The case for Khan....

[Money_May]

Hatton v Mayweather in the UK done 1.2M which equates to (if my maths is right) 18M from the UK PPV.

That's a nice little bonus to have. Even if May vs Khan does 800K in the US and 600-800 in the UK that's a bonus 9-12M from the UK market which makes up for the American market.

[TOBYLEE1]

This fight is an easy sell to the casuals, Khan is the wonder kid with lightning hands who won the Olympics at 17, beat up Judah, Paulie and Maidana and even owned Manny in sparring and has only ever lost to drug cheats and lucky punches.

Just show some highlights of him landing flashy combos on Judah and Garcia, dropping Madiana and a couple of KOs.

This is the biggest challenge Floyd has ever faced!!

casuals aren't too concerned with facts, they'll eat that **** up.

and hardcore fans will buy it despite their protests, if you bought Ortiz or Guerrero you're buying this. Let's face it, if there was gonna be a protest it would have happened well before now.

Then Khan is the unluckiest fighter out there. Twice he lost by lucky punches thrown at him that meant to knock him out

[boliodogs]

All that may be true but the Mayweather-Khan fight was a done deal long before Maidana fought Broner. A Mayweather-Maidana fight was never a possibility. Khan is the only guy Mayweather was ever going to fight this May and both Mayweather and Schaefer knew this. Mayweather's statements that he does not know who his opponent will be are just lies. He knows damn well his May opponent has always been Khan and no other boxer was ever considered. It's Mayweather-Khan in May so get used to it.

[John Barron]

Its not a myth but it is indeed overhyped as it with most things related to British boxing

the bolded.

[FrankieBruno]

Well one thing I didnt mention in my first post is


the hispanic market > the brit market



it really is a slam dunk

Maidana will be saved for the September date

GBP will want to get Khan first out of the blocks then throw Maidana to the lion..following year Garcia will get his chance

Floyd beats Khan, there is still no opponent out there bigger than Maidana for him at GBP, unless Broner pulls the upset in a rematch

[FrankieBruno]

Hatton v Mayweather in the UK done 1.2M which equates to (if my maths is right) 18M from the UK PPV.

That's a nice little bonus to have. Even if May vs Khan does 800K in the US and 600-800 in the UK that's a bonus 9-12M from the UK market which makes up for the American market.

basically...

[FrankieBruno]

It wasn't his PPV, it was Oscar De La Hoya's. The Hatton fight was Floyd's first real time he'd have to carry such a huge event. Before that, he was drawing 300k with the likes of Baldomir and Judah.

Being "prime" doesn't mean **** when you are talking about PPV. Mayweather has becoming an increasingly bigger star since the Hatton fight so comparing it to Guerrero is beyond ******.

How lucrative is the Argentine PPV market?

Very true,....

[Syf]

Sorry, I had no time to babysit this thread yesterday..


Now, let's dive in shall we...

How lucrative is the Argentine PPV market?

It doesn't matter. Maidana's appeal will be to Americans that saw him son Broner. The prize is In the American market. May gets a majority of the PPV upside of US proceeds whereas there's a whole lot more red tape for him to get his hands on some British pounds. People like to say Maidana isn't a draw, but the Alamo looked nicely packed and before you talk about comped tickets it was still a nice crowd. Maidana won't have a whole bunch of Argies supporting him in the PPV market but it doesn't MATTER. He's Hispanic speaking, and he's practically been adopted by Mexico and Mexican Americans for the way he fights.
Other Americans will also be on him because of his fan friendly style, and most importantly, the star making run he has been on at WW

Mayweather will take at least 50% of the UK PPV against Khan. That much is for sure. Timothy Bradley and Lamont Peterson were given that deal. He may even get more.

What outside PPV markets is Maidana bringing to the table?

50 is not a good cut to May.. Everyone knows that. If that wasn't the case the PAC fight would have happened.

Outside PPV doesn't matter. Maidana represents a significantly larger chunk of the American PPV market.

It's called marketing, that's how Showtime is gonna spin it. Casuals didn't see khan v Diaz, they only know names like Judah, Paulie, Maidana.

This is the guy Bradley was too afraid to face etc etc blah blah blah.

They tried to market Ghost too... See where that went. Casuals are casual but not all of them are ******. Maidana is far easier to market at this point.. He's fresher in people's minds. Casuals didn't see khan vs Diaz, but many of them saw Khan vs Garcia, and that's all many of them will remember. A highlight reel kd and Khan on wobbly legs leading to a stoppage.

Hatton v Mayweather in the UK done 1.2M which equates to (if my maths is right) 18M from the UK PPV.

That's a nice little bonus to have. Even if May vs Khan does 800K in the US and 600-800 in the UK that's a bonus 9-12M from the UK market which makes up for the American market.

Of which May only gets half of... If that. Khan's popularity in the UK can't be a lynchpin of the promotion either. He ain't no Hatton! There is too much of an unknown factor as to how many Brits will actually fork out pounds to support the guy. Add to that that May gets a lesser cut of a lesser market. American market is more potent and more straightforward of a moneymaker for May. He gets a lion's share cut. If Maidana represents a larger chunk of that ever important market, and he does....He should be the go-to pick for Mayweather.

All that may be true but the Mayweather-Khan fight was a done deal long before Maidana fought Broner. A Mayweather-Maidana fight was never a possibility. Khan is the only guy Mayweather was ever going to fight this May and both Mayweather and Schaefer knew this. Mayweather's statements that he does not know who his opponent will be are just lies. He knows damn well his May opponent has always been Khan and no other boxer was ever considered. It's Mayweather-Khan in May so get used to it.

I hope you are wrong. Floyd always fought guys coming off of important wins... This would be a deviation for sure if he picks Khan at this point.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

It quite clearly does matter because two lucrative PPV markets (UK and US) are better than one.

It's not even hard to understand. Maidana is not bringing any other PPV markets to the table. The Hispanic market will be covered on the undercard which may even feature Maidana himself.

[Syf]

It quite clearly does matter because two lucrative PPV markets (UK and US) are better than one.

It's not even hard to understand. Maidana is not bringing any other PPV markets to the table. The Hispanic market will be covered on the undercard which may even feature Maidana himself.

Two isn't always better than one. You are operating as if khan and Maidana would sell the same amount of ppv's in the States.

Maidana represents a larger share of the American market. Which is more important ..

That's not hard to understand, is it?