If anyone is tired of hearing that they aren't a good pay-per-view draw, it's Floyd Mayweather Jr.
He fought in a record-breaking pay-per-view bout when he went toe-to-toe with Oscar de la Hoya. He fought in another blockbuster ppv bout with Ricky Hatton.
Mayweather didn't get a lot of credit for the 2.4 million his fight with de la Hoya drew. Although he got respect for the Hatton fight, it still wasn't enough to convince people he can draw eyes to pay television.
Mayweather blamed his previous promotion company for not getting him enough pay-per-view opportunities.
"It's not my fault I wasn't taken to the next level in the past," Mayweather said during a conference call on Thursday. "I feel that I was always a pay-per-view star."
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer agreed with Mayweather and curiously downplayed the impact of the de la Hoya-Manny Pacquiao fight.
"I agree with [Floyd] it takes two to tango obviouslyto succeed and create these big numbers," he said. "But when Oscar fought Pacquiao, it didn't have the numbers and that's a fact. When Hatton fought Pacquiao, it did substantially not as well."
[Mayweather] is the most recognized fighter here in the United States," Schaefer added. "I'm not making that sh-- up. It's fact. It's supported by the numbers."
We'll find out on September 20 who the big draw in boxing is.
Source: newsday.com
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