Who's gonna sell more PBF-JMM or PAC-COTTO?

[knodaledge]

Easy answer. Pac/Cotto.

Pac = draw
Cotto = draw
Floyd = draw
jmm = great fighter but hasn't pulled in without Pacquiao.

The better question:

Which will draw more Pac vs. Cotto or Pac/Cotto vs. Mayweather?

[OumaFan]

^^^ Pac vs Mayweather is the undisputed number one drawing fight out there because they're the only two fighters who can legitimately be considered PPV draws. Cotto's a bigger draw than JMM but I'm not sure he's really a draw yet. He's kind of a draw, in that he can sell out MSG like pretty much nobody else.

Cotto vs Mayweather would most likely do better than Pac vs Cotto because that would most likely mean Cotto beat Pac in a fight that drew somewhere around a million buys and would probably turn Cotto into a draw.

[JazMerkin]

^^^ Pac vs Mayweather is the undisputed number one drawing fight out there because they're the only two fighters who can legitimately be considered PPV draws. Cotto's a bigger draw than JMM but I'm not sure he's really a draw yet. He's kind of a draw, in that he can sell out MSG like pretty much nobody else.

Cotto vs Mayweather would most likely do better than Pac vs Cotto because that would most likely mean Cotto beat Pac in a fight that drew somewhere around a million buys and would probably turn Cotto into a draw.

To be fair though, Cotto whilst not a superstar in the way Floyd or Manny are, is probably the best PPV draw after them maybe in the entire sport. I think he's definitely a bigger draw then Mosley. Maybe only Pavlik if he sorts out or Hatton if he has some Lazarus like comeback do better numbers then him.

[jamiebhoy]

Given the rumours about the postponement of PBF JMM being down to poor sales it seems obvious that the Pac fight will take in higher figures as far as seat sales and PPV.

would agree that Pac is fresher in the mind and has generated a lot of interest amongst casual fans so it's more likely they would sign up for PPV.

[match]

HBO 24/7 isn't an absolute guarantee that a fight will do huge numbers. Calzaghe-Jones was 24/7 and I don't think they even cracked the 300,000 mark. I'd be willing to bet Pac-Cotto does more than twice as much as Mayweather-Marquez.

[ER-101]

^^^ Pac vs Mayweather is the undisputed number one drawing fight out there because they're the only two fighters who can legitimately be considered PPV draws. Cotto's a bigger draw than JMM but I'm not sure he's really a draw yet. He's kind of a draw, in that he can sell out MSG like pretty much nobody else.

Cotto vs Mayweather would most likely do better than Pac vs Cotto because that would most likely mean Cotto beat Pac in a fight that drew somewhere around a million buys and would probably turn Cotto into a draw.

I'm sure many boxing fans will see you eye to eye on that one. I don't think the mega appeal is about who the best fighter is. It seems logical that it would be but Mega bouts have more to it than that. Don't bother to ask me what it is, because if I knew that, I'd be a very very wealthy man!

Take a look at this: Kobe and Jeter Go Wild Over Pacquiao vs Cotto - Boxing News. Big celebs like Kobe showing up at the fight will just attract more media coverage of the fight and bring in incidental boxing fans that are there for the celebs. It's only been a few days since the announcement and there is already a line forming. Cotto/PAC is going to be one huge blockbuster for sure.

Who knows if JMM/PBF can do the same. I don't think it can.