mayweather-khan: what's taking so long to announce?

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  1. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    I don't care if Ashiz brought it up or your mother for that matter, you responded accordingly so there's no difference between you or Ashiz.
     
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  2. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    but being serious the question is can mayweather and his team announce this without smirking grinning or even stirght out laughing:think
    can schafer tell us this is a competitive fight with out smirking , i think not
     
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    If he told us Ortiz and Guerrero were competitive fights without smirking then he shouldn't have any problems with this fight.
     
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  4. progamer

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    ok let's go back to the topic for a bit.


    im thinking, the showtime guys, since they are the ones guaranteeing floyd's money, somehow they cant convince themselves this fight will cover their expenses?

    my thinking is, this fight is a hard sell in the u.s. considering american audience are pretty much aware of khan's exploits in the ring in recent years. so, i feel, american viewers are aware this is not a competitive match but, there are also floyd hardcore fans. however, im pretty sure, their numbers alone wont cover mayweather's minimum wage.

    so, it is up to the khan's side to prop up the ppv buys. notice khan's recent comments about billions of people in asia (india, ****stan mainly) who are potential buyers of this fight. but where were these fans when he was campaigning in u.k. and the u.s.?

    seems like the brits are on the fence, indecisive, skeptical.

    khan's brit fans (and his other fans) are different from the hatton fans in a way that even though ricky's fans knew rickiy is at a disadvantage, they still went with ricky just to show support.

    i really hope showtime overestimate khan's ability to sell this fight so then they will no choice but to go after the pac fight in the succeeding match for floyd, very much like, from guerrero to canelo fights.

    and also, anyone has an insight on how ppv works in the u.k.? u.k. cable operators gonna pay showtime so they distribute it? or they just get a slice of the pie?

    i assume there will be uk companies who are gonna put their logos/ pimp their products in some ways in this fight and the absence or low turn out is keeping showtime to fully commit to the fight for now?
     
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  5. rjjftw

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    I thinknthey are testing the waters because they know this fight is a sham. Having Khans name out there for a few months without officially announcing it gets the public to slowly accept it so when they do announce it, it wont be a shock. These mofos know about human psychology ans how to sell a fight
     
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  6. ashishwarrior

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    can go on about it as long as they want and hype it to sh1t , i still aint paying for it , i mean i wont buy a magazine advertizing the fight fu ckall regaurding this farce of a fight :bart
    i also know others who feel the same , ufc will be laughing like fu ck at our sport seriously as i know the fans are
     
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  7. LFC24

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    I think this is it. If they just announced the fight aout of nowhere, there would be uproar and the PPV would bomb. But they're slowly leaked it out and discussions are already taking place about this fight all over the internet so Showtime don't have to worry about a fans backlash.

    Still, no chance in hell I'm buying this ****.
     
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  8. robert80

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    floyd, gets paid the guarantee & more despite you guys rants! I SAY AGAIN ESPINOZA HAS NO VETO OVER OPPONENT SELECTION! He says so himself, idiots.
     
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  9. good boy

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    MY NAME is Robert80 AND i LIKE TO WRITE IN CAPITALS because it makes me THINK PEOPLE will take notice OF ME.

    WHEN IN reality i HAVE NOTHING much to talk about APART from FLOYD MAYWEATHERS money, even though I DONT GET ANY
     
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  10. robert80

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    Your a idiot my boy! Floyd does not fight for fans or even me. When did anybody dictate to sugar ray leonard for instance? Answer please! I say again showtime has no veto over his opponents or salary. answer that one muppet man!
     
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  11. good boy

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    I DONT UNDERSTAND, maybe you SHOULD SAY it in CAPITALS and i will UNDERSTAND BETTER
     
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  12. progamer

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    shh, be careful about calling out people that writes in caps. someone wll call you lance, lmao.
     
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  13. progamer

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    people who follow the sport not only wont pay to watch it, they will tell anyone who cares to listen how crap the fight is.

    pretty sure the bulk of buys wont prolly come from u.s.
     
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  14. -GhettoWizard-

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    stop acting like this fight would make showtime/cbs go broke :lol: they make their money back after one episode of the big bang theory
     
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  15. progamer

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    last time i check, they are a business, not charity.

    they are not going in meetings thinking how to break even.

    cbs isnt going to subsidize floyd's fights.

    showtime has a boixing budget and the one that decided to use it on floyd better make sure his plan net them a profit else he will be in the charity business next time.
     
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