Why are some people so concerned with ticket sales, who's the biggest draw, etc?

[chosen0309]

I always roll my eyes when I hear people talking about ticket sales or PPV sales. Some of the biggest selling fights were very boring. Some of the best fights were free. I just want to see good, entertaining fights.

And I think part of the reason there are still tickets left for Pacquiao-Cotto is because all the F*&king scalpers buy them and jack the prices up ten fold. Who would spend thousands of dollars for a seat that's only worth $150 at most. It makes me sick. I would have gone to quite a few fights if these guys didn't get there hands on the tickets before everyone else.

[Horus]

in fairness this type of talk has been going on for months with people talking about Mayweather's lackluster star power. It was almost a daily topic. Since Mayweather did great numbers in Sept that surprised many of his detractors, many of the same people who spearheaded the charge before say that sales are not important and no longer wish to talk about them.

That tells me, they dont want us to judge Pacquiao with the same standards they were judging Mayweather!!!!

**** THAT...I judging pacquiao with the same standards these PACholes...
were judging mayweather before his jmm fight...


HORUS TO PACholes..Stop being hypocrites, and take some of your own medicine

[xAUGUSTUSx]

Who honestly gives a **** except for maybe one or two Mayweather fans who get offended at the thought of someone possibly selling more tickets than him? Since when has ticket sales meant anything? As a FIGHT fan, it doesn't make me respect those who are selling the most tickets or PPV buys, just like I'm unlikely to be impressed by Britney Spears selling more tickets than a talented but completely unknown band. It happens all the time in music -- ****ty "artists" selling billions of tickets while the ones who actually deserve great success are ignored.

Is it just me who doesn't actually give a **** if Firepower sells more or less than Mayweather's last fight? Jesus. Some of you are way too concerned with the most pathetic **** and we don't need this "my fighter is better than your fighter cause he sold this amount!" garbage. Get lost.

I've said this before and everyone on here clowned me. I just want good fights I don't really care how much money someone makes.

[sweetpea87]

Who honestly gives a **** except for maybe one or two Mayweather fans who get offended at the thought of someone possibly selling more tickets than him? Since when has ticket sales meant anything? As a FIGHT fan, it doesn't make me respect those who are selling the most tickets or PPV buys, just like I'm unlikely to be impressed by Britney Spears selling more tickets than a talented but completely unknown band. It happens all the time in music -- ****ty "artists" selling billions of tickets while the ones who actually deserve great success are ignored.

Is it just me who doesn't actually give a **** if Firepower sells more or less than Mayweather's last fight? Jesus. Some of you are way too concerned with the most pathetic **** and we don't need this "my fighter is better than your fighter cause he sold this amount!" garbage. Get lost.

You said it perfectly. I think the only people that continually talk about that are mayweather fanboys.

[cortdawg25]

The reason sales and PPV numbers are talked about is because that is the reason why some fights don't get made and some get made. if you have a fighter who has bigger following of haters/huggers then his challenger, then the person with the biggest following gets the bigger piece of $$$. But when u got people like Bobfather who want the biggest piece of $$$ when he is in no position to declare the big piece....sales and PPV become huge.


if you don't generate as much dollars or have a win over a fighter, u can't demand more $$$ than that fighter.

[Scary]

Who honestly gives a **** except for maybe one or two Mayweather fans who get offended at the thought of someone possibly selling more tickets than him? Since when has ticket sales meant anything? As a FIGHT fan, it doesn't make me respect those who are selling the most tickets or PPV buys, just like I'm unlikely to be impressed by Britney Spears selling more tickets than a talented but completely unknown band. It happens all the time in music -- ****ty "artists" selling billions of tickets while the ones who actually deserve great success are ignored.

Is it just me who doesn't actually give a **** if Firepower sells more or less than Mayweather's last fight? Jesus. Some of you are way too concerned with the most pathetic **** and we don't need this "my fighter is better than your fighter cause he sold this amount!" garbage. Get lost.

Great post! Great post.

[evanobando]

Mar

[Bogler]

lol Alhaymon is digging up and bumping up old threads coz I think he's on ignore here haha.

[Horus]

Pacquiao Fans are waving the White FLAG now that they know their boy is not a bigger draw than Mayweather, and never has been.

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

Pacquiao Stans have been clattering on about the exact same **** (Manny's the bigger draw etc.) for months up until the figures for Number One/Numero Uno were announced.

Why would you isolate only the Mayweather fanboys unless you had an agenda yourself? You can't have an argument if you don't have 2 sides, and the Pacquiao cumguzzlers have been very vocal about their belief that Pacman is commercially hotter property than Floyd.

Horus is barely here anymore. And 'Al Haymon' just so happens to be more articulate than any of the other pinheads on either side put together, that's why he stands out more.