Originally posted by Still Burner
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Would Floyd be a ppv fighter if he had multiple losses?
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When your entire career revolves around that "0" you cherrypick opponents and fight in a certain style to make sure that the "0" is never in any real danger no matter how much you get criticized for it.
You also don't get much of a legacy if you never fight anyone capable of taking that "0"
You lose the "0" you lose money.
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Originally posted by Deevel916 View PostI bring this up because it's my stance that his drawing power consists of him having an undefeated record. It's his air of invincibility that has the fans intrigued and as a result they tune in by the masses whenever he's facing an opponent who seems to have a shot at dethroning him. Now whenever I bring this up his fan boys reply with something along the lines of "they tune in because he's the best fighter in the world" which he very well may be. I just don't think it's his fighting style or entertainment value that their tuning in for.
So my question is..... If Floyd had say.... 3,4,or 5 losses on his record would he even be a ppv fighter?
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Originally posted by JoeMan View PostNo.
Defensive fighters are generally hard to sell. They sell when they are pitted against aggressive, rampaging KO artists. Fans, of course, root for the aggressor and want to see the guy who refuses to engage in the ring gone for good.
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Originally posted by ThePunchingBag View PostWhen your entire career revolves around that "0" you cherrypick opponents and fight in a certain style to make sure that the "0" is never in any real danger no matter how much you get criticized for it.
You also don't get much of a legacy if you never fight anyone capable of taking that "0"
You lose the "0" you lose money.
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I would say yes. Pac has like five losses and Hoya had like 6 losses. Let's just say he fights Lara in sept and loses by decision. I still think he would sell a lot of PPV's or maybe fight somebody at MW like Martinez and lose. He would still get PPV buys because he challenge himself against those fighters. If he went the Roy Jones rout then no. What I mean by that is Roy Jones is still fighting and he is way past his prime where not even HBO is buying his fights anymore but they let him be a commentator for their network.
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