What fighters are capable of headlining a PPV?

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  • WilkinsOlajuwon
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    What fighters are capable of headlining a PPV?

    Interested to see what this insane asylum thinks are PPV caliber fighters. Not a Latin Fury 50,000-buy PPV but the 300,000-buy range.

    There are only a handful.
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    Pacquiao, Cotto, Marquez, Chavez Jr.

    Mayweather generates his numbers because of everybody tuning in to support whoever he is fighting. Once Mayweather loses that 0, nobody will be interested anymore. The other fighters get numbers because people tune in to SEE THEM fight.

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    • ИATAS
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      Carlos Molina vs K9 I reckon could do 2m PPV buys Easy. Throw Ishe Smith and Mora on the undercard and we're talking about breaking 3 mill

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        I know I'm in the minority but I wish that they wouldn't show any boxing on PPV anymore.
        Cotto vs Martinez robbed the fans. PPV fights allow fighters to put on 1 last performance and then retire.
        Maidana has mentioned retiring if he doesn't fight Floyd(PPV fight)
        Martinez picked up a career ending paycheck, he will retire.
        I'm sure I could think of more if given time but the point has been made.

        PPV fights are just not worth it when a fighter knows ,win or lose , that he can retire without even having to put on a show.

        I'll even list Floyd, who I hate talking about. Floyd only fights to a certain point where he wins on the cards, he never goes all out. He worries about his health and how he will spend his millions. Why should he risk his health, he's getting paid no matter what.

        PPV Broke Boxing.

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          Besides the obvious 2.

          GGG, maidana, Cotto, Thurman, maybe even shawn porter if he gets more spectacular wins on his resume.

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            Floyd
            Pac
            Marquez
            Canelo
            Chavez Jr.
            Cotto

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              Originally posted by chargerhemi06
              Besides the obvious 2.

              GGG, maidana, Cotto, Thurman, maybe even shawn porter if he gets more spectacular wins on his resume.
              Interesting. Maidana Porter and Thurman.

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                Originally posted by Croyd
                I know I'm in the minority but I wish that they wouldn't show any boxing on PPV anymore.
                Cotto vs Martinez robbed the fans. PPV fights allow fighters to put on 1 last performance and then retire.
                Maidana has mentioned retiring if he doesn't fight Floyd(PPV fight)
                Martinez picked up a career ending paycheck, he will retire.
                I'm sure I could think of more if given time but the point has been made.

                PPV fights are just not worth it when a fighter knows ,win or lose , that he can retire without even having to put on a show.

                I'll even list Floyd, who I hate talking about. Floyd only fights to a certain point where he wins on the cards, he never goes all out. He worries about his health and how he will spend his millions. Why should he risk his health, he's getting paid no matter what.

                PPV Broke Boxing.
                You are not alone. The irony is that fanboys covet PPV as a badge of honor for their Personal fighting Jesus but dont realize that the PPV model hurts the sport more than it helps. So essentially, promoters have leveraged the ******ity of fanboys to constipate the sport.

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