Comments on: Bob Arum: Hey, we’re going to get 2 million PPV buys for Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao

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Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:43:03 +0000

[...] Bob Arum: Hey, we’re going to get 2 million PPV buys for Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao [...]

By: Terry Querns

Terry Querns — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:13:08 +0000

Maggie Hendricks has been making so many mistakes lately on Yahoo Sports it’s crazy. And she is supposed to be an MMA Expert? She said about Shogun Rua: “the jiu-jitsu phenom who hasn’t quite lived up to the expectations of his PRIDE career, but is still amazing to watch on the ground.” She wrote a whole article about how the WEC live show was going head to head with TUF because the WEC show was starting at 8 EST and TUF was starting at 9 EST, even though TUF was really starting at 10 EST. She wrote nothing about the Fitch thing other than to post a link to a funny video of Fitch from many months earlier. Those are just the major things. There have also been plenty of little things like she referred to TUF’s Episode 11 as Episode 10 in her headline and story and she referred to TUF’s Episode 12 as Episode 11 in her headline and story.

By: jim allcorn

jim allcorn — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:19:16 +0000

Spot on, Iain.

I don’t care how good Khan may look in his next few fights as they attempt to rebound from the Prescott drubbing, it won’t change the fact that he’s absolutely chinny. And, no Freddie Roach or any other improvements that they make in his camp will alter that for the better.

And, I’m not just stating that off of the Prescott loss, but also a handful of other fights that I’ve seen where he’s been wobbled by opponents who were mediocre punchers at best. I happen to think that calling his chin glass may actually be over-stating it. IMO it may just be as fragile as fine bone china …

By: Iain

Iain — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:02:04 +0000

I’m pretty confident that Khan-Hatton will never happen, despite both of them wanting it.

It could have been on the cards until Khan got sparked by Prescott within a round but I don’t think many people in the UK believe he has a chance against Hatton.

By: Jeremy (not that Jeremy)

Jeremy (not that Jeremy) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:36:50 +0000

Funny, I would have thought that the measuring stick for a sporting event being a failure or not would be based on it’s entertainment value.

I mean, for me, it holds no interest whatsoever, but it’s kind of goofy to claim that it was a success or failure in strict business terms.

You’ve got a series of events, a brand, and the entertainment success of an event strengthens the brand going forward.

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:40:18 +0000

What is the threshold of it being called a failure? Under 1 Million? Under 1.25 Million?

By: Michael Rome

Michael Rome — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:32:46 +0000

I think it will do very well. There’s some recent news from the movie industry suggesting that the counter-cyclical nature of entertainment is holding strong, with movie business doing surprisingly well during shitty economic times. I think it will apply here too.

By: Ivan Trembow

Ivan Trembow — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:24:57 +0000

HBO and Golden Boy have been saying 1.5 million, but it seems Arum is a bit more optimistic.

By: skwirrl

skwirrl — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:04:47 +0000

24/7 didn’t do a thing for me in convincing me to buy it. I’m buying this because Manny is a much more entertaining fighter than Floyd. 1.5 Million is a fail because every filipino family will get together and worship their hero tomorrow night.

By: liger05

liger05 — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:18:34 +0000

£15.99 over here in the UK