Floyd Mayweather was never a big draw like people think he always needed a mexican or mega star

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I think if you re-stated your initial assertion in the thread title slightly you'd be a lot closer to the truth of it. Floyd was clearly a massive draw as that list Dubblechin posted above bears out. The guy can rightly be called the PPV king.

Where I think the interesting aspect lies is in how he got to that status. As others posted earlier in the thread, initially he was pretty boy floyd and he didn't really move the needle, nowhere near what he eventually did as money mayweather. So to me the key is that although he had admirers from investe fans who appreciate the sweet science aspect of boxing, he was never a boxer who inspired mass affection from the casuals who determine whether a PPV hits the big numbers.

If you said Floyd was the or one of the most unpopular boxers to be heading PPV, then that would be closer to it. He took the heel route to riches rather than playing the hero.

 

wow, between this and the shoulder roll thread i have seen enough stupidity for a week

 

He'd probably still be the biggest draw in boxing today, 6 years after his retirement.

 

Nope

 

Thats because there are lots of casuals who buy into the Floyd/Canelo BS
Folk like you lol If I want to watch someone dance I'd watch Ballet not a pathetic little dweeb dancing like a drunken ballerina for 36 min LOL
Canelo >>>>? He doesnt tag team opponents he gang bangs em with all his "helpers" LOL

 

He has more social media followers than canelo and he has way higher ppv numbers

More people watch Floyd period

Canelo needed Floyd to even crack the top 10 ever ppv and he is only number 4

Floyd fought in Vegas and his gate receipts exceeded that fight of canelos

Floyd could easily have fought in a stadium if the average ticket was 100 bucks

 

Mayweather v Hatton and cotto done higher numbers than pac vs the same guys lol

I think mayweather v mosley was also bigger (will need to check it out)

Also mayweather v Oscar done twice the numbers as manny v Oscar

Floyd sold 1.2 million vs ortiz lol

Floyd is the biggest ppv star in boxing history and it's not even a debate

 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MR-BOXING-PPV.jpg

 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/14695763/best-selling-fights-paul-askren/

 

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5 out of the top ten PPV's include Floyd. Cotto and McGregor were Mexicans?

 

This.

 

Lying to yourself doesn't change the truth. Now ask yourself out of all those you just named. De La Hoya, Pac, McGregor and Canelo. If they were the only reason Mayweather numbers are high. Why didn't they ever surpass Mayweather numbers when fighting other fighters? Case closed!