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Mayweather has shown that he is a PPV attraction by the #s his last fight put up. However in my opinion this does not mean he is necessarily a bigger draw than Manny. I think that Mayweather sparked the public's interest and Manny and Miguel will set it off sort of. I'll go out on a limb and say that Pac Cotto does 1.3 M

How do you predict Pac - Cotto sales go?
Mayweather is the cash cow of the sport now. Against a Mexican fighter that is virtually unknown to the general public he manages 1 million PPV buys and in a recession. Can't say he's not the draw anymore.

Whereas Hatton-Pacquiao was marketed even bigger and seems to be the bigger fight but only managed 825,000 ppv buys.

I'd be surprised if Cotto-Pacquiao does 1 million. It's going to be seen by the general American public as 2 foreigners fighting. America don't like foreigners, unless 1 of their own is beating the shit out of the other foreigner.
Way too speak for all of America

Most "Americans" I know wanted Hatton to beat Mayweather and wanted Marquez to beat Mayweather.


I think you underestimate how a lot of people tend to get behind the perceived underdog/humble fighter. Which in 24/7's case, and 24/7 does seem to be the X-factor in marketing BIG PPV's sales, the humble and/or underdog fighter always seems to not be an American.

I think a lot of people bought that fight to see if Marquez could pull an upset against Floyd, not to see an "American beat the crap out of a foreigner"
We have different perceptions then, most Americans I know were rooting for Floyd to ko Hatton, because as someone pointed out Floyd appeals to the younger fans, especially to the hip hop generation. And many people bought the Floyd-Marquez fight was to see him back in action and return to the ring as the true p4p king (I'm not saying Pacman didn't earn his #1 p4p status).

Most Americans, don't know who Pacquiao or Cotto is. They can't even pronounce their names. They are seen as 2 foreigners, even though Puerto Ricans have American citizenship by birthright. And Pacquiao is seen as an oddity in boxing (by the American general public), sort of an Yao Ming type.