Concert promoter Ryan “You have got to be kidding me?” Chang must be the unluckiest soul alive next to Joshua Clottey trainer Lenny De Jesus.
Chang was the point man for the now famous but canceled Honolulu, Hawaii concert Manny Pacquiao was to headline on his way back to The Philippines.
With only 603 tickets sold at $25 a piece in an 8,500 – seat arena. Well, I’ll let my fellow examiner Rick Rockwell of Sacramento, CA do the math in red ink.
I bet the poor guy had a thousand comp tickets out there upon seeing his list of sponsors he’s not talking about and I’m sure they were being scalped for under the face value $25. What a mess.
http://www.examiner.com/x-21442-Sacramento-Fight-Sports-Examiner~y2010m3d16-Pacquiao-sells-over-50000-tickets-for-his-fight-with-Clottey-but-only-600-for-his-Hawaiian-concert
If there is anyone out there licensed or otherwise (except for bootleg DVD sellers) that didn’t make any money on Manny Pacquiao over the weekend, well I have some sobering advice for you. This ship has sailed. You better get another job.
As Don King would say, “Chang won the lottery but lost his ticket to collect.”
Maybe Manny will plan his next concert tour (and give Chang a makeup date) before he heads to Hollywood and the Wild Card Gym and get it out of the way as a form of tuneup for his next Jimmy Kimmel appearance?
Actually I’m certain Manny is upset anyone took a loss and will do a make good effort next time around.
I’m sure Chang is a pretty sharp guy and this was just bad luck and he cut his losses as a good businessman would.
Maybe Manny and Freddie should study the Elvis Pressley concert from Hawaii tapes that did pretty well I hear.
Someone went to the “Manny Well” once to often.
