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Astonishing. Lots of good to get this over with buyers I suppose.
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http://sports.yahoo.com/news/mayweat...131130531.html
Astonishing. Lots of good to get this over with buyers I suppose.
My Lawd!! How much in hotdog money?
I bet the majority will never buy a boxing event again.
The majority don't buy PPVs anyway. Mayweather's PPVs are usually around 1million and Pac's lower than that so that's around 4 million of those that don't buy PPVs anyway and wouldn't have continued to buy even if the fight was better because no other fight will get this hype again. Hell even you don't watch boxing, most of your posts after a fight say 'what happen? I didn't watch it' so if us 'boxing fans' aren't watching boxing then we can't fault the casual and non boxing fans (who expected a Rocky-esque fight).Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
I usually respect your posts and find them rather amusing but recently you have been acting like brucelee and pacfan with the negativity.
Lol I was thinking the same exact thing yesterday, I think it must be #1fightfan that's stole his accountQuote:
Originally Posted by Manos de PiedraQuote:
Originally Posted by Master
I usually respect your posts and find them rather amusing but recently you have been acting like brucelee and pacfan with the negativity.
just wait for Klitschko v Fury, the casual fan will be back for that purely because they think that the heavyweights are in the best division and pretty much everyone has heard of Tyson Fury weather they have watched him or not, you could see the media wheels going into motion and getting the british public to pay for that one without much of a problem
You mean if Pacquiao is on the card. I almost feel sorry for the idiot. I've never seen a man shoot himself in both feet before.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Boxing is dead.
Mind you, that number will take some beating, probably be the next generation of crossover stars when Floyd and co are retired
cant see that ever been beaten
unless Cleverley and Bellew touch gloves again
Just because boxing is dead on your side of the pond doesn't mean it's dead for us.;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
It's called humour. I know without the smiley face it's probably hard to tell from where you are standing.Quote:
Originally Posted by corvetteJust because boxing is dead on your side of the pond doesn't mean it's dead for us.;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
British boxing is, has been and will continue to be one of the best domestic scenes on the planet. Certainly in pound for pound terms, considering the size of Great Britain, we punch well above our weight.
I must admit I am a bit pissed off staying up all night to watch the fight and saw that shambles has got to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by g3org3Lol I was thinking the same exact thing yesterday, I think it must be #1fightfan that's stole his accountQuote:
Originally Posted by Manos de PiedraQuote:
Originally Posted by Master
I usually respect your posts and find them rather amusing but recently you have been acting like brucelee and pacfan with the negativity.
I don't think Master is wrong, I like Floyd but the fight left a bad taste in most people's mouths and I think it definitely hurt boxing. Manny isn't getting his share of the blame though, he was supposed to be the guy who was different, bring the excitement and force Floyd to fight. The only thing he brought with him was a suitcase full of excuses. Shameful.
For all the BS that BOXING is on the slide, 5 million PPV say's a lot all other fighting sports take
note, boxing is still top of the pile and will be for some time.;)
Keep on wishing and hoping.;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Master
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Originally Posted by Dia bando
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Originally Posted by Dia bando
Not sure I agree and based on the fight overall that fight may have done more harm then good. I'd bet half the buyers were not even boxing fans and after watching it will use it as evidence as to why they are not. In addition Floyd is an anomaly. Others that fight in a safety first style cant draw flies.
The fight was also an anomaly. Like an academy award movie that nobody had a chance to see or at least that was what it was supposed to be. Many again, bought the fight out of curiosity on what all the fuss was about. They left it wondering the same thing. I think the spinoff from this fight is the quickened end to PPV which imo is a good thing. It never helped the sport in any way that I can see.
I think guys like Haymon and Jay z saw it coming and so have the networks which will do more to keep the sport alive then the glory few of the sport.
This fight brought a lot of new potential boxing fans into the boxing tent, but the fight was disappointing so most of them walked out and a lot are unlikely to come back in in the future.
I don't think true boxing fans are going to stop watching boxing because this fight was a bust.
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Originally Posted by Beanflicker
Me either
That gets beaten when Johsua and Wilder hook it up.... especially if the remain undefeated... get money from both sides of the pond!
Are not the majority of these buys by businesses in America, which can then be written off as a business expense.
Floyd v Pac may not have set the World alight, but Canelo v Kirkland did a good fight for the casualQuote:
Originally Posted by IamInuitQuote:
Originally Posted by Dia bando
Not sure I agree and based on the fight overall that fight may have done more harm then good. I'd bet half the buyers were not even boxing fans and after watching it will use it as evidence as to why they are not. In addition Floyd is an anomaly. Others that fight in a safety first style cant draw flies.
The fight was also an anomaly. Like an academy award movie that nobody had a chance to see or at least that was what it was supposed to be. Many again, bought the fight out of curiosity on what all the fuss was about. They left it wondering the same thing. I think the spinoff from this fight is the quickened end to PPV which imo is a good thing. It never helped the sport in any way that I can see.
I think guys like Haymon and Jay z saw it coming and so have the networks which will do more to keep the sport alive then the glory few of the sport.
fight fan, all in all a action fight that's boxing from boring to magnificent, that why you have to
love boxing it keeps you guessing.:)
Guessing? I agree in general boxing is always ready with a surprise. But these two fights were so predictable it was like from a script.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dia bandoFloyd v Pac may not have set the World alight, but Canelo v Kirkland did a good fight for the casualQuote:
Originally Posted by IamInuitQuote:
Originally Posted by Dia bando
Not sure I agree and based on the fight overall that fight may have done more harm then good. I'd bet half the buyers were not even boxing fans and after watching it will use it as evidence as to why they are not. In addition Floyd is an anomaly. Others that fight in a safety first style cant draw flies.
The fight was also an anomaly. Like an academy award movie that nobody had a chance to see or at least that was what it was supposed to be. Many again, bought the fight out of curiosity on what all the fuss was about. They left it wondering the same thing. I think the spinoff from this fight is the quickened end to PPV which imo is a good thing. It never helped the sport in any way that I can see.
I think guys like Haymon and Jay z saw it coming and so have the networks which will do more to keep the sport alive then the glory few of the sport.
fight fan, all in all a action fight that's boxing from boring to magnificent, that why you have to
love boxing it keeps you guessing.:)
Quite amazing how hard it is for some to detect sarcasm. It's not just the thicko's either (well sort of makes you a thicko).Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenbeanzIt's called humour. I know without the smiley face it's probably hard to tell from where you are standing.Quote:
Originally Posted by corvetteJust because boxing is dead on your side of the pond doesn't mean it's dead for us.;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
British boxing is, has been and will continue to be one of the best domestic scenes on the planet. Certainly in pound for pound terms, considering the size of Great Britain, we punch well above our weight.
I guarantee if I started a thread now saying Naz was a useless fraud, there are people on this forum, who have read/posted in my Naz threads, that would tell me i'm a hater/wrong.