Would Khan vs. Mayweather sell?

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  1. jeffjoiner

    jeffjoiner Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Mayweather has made a fortune by playing the bad guy role in every promotion he has done since fighting Corrales.

    If he were to fight Khan, there would be no good guy to promote. Khan talks just as much (and stupidly) as Mayweather but hasn't accomplished nearly as much so he comes off as a bigger ass.

    From an American perspective, Floyd represented his country as an Olympian and Khan is not only British, buy Muslim. Again, Floyd looks like the good guy.

    If Floyd loses his audience of haters, more than half his PPV buys go out the window. Khan has an international audience that could make up for some of that loss but I have a hard time believing that Khan has more supporters than Mayweather has detractors.

    That being said, outside of hard core boxing fans, would the fight sell?
     
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  2. Bald_Toad

    Bald_Toad Ring Title Full Member

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    all floyds fight sell, especially when he starts acting like a ******
     
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  3. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    I think you're misjudging the drawing power of Mayweather. That fight would definitely sell.
     
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  4. SJS19

    SJS19 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It will sell, and it'd sell well.
    It'd be billed as Floyd vs Khan and Freddie, to see if Pacquaio's trainer really does now how to beat Floyd.
     
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  5. VivaNazVegas

    VivaNazVegas Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yes
     
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  6. canucks9314

    canucks9314 Iron Chinned ATG Warrior Full Member

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    I think it would sell better than mayweather - ortiz did.
     
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  7. TwoFistedPiston

    TwoFistedPiston Wheres my last account?!? Full Member

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    Correction. Hes a Gorilla, hes a dog..
     
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  8. Phanekim

    Phanekim Well-Known Member Full Member

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    ****stani white knight to money mayweather "heel" persona?

    khan/roach vs mayweather?

    cmon. there are too many good sub plots to this. of course this is a huge money maker.
     
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  9. canucks9314

    canucks9314 Iron Chinned ATG Warrior Full Member

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    That was one of the funniest moments in 24/7 history.
     
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  10. ordinary boxing

    ordinary boxing Member Full Member

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    If the mayweather-ortiz is an indication, we may be seeing a mayweather-fatigue syndrome among fans.
     
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  11. Techniques

    Techniques Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Off course
     
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  12. duranimal

    duranimal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Floyd ai'nt the PPv draw it's his opponants:yep he's a parasite:deal

    Fighting Khan would be explosive as Floyd's bound to say something on 24/7 to spark off another round of suicide bombings:smoke
     
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  13. jeffjoiner

    jeffjoiner Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I know he has a pretty big fan base. I also know he has just as big of a hater base.

    I'm just wondering if the hater base would buy this fight.
     
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  14. JUSTAFIGHTFAN

    JUSTAFIGHTFAN Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I taught lil floyd sells by himself, guess proven wrong there.
     
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  15. Marlow

    Marlow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It sells

    Can't wait for Mayweather/Brook early 2013
     
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