Can Tank Become The Biggest Lil Guy PPV Star Ever?

[Pechorin]

What do his PPV sales look like atm?

[strykr619]

Pacquiao fought hof fighters and champions to become a ppv attraction. Davis doesn't seem to want to go that route

Pacquiao made his mark thou by coming in as a last min replacement expected to be a "cherrypick" against Ledwaba....

[Eff Pandas]

What do his PPV sales look like atm?

He hasn't made his first move into PPV. He's got plenty of time to do so doe. Floyd didn't have his first PPV til he was 28. Manny was 26. Tank's still just 24.

I'd theorize its coming within 9-18 months doe. It needs to be a decent level fight & the reality is there are probably just 2 at 130 & both guys are with ESPN. I tend to doubt Farmer is a PPV fight. If Farmer talked more sh^t it mighta coulda been a PPV fight.

[Jsmooth9876]

Here's the thing. What fight sells on PPV?

GRJ-nope
Berchelt-nope
Farmer-nope
Cancio-nope
Gamboa-nope
LSC-could possibly do ok on a Mexican holiday
135 theres nobody except the one guy Floyd won't put him anywhere near.

So in short, no way he does anything on PPV IMO.

[BillyBoxing]

And just to remind you these are the top 10 PPV buys for 140lb or less boxers.

Pacquiao vs Marquez II (2008) (130lbs) 400k + $20M Rev
Pacquiao vs Morales II (2006) (130lbs) 360k
Pacquiao vs Morales III (2006) (130lbs) 350k
Pacquiao vs Barrera II (2007) (130lbs) 350k
Pacquiao v Morales I (2005) (130lbs) 350k
Mayweather vs Gatti (2005) (140lbs) 340k
De La Hoya vs Ruelas (1995) (135lbs) 330k
Hamed vs Barrera (2001) (126lbs) 310k
Khan vs Prescott (2008) (135lbs) 250k (UK)
Marquez vs Barrera (2007) (130lbs) 225k

In modern 2019 boxing, where crushing cans and not fighting anybody elite can led you to superstardome why not...

hey they even get smart guys like you caught by the hype...

It just tells how sick boxing is nowadays.

[Eff Pandas]

In modern 2019 boxing, where crushing cans and not fighting anybody elite can led you to superstardome why not...

hey they even get smart guys like you caught by the hype...

It just tells how sick boxing is nowadays.

You don't think Tank is a good fighter or something?

He's got a nice clip of popularity right now so thats one thing he's already plugged in with & is the problem most guys have with becoming PPV stars. You can be an incredible fighter, but not having popularity is gonna give you Bud Crawford PPV numbers.

All he needs to do is win the right fights & he's a viable PPV guy who has potential to be as big & successful if not bigger & more successful than Manny was as a lil guy.

[SplitSecond]

You think Floyd will ever let this guy fight a guy who isn’t old, past it, drained etc?

I can see tank being a star in america, but he’ll never give us a great matchup though, so I couldn’t give two shts about the guy and the fraudulent career he’s likely to build with boxing’s biggest btch right behind guiding him.

[Eff Pandas]

You think Floyd will ever let this guy fight a guy who isn’t old, past it, drained etc?

Yes.

Floyd knows you don't get where he got by fighting old, past it & drained mfers.

[Pechorin]

... he's a viable PPV guy who has potential to be as big & successful if not bigger & more successful than Manny was as a lil guy.

That's it I'm done with boxingscene for the rest of the day😂😂😂

[BillyBoxing]

You don't think Tank is a good fighter or something?

He's got a nice clip of popularity right now so thats one thing he's already plugged in with & is the problem most guys have with becoming PPV stars. You can be an incredible fighter, but not having popularity is gonna give you Bud Crawford PPV numbers.

All he needs to do is win the right fights & he's a viable PPV guy who has potential to be as big & successful if not bigger & more successful than Manny was as a lil guy.

I think he's a tremendous athlete and a real blue ship talent.

I also think he's not the smartest guy in the game, nor the coolest head...

Last time I checked, PPV stars accomplished big things, DLH, Floyd, Manny are all at least 5 divisions champ.

Canelo has that mex fanbase, plus he's the best record in boxing behind Manny...

Gerv, despite a decent Pedraza win, still crushing C fighters coming from lower divisions, in a division where he's struggling to make weight.

So I dunno about PPV star...