Gone for almost 2 years; Mired in controversy; Criticized more than any other current boxer and yet Floyd Mayweather Jr delivers the knockout shot where it arguably matters the most.. HBO Sports has announced that the Mayweather vs, Marquez fight sold an estimated 1 Million PPV buys. For a fighter with so much negativity surrounding him, he just gave boxing fans 1 Million reasons to be positive.
In fact, Mayweather just gave 1 Million reasons why boxing is not dying. He also gave us 1 Million reasons why Boxing is still better than MMA. In this war between the two sports, Boxing (thanks to Mayweather) just knocked out the UFC in their first head to head battle; proving that the grizzled veteran is not ready to be overtaken by the hot shot up and comer.
I’m personally shocked by this.. It’s no secret that I am a critic of Mayweather. But then again, I’m a critic of most people who act as foolish as Mayweather does.. It’s also the reason why I truly enjoy rooting for guys like Manny Pacquiao, Barry Sanders, Kurt Warner, and so on.. These athletes are humbled professionals who don’t act like fools but are just as successful as anyone else in their sport..
I give credit where credit is due.. And after reading about the PPV buys, Mayweather and Boxing deserve their credit… It’s a testimony to the popularity of the sport and to the popularity of Mayweather…
Its proof that this sports is not dead, not dying, and not inferior to MMA. The MMA community needs to sit up and take notice, because they are in for a real fight.. This was a rude awakening to the MMA community and especially UFC president Dana White… No matter how much I agree with him over how boring the Mayweather fight was, you can’t ignore the PPV numbers..
I wish I could have seen the expression on Dana White’s face when he saw these numbers… If Dana is truly serious about this head to head battle, and by all accounts he is very serious, he will have to stack his fight cards with top names to be able to compete…
Buckle your seatbelts, tighten the chin straps, and get excited because this battle between Boxing and MMA has just got a lot more exciting..
