Why did Anderson Silva outsell Andre Ward in Ward's own hometown?

arguably the most popular/best P4P fighter in the UFC on a stacked undercard vs. Andre Ward vs a european fighter and a joke in green


HMMMM GUYS THIS IS REALLY HARD

 

well anderson silva is techincally the p4p 1 in the sport and is one of the biggest stars, outside of st. pierre and lesnar. ward isn't in a comparable position in boxing

 

or just listen to swarmer

 

lmao @ the bitter nationalist.

 

Lol :rofl ok look at it this way

anderson silva MMA # 1 P4P brought in 13,000 fans to oakland stadium:happy
Now boxing

Manny Pacquiao boxing # 1 P4P brought in 50,000 fans to cowboys stadium:hi:

I like ufc and all but come on if you're gonna compare, at least compare someone who is famous. Andre Ward is not a big name in boxing yet.

 

To be fair, Silva is much bigger in his own sport than Ward is in boxing.

Silva is recognized by most as top three if not #1 p4p.

Ward is supremely gifted and is generating a decent amount of buzz, especially with the advent of the Super Six - but he's not on a comparable level to Silva in relation to boxing as a whole (you'd have to be talking about a Pacquiao or Mayweather).

Head to head, under boxing rules? With Ward weighing his usual 168 and Silva coming in as heavy as he likes (and with Freddie Roach in his corner)?

Ward KO2.

 

God's will. As Andre's strict father who doesn't want him to get a big head.

 

He's still building up his fanbase, Dave. Right now, it probably isn't possible.

By the time the tournament is over, assuming Ward goes undefeated to clinch the whole enchilada - a superfight with Bute could easily do 13,000.

To answer your original question: it's just a matter of the timing.

 

Ward hasn't built a ****ing name yet. He doesn't have huge marketability aside from his gold medal. A lot of people hate his style. The undercards on both fights apparently sucked(since there was no discussion about either). Kessler is a no-name. Most casual boxing fans, if they know him at all know him as that dude who lost to Calzaghe.

On the other hand Anderson Silva is incredibly popular, everyone on the ****ing internet has seen a gif of him kicking some tomato can in the face. Like Vitor Belfort says this is no comparison. Compare Silva or St. Pierre to Pacquiao or Mayweather in terms of attendance numbers. When Ward keeps winning, and keeps marketing himself well, he will get similar stardom. If he doesn't than he won't. This is the power of the UFC as a single brand. When everything is regulated with a single power, you can package and present whatever you want. For whatever price you want.

 

Silva is not a huge fan favorite...sonnens trash talk had more to do with the ticket sells, well that and the stacked undercard.

 

Plus UFC is a bigger casual fan puller than boxing these days.