The Pacquiao-Cotto Mega-Fight
First off, what is a “mega-fight” as used in boxing parlance? Practically, the term mega-fight is used in the business to connote a much-anticipated encounter between two very well-known pugilists. In addition, mega-fights are synonymous to sold-out stadiums and huge pay-per-view buys.
Recent mega-fights would include encounters Pacquiao-Hatton, Pacquiao-Dela Hoya, Mayweather-Hatton, and Mayweather-Dela Hoya. But the Mayweather-Marquez, it was a snoozefest!
Reports regarding the Mayweather-Marquez pay-per-view stated there were around a million buys. Ha! Did those numbers include tickets each sold at $12 by theatre houses?
Boring as it already was, the Mayweather-Marquez fight did not offer any thrill coming on to fight day. Everybody expected a Mayweather win. Look at the guy. He was 15 pounds heavier against the smaller Mexican Marquez. Unless you are member of the loyal fan base of either boxer, the fight was a clear mismatch that nobody in their right mind would pay to see.
The Pacquiao-Cotto; now that’s a mega-fight! With tickets sold out under a month to go before fight night, there has been incessant buzz about this fight. In fact, it overshadowed the Mayweather-Marquez in terms of hype and buildup.
So come November 14, tune in to this year’s most awaited slugfest: Pacquiao-Cotto Firepower.
maybe the numbers were rigged in PBF-JMM fight. not all boxing fans took it seriously, in contrast with Pacquiao vs Cotto.