Mayweather/Pacquiao supposedly did over 5 million buys

That's just it. He compensates for being hated and getting no respect as a FIGHTER, as a defensive at all costs, win cowardly but win, using elbows, literally running, by counting and spending his money as a sign of his success, even though what journalists and what fans ultimately think of him eats him up inside, displayed by arguing with radio hosts, tv sports anchors and the like, being booed by the majority of every crowd. All his ppv numbers are deceiving. He was carried by the A side in the Gatti, De la Hoya, Canelo fights and the list goes on. He fights nowhere like he talks, so he needs to use his mouth to promote because the other FIGHTER brings the fans to the seats...but like every snake oil salesmen selling bullshit is easily forgotten in history. People just stop listening.

 

Ridiculous numbers... Considering the price tag, if it really does more than double the previous record, I dunno what to say, it's insane...

 

They should charge $150 bucks next time. Find out exactly where the ceiling is for masochists who like to throw their money in a big black hole, thinking fighters are going to magically change their styles for them.

 

People know what to expect from a certain brand. Don't like it or don't appreciate a certain style along with what comes with it, while commissions, refs, allow it, STOP BUYING. They will try to get your attention somehow but at this point no one is listening...

 

Can anybody explain how Floyd and Manny combined take basically 90% of the PPV revenue alone? Considering the marketing costs and everything, what is even left for the broadcasters? :dunno:

 

they didnt. but rather than the typical 50/50 they negotiated to where the PPV distributors took less, probably 40% or so.

 

They didn't what?

 

so the article saying Mayweather gets 260 and Pac 170 mil ain't true?

 

Maybe it is. it's all speculation. That number is not all from ppv

 

In other words, floyd Mayweather is Ric Flair. ::

 

Freitas had a better chance to beat Floyd than all but a few guys on Floyd's resume. At his best, he hit harder and was a better offensive fighter than Maidana, for example. And, as good as Floyd was back then, this is pre-Castillo 1 time and I think Freitas was better at his best than Castillo.

 

I disagree with every word of this post. ::

 

Frietas had about as much chance to beat Floyd as Canelo would have to beat Ray Leonard.

At 130, Floyd would have knocked Poo Poo out in an EXTREMELY one sided fight.

 

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST.....alm: Everything is wrong with your post...everything......Freitas hit harder was faster than Maidana....but put them in the RING and Maidana makes him quit....Freitas was better than Castillo?? smh......

 

The 37-yr-old Floyd who fought Maidana in 2014 at 147 is a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT animal than the 23-yr-old Floyd at 130.

Floyd is overrated at every other weight, except 130. He was THAT.......FUCKING.......GOOD at 130.

We can sit here for HOURS and list off all the junior lightweights in history who beat Poo Poo.

 

How much better was he than the younger version of Floyd that impressed the entire boxing world with his scintillating performance against Bumdomir?

 

A lot better because at 130 Floyd could actually punch and actually threw combinations.

Fruitass had a mediocre chin. Floyd would have beaten him up then taken him out.

 

Baldomierda*

 

Damn, time has been kind to Floyd. He's turned into a puncher.

 

Not as kind as it has been to Freitas, apparently.

 

Castillo would've beat the fuck outta freitas

 

Yup.

 

You're right miKe. Floyd lacked the power of the murderous Jorge Barrios.

 

Back to relevant programming bitches:
http:// www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-3077424/The-punch-statistics-prove-Floyd-Mayweather-fortunate-beat-Manny-Pacquiao-unanimous-decision.html

Trinidad is not hitting De la Hoya in the last three rounds, got to give those rounds to Oscar even though he was using excessive foot movement...Nope
How times have changed in Vegas.

 

There were other avenues of revenue. I watched the fight at a casino that drew over 5000 people to watch the fight on theatre screens. They paid anywhere from 20 bucks to 1500 bucks for an 8 person VIP set-up.

It was actually a bargain compared to what people paid to watch at home, plus you got the big fight atmosphere with liquored up assholes looking to start fights with each other.

I heard numbers about 55,000 people or more attending Closed Circuit broadcasts in Vegas itself.

 

bars get charged by capacity to show it. You're talking 10s of millions in revenue there. 46k closed circuit in vegas at 150 a pop. Some places in mgm were charging 375. International rights. Merchandise. Tickets mayweather jr kept to scalp at 10-15 times face value for primo ringside seats, etc

 

Do the numbers count other countries? Pretty much every bar here in Calgary was packed for the fight.

 

nope. domestic buys only. its gonna be a long long time before another fight does these type numbers (if ever). maybe if there ever happens to be two great american heavyweights who continue to dominate but dont face each other for like 3 years+