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Official Mayweather Vs Berto master thread.
It will take place Sept. 12, at the MGM in Las Vegas. He will fight Andre Berto. Alas, it will not be offered on CBS, a freebie, but will instead be offered on pay-per-view, a solid source informs TSS.
A CBS fight was on the table, embraced in many circles, seemingly a go...but ultimately the money matters had some folks uncomfortable with that outside-the-box plan.
Eyeballs are great but revenue is king, is I guess the message...
As always, I encourage readers to trust, but verify; Mayweather does his own thing, when and how he wants it. This will be the gospel truth, Twitter verified, when Mayweather himself tells us all. This could be the plan now, but change in three hours. Capisce?
It is official. Berto is the next victim. PPV is the platform. Floyd Mayweather announced Tuesday, August 4, late afternoon his plans for Sept. 12.
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A CBS fight was on the table, embraced in many circles, seemingly a go...but ultimately the money matters had some folks uncomfortable with that outside-the-box plan.
Eyeballs are great but revenue is king, is I guess the message...
As always, I encourage readers to trust, but verify; Mayweather does his own thing, when and how he wants it. This will be the gospel truth, Twitter verified, when Mayweather himself tells us all. This could be the plan now, but change in three hours. Capisce?
It is official. Berto is the next victim. PPV is the platform. Floyd Mayweather announced Tuesday, August 4, late afternoon his plans for Sept. 12.
Follow Woodsy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Woodsy1069
Berto is one of those guys that don't look like they're punching particularly hard but they are.
And apparently prices will be $65 SD and $75 HD which I think is pretty extortionate. Will probably be on Sky Box Office for £15-20 in the UK as BoxNation don't seem to be interested.
I predict 700k PPV sales as some of his fans and casuals will still buy as it's Floyd Mayweather and his apparent swan-song and the undercard is decent. The main event also has potential to be "entertaining".
Quadruple Header:
-Ishe Smith vs Vanes Martiroysan
-George Groves vs Badou Jack
-Roman Martinez vs Orlando Salido
-Floyd Mayweather vs Andre Berto
I predict Vanes, Groves, Martinez and Mayweather will all win.
Official Results:
-Vanes Matiroysan won a Majority Decision flooring Ishe Smith in the 3rd and 8th
-Oquendo won a close Split Decision over Johnny Gonzalez
-Badou Jack won a Split Decision over George Groves
-Orlando Salido and ROman Martinez scored a split draw
-Mayweather beat Berto in dominant fashion to win a unanimous Decision
I thoroughly enjoyed the card and Berto tried his best but I would have preferred Mayweather-Khan, what were your thoughts on the event?
Post Fight Updates
@danrafaelespn: PPV industry source on #MayweatherBerto numbers tells me they're very poor relatively speaking. 'Being generous is might hit 550,000 buys.'
@danrafaelespn: #MayweatherBerto will be Floyd's weakest PPV showing since he first went on PPV with Gatti & Baldomir, fights that were 300k plus. #boxing
@danrafaelespn: Purses for #MayweatherBerto main event alone was $36M. If PPV does even 550k it nets around $20M. Lot to make up with gate & other revenue.
@danrafaelespn: #MayweatherBerto will be Floyd's weakest PPV showing since he first went on PPV with Gatti & Baldomir, fights that were 300k plus. #boxing
@danrafaelespn: Purses for #MayweatherBerto main event alone was $36M. If PPV does even 550k it nets around $20M. Lot to make up with gate & other revenue.
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