How many pay per view buys would a Ward-Golovkin fight generate?

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  1. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    More than either could do on their own? :conf
     
    IntentionalButt, Sep 21, 2015
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  2. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Bingo!

    Sometimes the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. GGG-Ward would be a textbook example of such.

    :smoke
     
    Rumsfeld, Sep 21, 2015
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  3. vnyc

    vnyc Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Ward is a boring fighter without a fan base ,but he's vwry good and I'm sure he would beat GGG , but people would watch that fight because they want to see Golovkin , not ward .
     
    vnyc, Sep 21, 2015
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  4. Doc Everlast

    Doc Everlast Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Why would people want to pay to watch Andre Ward when you can get free tickets? Just about every fight Ward has had in Oakland there were people from James Prince handing out free tickets the day of the weigh in and the night of the fight.
     
    Doc Everlast, Sep 21, 2015
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  5. Selina

    Selina Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Let see if this fight even happens. Lemieux was 175,8 pounds in his 30-day weight in. He is not going to make the weight. The real question is, how many pounds over the limit..
     
    Selina, Sep 22, 2015
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  6. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Probably 325k, I'd guess?
     
    Nonito Smoak, Sep 22, 2015
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  7. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Hmm...

    Seems a little on the high side but we've seen it countless times before.
     
    Nonito Smoak, Sep 22, 2015
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  8. Doc Everlast

    Doc Everlast Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Even if he does make weight that not healthy to cut it so fast. He might need a TUE and a few saline IV bags. :D
     
    Doc Everlast, Sep 22, 2015
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  9. Dump On 'Em

    Dump On 'Em Active Member Full Member

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    Surprised to see that many believe this fight could do over 1 million buys. I'm not convinced it does more than 700k.
     
    Dump On 'Em, Sep 23, 2015
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  10. Dump On 'Em

    Dump On 'Em Active Member Full Member

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    Now that Golovkin's ppv numbers just came out, I doubt him and Ward could even generate over 400K buys.
     
    Dump On 'Em, Oct 24, 2015
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  11. emallini

    emallini Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    :rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl
     
    emallini, Oct 24, 2015
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  12. Danebrogen

    Danebrogen Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Just GGG alone would bring 150K, so 150K.
     
    Danebrogen, Oct 24, 2015
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  13. Palooka

    Palooka Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Title defenses and mandatory challengers, how do they work?
     
    Palooka, Oct 24, 2015
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  14. BlizzyBlizz

    BlizzyBlizz Loyal Member Full Member

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    This fight might not do 200k unless they have a good undercard. People just don't know either guy.
     
    BlizzyBlizz, Oct 24, 2015
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  15. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    The problem is Ward makes $2m fighting guys I've never heard of in non-title fights on non-PPV. Ward has very little incentive to step up.
     
    madballster, Oct 24, 2015
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