Dan2501
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the two fighters already know whos winning and in what round. its as fake as wwf wrestling match. the whole thing is a farce and designed to make people rich.
You don't honestly believe that do you?
the two fighters already know whos winning and in what round. its as fake as wwf wrestling match. the whole thing is a farce and designed to make people rich.
Don't let it bother you.
Just pretend that the fight isn't happening.
Call it a circus, a farce or a sham, but ticket sales for Saturday’s Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor fight may have surpassed the $72-million live-gate record set by Mayweather’s 2015 victory over Manny Pacquiao.
“I’m very confident we’re going to break that. We’re still four days out and people aren’t even in town,†Leonard Ellerbe, Mayweather Promotions CEO, told The Times on Tuesday morning.
Ken Solky of lasvegastickets.com, considered an expert on the ticket market, estimated Tuesday that only about 1,000 tickets remain on the open market, meaning the Mayweather-Pacquiao record has likely been beaten.
“Those other tickets — like the block the MGM will release to its players — is money that’s already in the bank, so I think they do have that live-gate record right now,†Solky said. “I would believe there’s more than $70 million in the box office as we speak.â€
UFC President Dana White said two weeks ago that more than $60 million in ticket sales had been processed.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-mayweather-mcgregor-1503424003-htmlstory.html
The 7,000 number isn't accurate, there are a 1,000 tickets available on the open market. This fight is still going to break the May-Pac live gate record.
Although I don't think mayweather will knock him out You don't need to be a power puncher to knock people out, mayweather has knocked out roughly 50% of his opponents. That's only slightly less than Ali knocked out. So for his rep of not being a knockout artist it's not a bad record.No. If Mayweather stops McGregor it'll be late. Floyd has brittle hands and is not a power puncher, he won't knock Conor out early.
Although I don't think mayweather will knock him out You don't need to be a power puncher to knock people out, mayweather has knocked out roughly 50% of his opponents. That's only slightly less than Ali knocked out. So for his rep of not being a knockout artist it's not a bad record.
Even little guys hurt when they connect, Tyson once said of a sparring partner. a flush punch on the chin and it's goodnight Vienna.
It's Vegas. There aren't any giant stadiums in Vegas. It's being held at the biggest venue in the fight capital of the world and the place where Floyd has exclusively fought since 2006. Not pitiful at all.
Also, just because news outlets are reporting on rumour doesn't make it true. The 7,000 number came from a guy who reports for the LA Times. Look where that more recent story comes from, the LA Times, it's been debunked already. There aren't 7,000 tickets still available, there are 1,000, and they'll all be sold. The place will be packed no matter how much the tickets cost.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Boyd_Stadium Holds 40k and its in vegas....
That's not a fight venue, and it's not in Vegas. Fights in Vegas take place on the strip, and the T-Mobile Arena seats more people than the MGM (where Floyd has fought the majority of his big fights) and the Mandalay Bay. It's the biggest venue in Vegas.
Wembley wasnt a fight venue until it held a fight. Its 9 miles from the MGM grand, hardly far is it. They could get upwards of 50k in there with floor seating as well.
The live attendance is irrelevant when it comes to dictating the size and scale of a fight when so many fights are held in Vegas. 16,219 people watched Mayweather-Pacquiao live at the MGM Grand, you're not telling me that wasn't a massive fight. Also, it's the generated gate number that means anything, not the attendance, this fight could have sold Wembley out twice if they wanted. They'll sell out the T-Mobile even with the ludicrous ticket prices. To put it in perspective 80,000 people saw Froch-Groves at Wembley, generating a gate of £6m. Those 16,000 that saw Floyd-Pacquiao at the MGM generated a gate of $72m, and this fight looks set to beat that. They are insane numbers. The current 2nd largest gate of all-time was Floyd-Canelo which made $20m, the gulf in those numbers is ridiculous.
It's also nothing to do with being a McGregor fan because if anything it's Floyd's involvement that makes it so big. But this fight transcends sport. It's the first time in history that the two biggest names, the two biggest PPV draws, the two biggest personalities from the 2 largest combat sports in the world will collide. This is a huge event and the fact the numbers back it up proves it. The huge $72m gate record is going to be beaten, the US PPV record is almost certainly going to be beaten (and I believe the Sky Box Office pre-orders already beat the highest grossing fight in history on the channel), it has more interaction on social media than any combat sports event, the press-conferences were packed in 4 straight cities around the world, to say this isn't even close to being the biggest fight in history baffles me. This fight is going to break every record going for revenue, viewership and interaction.