Pacquiao vs Mayweather Official Thread...May 2nd!!!

[King P]

This nikka said Foreman had a better resume than Tyson in the 90's

Even 90's Tyson would have never lost to bum ass Tommy Morrison or Shannon Briggs

 

[Clapsteel O'Neal]

Tyson is a world cultural icon

Floyd is a world boxing icon


World of difference i don't understand why this needs to be explained...esp on a forum that's meant to be majority black...tyson is one of those rare athletes that was bigger than their sport, and you can count on both hands the total amount of athletes that have managed to do that ever and still have fingers left...christ, my dad's nickname in my hometown is tyson after iron mike


Niccas are wilding in this thread, first its c/s'ing fucc africa sentiments and now floyd is a bigger celebrity than mike tyson ever was?

 

[Master Teacher]

I asked were you around for Prime Mike?

Yes

and mayweather is bigger

Mike Tyson is biggie, Mayweather is jay-z

Mike Tyson exploded from the get go, but those heights were short lived, and he became a circus show around his biggest PPV fights
the Mike Tyson in the 80s who was loved, was short lived

like Biggie dropping Ready to Die and then dying

Mayweather is jay-z, he got the slow burn, but once he got on the throne he took it to new heights

 

[Mac Casper]

tyson jealous? where do you create this bull from?
the man experienced all that shyt and more in one life time..he is living another life now. You fukking herb.

I wouldn't of said this prior but look at the body language as he approaches Floyd, look at the way he stairs at him as Floyd pulls away

 

[Jesus Is Lord]

Yes

and mayweather is bigger

Mike Tyson is biggie, Mayweather is jay-z

Mike Tyson exploded from the get go, but those heights were short lived, and he became a circus show around his biggest PPV fights
the Mike Tyson in the 80s who was loved, was short lived

like Biggie dropping Ready to Die and then dying

Mayweather is jay-z, he got the slow burn, but once he got on the throne he took it to new heights

If you were back in Mike's era, then there's no way you believe that Floyd was more popular. Mike was on Tv, magazines, talk shows, EVERYWHERE. Floyd isn't. Just presenting the facts.

 

[seemorecizzy]

i could see tyson looking at floyd mayweather and seeing that floyd is everything he was supposed to be
think about it, if tyson kept rooney around, stayed away from king, and continued to train hard and focus on his craft without all the drugs and stuff, hes probably the greatest fighter ever
regardless, the fact remains that tyson is his prime was more popular than floyd mayweather
there's some things ppv numbers just don't show

 

[Newzz]

i could see tyson looking at floyd mayweather and seeing that floyd is everything he was supposed to be
think about it, if tyson kept rooney around, stayed away from king, and continued to train hard and focus on his craft without all the drugs and stuff, hes probably the greatest fighter ever
regardless, the fact remains that tyson is his prime was more popular than floyd mayweather
there's some things ppv numbers just don't show

Can't argue this

 

[Black_Jesus]

Yes

and mayweather is bigger

Mike Tyson is biggie, Mayweather is jay-z

Mike Tyson exploded from the get go, but those heights were short lived, and he became a circus show around his biggest PPV fights
the Mike Tyson in the 80s who was loved, was short lived

like Biggie dropping Ready to Die and then dying

Mayweather is jay-z, he got the slow burn, but once he got on the throne he took it to new heights

You rep that pink banner well my nikka

 

[Mac Casper]

Tyson being more popular then Mayweather is exemplified by movie appearances decades later where he is recognized by popular culture

 

[HARLEM AL]

Wait, what the hell am reading right now?

There is no way floyd is anywhere near Mike. Mike sold out his fights everywhere... shyt was a person on earth that didn't know who mike is. Plus mike was/is a way better character than floyd.

Yall need put down that trash ass weed yall smoke

 

[Newzz]

Mayweather-Pacquiao PPV Prices, Fee Split Resolved

Posted by: Edward Chaykovsky on 4/1/2015 .





By Edward Chaykovsky

According to the Wall Street Journal, a tentative agreement has been reached between HBO/Showtime and the pay-per-view distributers - with respect to the May 2nd mega-fight between welterweight champions Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.

HBO (representing Pacquiao) and Showtime (representing Mayweather) are coming together to stage the highly anticipated pay-per-view event.

Last week, Dow Jones Business News reported that HBO/Showtime requested a 70-30 split from the pay-television distributors. The paper says typically the split for a pay-per-view event between distributors and programmers is around 50-50.

The HBO/Showtime offer of 70-30 was quickly rejected by providers. During that time period, there was little movement from either side.

"Everybody at some point will hopefully be rational and we'll be able to put our heads together and come up with a good solution. We're not there yet," it was said last week by Michael Berman, executive vice president and general counsel of iN Demand, which negotiates on behalf of big cable operators including Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable Inc.

A little over a month before the fight, the two sides have come together. HBO/Showtime have reached an agreement with iN Demand - which negotiates on behalf of Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc. and other large cable companies, and with DirecTV, the nation’s largest satellite TV operator with more than 20 million subscribers.

The WSJ reports that Mayweather-Pacquiao will cost $99 for a high-definition feed and $89 for standard definition, according to sources with knowledge of the agreement.

The pay-per-view revenue split appears to be falling in the range of 60-40, with HBO/Showtime gaining the larger share.

The other distributors that HBO/Showtime has yet to reach agreements with are Dish Network and Vubiquity, which handles negotiations for AT&T Inc. and other distributors.



http://www.boxingscene.com/mayweather-pacquiao-ppv-prices-fee-split-resolved--89227

 

[Ziggiy]

Pricing not bad at all....

 

[Master Teacher]

If you were back in Mike's era, then there's no way you believe that Floyd was more popular. Mike was on Tv, magazines, talk shows, EVERYWHERE. Floyd isn't. Just presenting the facts.

Floyd is on TV, talk shows, magazine and is everywhere
and it been this way for a long time now

lmao

also media isn't the same in the fukking 80 and 90s as it is now

you are stricken by nostalgia

and despite all that you pointed out, Floyd topples Mikes biggest PPVS in era where boxing was not mainstream

 

[thaKEAF]

was expecting that 99 hd

edit: lol @ floyd being bigger than tyson. i honestly did not know who floyd was until around 2007..now true enough i dont follow boxing but everyone knew who tyson was..my grandparents loved him and they werent fight fans. hes a cultural icon cant really say the same about floyd.

 

[Master Teacher]

Tyson is a world cultural icon

Floyd is a world boxing icon


World of difference i don't understand why this needs to be explained...esp on a forum that's meant to be majority black...tyson is one of those rare athletes that was bigger than their sport, and you can count on both hands the total amount of athletes that have managed to do that ever and still have fingers left...christ, my dad's nickname in my hometown is tyson after iron mike


Niccas are wilding in this thread, first its c/s'ing fucc africa sentiments and now floyd is a bigger celebrity than mike tyson ever was?

Show some tangible proof, or representation of this

Floyd is bigger than boxing and has been for some time, what planet are you on

Mike Tyson is more known for being in the hang over to the younger generation than a boxer

you nikkaz are living in the past because your flabby ass played punch out when you was a kid

Evander Holyfield had a video game too shyt