celebrity hacks dismissing boxing

Discussion in 'General Boxing Discussion' started by who?, Jul 3, 2009.

  1. meetthefeebles

    meetthefeebles Drunken Geordie Bastard

    Co-sign

    MTF :bears:
     
  2. *Z*

    *Z* WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Top 10 PPV events of 2008. Decide for yourself if boxing is "destroying the UFC" in PPV sales.

    1. Boxing: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao, Dec. 6, 1,250,000
    2. UFC: Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture, Nov. 15, 1,010,000
    3. Wrestling: WrestleMania, Edge vs. Undertaker, March 30, 670,000
    4. UFC: Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch/Lesnar vs. Heath Herring, Aug. 9, 625,000
    5. UFC: Lesnar vs. Frank Mir, Feb. 2, 600,000
    6. UFC: Quinton Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin, July 5, 540,000
    7. UFC: St. Pierre vs. Matt Serra, April 19, 530,000
    8. Boxing: Felix Trinidad vs. Roy Jones Jr., Jan. 19, 500,000
    9. UFC: Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans, Sept. 6, 480,000
    10. UFC: B.J. Penn vs. Sean Sherk/Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida, May 24, 475,000
     
  3. Buddy Rydell

    Buddy Rydell Boxingpress Alumnus

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  4. Hanz

    Hanz Roberto Duran

    I can't believe Paris Hilton watches UFC! That makes me an even bigger fan of the UFC now!!!!
    :bears:
     
  5. Hanz

    Hanz Roberto Duran

    Even Michael Jackson was a UFC fan!

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  6. Arben

    Arben "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    It's very effective. They promote their brand moreso than the fighters. That's a proper way to do it, if you ask me.

    Obviously it is not the same product. One is fake and one isn't. But it was the same exact business model.
     
  7. *Z*

    *Z* WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Damn you! Soul, Sole, Hailbut, Flounder, what's the difference? :lol:
     
  8. LATIN KING

    LATIN KING Undisputed Champion

    I honestly never thought the UFC was selling this much ppv sales. It's surprise to me :popcorn:
     

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