Thread: Floyd vs Berto

Originally Posted by mikeeod

$75 PPV warm up?!?!?!? What a gross rip off. I hope the sales tank and CBS/Showtime lose a ton of money on it.

It's a definite possibility, and yeah $75 to see the #1 p4p fight a guy who's not even top 10 in the weight division is not PPV worthy, let alone PPV at a 50% price increase.

Originally Posted by Beanflicker

Originally Posted by IamInuit

I actually think its a little careless.

I was actually thinking the same thing. Not that I give Berto any real chance to win outside of landing a perfect punch somewhere along the line, but I think he's probably more dangerous than people give him credit for. Berto is very athletic and very explosive. If you compare the risk of the fight (as small as it may be) to the credit that Floyd's going to get for winning (virtually none), it's probably a shitty fight to take. The only plus side for Floyd is the money, and I really don't know how this PPV is going to sell after so many left Pac/Mayweather disappointed.

Sales are gonna be underwhelming. I doubt fans are look at this from the perspective of "This is Floyd's final fight. Let's tune in".

The main reason the PPV price is so inflated is because the promoters, network execs, etc still have to profit after Floyd's demands (guaranteed) are deducted. They are taking a risky gamble here.

Originally Posted by Sleepwalker

Originally Posted by Beanflicker

Originally Posted by IamInuit

I actually think its a little careless.

I was actually thinking the same thing. Not that I give Berto any real chance to win outside of landing a perfect punch somewhere along the line, but I think he's probably more dangerous than people give him credit for. Berto is very athletic and very explosive. If you compare the risk of the fight (as small as it may be) to the credit that Floyd's going to get for winning (virtually none), it's probably a shitty fight to take. The only plus side for Floyd is the money, and I really don't know how this PPV is going to sell after so many left Pac/Mayweather disappointed.

Sales are gonna be underwhelming. I doubt fans are look at this from the perspective of "This is Floyd's final fight. Let's tune in".

The main reason the PPV price is so inflated is because the promoters, network execs, etc still have to profit after Floyd's demands (guaranteed) are deducted. They are taking a risky gamble here.

Serves them all right for paying a ridiculous price. Hope the show bombs.

Originally Posted by Sleepwalker

Sales are gonna be underwhelming. I doubt fans are look at this from the perspective of "This is Floyd's final fight. Let's tune in".

The main reason the PPV price is so inflated is because the promoters, network execs, etc still have to profit after Floyd's demands (guaranteed) are deducted. They are taking a risky gamble here.

Yeah it's really hard for me to see people shelling out for this. If it does well, then wow, apparently Floyd can sell anything.

On paper it's the most underwhelming Floyd fight I can remember. Guerrero, Ortiz... they were welterweight champs and top 5 guys at the time. Carlos Baldomir, as limited as he was, was the undisputed WW champ at the time - ranked higher than Floyd.

Disappointing to see him taking on such an undeserving opponent. He only has 2 fights left supposedly... make them count and then get out of the game.