Dan Rafael chat wrap 10/16:
GGG vs. Lemieux:
- The fight was designed with a lower cost structure (for a PPV). The event needs to get about 200k buys to start turning a profit. He expects it to sell high 200's to low 300k's. If the fight sells over 300k, all parties involved will consider it a huge success.
- Gonzalez may have been struggling to make weight. The day before he looked fine and was pleasant to deal with, but he would sip water and spit it back out.
- He believes GGG is the single most must see fighter in boxing.
- Wouldn't be surprised if the fight was like Matthysse-Garcia and Lemieux turned out to be Garcia.
- Weak year for fighter of the year candidates. Wouldn't rank GGG there, even with a win tonight. Honorable mention, yes.
- Will GGG be knocked down? Interesting...will say, no.
- Other full venue sell outs at MSG? Remembers that Cotto-Judah and Cotto-Margarito 2 were.
- GGG vs. Lee, before fighting the Canelo-Cotto winner? Possible. It would take WBC approval and step aside agreement by the Canelo-Cotto winner.
- GGG is very well preserved for his age of 33. He was poorly promoted by his past promoter (Universum), which caused his delay in getting into the US market. He hasn't taken a lot of punishment in the pro's.
- Picking: GGG by KO6, and Gonzalez by KO9.
- Lemieux is a cool guy. He is supremely confident and has a lot of swagger, but isn't over the top in how he presents himself.
- Ortiz has incredible power. Expects him to win rather easily.
- Johnson vs. O'Kane is an eliminator to become the mandatory for the winner of GGG-Lemieux.
- GGG and Abel Sanchez is like the new Manny and Freddie.
- The drums and bells fans brought for Trinidad-Joppy at MSG were insane. There were also people tailgating hours before the fight on 7th avenue in Manhattan.
- Does not agree with Teddy Atlas that Thurman has more potential to be a bigger boxing star than GGG. GGG has Pacquiao potential.
.....please tell me there's video of this shyt......somebody find her instagram
..fight night..im going to order this after i watch the pbc card this afternoon
Everything around that dude (GGG) is just hype; I like his style and his fights but the constant dikksucking and obvious agenda within the media just 
outta here with that $70 HD price though. 
talk about trying to cover all bases