Comments Thread For: De La Hoya Aims For Canelo-Smith To Have 70,000 Fans Present

[Motorcity Cobra]

He should do that to expand his own brand and make more fans or do it for his few fans here...
Floyd does has alott of fans here because there are alott of africans in europe who will all support a brother and rightly so,and he's also a million times better.
There are not alott of mexicans in europe its a complete different situation....

They should care because in europe we have the biggest market in the world 500 million people all with money.
plenty more to be made for someone who takes pride in selling more and calling himself a superstar.
But can you even be called a superstar if youre are only well known on 2 continents,Canelo is not famous or popular here,not hating just stating facts

He's about to pack damn near 50,000 people in a stadium. He doesn't need to travel. If he fought in Mexico he could pack 100,000 people in a stadium. He's good.

Europe's market is small time compared to America. Fighting in Vegas can earn you a higher gate at 15,000 than fighting in Europe with 25,000. The enthusiasm in Europe for boxing is great but there's a reason the foreign fighters come to America to make it big.

[EL_GRINGO]

He's about to pack damn near 50,000 people in a stadium. He doesn't need to travel. If he fought in Mexico he could pack 100,000 people in a stadium. He's good.

Europe's market is small time compared to America. Fighting in Vegas can earn you a higher gate at 15,000 than fighting in Europe with 25,000. The enthusiasm in Europe for boxing is great but there's a reason the foreign fighters come to America to make it big.

You make some good points,
However even in my country where boxing is not a famous sport,we had one fighter not even fighting for a european title and they will fill up a 10000-20000 stadium when he fights...

Like i said for Canelo to sell 50000 tickets in Texas aint that special,its expected if you are youre country's most famous star...
Anything less would be a disappointment.

A Filipino outselling you in youre own territory would be bad!
He's practicly in his own country if he is in texas....

[icha]

You make some good points,
However even in my country where boxing is not a famous sport,we had one fighter not even fighting for a european title and they will fill up a 10000-20000 stadium when he fights...

Like i said for Canelo to sell 50000 tickets in Texas aint that special,its expected if you are youre country's most famous star...
Anything less would be a disappointment.

A Filipino outselling you in youre own territory would be bad!
He's practicly in his own country if he is in texas....

you are ignoring the fact that the filipono was fighting a very popular mexican in antonio margarito, go back and rewatch the fight, plenty of margarito fans if not more than pacs...

[EL_GRINGO]

you are ignoring the fact that the filipono was fighting a very popular mexican in antonio margarito, go back and rewatch the fight, plenty of margarito fans if not more than pacs...

Exactly you are totally right!!
Thats what i mean,if Margarito allready brought so many mexicans to the pacquiao fight,
Then Canelo as Mexicans biggest star and the face of boxing as Oscars likes to say,
Should do 70000 to 100000 to impress me and have a really good audience...
50000 is expected anything less then pac margarito would be a flop son

[EL_GRINGO]

You can be sure if Pacquiao fights in Manilla they will easily get more then a 100000 people

[icha]

Exactly you are totally right!!
Thats what i mean,if Margarito allready brought so many mexicans to the pacquiao fight,
Then Canelo as Mexicans biggest star and the face of boxing as Oscars likes to say,
Should do 70000 to 100000 to impress me and have a really good audience...
50000 is expected anything less then pac margarito would be a flop son

not even floyd will do those numbers fighting a noname like liam , dont be delusional...
pac was almost as popular as floyd and marg was already a big name, and those 2 togheter couldnt reach canelos numbers, think about it for a second...

[EL_GRINGO]

not even floyd will do those numbers fighting a noname like liam , dont be delusional...
pac was almost as popular as floyd and marg was already a big name, and those 2 togheter couldnt reach canelos numbers, think about it for a second...

In Africa Floyd would definitly do does numbers even against a no name!
In Manilla the same for Pacquiao.
In texas wich in practicly mexico and with so much mexicans living there and true out the States Canelo should do that to if he is a true superstar!

[bigdunny1]

not even floyd will do those numbers fighting a noname like liam , dont be delusional...
pac was almost as popular as floyd and marg was already a big name, and those 2 togheter couldnt reach canelos numbers, think about it for a second...

EXACTLY! People are really stretching themselves to pretend like what Canelo is doing in not impressive. Literally no other fighter today is filling 50K especially at these prices. Manny tried twice and did around 40k in his prime one of which was against a popular mexican. Canelo doing this against Smith who is brining no fanbase to that stadium

[WesternChamp]

you are ignoring the fact that the filipono was fighting a very popular mexican in antonio margarito, go back and rewatch the fight, plenty of margarito fans if not more than pacs...

a very popular mexican?? you mean the one that was supposedly banned and got a gift from arum?

[icha]

In Africa Floyd would definitly do does numbers even against a no name!
In Manilla the same for Pacquiao.
In texas wich in practicly mexico and with so much mexicans living there and true out the States Canelo should do that to if he is a true superstar!

both manny and floyd are superstars in america, why do they need to go to africa or manila???
africa and manila dont have the same ticket prices as in america not even close, canelo could do the same in mexico and no one is bringing that up...
canelo sells more tickets than anyone in america(yes texas is america), like it or not...