What venue should PBF-Pac be held in?

Manny has fought @ the MGM Grand fives times based on a quick look. Floyd has fought there three times. Maybe they fought there more than that but I didn't look at their Boxrec records or anything. Anyways, my point is this: The MGM is small. Really small. It only seats a little over 17,000 which is not nearly enough for a fight of this magnitude. So, what options do we have?

Azteca Stadium in Mexico City holds 105,000. Wembley Stadium holds around 90,000. Cowboys Stadium has a capacity of around 111,000 and that includes standing positions.

What I'm curious about though, is whether the powers-that-be running the show for Pac-PBF even care if they have the fight anywhere other than the MGM Grand? Is 17,000 enough for them? If that ends up being the case, it's a real shame.

Dallas Stadium would be great for the simple fact that they have those GIANT high-def t.v.'s. And, the stadium is brand new. The only problem I see with holding it at Dallas Stadium are the parking costs and Jerry Jones' greed. If he gets involved in the discussions, it wouldn't surprise me if he asked for too much revenue from the fight.

I'm not sure how much it would cost and/or how difficult it would be to put huge television screens in Wembly Stadium or Azteca stadium or any other similar stadium.

Anyways, if you had your choice, where would you like to see this event held?

 

I don't think that's feasible.

 

Not sure how many Yankees stadium seats. I know that Giants Stadium in Rutherford, N.J. seats upwards of 85,000.

It wouldn't surprise me if one of the college football stadiums in L.A. were brought up though. Where UCLA and USC play; can't remember the names.

 

Yeah, but why settle? I mean, a huge stadium would sell out, I have no doubts about that. I just wouldn't understand the mind state of settling on a 17,000/person capacity arena when it could be so much better/bigger if they wanted it to be. If they held it in a really big venue, that would increase PPV sales IMHO. It would get talked up more because it was being held in such a big venue and people would respond to that by buying the PPV I think. Anyways, I'm babbling. I just see a lot of opportunity here and I just don't think it should be squandered because of certain people's 'comfort zones'.

 

No ****? That's a ballsy proposition.

 

No way man. I don't see it like that at all. If anything, having it in a bigger venue will generate MORE media over the fight because it will be the two best fighters in the world fighting in such a large venue. It would generate SO much talk. The PPV record is getting smashed for this fight regardless of where it's held.