With a three city press tour wrapping up this week, the buzz for Shane Mosley's (46-5, 39 KO's) welterweight title defense against Floyd Mayweather (40-0, 25 KO's) is just starting to shape up.
http://www.examiner.com/x-34564-New-England-Boxing-Examiner~y2010m3d3-Mayweather--Mosley-247-worthy - Excitement for Mayweather Mosley 24/7 on HBO Begins.
Some interesting comments coming from executives at Golden Boy Promotions is that they believe this fight could break the all time mark for PPV buys set by Mayweather's junior middleweight title win over Oscar De La Hoya in 2007 with 2.4 million buys. Some execs, like company CEO Richard Schaefer, have predicted that the fight could accrue as much as 3 million buys.
http://www.examiner.com/x-34564-New-England-Boxing-Examiner~y2010m2d16-Pacquiao-and-Mayweather-Rule-Boxing-PPV-in-2009 - Last Year Manny Pacquiao and Mayweather ruled boxing PPV.
While the 3 million estimate might be a little high, we should take Schaefer and Golden Boy's predictions into account because they do have a track record of living up to their predictions and exceeding them.
In 2007, Mayweather - De La Hoya was expected to break the all time PPV record for a nonheavyweight fight set by De La Hoya's controversial welterweight title loss to Felix Trinidad in 1999 (1.4 million buys). Golden Boy was able to shatter that record and surpass Lennox Lewis - Evander Holyfield I as the biggest selling PPV of all time regardless of weight class.
In 2009, Floyd Mayweather's comeback fight against lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez was originally being discussed as a fight to be shown on regular HBO instead of PPV. At the financial demands of Mayweather, the fight ended up on PPV and sold over 1 million...far surpassing most insiders expectations.
So now on May 1st we've got two of the top three welterweights and pound for pound fighters in the world, who have established track records, who don't like each other coming off a attention getting media tour with a 4 part 24/7 series coming on HBO.
Mosley is likable and a great fighter. Mayweather doesn't mind playing the villain. And despite a myth that is reported on the Internet from time to time, not everyone watches Mayweather fights in hopes that he will lose. He has a fan base in the urban American market that boxing hasn't seen since Mike Tyson.
Can Mosley - Mayweather break the all time PPV record? I'm not sure but I'm not laughing when some people say it.
Comments
Boring fight! I'll just watch it on YOUTube...
It's funny Filipinos are boycotting the fight, they said.
They don't buy PPV anyways. They rely on pirated copies or FREE streaming videos.
Here in the US, Filipinos wont have that money to buy PPV. They need to send it their poor relatives back home. What they will do, they'll befriend Mexicans, American and watch it for FREE
Who will watch the PPV of the couple of 'oldies' and 'cowards' running and dancing inside the ring? A pre-arranged boxing match never 'click' on PPV.
youtube...if they remove it for copyright infringement, i'll watch it some other time or next year maybe when it's available...not excited about that really
i don't think they can break all time record because some asian will not watch this fight for sure and thats including me
you know teddy you are really pain in the a..s
i think this will not even come close to the record buy ni PPV.. why??? a lot of boxing fans now wants action! and you will not see that in all chicken's fight... it's a waste.....
It will sell PPV at 1.5 million only
Not buying this fight. In fact, I am not buying any more of Mayweather's boring fights. I have been burned too many times!!!
Teddy, you're hilarious and you are serious, right??
This comment is in response to Teddy's comments. You are belittling the Filipinos that they could not afford to buy PPV fights. I wonder who owns nice houses, luxury cars in America, "FILIPINOS". They are hardworking people and they smart enough on how to spend their fortune. They're not gonna buy a boring fight, like this coming Gayweather "The Runner" vs. Mosley "The Oldy". It's 100% sure boring fights. We're only watching the more entertaining fights, like the "EVENTS".
NO
Yeah I'm serious.
another boring fight from floyd. who is buying, floyds minions i believed. not buying not watching dancing with the stars for a fee not paying for a track and field event from floyd.
com'on...your kidding, last time that PPV of oscar vs floyd we were been fooled..coz what the fight, watch again youll see it boring..boring...so boring. weve learned our lesson.
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.....you can watch floyd's fights but I won't. I have watched his recent fights....so freaking boring. When I pay to watch boxing, I wanted to see true and tough fighters. Floyd knows how to win and he wins boxing fights by points. For christ's sake, I wanted to be entertained when I shell out $50. It's impossible to happen in floyd's fights.....You know what I'm talking about.
Golden Boy needs 4 Million PPV to break even because they spend $100 Million advertising/marketing and fooling boxing fans to watch a Boring Clinching-Running Fight. So if I were Schaeffer I should predicting at least 5 million buys to earn a minimal profit.. Most boxing fans realized they've been fooled by Floyd-Oscar and Floyd-Marquez fights, so why bother to waste money again to watch another silly fight???
you can't fool me again fraud.
my mom did it with mayweather sr last night
Nope! I ain't gonna watch his game with Mosley. I like Mosley and I know he will beat little Floyd. I ain't going to waste my money watching his fight. I will just check the news who will win in the fight.
I guess the May1 fight will be an interesting one. This will be the first time in the history of boxing showcase a 38 year old who has been deprived of PED in the person of Mosley to chase a well known Nike shoes model (for running shoes) in the mold of Mayweather. This fight will be interesting to those idiots who have the money who are deeply in love to such a boring game. I really would like to know how many PPVs will register coz that is how many idiots who have money who watched the fight. I have the money but I am no idiot. I would rather sleep.
ALL BOXING FANS AROUND THE WORLD AGREED TO BOYCOTT GAYFLOYD-MOSLEY FIGHT!!!! PLEASE BEAR WITH US FANS.. PLEASE DONT BUY PPV FOR THIS CRAP FIGHT!!!! DONT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY!!!!! PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE!!!
Mosley vs. Mayweather will never break the all time PPV record. It might break the all time boring fight! Floyd will run inside the ring with few punches thrown leaving Shane to chase the best runner in town all night long! Where's the excitement, where? I don't know about you ! We will not buy the PPV on May 1 BUT we will definitely buy the PPV on march 13 featuring the exciting fighter named Manny. How's that sound ?
hahahaha .. gracias puta floydie para la promoción de Pacman para libre!
viva mexico! viva la filipinas!
i am one of those who will boycott Mayweather fight..Hope all boxing fans all over the worl will unite and boycott his fight, dont waste our money for racist,he dont deserve our money because he dont care for boxing fans he care only for himself.
Plain and simple ...Mayweather is expected to win over Mosley....Mosley's age is 38 nearly 40 and has been inactive boxer. i doubt about surpassing PPV of may-dlh fight....
i am campaigning that we boycott May-mosley fight....to show to the world what kind of person May is... He's telling evrybody that all fighter in this era are all in PED's and not relaizing what he said..he is fight a boxer who had been on PEDs and does he mean that all his opponents before were all in PED's??? so why duck Pacquiao???
Lidocaine is often added to cocaine as a diluent. Cocaine numbs the gums when applied, and since lidocaine causes stronger numbness, users get the impression of high-quality cocaine when in actuality, the user is receiving a diluted product. Floyd uses Xylocaine which is Lidocaine.
The only reason why Floyd Jr fires his father as his manager and a trainer because they cannot agree on what to use either Xylocaine or just a Cocaine. Jr wants both so he can become more powerful but his dad wants cocaine coz he is used to it, that's why he fires his father.
They don't have chemistry with his dad of what kind of drugs he'll take but he has chemistry with Roger because they'll just go with "DomVio" (Domestic Violence) enhancer.
Floyd Jr. amateur boxing record is not empressive 84-6 and he only won bronze in Olympic. He is an old-school boxer as well using a shoulder-roll technique and an orthodox fighter. A dancer in "Dancing with Stars" and a Xylocaine or Lidocaine user.
But Pacquiao is more empressive one; The first boxer with seven world titles in seven diff divisions, he is the only boxer to win te "Lineal championship" in four diff weight classes, he is an actor not a dancer, a singer with platinum record albums, a billioner in Philippines, a politician, a film making and not a drug user.
"Can Mosley - Mayweather break the all time PPV record? I'm not sure but I'm not laughing when some people say it." You might not be laughing but everyone else is.
TO ALL 4 MILLION FILIPINOS IN THE US & 6 MILLION OFW's AROUND THE WORLD:
LET's ALL BOYCOTT PUSSY BOY FRAUD (PBF) & GAYDEN BOY PHOMOTION (GBP) FUTURE FIGHTS !
LET's ALL BOYCOTT PUSSY BOY FRAUD (PBF) & GAYDEN BOY PHOMOTION (GBP) FUTURE FIGHTS !!
LET's ALL BOYCOTT PUSSY BOY FRAUD (PBF) & GAYDEN BOY PHOMOTION (GBP) FUTURE FIGHTS !!!
LET's ALL BOYCOTT PUSSY BOY FRAUD (PBF) & GAYDEN BOY PHOMOTION (GBP) FUTURE FIGHTS !!!!
LET's ALL BOYCOTT PUSSY BOY FRAUD (PBF) & GAYDEN BOY PHOMOTION (GBP) FUTURE FIGHTS !!!!!
LET's ALL BOYCOTT PUSSY BOY FRAUD (PBF) & GAYDEN BOY PHOMOTION (GBP) FUTURE FIGHTS !!!!!!
LET's ALL BOYCOTT PUSSY BOY FRAUD (PBF) & GAYDEN BOY PHOMOTION (GBP) FUTURE FIGHTS !!!!!!!
LET's ALL BOYCOTT PUSSY BOY FRAUD (PBF) & GAYDEN BOY PHOMOTION (GBP) FUTURE FIGHTS !!!!!!!!
LET's ALL BOYCOTT PUSSY BOY FRAUD (PBF) & GAYDEN BOY PHOMOTION (GBP) FUTURE FIGHTS !!!!!!!!!
LET's ALL BOYCOTT PUSSY BOY FRAUD (PBF) & GAYDEN BOY PHOMOTION (GBP) FUTURE FIGHTS !!!!!!!!!!
TO ALL BOXING FANS WHO LOVE THIS SPORT. LET US BOYCOTT ALL MAYWEATHER FIGHTS AND ALL GOLDEN BOY FIGHTS. FILIPINOS ARE ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTFUL AND LOVING PEOPLE. IT IS TIME FOR US TO BE UNITED AGAIN AND JUST BOYCOTT THIS FIGHT. MAYWEATHER THINKS THEY CA JUST SAY ANYTHING AND DISCREDIT WHAT FILIPINOS HAVE DONE. WE ARE HARDWORKERS IN AMERICA. IF YOU WANT ME CROSS THAT THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE, I CAN. BUT MY PARENTS DID NOT TEACH ME THAT WAY. FOR NOW LET ALL FILIPINOS AND MINORITIES IN THE US AND OVER SEAS, (THAT GOES TO ALL CELEBRITIES WHO WATCH BOXING . LET US BOYCOTT THIS FIGHT AND SHOW THIS RACIST THAT WITHOUT THE BUYING PUBLIC REGARDLESS OF RACE) HE IS A NOBODY..... WELL HE IS ALREADY A NOBODY...LIKE THAT LACK OF ATTENTION.....(KULANG SA PANSIN)AND SWANSON COMMUNICATIONS REPRESENT SOMEBODY ELSE. YOU DONT WANT TO BE ON THE SAME BOAT WITH THESE PEOPLE WHEN THEY SINK. ..........BOYCOTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOYCOTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOYCOTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 6, 9:49 A
Mosley-Mayweather? you know how boring Mayweather is! why should I spent money to a boring guy?
A TODOS LOS FILIPINOS 4 MILLONES EN ESTADOS UNIDOS y 6 MILLONES OFW's EN EL MUNDO:
TODOS VAMOS A BOICOT PUSSY BOY FRAUDE (PBF) y Gayden BOY PHOMOTION (GBP) FUTURO FIGHTS!
TODOS VAMOS A BOICOT PUSSY BOY FRAUDE (PBF) y Gayden BOY PHOMOTION (GBP) FUTURO FIGHTS!!
TODOS VAMOS A BOICOT PUSSY BOY FRAUDE (PBF) y Gayden BOY PHOMOTION (GBP) FUTURO FIGHTS!!!
TODOS VAMOS A BOICOT PUSSY BOY FRAUDE (PBF) y Gayden BOY PHOMOTION (GBP) FUTURO FIGHTS!!!!
TODOS VAMOS A BOICOT PUSSY BOY FRAUDE (PBF) y Gayden BOY PHOMOTION (GBP) FUTURO FIGHTS!!!!!
TODOS VAMOS A BOICOT PUSSY BOY FRAUDE (PBF) y Gayden BOY PHOMOTION (GBP) FUTURO FIGHTS!!!!!!
TODOS VAMOS A BOICOT PUSSY BOY FRAUDE (PBF) y Gayden BOY PHOMOTION (GBP) FUTURO FIGHTS!!!!!!!
TODOS VAMOS A BOICOT PUSSY BOY FRAUDE (PBF) y Gayden BOY PHOMOTION (GBP) FUTURO FIGHTS!!!!!!!!
TODOS VAMOS A BOICOT PUSSY BOY FRAUDE (PBF) y Gayden BOY PHOMOTION (GBP) FUTURO FIGHTS!!!!!!!!!
TODOS VAMOS A BOICOT PUSSY BOY FRAUDE (PBF) y Gayden BOY PH
Mr. Nevah says; boycott Gayweather. boycott Gayden boy, boycott gayweather, boycott, Boycott, abaycott.......
ME AND MY FRIENDS WILL BOYCOTT MAYWEATHERS FIGHT! WE WILL WATCH IT FOR FREE! HAHAHA! NOT A SINGLE PENNY FROM ME NOW FLOYD! NOT A SINGLE DOLLAR FROM ME YOU HYPOCRITE DELA HOYA AND SCHAEFER!!!
The Marquez floyd show got 1.1 million because latinos and filipinos were intereted to see how Marquez would do and were really rooting for an upset! While it wasn't dull, it wasn't all that exciting as it became quickly obvious that the underweight but bloated Marquez wasn't gonna hurt Floyd. This time this is about a grudge between two claimants to the throne and is generating interest among themselves. I dont think any Filipino will buy this fight and my feeling is that this does not interest Latinos either so they'll have to make do with their indigenous followings. Goodluck.
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