexican, no doubt. Just like an Italian-American identifies with being of Italian descent.

But they are still American first and foremost, like it or not.

It's different and that's something white Americans don't and may never understand. Our culture is very important to us because we haven't forgotten the language, music, food...etc. Where as if you are Italian American, you probably don't speak Italian, never been to Italy etc.

It's easy to claim a culture or country but Italy is half way across the world, Mexico is right there at our borders. Not trying to get political but we didn't land in America, Europeans landed here. Whether it's California, Texas, Arizona or Sonora, Chihuahua or Baja California...we been here my friend and aren't going anywhere.

As I do agree mexicans give it a boost, its not going to be make or break.

You are saying mexicans are so dumb 200k- 4000k of them will shell out $60 to see Alvarez vs Gomez. I dont believe that.

Again, you miss the point. Mexicans buy PPV's regardless of who is fighting....period.

[Jordank]

Again, you miss the point. Mexicans buy PPV's regardless of who is fighting....period.[/QUOTE]

Then why dont mexican boxers headline their own ppvs. Ufc puts on an event a month. If mexicans are buying PPVs no matter what they can at least put on ONE show a year. None of the legends are on ppv. They are free. Please explain why promoters would not maximise revenue. Morales, Marquez, .... none.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

Again, you miss the point. Mexicans buy PPV's regardless of who is fighting....period.

Then why dont mexican boxers headline their own ppvs. Ufc puts on an event a month. If mexicans are buying PPVs no matter what they can at least put on ONE show a year. None of the legends are on ppv. They are free. Please explain why promoters would not maximise revenue. Morales, Marquez, .... none.[/QUOTE]

Marquez was on PPV, Oscar stayed on PPV's and Canelo will soon be there. Jr was on PPV with Martinez.....

What are you talking about? You can say it's because of the other fighter but it's funny the way Mexicans are everywhere in boxing and on big time PPV fights consistently.

MMA puts on PPV's and they don't do the numbers that boxing does for a major card. They also put one out about once a month as you pointed out.

I'm done talking about this. Do this, from now on, don't watch any Mexicans fight in boxing. Let's see how you like boxing from here on out...lol

[Frank Ducketts]

Let's see lil Floyd sell 1mill+ on Martin Luther King Day with no Canelo on the undercard.

Lets see Margarito sell 1 mil ppv's on the day Sam Houston annexed Texas into our union.

[Evol]

If what you were saying was true, then on Mexican holidays promoters would just throw out all Mexican fighters on the card and it would do crazy numbers.
Fact none of Mexico s most popular fighters are on ppv. Not canelo, arce, marquez, none. When margarito headlined a WEEK after cinco de mayo he sold a whooping 12k. When chavez fought ON mexico independence day be did a staggering 470k, (and a lot of non Mexican boxing fans got it). So you can speculate all you want but number show mexicans are not a huge contributing factor.

What their Saying is Floyd needs help to get those numbers. If its not true then why does Floyd always fight during a Mexican celebration day and with a Mexican oppenent? Floyd needs to do this in order to get huge numbers. If Floyd was truely the draw and ppv king he wouldn't need to do that. If he was the king he would fight in feb in a different state and still break records then that's when I'll admit he's the ppv king.