Boxing isn't as important in the sporting landscape as it was then, either.
Still, I don't know anyone who won't be trying to watch this fight.
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Boxing isn't as important in the sporting landscape as it was then, either.
Still, I don't know anyone who won't be trying to watch this fight.
Yes, the easy conclusion to make is that Pac (as the faster/more aggressive fighter) will have been affected by age more than the defensive/skilled Mayweather, but reflexes decline as well. Pac is able to bust his balls in the gym to retain the speed of his younger days, but there is not much Mayweather can do about the neurological differences between his 38 year old self and his 28 year old self.
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Seriously? Are you in the UK? I'd be surprised if a million people watch it over here.
Sky will have to sell around 1.4 million PPV buys in the UK just to break even, and bear in mind most of these buys will be watched by a group of people. And then you have the pubs/sports bars that are staying open to show it, and many of these are actually selling tickets such is the expected demand. And then you have the people who will be watching on streams.
There will easily be in excess of 4 or 5 million people watching, IMO.
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One in fifteen people in the country watching a boxing match at 4.30am, involving no British boxers? Maybe I'm underestimating, but I see no chance it's a high as you're suggesting.
Ha! I've a few friends interested in Boxing that will watch it, but people I've talked to with even a passing interest have said they won't bother cause of the time.West MidlandsI guess I don't know many people, haha.
Well, Sky are expected to sell around 1.5 PPV buys (they sold 1.2 for Hatton-Mayweather) so even if that averages at only 2 people each viewing, we're looking at 3 million people watching in their living rooms. Add in those watching streams and the pubs and we probably are looking at 1-in-15 at the minimum.
Unless Sky have seriously overestimated the pull of this fight, which I doubt.
I wasnt talking about heavyweights these days, I mentioned "heavyweights back in the day" , its sad lack of quality in heavyweight division which usually draws more crowds due to crowd expecting KO`s, and other factors too ofc
But I dont think the fight between these 2 should be worth that disproportionate amount of money, as this fight should have happened a long time ago, I know its "biggest fight of all time", but talentwise compared to the great fighters of the past , I don think these 2 really are up there in my opinion, to warrant their match as biggest of all time, if you get my gist
Exactly, thats what I kind of meant in my post, but didnt explain properly, yeah I actually fully agree with that
Pacquiao's prime is behind him but he is still electric and very exciting to watch. When he was stopping Cotto and Oscar DLH nobody was questioning his power, many (rightly) labelled him as one of the greatest P4P. Recently he hasn't stopped anyone but he has been fighting boxers with fantastic chins and boxers that have never been stopped before (Rios, Bradley, Marquez and Algieri). I think rumours of the demise of Pacquiao's power may be exaggerated.
Mayweather is one of the greatest defensive boxers in the history of the sport, no question. Pacquiao is one of the greatest offensive boxers in the history of the sport, it's a wonderful fight, one of the top 5 biggest fights of all time in my opinion. Get excited about it man!
I think Sky will do similar numbers to Hatton-Mayweather, maybe a bit more. How much did they pay for exclusive rights for this?
Dont worry, Ive had date carved in my mind for a long time now, and hopefully I intend to watch the fight, would be interesting for the inevitable loser, if they`ll have a rematch, Thrilla in Manilla haha
Not in Britain there won't be. Good lord man. Talk about overselling it on every aspect. It'll probably do less than Hatton-Mayweather given streaming is far superior now and that as you put it, pubs have cottoned onto Boxing being a good reason to stay open later.....though good luck with getting people in if they are charging....given they won't exactly be packed many of them.
Oh and forget the fact that Hattonmania destroys all.
I am considering going out to watch this. But Belushi's in Camden are charging £20 for entry, i know they have to extend the license...but that's the cost of the PPV!
Cheaper to get some mates around, split the cost of the PPV and snag some cheap drinks from a supermarket. It's what we're doing
Even if Sky have overestimated the fight's potential and sell just 1 million PPV units, just think how many people that equates to.
If we say 10% of PPV buys are house parties that will average 10 viewers per household, 50% are smaller gathering that average 5 viewers, and the remaining 40% of buys average 2 viewers...that equates to 4.3 million people watching on Sky Box Office.
Add in the streamers and the bars and I think 5 million could be a conservative estimate.
10% of ppv buys being viewed by 10 people?
50% by 5 people?
Where the hell are you getting those figures from? I'd estimate 80% are one person watching on their laptop in bed with the sound off so they don't disturb the missus.
50% by 5 people?
Where the hell are you getting those figures from? I'd estimate 80% are one person watching on their laptop in bed with the sound off so they don't disturb the missus.
Obviously I'm estimating the breakdown of TV buys....not including stream viewers.
Do you think the average viewer per PPV buy will be less than my estimation of 4.3?
Not many people will be paying £20 to watch it on their own. In my experience of PPV boxing matches, people almost always invite friends round to watch, and large PPV parties are very common. I had about 15 friends over at mine for Froch vs Groves 2, and most of the people I know who will be watching this fight will be doing so at PPV parties which will likely consist of 8 or more people.
Everyone going on about pubs being open later for this fight but I don't know anywhere in Manchester/Salford which is staying open. Anyone have any idea's for me?
I think they will get the numbers they want, this isn't your average fight it the big one we have all been waiting for and the few people i know who usually stream the fights are ordering this one and so will i just to watch it uninterrupted on tv.
Casino. That's where I'll be.
I'll probably be paying £20 to watch it on my own, but that's cause I'm sad as feck.
I think 1m PPV buys would equate to somewhere between 2-3 million viewers. I think 5 million viewers at 4.30am in a country with the population of 64 million is probably hard to imagine, for a boxing match.
I think 1m PPV buys would equate to somewhere between 2-3 million viewers. I think 5 million viewers at 4.30am in a country with the population of 64 million is probably hard to imagine, for a boxing match.
Shosports TV campaign has begun.
Inside Mayweather vs Pacquiao - Episode 1 (24 mins)
Inside Mayweather vs Pacquiao - Episode 1 (24 mins)
Ehh, pretty boring. Best thing was all that old footage.
It's kinda hard to get exited for this and I'm a big combat sports fan.
Shooters in the Bierkeller, in printworks. Probably the best place to watch it.
....Actually, that's the biggest market for PPV buys. For every houseparty of 10+ watching it in a town, theres probably twice as many people buying just for themselves and whoever stays up with them in their house.
For a million buys, I think you are looking, and I'm being epically kind, 2.5m total viewers at a max. Give or take what you'd get for peak Hatton at this time.
I'll be watching in a Filipino household so the Pac man better win. Expect there'll be 30-40 Filipinos there that night, with me and maybe one or two others tagging along.
Obviously not that big a fan, I really fail to see how any boxing fan could be anything other than deliriously excited.
Guys what time roughly will the main event be shown in the UK?
I really want Pac to win, but can't see past Mayweather on points.
After the match, Floyd will retire. Then he'll make a come back for the rematch in a year's time. Then he'll win that too.
After the match, Floyd will retire. Then he'll make a come back for the rematch in a year's time. Then he'll win that too.
About 4 am.
Cheers
HBO documentary on it (favouring Pacquiao) is on Sky Sports 1 for an hour now.
Was much better than the Showtime program. HBO just know how to hit all the right notes when it comes to this sort of stuff.
Mayweather will win on points. I just checked the odds, it's 4/7. That's free money.
He won't lose, he won't stop Manny either.
Seems to be the general consensus, that said he's not faced anyone as fast as Pacquiao before. I hope Money's going down for real.