Goes to show how many people give a shi!t about Fraud Jr. fights when he has no A list opponent. Either that or a solid undercard which this one does not. Canelo fight was a huge hit because it practically had a PPV worthy undercard with Garcia-Matthysse and it was, CANELO. I won't even go into his past fights but trust me, his opponents far out shined Jr. if they had sold well.
Should have gone with Khan because honestly, when there is no other huge fight to be made (ahem, Pacquiao), the next best thing is a could of been that never lived up to his hype yet still contains a small fan base that still believe in him.
Since when was it a surprise to anyone that an event co-staring someone (Maidana, Robert) who is not as big of a star and household name as say a DeLaHoya/Canelo won't be as lucrative or shatter records?
It's two men in the ring and it still takes two. 900+ buys is great for one man to carry on his name alone. Especially when it already had the hurdles of late promotion and both fighters not really making much noise during promotion. It's just that the expectation for someone like Mayweather means that anything below 1 million is considered a failure.
Since when was it a surprise to anyone that an event co-staring someone (Maidana, Robert) who is not as big of a star and household name as say a DeLaHoya/Canelo won't be as lucrative or shatter records?
It's two men in the ring and it still takes two. 900+ buys is great for one man to carry on his name alone. Especially when it already had the hurdles of late promotion and both fighters not really making much noise during promotion. It's just that the expectation for someone like Mayweather means that anything below 1 million is considered a failure.
It is considered a failure because Showtime takes a loss everytime Floyd fails to do above 1.3m buys.
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