-
Hey Guest. Check out your NeoGAF Wrapped 2025 results here!
Mayweather Vs Pacquiao to cost $99.99
- Thread starter Azzurri
- Start date
- Status
Ninja Scooter
Member
Except that even at $100 I'd wager that it will come close to, it not match, the all time ppv buy rate record so it's hard to argue relevancy.
Anyone of that size in America goes to football or basketball if they want to be a pro athlete nowadays.
Azzurri
Member
BigMastadon
Member
I'm sure I'll find a way to watch it for less than that..
cluxdeluxe
Banned
s
Ninja Scooter
Member
People citing the wwe model are hilarious. The ppv model was dying for wwe because they were pushing a mediocre product and asking people to pay $60 every month for it. Same thing te UFC is facing. Mayweather has yet to have a problem attracting buyers once or twice a year when he puts on his ppvs and this fight will be no exception. They will get more buys than UFC of wwe could ever dream of so why change their business model? WWE and UFC's problems weren't ppv problems, they were and are mediocre/oversaturation problems.
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
lmao at theses bozos thinking they can charge $99.99 for a boxing match in 2015. I was going to go to the bar or something to watch but I don't even want to do that now. What a fucking joke.
I guess you aren't the market for the PPV anyways considering you weren't going to pay for it regardless. The people that were planning on buying this fight already knew it was going to be more expensive than others, and an extra $10 or $20 won't stop 99% of them.
DoktorEvil
Banned
http://ringtv.craveonline.com/ratings/heavyweight
Tell me you can honestly recognize any of the top 10 Heavyweight fighter besides the Klitschkos.
Deontay Wilder is the best American on that list and I haven't seen any mainstream coverage of him or his boxing on ESPN.
These "puny guys" are the most excitement boxing has had since the days of Mike Tyson.
PPV isn't dying, it's just that people aren't going to pay for an inferior product. UFC had a terrible year last year, but this year? Jones-Cormier did 800k+, Ronda-Zangano did over 500K, and Diaz-Silva did close to 700k.
If you have a big match (which Mayweather-Pacquiao is probably the biggest possible boxing match possible right now), people will buy it.
If you have a big match (which Mayweather-Pacquiao is probably the biggest possible boxing match possible right now), people will buy it.
Oh okay, thanks. Have never paid for one, usually seem that at others' places or at a bar.
Because these puny guys are some of the best fighters in their weight class in the history of boxing. People of all sizes can throw punches. Sorry that there isn't a once in a generation heavy weight fighter to take on the klitschkos right now. I'll have to settle for an undefeated baby face mayweather.
I bet there aren't all that many people who would pay $65 for a boxing PPV that wouldn't also pay $99 for this one. I sure as hell never would, but I also wouldn't even pay $20 to see the fight so I'm not the target audience. It would have been a lot easier to squeeze the money out of people when this fight was mainstream relevant before Pacquiao lost twice in a row, but they won't be hurting for buys.
DoktorEvil
Banned
Before I end up splitting this PPV with friends I want to know what the undercard is going to be.
That'll ultimately make my decision for me.
That's fair. Most of the undercard has been posted in this thread. I'm in for Mayweather Pacquiao. Better late than never.
Ban Puncher
Member
So much value!
Mammoth Jones
Member
Fuck that, I'm watching. Get a bunch of buddies to chip in for the fight, booze, wings...
Now that's a good night.
Now that's a good night.
Are they still pimping their service between matches like a cheap whore?
Price and all? How did Wrestlemania even do numbers wise. The difference between these singular fights and something like WWE is that promotions are handled on a per fight basis by different groups so it's not really fair to compare.
Angelus Errare
Banned
Bar, Hooters, Buffalo Wild Wings it is.
Between matches? Why wait? What else are they going to talk about during the matches?
DoktorEvil
Banned
At this point, I'd rather see Amir Khan fight Mayweather than Pacquiao.
onepiecefan
Member
This
Showtime and HBO are both partnering to promote this iirc on top of Mayweather's promotions. Mayweather might have trouble reading, but the dude can sell a fight like a motherfucker.
Allforce
Member
Wonder what they charge a bar to broadcast this? Legitimately I mean. It used to be thousands of dollars for bars to have the WWE PPVs.
I'm sure plenty just order that shit for 100 bucks and turn it on for everyone but I believe that's illegal in some sense. Although I imagine nobody ever gets busted for that unless you're a huge chain like BW3's or something.
I'm sure plenty just order that shit for 100 bucks and turn it on for everyone but I believe that's illegal in some sense. Although I imagine nobody ever gets busted for that unless you're a huge chain like BW3's or something.
It's having a bit of a resurgence at the moment actually. The recent PBC card on NBC was the highest rated boxing card in 17 years:
http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/12163/pbc-numbers-are-in-they-look-good
Agreed. My bro is a huge Khan fan. Still can't deny I'm a little hyped about this one though.
Anuson.Phan
Banned
of all time? i disagree.
Here are the undercard fights that have been announced thus far, though it is unclear which of those will be televised other than the Lomachenko fight:
http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=709645
SyenceLabb
Member
99 dollars isn't a big deal if you have a group of people coming over to the crib paying a cover charge.
Jigolo
Member
.
This is what we always do and if we don't get enough people for a proper party we just go out to a bar.
entremet
Member
Sure. I'm just bitter we got this match 5 years too late.
Sky have lowered their prices on Box Office. That and it will be shown at 3am.
DoktorEvil
Banned
99.99 for 3 underwhelming cards and Mayweather v Pacman?
That's a steep price to pay for a fight that should've happened 5 years ago.
Delta Assault
Member
Well, I think they expected you to have saved up for it for the last 5-6 years...
Indrid Cold1
Member
Actually less than 20 quid.
Ninja Scooter
Member
They are still two of the 10 best fighters in the world most likely. It's not like this is Leonard/Duran III or even Tyson/Lewis.
Yeah curious what bar's will charge as a cover. $10? $20? :/
- Status