Arum- Pacquaio/Rios sold between 500,000-550,000

[BUNGALOWS]

That's actually positive numbers for people tuning in to see Manny work the heavy bag.

Exactly...........

[The Big Dunn]

How is 500k a flop?

The dude just got KTFO, his brand name went considerably down, and he was fighting Rios. A guy that wouldn't sell 20k in PPVs by himself.

You guys overreact way too much.

what was your prediction for sales? Based on that prediction, did this fight flop or not?

Also, if a poster said foyd/ghost was a flop at 850k-1 mil ppv's doesn't it make sense to say manny's with 500-550k is one too?

[DAZED 2.0]

what was your prediction for sales? Based on that prediction, did this fight flop or not?

Also, if a poster said foyd/ghost was a flop at 850k-1 mil ppv's doesn't it make sense to say manny's with 500-550k is one too?

No you have to be knocked out first. Then it's not a flop.

[BUNGALOWS]

what was your prediction for sales? Based on that prediction, did this fight flop or not?

Also, if a poster said foyd/ghost was a flop at 850k-1 mil ppv's doesn't it make sense to say manny's with 500-550k is one too?

Floyd, undefeated, still has the allure of, "can this guy beat him?"

Manny just got KTFO, brand name tarnished, considerably. Fighting a guy that couldn't even sell 20k PPVs by himself.

You're smarter than a 5th grader.

[BUNGALOWS]

P.S. I had no prediction on sales. I knew for a fact it wasn't getting that many buys.

[Holywarrior]

But but but but Manny was making 30 million.

[The Big Dunn]

thats pretty sad. The fight reminded me of mayweather fights tbh, BUT Manny was WAY busier than May

if you say so. I think manny boxing rios was the smart move. but people didn't know he woul do that going in.

Floyd/ghost sold as many or more ppv's as manny/rios and tim/JMM combined.

[Evol]

Why is this a suprise? Was this fight suppose to be a success?

[jayjames616]

I see what you're saying, but I think the fight location has somewhat of an effect on how people think about a fight. Before the fight, I was telling people at work that this was in China and they felt like it must not matter that much if it's not in Vegas. On top of that, the promotion didnt seem that big for this fight.

500k sounds about right for Pac fighting Rios in China without huge promotion.

I don't disagree with you, you may be right. I honestly think the number is low "if true" because the main event was between two fighters 0-3 combined in their last three fights along with a terrible undercard. This was a poor card all around. Anybody in their right mind knew Manny would dominate unless he was completely done. A ESPN rematch, a showcase fight for a guy in his second fight and two below average heavyweights was the undercard. Top Rank tried to sell us garbage and it looks like people didn't fall for it "if true".

[The Big Dunn]

what was your prediction for sales? Based on that prediction, did this fight flop or not?

Also, if a poster said foyd/ghost was a flop at 850k-1 mil ppv's doesn't it make sense to say manny's with 500-550k is one too?

Floyd, undefeated, still has the allure of, "can this guy beat him?"

Manny just got KTFO, brand name tarnished, considerably. Fighting a guy that couldn't even sell 20k PPVs by himself.

You're smarter than a 5th grader.

P.S. I had no prediction on sales. I knew for a fact it wasn't getting that many buys.

You didn't make a prediction on sales in the prediction thread. OK. Maybe someone will heck and we'll see if you are lying or not.

Stop making excuses.