Cotto vs. Pacquiao worth $54.95?

Is Cotto vs. Pacquiao worth $54.95?

Obviously if you watch it with your gang and everyone chips in it makes a difference and it's a lot more fun. If you go to a sports bar or gentleman's club you're in for $10 if you shop it right.

But I'm not talking about that. The fighters deserve to get paid. I'm talking about the fact that the prices have clearly gone over the $50 mark now with some normalcy.

How high will they eventually go? Which fighters can demand it?

But this fight? Even Top Rank is even quite proud of its Latin Fury cards. Latin Fury is at $39.95, sure Cotto vs. Pacquiao if worth just $15 more, and Pacquiao only fights twice a year. It's a special event, you can rationalize.

The key is the Hispanic market. It's at least half of the entire boxing pay-per-view buying audience. It is why Top Rank, successfully, and others not so successfully, cater to the Hispanic markets. Hispanic fighters are on all cards.

Starting with Azteca America TV broadcasts up to Latin Fury and other Hispanic pay per views and ultimately up to the main stream pay per view cards like we have November 14.

It's similar to a baseball player starting in the rookie league and progressing through the minors until he gets to the majors. This is how you successfully build fighters.

But other than the die-hard Mexican fans that will support all boxing cards, I don't see casual Mexican fans buying a Puerto Rican against a Filipino. This is nothing racist, it's just a fact. Mexicans want to watch Mexicans.

This is why that extra $5 makes this a $54.95 fight. Of course add another $5 for taxes and another $10 if you want it in HD. And they will bill you in 30 days. You won't even notice it.

The promoters feel they have to bilk the die-hard fans to make up for the fans they haven't sold and their artificial ceiling. If HBO expects only 850,000 buys - 150,000 less than Mayweather - Marquez, they have to make up the short fall somehow.

Basically, 45% of the $54.95 stays with the local cable or satellite company. That's why they run so many commercials. HBO keeps roughly 10%. If a fighter is so popular that he takes a cut of the pay per view buys, it comes out of the promoters end and the promoter gets the rest. And don't forget the multi - million dollar purses for the fighters and all the other expenses.

How do you make a majority if you have a minority fighting a minority? And it's a lousy undercard.

Similar to milk in the grocery store. This fight is a must have item. Because you grew up with milk yourself and you know your children must have it.

Why didn't they just raise it to a nice round $60?

It's like the government saying it won't raise new taxes. They'll just raise old taxes to those they know will pay it.

Enjoy the fight! - Examiner

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Pacquiao vs Cotto Fight Episode Three

For those of us who are familiar with Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto, we know that these two warriors don’t need to hype up a fight with their mouth, even though they are men of few words their fists do the talking.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a good con artist, when it comes to selling us a fight, he can fool the public into believing the hype he promises us fireworks but gives us duds, yet many still pay for his fights in hope that someone will be able to shut his mouth.

The moment Floyd Mayweather Jr. loses, his stock will take a major drop, he knows this and this is why he carefully chooses who he faces. He knows if he gets beat not many will care to watch him anymore.

Perhaps the winner of Miguel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao will be the next opponent to take on Money Mayweather. We all know for Mayweather Jr. legacy doesn’t matter to him, the fight doesn’t make sense unless he can get the most money with the least amount of risk.