ESPN: Mayweather Fight Saturday Night a "Box Office Dud"

itsyoung!!

Veteran
Bushed
Joined
May 1, 2012
Messages
38,914
Reputation
6,550
Daps
110,442
Reppin
Bay Area
The problem is that fans are experiencing diminishing returns.

Firstly, this fight is happening just a few months after the Pacquiao fight. Secondly, the Pacquiao fight was a complete letdown in the eyes of fans.

Mayweather should have either postponed the fight till early next year, or simply aired it for free on CBS.

This is not perceived as an interesting fight because Mayweather is the overwhelming favorite. There is no salable plotline of note.
mayweather always fights in May and in September what are you talking about?
 

Konnan

Undisputed Jack in the Box Parking Lot Champion
Joined
Dec 12, 2013
Messages
23,807
Reputation
5,052
Daps
52,860
Reppin
#UGA #BirdBrehs #DSGB #StarkSet
Who cares about this shyt CFB bike :blessed:

I doubt I'll be able to watch any games this weekend tho
390735_o.gif
 

Edub

Veteran
Joined
Jan 31, 2015
Messages
32,594
Reputation
2,561
Daps
73,355
The fight had a five year build up, ESPN are dikk riders trying to get ratings, you are not a boxing fan which is why you think ESPN had something to do with the fight being big
I'm not going to go back n forth with you about my love for boxing...I know what it is, doesn't matter what u think. But if u READ what I'm saying you'd clearly see I'm a little learned about the sport(I'll leave it at that)...I think the funny thing is you DONT think ESPN had anything to do with this being big...what plays in most public venues all day everyday(airports, barbershops, offices of all types, hell even in my chicks nail salon)ESPN does. The average housewife who could care less about boxing knew about this fight simply because of the amount of TV coverage givin' on a whole. Yea, lots of people knew about the fight...but the constant advertising made people who wouldn't normally CARE about the fight. Fights happen all year long...this fight had nearly every houshold on earth viewing in some format...that is OVER marketing for a fight...GOOD FOR MONEY MAY, but BAD FOR BOXING...but fukk it u Cus D Amato reincarnated so I'll let u have it:stopitslime:
 

USSInsiders

Banned
Joined
May 29, 2012
Messages
21,302
Reputation
2,357
Daps
31,304
Reppin
NULL
Yeah for some reason I feel an urge to bet against Mayweather and pull of some major bread....willing to take that risk..

WHAT LEGIT SITE CAN I GO TO PUT MONEY ON THE FIGHT SINCE I WON'T BE IN VEGAS???????

:snoop: Please don't be that guy that bets on the underdog at that price. Bet Mayweather via TKO or decision to negate some of the juice or don't bet at all breh. Your money, but I'm just saying.

Unless it's a fixed fight don't put a lot of money on it. Sportsbooks make shyt tons of money on mayweather fights because peopel always take the dog
 

Wild self

The Black Man will prosper!
Supporter
Joined
Jun 20, 2012
Messages
83,793
Reputation
12,630
Daps
227,629
The problem is that fans are experiencing diminishing returns.

Firstly, this fight is happening just a few months after the Pacquiao fight. Secondly, the Pacquiao fight was a complete letdown in the eyes of fans.

Mayweather should have either postponed the fight till early next year, or simply aired it for free on CBS.

This is not perceived as an interesting fight because Mayweather is the overwhelming favorite. There is no salable plotline of note.

Yeah, a fight of Mayweather's money and fame is happening way too soon. Its like a rapper dropping a dope follow-up album after 6 months of his classic debut, just doesn't have enough hype. These type of fights define eras, and there sure ain't enough momentum to this fight at all.
 

Lord Beasley

Veteran
Supporter
Joined
Aug 2, 2012
Messages
48,597
Reputation
3,870
Daps
95,469
Reppin
469 x 972 x 702
Berto is a bum. FACT!

Mayweather isn't retiring after this fight, but why claim a fight against a bum is your last?

That $1K deal for a two-day stay plus tickets still isn't worth it
 

Mac Casper

@adonnis - pull up, there's refreshments
Joined
Jul 24, 2012
Messages
18,792
Reputation
-1,991
Daps
22,596
Reppin
Love
Some of you saying Mayweather should've waited don't realize . . nahhh Mayweather is fighting time breh
 

ThaGlow

All Star
Joined
May 17, 2012
Messages
4,148
Reputation
120
Daps
6,800
Struggle fight being it's a Floyd fight, and is supposed to be his "last" fight. Will it even do Deflategate numbers? Hard to top or equal that Manny fight obviously but this still reeks of struggle.

Will still stream though.
 

Pesci

Architect
Joined
Dec 3, 2014
Messages
3,494
Reputation
-685
Daps
8,875
:ohhh: this is honestly the first time i've heard about this fight
 

Wargames

One Of The Last Real Ones To Do It
Joined
Apr 1, 2013
Messages
30,906
Reputation
7,083
Daps
118,056
Reppin
New York City
He's already beat the 2nd best fighter of the era. Whoever he fights now wouldn't even be a top 10-15 name on his resume. Let the man go out as he pleases :mjpls:

Yeah but as a consumer and a fan of Boxing in general I'm just annoyed by this fight on principle. Berto is a scrub and Mayweather could beat any of the names I mentioned for 49. Usually I use these PPV fight nights as an excuse to ditch wifey & hangout with friends and get drunk and its such a wack fight I can't even justify using it as an excuse to hangout and get drunk cause even my girl knows Berto is a scrub.
 

onelastdeath

Banned
Joined
Jul 19, 2014
Messages
29,376
Reputation
11,027
Daps
134,983
Yeah but as a consumer and a fan of Boxing in general I'm just annoyed by this fight on principle. Berto is a scrub and Mayweather could beat any of the names I mentioned for 49. Usually I use these PPV fight nights as an excuse to ditch wifey & hangout with friends and get drunk and its such a wack fight I can't even justify using it as an excuse to hangout and get drunk cause even my girl knows Berto is a scrub.
No fighter in the history of the sport takes on the best available fighter all the time. Just a point. Ali fought greats. So did SRL and SRR, but they fought scrubs as well. Berto is no scrub either. Just a scrub compared to FMJ. As was Maidana, and everyone else that people have complained about.
 
Top