A question for American fans about PPV

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  1. Uppercut83

    Uppercut83 The Quitschkos are bums Full Member

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    We hardly ever have PPV's here in Britain but the Pac vs DLH fight is PPV and this is the card for £15/$30

    Some British undercard fights inc (Fraudley and Paul Smith)
    Nicky Cook vs ?
    Amir Khan vs Oisin ***an

    Demetrius Hopkins vs ?
    Victor Ortiz vs Jeffrey Resto
    Juan Manuel Lopez vs Sergio Manuel Medina
    Manny Pacquiao vs Oscar De La Hoya

    Alot of people on the British forum say this is a rip off but i stand this is great value, thoughts?
     
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  2. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Look, as PPV's go, this is a good value one. Better than Khan vs. Prescott or Hatton vs. Lazcano. BUT fundamentally PPV is bad for boxing, on every level, it makes it an exclusive sport, makes it impossible for those showing an interest in becoming fans to actually become fans, because they ain't going to spend 15 quid something they are mildly interested in, so yeah, it boxing wants new fans, more money coming into the sport from mainstream places like sponsership and merchandise, more exposure in the media, then PPV is pretty much the exact opposite of what they need to be doing. PPV is stopping boxing growing, helping it to decline. Plus I don't have sky, so I couldn't watch it anyway!
     
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  3. RealIzm

    RealIzm Boxing Junkie banned

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    Your friends in the British forum are correct....its a complete ripoff:deal
     
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  4. ocelot

    ocelot Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Very true. It's helped to kill boxing as a mainstream sport in the US.
     
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  5. Uppercut83

    Uppercut83 The Quitschkos are bums Full Member

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    The fighters have to be paid and they have to pay them somehow, my point is the fans over there will complain about this PPV then go and buy Hatton vs Malignaggi PPV for the same price which is just hypocrisy to the max.
     
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  6. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    I look at it this way ,for me whats 50 dollars ? I'll spend it somewhere else .If you really like the headline fight then shell out if not go to a bar ..I personally think the Oscar card looks enetrtaining and who doesn't want to see Manny attempt to pull of the upset ??

    Your friends are just cheap :lol:
     
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  7. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    To some people 50 Dollars is a significant amount of money. So what is the point in bragging that its nothing to you? Does anyone give a ****.
     
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  8. RealIzm

    RealIzm Boxing Junkie banned

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    Hippocracy? No not really.....alot hinges on the undercard.....Pac-DLH has decent names on the undercard but they are all fighting cabdrivers or the infamous TBD....its a **** card and not worth the money:deal
     
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  9. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    ummmm.....those are seperate cards. i assume they're seperate payments.

    i have 3 mates who are as into boxing as I am and if it's 15 quid we'll chuck a fiver each into the pot and the change goes to whoevers house we're at.

    easy.
     
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  10. Stella Fella

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    DelaHoya PacMan's on Setanta in the UK! not Box Office. It's free to subscribers or 9.99 for the month.
     
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  11. Uppercut83

    Uppercut83 The Quitschkos are bums Full Member

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  12. mexican legend

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    Yeah, it's a pretty solid card imo. You got one of the hottest prospects in Victor Ortiz fighting. You also have the emerging star in Juan Manuel Lopez in action also. Then of course the main event in DLH/Pac. Good card.
     
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  13. Uppercut83

    Uppercut83 The Quitschkos are bums Full Member

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    And you get the added bonus of watching china chin Khan getting sparked by some bum on the Britain side of the PPV :good
     
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  14. mexican legend

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    :D Hell some Brits might buy the card just to see Khan get sparked again. :lol: :good
     
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  15. Uppercut83

    Uppercut83 The Quitschkos are bums Full Member

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    I already bought the Khan Prescott fight just to see him get sparked, best £15 i've ever spent :good
     
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