Is Hatton bigger draw than Mayweather?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Stinky gloves, Jun 28, 2007.


  1. Boinko

    Boinko Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Whether it's fair or not, Mayweather has been deemed by many as a boring fighter. Not many casual fans are intrigued by him.
    Now, boxing purists totally appreciate his talent in the ring, but it's not the boxing purists who have the final say when it comes to PPV numbers.

    So, I would say that right now Hatton is a bigger draw than Mayweather. It's ironic since I think Mayweather will easily beat Hatton.

    So, it might make sense for PBF to go to England. I don't expect the Hatton fight to be all that difficult for him.
     
  2. PATSYS

    PATSYS Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If only to PBF, I believe Hatton is a bigger draw.
     
  3. Guru_Too_You

    Guru_Too_You ESB OG circa '99 Full Member

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    :good

    I want him to go to MEN arena and fight Ricky there more than anything else in boxing right now.
     
  4. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    People can say what they want, but the only active fighter who is more well known and a bigger draw than Floyd is Oscar. If you disagree please name another fighter who gets as much exposure and posts bigger PPV numbers. The Gatti fight made Floyd a ppv attraction , the Oscar fight made him a household name. Hatton is a local product. His UK fans are tremendous(I still can't believe thousands of them flew from England to watch him fight), but outside of them he doesn't really have a following.
     
  5. Caper

    Caper How about a fair shake? banned Full Member

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    Well if you think about who's willing to dish out the cash to see thier man fight I would go with Hatton.
     
  6. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hatton can make more money filling out a stadium than Floyd could in America. the place the fight would make the most money would be Wembley in London. No question about it.

    Whilst there is more money per head in America, Hatton has more fans in England than Floyd does in America. Hatton could sell 90,000. Floyd would struggle to sell 20,000 in America.

    So yeah, there is a lot more money in England.
     
  7. platnumpapi

    platnumpapi Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I Think Hatton Has The Bigger Draw, Only Black Boxing Fans And Few Other Non Blacks Boxing Fans Like Him.other People Just Watch Him To See Him Lose.everyone In England Loves Ricky Hatton.i Think In Hatton Vs Mayweather, Hatton Would Have All The England Fans And 50% Of Us Fans I Think.larry Merchant And Emmanuel Steward Would Be Rooting For Him.

    Id Say Make The Fight, Put Pbf In England.he Likes Being The Bad Guy And Getting Booed.im Sure He Would Here The Loudest Boos Hes Ever Heard And He Likes That.id Say Pay Them Both 10 Million And Extra 5 For The Winner.
     
  8. Words

    Words Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What the **** are you on about? Name one instanc where Hatton was the recipient of a gift decision in Britain. The only thing close to a gift Hatton got was against Luis Collazo, in AMERICA.
     
  9. acb

    acb De Camaguey... Gavilan Full Member

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    Im still waiting for someone to break down the economics of Live Gate $ in England vs Casino money in the U.S. :huh
     
  10. acb

    acb De Camaguey... Gavilan Full Member

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    A household name? Im sorry man I dont agree. Floyd became a household name for about 2 weeks with 24-7, and nobodys is clamoring for him to make a comeback. I dont hear a damm thing from casual boxing-sports fans, he simply is not in demand in the general public and if his fans dont want to accept that then tough ****.

    I mean do you have any friends who follow boxing casually, that say, damm I wish Floyd would come back.. Boxing just isnt the same without him. Hell no. If he was truely a household name this would be happening and its just not.
     
  11. platnumpapi

    platnumpapi Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    thats true but the casual fans or the ones i know only seem to talk about roy jones jr and mike tyson.they know the name oscar de la hoya but cant name one fight he has been in but the recent mayweather fight.
     
  12. acb

    acb De Camaguey... Gavilan Full Member

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    But they pay to see Oscar fight. I have friends also who couldnt tell me who Oscar fought before Floyd (some nicaraguan guy) but somehow they allways buy into the hype and buy the PPV.
     
  13. chliJs

    chliJs Active Member Full Member

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    stop crying you little *****. and then quote me where i said that hatton got any gift decision (yet). good luck by that, groupie.
     
  14. Stinky gloves

    Stinky gloves Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    At least casual fans know the name of DLH but probably they have no clue who Mayweather is.
     
  15. Danny Ocean

    Danny Ocean My nAmE IS MoNeY Full Member

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    HUH ?

    you claim nobody knows who floyd is

    if thats the case why did he set a record a record in his last fight 2.15million ppvs

    if floyd was a nobody then the fight would have done 1millionppvs like mayorga,tito etc

    if he was a nobody why is he good friends 50 cent, why is


    chauncey billups on the baldy-floyd preview show talkin about how great he is

    if hes not know why are his ppvs outselling barreras,jonesjr,hopkins,cotto

    why would he be goin to celeb dinners with meagan good

    `:good