Comments Thread For: Mayweather-McGregor PPV Will Cost $99.95 to Watch in HD

[Chollo Vista]

I wouldn't even pay $40

[mathed]

[Fanofreason]

Casual sports fans trump real boxing fans.

This is going to be way bigger than you guys think. All casual fans are getting it along with mma. 600k die hards of Manny Canelo and all 100k Ggg fans wont.

Mcgregor highest PPV is 1.65 million buys.

Floyd Canelo did 2.2 and had casuals.

Rock bottom is those 2 numbers 3.85 million. You guys really think another million nationwide wont get this to approach 4.8?

[twosweethooks]

Yall must like a real circus show to pay that kind of money for this circus act. There will be boos and people will want their money back. Sad for Conor !

Timing will destroy him an want see it coming. He forfeits all his money if he uses any mma tactics but it would be hilarious if he did as he would murder de guy.

[elcashanilla]

are you joking? Mayweather was standing toe to toe and raining punches on canelo in almost every round! He will do the same to mcgregor!

i never said he wasnt, im just saying that may vs mcgregor is going to be sooo boring its gonna make guillermo riguendaux vs joseph agbeko look like barrera vs morals 1 now do you GET IT

[boxinghead530]

Really you gonna fanboy me for saying this huge f#cking fight is gonna be huge? Come on man. But ok I'll cover your 6 quint, but only if we can do a month long avatar of the winners choice bet to. Booked?

Avatar? Bro I don't have time for trying to find a new avatar for you. Truth be told it took me forever to figure out how to put the picture of snake charmer. So we will just have to do points. Even then if a miracle happens and it somehow gets 5 mill. You will have to tell me how to pass my points to you.

Look dude this fight is big. Im not saying it's not. But it's no where near what May-PAC was to the whole entire sports world.

[IronDanHamza]

I think you might be surprised, I think it might come close to or beat Pac-May as much as it hurts to say. There'll a huge pre-fight hype, both are huge names, that mixed with the fact that there are MMA fans that think it will be competitive and boxing fans that will pay solely to see how one sided it will be, its the perfect opportunity for people to throw house parties too, all those things considered I think the numbers will be big.

I'm in the UK so the PPV's are a lot cheaper here but I haven't missed a Floyd in a long time, and as much as I think its a mismatch I'll probably end up paying to see it when the time comes.

I'll buy it for sure. Just for the event.

I agree it will do a good number but not what they expect or atleast it won't break the record IMO. Too many missing ingreidents. Plus they are assuming that all of the hardcore UFC guys will buy it which I doubt. I'd bet more hardcore UFC guys brought Mayweather-Pacquaio as opposed to this one.

[IronDanHamza]

Just for argument's sake, let's say that Floyd is guaranteed $100m, while UFC/Conor are guaranteed $50m; assuming the only money coming to the fight is from PPV, 3.5m PPV buys more than covers everything.

Except now, you've got the live event money (gate, sponsors, closed circuit, merch, etc; once everything is counted you're likely talking about a $50m net), international TV (UK/Ireland likely brings the most money, but the fight will be featured in basically every TV market possible; $20m off of international TV isn't unheard of), and other revenue streams to consider besides PPV.

With all of the non-PPV money, you're likely at needing to draw 1m-1.2m PPV homes to cover the guarantees to both camps (getting everyone ridiculously paid) before starting to count the upside money.

Will the fight do 5m PPV homes; unless McGregor is the most epic **** talker in combat sports, or footage/information gets out that makes folks think that McGregor could legitimately win, I doubt it.

Thing is, it doesn't have to to 5m PPVs; with all of the money coming in on the fight, even at 3m homes, Mayweather and UFC/McGregor would still be splitting $250m-$300m between them. Both sides get their guarantee, and then still split another $100m+ on the back-end.

I get that and agree.

Didn't say it would be bad business.

Just don't think it will do as well as they think.

[Sweet_Science2]

Will laugh my ass off when you show up here on the night of the fight, knowing the details if what happened 1:40 into the fifth round, or whatever.

For a person who thinks that this is utterly ridiculous, you've sure let it occupy a ton of space in your head.

Exactly. Thank you. If Floyd wins his f@ggot ass will be in hiding. But for some reason if Conor did win by knock out or whatever his bytch ass would be in here front in center. ALL these people saying they are not watching this fight or full of shyt.

They comment about 3 to 4 times per article yet they don't care about the fight? That weak ass bum ass Lomo fight I will not watch nor will I comment on any article bashing that bum ass fight.

[Sweet_Science2]

i will watch this in a friends house or in a bar. No way I will be paying that much for a circus fight like this. I can't even justify it

But you will be watching breaking some money on this fight LMAO