Pacquiao vs Algieri only 300,000 PPV Buys!!!

[Ron Swanson]

Looking past that unreasonable comparison

I don't think it's unreasonable, they are the two biggest fighters in the sports, of course who can draw more money is important. Who draws the most money is important in any business.

Of course. But Pac has never drawn the numbers Floyd has drawn so why say it over and over again? Floyd has the 2 biggest PPVs ever to his credit. When Pac gets the 3rd highest, or 4th or 5th or... Then there is a reason to discuss it. Until then Floyd is the current PPV King and Pac is his own star in his own right. Arum is still asking 55/45, the math doesn't work so there's no point in putting the names together.

[Beanflicker]

Of course. But Pac has never drawn the numbers Floyd has drawn so why say it over and over again? Floyd has the 2 biggest PPVs ever to his credit. When Pac gets the 3rd highest, or 4th or 5th or... Then there is a reason to discuss it. Until then Floyd is the current PPV King and Pac is his own star in his own right. Arum is still asking 55/45, the math doesn't work so there's no point in putting the names together.

Back in the day (when the fight was first being negotiated), there was a serious debate as to which guy was the bigger draw. I remember a lot of people totally dismissing Floyd's drawing power and saying that he needed an opponent with a big following (DLH, Hatton) to draw any money and nobody cared about Mayweather otherwise, but people would pay to see an explosive dynamo like Pac no matter who he was fighting.