Arum confirms only 750k buys for Pacquiao/Bradley II - Blames black community

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  1. Jaguar

    Jaguar Boxing Addict Full Member

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    "We're between 750,000 and 800,000. Sure, it's a disappointment," stated Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum, who recently revealed the number of pay-per-view buys for last months rematch between previously undefeated former champion Timothy Bradley and multi-division world champion Manny Pacquiao.

    "I'm telling you, it is what it is. The numbers are the numbers," Arum recently explained to ESPN.com. "The absence of Mexican or Hispanic opponent hurt. If you had a challenger like, for example, Marquez, the fight would do over a million buys. Tim is a great fighter, but he's not Hispanic and we tried everything to energize the black community without that much success. But we all made money on the fight. We did OK."

    At the place that Hypes Fights.
     
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  2. Staminakills

    Staminakills Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    pretty friggin good for that fight.
    but i doubt its even true. i heard under 600k but nothing has truly been confirmed.
    we have to wait for hbo. if those #'s are close they would have released them a while ago but hbo is hush
     
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  3. jas

    jas ★ Legends: B-HOP ; PAC ★ Full Member

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    misleading thread title

    it is well-known mexican-americans are the biggest buyers of ppvs in america

    bernard hopkins even said himself he knows not many african-americans bought his ppvs after checking the geographical stats on his ppv buys
     
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  4. Stefan Johnson

    Stefan Johnson Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Boxing is, sadly, a niche sport now in the US. It's clearly not as popular as it is in Mexico, the UK, and eastern Europe.

    Hopefully, the HW title fight on ESPN will draw more interest. PPV and premium cable haven't been good for the sport in the long run.
     
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  5. The Shockmaster

    The Shockmaster SOG has 4 children...he pulls out of nothing banned Full Member

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    this is all hitler, i mean floyds, fault....

    here we go....arum full steam ahead trying to make pac/jmm 5
     
    The Shockmaster, May 10, 2014
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  6. Collie

    Collie Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Misleading thread title

    And I'm not surprised to be honest when it's so expensive for PPV, a lot of people have PPV parties which only counts as one buy and I reckon more and more people are streaming them illegally.
     
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  7. punisher

    punisher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    TBE (to be expected). Bradley has never been a big draw. So, this was excellent exposure for him. He would flourish under Al Haymon, though.
     
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  8. Bald_Toad

    Bald_Toad Ring Title Full Member

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    750,000 is a great number.
     
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  9. boxing_master

    boxing_master Loyal Member banned

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    800 buys when you lost to bradley in the fight before and got knocked out that is crazy numbers if you put it in perspective

    duckweather did 800 buys with the ghost when he was rated p4p the best
     
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  10. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    It's is what it is ..
     
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  11. YCGS

    YCGS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Exactly. No shame. Not many fights are 1 mil plus buys.
     
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  12. Ezzard Charles

    Ezzard Charles Well-Known Member Full Member

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    here's why less 'hispanics' bought it....

    because they're hardcore fans.... and they saw the card sucked....

    bob keeps saying that people only care about the 'main event' which is bull****.....

    people look at the card, and say "i'll pass on this"
     
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  13. Danebrogen

    Danebrogen Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That's basically everyone in the Philippines with an income.
     
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  14. besty1985

    besty1985 Active Member Full Member

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    Who cares really? Pac v Bradley was a good fight, both of them were indisputably p4p top 5 boxers and Pacquiao delivered a master-class to a high level, hitherto undefeated boxer (compare Bradley's cv to Maidana's). The numbers are irrelevant from a fan point of view, except for the fact that Mayweather fans seem to feel victorious in getting higher numbers than Pac.
     
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  15. modernfonzie

    modernfonzie Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That was a masterclass?
     
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