Did GBP make a mistake (Canelo fight)

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Grillinnap, Sep 12, 2012.


  1. Grillinnap

    Grillinnap Flomos are morons Full Member

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    Going head-to-head against Martinez-Chavez, in the same city? Of course, I'm not saying this all depends on ESB, but no one here is talking about Canelo-Lopez. No one knows who Josesito Lopez is while Arum has a pound-for-p0und ranked guy (technically not his fighter) and the son of a legend headlining this weekend. Is Canelo-Lopez gonna bomb?
     
  2. Bambamrios

    Bambamrios Member Full Member

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    Golden boy definitely made a mistake.
     
  3. tottenham19

    tottenham19 ESB Masterbro Full Member

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    GBP have the better undercard.
     
  4. PhilthyRich

    PhilthyRich Guest

    Hanley looks stupid without his long hair
     
  5. SweetHome_Bama

    SweetHome_Bama Loyal Member banned

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    Yes they made a mistake they are putting a mismatch on when a super fight is occuring.
     
  6. FNF Main Event

    FNF Main Event Active Member Full Member

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    the comp tickets are ready
     
  7. KayEpps

    KayEpps Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No they didn't make a mistake - but they would have been better off with another date. This would have helped maximize their exposure.

    So far - it seems like they are doing well with Ticket Sales at 15,000 or so. On top of the fact that the fight will be on Showtime - will help as well. There will be a lot of people getting the PPV - but there will be far more people that don't. Leaving them avaliable to watch the Lopez/Canelo fight.

    I think Chavez Jr./Martinez will do better - mainly due to who they are and their position in the sport at this moment.

    Canelo is still building his name in America but doing a very good job of it with GBP. However - Lopez was basically unknown - until the Ortiz fight. Even with that being said - it's still a bad match up. Canelo is fighting a guy 2 divisions below him - so most people expect him to win - which leaves very little room for any excitement. Most people believe that Chavez/Martinez will be much more entertaining than the other fight.

    I'll be watching the Chavez Jr./Martinez fight - but I'll also be DVRing the other fight. At the end of the day - I think they both do good numbers at the gate. The PPV goes by BUYS - the Showtime fight will go by rating/views. I believe DVR still counts for the views.
     
  8. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think Chavez/Martinez is going to do better than Alvarez/Lopez in terms of tickets sold, PPV buys and revuneue made.
    I think Golden Boy would have been smarter to chose a diffrent date.
     
  9. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    Chavez/Martinez is just far more appealing than an easily predicted mismatch for Canelo against another blown up fighter. They probably messed up with the date but they screwed themselves with selecting yet another opponent not an 154 pd'er and has to move up two divisions. Wish the best to all 4 fighters though
     
  10. mgdb26

    mgdb26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I really don't understand why they booked it for that date. It doesn't benefit anyone.
     
  11. oibighead

    oibighead G.O.A.T. Full Member

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    Yeh they made a mistake.

    They will lose sales (money) to a much better fight.
     
  12. sbbigmike

    sbbigmike Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mexicans will forever hate Canelo for this, Chavez is their man
     
  13. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    IMO, the Canelos-Lopez fight and card for that matter will be much more entertaining, but the Martinez-Son of Legend JCC is more significant.

    It's not like the Canelo card is PPV.
     
  14. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    :roll: