How can Floyd pick an opponent in 2 weeks?

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  1. YCGS

    YCGS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It seems to me that it won't be easy to find a marketable opponent for September. There is no Mexican that makes sense, the Maidana card fell below expectations and that also implies that maybe people don't give a sh*t about Khan either.

    Now that the Pac fight is eliminated... you would think that will reflect in both fighters PPV numbers.

    Which fight makes sense? (Obviously from a financial standpoint) Aside from the winner of Cotto/ Martinez I don't see anything that would top 700k. I personally don't care about PPV #s but with Sho and Floyd it is a huge deal.
     
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  2. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    Void's PPV numbers are coming down, Showtime is not happy..................read that Showtime wants to push for a Pac/Void fight, but Void will faint..............
     
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  3. HitBattousai

    HitBattousai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He'll fight Maidana again and it will probably do a little better the second time around from a PPV standpoint, though I imagine the fight will be less competitive. Then Khan next May.
     
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  4. RafaelGonzal

    RafaelGonzal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The money is on someone facing the winner of Sergio vs Cotto, if Sergio dismantles Cotto by KO in devastating fashion, he becomes a viable opponent to bring in some PPV vs either money or Pac. Hell, I can even see Canelo in the mix, if he gets past Lara and challenges Sergio. A Cotto win vs Sergio is possible but highly unlikely, however, should Cotto win, money can be made with Cotto vs Canelo, or a rematch with Pac or Money at 160. The casuals however run boxing and since they don't know ****, maybe even after a win Sergio with no fan base among casuals would probably not be big enough to risk another lukewarm Mayweather PPV event fo SHOWTIME....... A Cotto win would be different that is why in order to generate interest Martinez has to blast Cotto and look awesome, that is my guess in all of this, but who really knows what will go down.......
     
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  5. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Maidana II, due to the quality of the first match, or Danny Garcia, based on P4P and resume worth, make the most sense and are pretty much the only opponents that do for Mayweather next up with the exception of Porter, which the whole luster of that would be to produce a WBC/WBA/IBF unified champ and it seems not that marketable.
     
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  6. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He'll go for the easiest path, which means Danny Swift, who is shot.
     
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  7. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    He announced the Canelo fight last year May 29
     
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  8. M.3

    M.3 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    When the hell did that happen? If that's the case, 90% of the ww and jrww division is shot, past prime, a bum, or overrated.. This includes Pac and Floyd.. Who is the other 10%? The people that hasn't been found out to be one of those yet...
     
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  9. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    SHOT!? lol :patsch jesus why are you even here! your not a boxing fan, you dont understand the sport and your clearly not trying to learn...
     
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  10. STB

    STB #noexcuses Full Member

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    Isnt Martinez with HBO?
     
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  11. YCGS

    YCGS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ok but obviously the financial viability of that fight made it easy given that Canelo is Mexican and has a large fan base. NEITHER of those are in place right now which was the whole point of this thread.

    Maidana would be the obvious choice but given that he never appeared to hurt Floyd, intelligent fans would assume a rematch would be less competitive. I would think the #s would be similar due to some assuming that Floyd would Guerrero him this time.
     
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  12. make_the_weight

    make_the_weight Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Cotto (II) if he wins against Martinez
    Martinez - but HBO Problems
    Maidana 2
    Winner of Lara vs canelo
    Khan?
     
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  13. insa80

    insa80 New Member Full Member

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    Manny pacquiao most notable fights:
    Barrera,
    Miguel cotto
    Morrales
    Bradley { loss }
    Dela hoya
    Joshua clottey { coming of a loss }.
    Brandon rios { coming off a loss }.
     
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  14. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Well from what I've read, it looks like they're looking at Maidana II, Khan, Garcia, Porter and Thurman.

    If it's Maidana, it'd be easy as hell to make that fight within 2 weeks
     
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  15. bust3r

    bust3r Active Member Full Member

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    This. :good
     
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