Comments Thread For: Pacquiao-Bradley II PPV Numbers Coming Next Week

[koboy]

The only thing that "forces" Floyd-Pac is Manny removing his head from his ass and accepting he's the B-side/opponent here and isn't gonna call ANY shots. Which has always been the case.

But Floyd won't even fight Manny for a dollar as long as he is with Arum.

[koboy]

Manny's lone appeal has been that Arum has been able to convince the world that he could beat Floyd and that Floyd is scared of him.

"I'm a rich coward!", a great boxer once said. Or was it, "Health comes first."

[Bee Keepz]

Only fangirls care about buyrates.

"Oh, how much did you buy that purse for? And those shoes! How much! No!!!!! Are you serious!"

I care about it. You can measure a fighter's appeal with buy rates.

Once Pacquiao got KO'ed that aura of invincibility has gone. He went from 1.2 vs Marquez, 525 mil vs Rios, and 700 for Bradley II. The 1st Bradley fight didn't help, lack of undercard didn't help.

However, this was the best match-up he could take. Pacquiao is just running out of fresh opponents that the mainstream would buy. Something like the Cotto-Pacquiao that had the aura of a good fight, it that had excitement, it had that "oh **** this is going to be a fight".

He needs a fight like that.

In regards to the Mayweather fight, Pacquiao should just do his thing. If it happens it happens. Pacquiao doesn't need the Mayweather fight, only thing he needs the Mayweather fight for is the IRS.

[Roja's480]

Pac should fight Ruslan next or just leave Blob, I would rather see Pac vs Zab instead of Pac vs JMM 5 or Pac vs Bradley 3.

[noStylez]

Surprised the first fight did that many....I didn't feel this fight was promoted much. Hopefully it does decent numbers.

[ShoulderRoll]

lol @ Arum claiming it will do about 1.2 million buys.

No chance in hell.

[big_james10]

Why are they waiting until next week. Bob Arum usually provides his phony numbers on Pacquaio's PPV events within the week. Now, they are telling us we have to wait two weeks to hear Arum lie about the numbers with HBO's blessing.

My guess is it did 600,000 PPVs -- about the same number as the first fight.

[big_james10]

But Floyd won't even fight Manny for a dollar as long as he is with Arum.

If you read the text of Mikey Garcia's lawsuit, you would know why. Arum is probably meeting with Manny Pacquaio right now and telling him that Arum will make a Mayweather fight for September and pay Pacquaio $40 million if Pacquaio will sign a contract extension.

[hitking]

But Floyd won't even fight Manny for a dollar as long as he is with Arum.

Then it sounds like its time for Manny to leave Arum if he REALLY wants to fight Floyd then huh:*******:

"I'm a rich coward!", a great boxer once said. Or was it, "Health comes first."

Thats about all you and yo kind have to hang on to nowadays ain't it

[sugarsmosley]

Pac-Bradley 2 has done 50k buys

brb crying