Quote Originally Posted by SweetPea
Quote Originally Posted by BoomBoom
Floyd is a big ppv draw because his opponents are big ppv draws.
How was Ricky Hatton a big PPV draw in the United States? Most people in the US had never heard of Ricky Hatton until Floyd knocked him out.

He is a smart fighter but hes not as big as Roy was in the 90s. Unlike Oscar and Roy, Floyds best years as a fighter were not highly publicized.
Oscar was/is a much bigger star than Floyd. No doubt about that.

Roy was never bigger than Floyd is right now. Roy went almost 10 years in his prime without a big PPV event. Between the Toney fight in '94 and the Ruiz fight in '03, Roy was either on regular HBO, or fighting on minor PPVs that most people didn't order.
As far as making ppv money on a few fights youre right Floyd did much better, But Roy is/was a household name mostly because he fought on HBO non ppv. Floyds best years at Super featherweight and Lightweight went under the radar for many. When he moved up to Light Welterweight then he started to get more recognition. Also, Roy was and is more charismatic and had a bigger entertainment value, not that PBF isnt at all entertaining.