Quote Originally Posted by Big_Deuce
Quote Originally Posted by albsur2006
Quote Originally Posted by Big_Deuce
Quote Originally Posted by albsur2006
According to GBP CEO Rich Schaffer these are ODLH top three choices for May 3rd:

1. Ricky Hatton
2. Floyd Mayweather
3. Miguel Cotto

1. Floyd hadn't knocked anybody out since Sharmba Mitchell on a body shot, and he starched Hatton. WHY IN THE F*** does Oscar want that fight?
This is why ODLH owns a promotional company, and you do not. This fight overseas could quite possibly be the biggest draw in boxing of all time generating more in ticket sales combined with PPV buys than PBF vs ODLH. ( i did not say just in ppv buys alone ) The people of the UK want hatton to fight there, they will do anything to see him, nevermind the fact that its against ODLH. $$ would be Unreal
OK, don't patronize me. I understand why Oscar as a businessman wants the Hatton fight but Oscar is selling the public fact that he's still an elite fighter and that he only wants to fight the best. Fighting a severely undersized, mentally shaken, blown up light welterweight that just lost his 0, doesn't seem like Oscar's fighting the best.
First of all, i was not patronizing you, i was telling it like it is. And if you took it that way, thats on you.
If you want to get on a debate on what would be the best fights to add onto a legacy of a career, thats one thing. But you didnt do that, ok? Your post was asking why would ODLH take the fights listed in your original post.
And i basically said for the MONEY.
You didnt say, "well to shine up his legacy he shouldnt fight so and so" You said WHY FIGHT HATTON! as if it made no sense.

PBF vs ODLH = generated so much money that a rematch is almost innevitable. ODHL made 52 million dollars ( pbf 25mil) off of that fight. If these two guys are the buisness guys they say they are, if they dont rematch then they arent the buisness men they say they are.
Oscar cares about $$$
Floyd Cares about $$$
thats why all the fights you questioned in your original post makes sense. Thats all i was saying.
If you want to talk about who he SHOULD fight for his LEGACY then start a different post with that title.
Jesus.

Duece I like your arguments here.

I will add this though. If YOU GUYS were Oscar De La Hoya you'd be looking at the same fights too. Oscar wears two hats and all three of these fights make great business sense as stated.

But one point that seems to be lost on virtually everyone is this. You (not you Deuce I'm talking to everyone else) say cynically that Oscar is choosing these fights only for the money as if there is zero interest in the fights.

But this is where that vast majority of you seem to be delusional. Money in boxing is linked directly to the paying public. The more people are interested in a fight then the more PPV revenue and sales it will generate.

To argue that these three fights would be huge commercially but have zero appeal is just the most stupid line of reasoning I have ever heard in my entire life

The reason these fights would be commercially huge is because they are THE MOST popular fights out there for the fans. If they were not they wouldn't sell as much as the other fights now would they.

Just because you, me or any of us like to consider ourselves hardcore internet savvy boxing fans doesn't mean we are the only fans or the only fans who should be catered for.

How many fans like us hardcore posters are in the world? A few thousand tops?

Now how many potential fans who are not as hardcore and don't follow the sport in it's extreme details are there? Probably millions.

Now as a fighter and a promoter which market are you going to care more about?

And it's not just about the money here. Who in any sport wouldn't want to be involved in one of the biggest events in their sport in history?

It's not just a money thing? How proud would you be (or think Oscar, Floyd and Ricky are) of being involved in some of the biggest boxing events of all time? It's a tremendous accolade and honour for anybody who gives their life to a sport they love to be involved in some of that sports most historic moments.

Of course Oscar wants to be in huge fights. Of course Oscar wants to promote huge fights. They represent the pinnacle of achievement in the sport of boxing. Why would you even criticise anybody for thinking that way? If you just think everyone in boxing is about money you are selling all of these guys way short. Oscar has plenty of money more than he'll ever need, but being part of the biggest events both as a fighter and a promoter is all about being a success and what success is what drives these guys in the first place.

If any of these fights happen it's because the boxing and casual sporting world has HUGE interest in it. Us knowledgable few hardcore fans might snort and say these arn't the best matchups that can be made but 95% of fans couldn't care less about that.

Any huge boxing events are great for boxing and even a Hatton Oscar mismatch next year would still be a HUGE event for boxing and British boxing, and what true fan doesn't want boxing in the spotlight?