$5 million gate for Martinez-Murray is expected

[DoktorSleepless]

That's converted to USD, not pesos. Pretty crazy since that's around the same Pacquiao-Margarito made in the Cowboys Stadium. Apparently everything is sold out except for a few of the cheapest seats.

http://www.ole.com.ar/boxeo/campeon-de-todos-los-pesos-maravilla-martinez_0_881312002.html

[Oxn]

Cash cow......

[-Kev-]

I wonder how much will Martinez earn from that $5mill gate. He's already guaranteed how much by the government?

[warp1432]

No surprise here. The Argentinian-Brit rivalry is pretty big over there apparently. They made a smart choice fighting Murray.

[Light_Speed]

40 000 people coming to see one man. And that man only started to become known in his country a couple years ago.

[Fetta]

Just shows that if you put fights in hometowns or countries they will sell.

[DoktorSleepless]

40 000 people coming to see one man. And that man only started to become known in his country a couple years ago.

It's bit more impressive because he only became known like 10 months ago after giving a TV interview. He was barely known before that even with the Pavlik and Williams wins.

The article also says it's a record for all sporting events in Argentina, but it's not clear if it's a record in real or nominal dollars. Argentina has high inflation.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

And Ill say it again, some of these guys here in the states swear they're a draw.

Just wait for the TV ratings... *whistle*

[DoktorSleepless]

Martinez retweeted the article so I guess the author's numbers are legit.

Does this mean we never see Martinez fight in the US again? Does he even need HBO anymore?