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Bottom Line: Floyd Makes more vs. Big Show than Cotto

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CarltonBlues Well-Known Member Full Member

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Relentless said:

i think de la hoya and hatton might have had something to do with those numbers too.
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What are Floyd's biggest numbers without those two mega draws?

CarltonBlues, Feb 26, 2008

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No disrespect, but I doubt Mayweather exactly cares about your respect or anyone else's.

The only reason these guys are getting their heads bashed in is cold hard cash. So the money from WWE is far greater than a fight with Cotto.

If boxing fans actually stood up and forced fighters to take fights instead of ducking every legitimate opponent, only fighting twice a year, got rid of the alphabet orgs, had one champion per division, and stopping this legacy crap that ensures a fighter goes out without losing to the incoming champion, maybe boxing would be in better shape today.

Boxing is not about respect, it's all revolved around money. Mayweather is undefeated and is not going to risk that for a fight unless he's getting paid a lot of money for it. And Cotto's not money. Not saying that is good for boxing, but this is the monster the sport has created, and because of promoters and because boxing fans don't withhold their own money to demand better of the sport, that is how boxing works, has worked, and will work for the foreseeable future. For the love of God, Lennox Lewis cared so little about a title he once sold it to Don King for a Hummer.

Mayweather was the #1 and #3 drawing PPV last year. Cotto best doesn't touch half of Mayweather's worst.

1. Boxing - Oscar de la Hoya-Floyd Mayweather - 2,400,000 buys
2. UFC - Tito Ortiz-Chuck Liddell - 1,050,000
3. Boxing - Floyd Mayweather-Ricky Hatton - 850,000
4. WWE - Wrestlemania - John Cena-Shawn Michaels - 760,000
5. UFC - Chuck Liddell-Quinton Jackson - 675,000
6. UFC - Tim Sylvia-Randy Couture - 540,000
7. UFC - Randy Couture-Gabriel Gonzaga - 520,000
8. UFC - Chuck Liddell-Keith Jardine - 475,000
9. UFC - Tito Ortiz-Rashad Evans - 425,000
10. UFC - Anderson Silva-Travis Lutter - 400,000
(tie) UFC - Georges St. Pierre-Matt Serra - 400,000
12. Boxing - Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera - 350,000
13. WWE - Summerslam - John Cena-Randy Orton - 344,000
14. Boxing - Miguel Cotto-Shane Mosley - 340,000
15. UFC - Anderson Silva-Rich Franklin - 325,000
16. WWE - Royal Rumble - John Cena-Umaga - 314,000
17. Boxing - Bernard Hopkins-Winky Wright - 305,000
18. Boxing - Fernando Vargas-Ricardo Mayorga - 300,000
19. Boxing - Marco Antionio Barrera-Juan Manuel Marquez - 225,000
(tie) Boxing - Miguel Cotto-Zab Judah - 225,000
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Got Damned Outstanding post.:good Pat yourself on the back.

D_knowsboxing, Feb 26, 2008

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i was watching espn today an they said hes getting 20 million for the match........ 20 mill for a fake ass fight... like him or not hes pretty smart

cdub1012, Feb 26, 2008

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Scotty78 said:

Ive followed WWE for along time , they dont generate enough revenue to pay 20 mill for a one night only show. Dont believe it , its part of the hype. Shane McMahon , whilst been a legit boss , is also an on screen character who also plays on the money , money , money thing , been Vinces son.
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exactly, there is no way they are paying PBF 10-20 million to make a series of appearances on WWE

PBF is just doing it to have some fun, to take a break from boxing, and to get his name out there and increase popularity so that he sells more PPV's in the future. His main income is still boxing. :deal

elTerrible, Feb 26, 2008

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Don't beleive that 20mil **** no way they are paying him near that much for a stupid fake act, that if it was real he would be dead.

maximumsg, Feb 26, 2008

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CarltonBlues said:

What are Floyd's biggest numbers without those two mega draws?
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i think it was 500.000 against baldomir.

Relentless, Feb 26, 2008

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good for PBF fo making Boxing more mainstream then ever for taking to Wrestlemaniaand to make 20 MILLION, everybodies thats talkin **** about PBF would take a staged 20 MILLION dollar fight then to fight Cotto or anybody else for less money(including writers that are saying his image is tarnished) cuz I know I would.

snoop, Feb 26, 2008

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DatBo215 said:

I'm glad your concerned with Floyds bank account, but real boxing fans only care about the sport. A fight with Cotto might not make Floyd 20mil, but a fight with the big show doesn't make him the P4P King and the Best WelterWeight in the world. If its all about the money, than floyd needs to start calling himself the riches in the business not the best. He has done nothing in the WW divison to back up his #1 ranking and should not have beaten Pavlik for FOY.

Floyd is a hypocrite, who is making it clear more now than ever that he is avoiding Cotto. He's ***** and there shouldn't be one boxing fan who respects what he's doing for/to the sport.
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DOing for the sport? Boxing would be history without Floyd promoting it all over the world and television. Floyd IS boxing right now. Floyd is putting boxing back on the map and you have the ****ing audacity to call him a ***** for it. Muther****er Floyd earned p4p King by winning 6 belts in 5 weight classes dumbass, by promoting himself he might make some money for himself and Cotto when they fight, which is good considering Cotto is gonna get his ass kicked, he can take some dollars back to PR with him.

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DOing for the sport? Boxing would be history without Floyd promoting it all over the world and television. Floyd IS boxing right now. Floyd is putting boxing back on the map and you have the ****ing audacity to call him a ***** for it. Muther****er Floyd earned p4p King by winning 6 belts in 5 weight classes dumbass, by promoting himself he might make some money for himself and Cotto when they fight, which is good considering Cotto is gonna get his ass kicked, he can take some dollars back to PR with him.
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aaawww somebody is butt hurt, if you're going to sweat atleast spell it right mOther****er!:twisted:

Relentless, Feb 26, 2008

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hell yea i would take the 20 mill..... anyone whos says that is is either stupid or just some fat ass who talks boxing an has never gotten in the ring..... bottom line every one would take it i know i sure as hell would

cdub1012, Feb 26, 2008

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Relentless said:

i think it was 500.000 against baldomir.
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it was around 360-400 actually.

Pretty good number against Baldomir.

He was averaging in the 340s before his DLH fight.

eze, Feb 26, 2008

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cotto isn't doing too bad, he just started the big fights last year, a cotto-mayweather fight would do similar numbers to floyd-hatton IMO.

Relentless, Feb 26, 2008

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CarltonBlues said:

What are Floyd's biggest numbers without those two mega draws?
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Mayweather-judah did 375k. Mayweather-Gatti did 360k.

Mayweather-Baldomir did around 325.

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rbeverid said:

Bottom Line: Floyd Makes more vs. Big Show than Cotto

This is a sad indictment against Cotto. No one wants to pay to watch Cotto.
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More people pay to see a television commercial during the SuperBowl halftime than would pay to see Floyd fight Big Show.

IrnBruMan, Feb 26, 2008

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The bottom line is that it has always been somewhat degrading to the sport of boxing and from the videos I have seen of Floyd/BigShow, we should expect no different

maracho, Feb 26, 2008

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