Yahoo.com predicting Manny Pacquiao Vs Rios ppv failure?

[lfc19titles]

also, the population of china is at around 1.3-1.4 billion

population of us is at around 350 million

in the us for a fight to be a major ppv success, they need around 0.25 percent of people to buy it

in china, they only need to aim for around 0.10 percent and they will be rolling in the money

don't get me wrong, they may be a total flop, but its a risk worth taking, if top rank can get 0.10 percent of the population of china to buy this fight, they hit a gold mine. less than 1 percent folks

[Check_hooks]

The PPV numbers in America won't be affected, this fight will still do over 1 million buys

I remember after the Marquez 4 fight, I've never seen social media and even casual fans so vocal. This is a classic hero who faces adversity and then rises again hollywood type ****

But the crazy thing is that the majority of the money will come from China. The Macau gate will probably be more than Oscar-Floyd and Canelo-Floyd combined. That Chinese money is serious and ******** is in their blood

[lfc19titles]

Are you saying it will start at 12am in China and 12pm in the US?

it will start in the usual hbo start time for a ppv, this has all been confirmed, it will be on at sunday morning in china

[Weebler I]

East Coast of the U.S, meant to say Eastern Standard Time

So it'll be on 12am during the day in the US?

[Hougigo]

Are you saying it will start at 12am in China and 12pm in the US?

Nah, 12PM in China and 12 AM in the U.S, most likely for the main event.
That way it won't be a tape delay viewing and live.

[PAC-BOY]

coming off a devastating Ko loss. fighting a tune up fight....I dont think PPV numbers are the main concern at this moment. Giving the fans a great fight is. Feeling out the return is. And just winning is. *** PPV numbers.
Only Cowards and dumbass think PPV call for greatness in a fighter.

[Weebler I]

Nah, 12PM in China and 12 AM in the U.S, most likely for the main event.
That way it won't be a tape delay viewing and live.

Gotcha, so its on in the middle of the day in China. Sounds like they're still giving precedence to the US market.

[lfc19titles]

The fight between Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao and American Brandon Rios will be held in Macau this coming November. Such a battle is bound to draw the attention of many foreign journalists, but are Americans willing to travel so far to cover the fight?

According to boxing promoter Bob Arum, a special media rate of USD1,500 will be offered to journalists travelling to Macau. This rate includes a round-trip airfare and a hotel room during the fight week.

The feedback “was overwhelming,” he stated. “We’re going to have to weed out some (applications) because we can’t take everybody. We’re not going to have enough seats, so I think when we get to around 80, we’re going to cut it off,” he told news website Doghouse Boxing.
HBO Pay-Per-View is broadcasting the combat. Mark Taffet, the channel’s Senior VP of Sports Operations and Pay-Per-View,stated: “We haven’t had a pay-per-view mega-fight overseas in our history. This is the first time.”

As the fight is scheduled to take place in the morning, USA audiences will be able to view it on primetime. “We’ll be on at the same time that our fans in the US are used to watching the big pay-per-view fights, and what we will be doing is bringing China into the living rooms across America through a lot of publicity, video promotion and satellite interviews,” promised Mark Taffet.
Bob Arum’s concerns regarding the event’s press coverage seem to have died away: “This is what I hoped would happen and in dealing with Venetian, I have a really good partner (...).”
He is convinced that the fight could attract more than 750,000 pay-
per-view purchases, and the fact that is set in Asia prompts more “curiosity…that could end up doing more than if the fight was in the United States.”
On November 24, Manny Pacquiao will face Brandon Rios in a battle titled “Clash in Cotai,” at the Venetian’s CotaiArena.

[Ray*]

Well Arum gets to sell the fight in China and the USA on PPV, that is a good thing.

[HeroBando]

also, the population of china is at around 1.3-1.4 billion

population of us is at around 350 million

in the us for a fight to be a major ppv success, they need around 0.25 percent of people to buy it

in china, they only need to aim for around 0.10 percent and they will be rolling in the money

don't get me wrong, they may be a total flop, but its a risk worth taking, if top rank can get 0.10 percent of the population of china to buy this fight, they hit a gold mine. less than 1 percent folks

I read Arum saying a while ago the China PPV won't happen next, it'll take time to get all the TV distributors onboard. That's more of a long term project. They should get great gate and site fee, and hopefully get some Chinese hooked on boxing. Pac Rios is a really good choice when trying to open up a new market