May 1, 2010: Shane Mosley vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.

[Big Poppa Pump]

So the question remains. When will Mayweather and Pacquiao fight?

That didn't take long! :1orglaugh

 

[PinkPanther21]

Pacquiao's the only fighter who has an ability to adapt mid-fight in a way that might challenge Mayweather's awesome adaptive ability. That seemed to have been the key.

Once Mosley's first plan was countered by Mayweather, he lost his creative abilities, went for his oldest fighting habits, which Mayweather had no problem with at all.

Kieran Mulvaney compared Mayweather to the Borg - brilliant analogy.

 

[TheAdmiral]

So much for that KO Promise. Mosley just couldn't do anything after that 2 round.

I thought it was going to end in the 2nd when Floyd was stunned

 

[Big Poppa Pump]

People were cheering at that where I watched it, but it was all Floyd from then on.

 

[TheAdmiral]

^^^Same here, I was one of two people pulling for Mayweather where I was at

 

[TheAdmiral]

Schaefer: Mayweather vs. Mosley Does Big Business

According to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, the mega-event featuring Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Shane Mosley, did*big business in Las Vegas. The*attendance at the MGM Grand Garden was 15,117. The full capacity, if not scaled down, is 17,157. The gate was over $11 million dollars and 12,448 closed circuit tickets were sold. Mayweather dominated Mosley over twelve rounds to win a unanimous decision.

The fight is now done, and the focus will*shift to the final buyrate*number for the pay-per-view. Most*insiders believe the*final buyrate*number*will become a key point in*the expected*negotiations to make a fight with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. An early buyrate number is usually released within a few days.

Floyd Mayweather, Mosley, De La Hoya, Richardson Speak

CompuBox Stats: Mayweather-Mosley, Numbers Don't Lie

Photos: Floyd Mayweather-Shane Mosley Mega-Gallery

 

[TheAdmiral]

Team Mayweather: Mosley PPV Buyrate is 1.4 Million

Leonard Ellerbe, the adviser to Floyd Mayweather Jr., has informed Lem Satterfield of BoxingScene.com/AOL FanHouse that a buyrate of 1.4 million was generated from the May 1 HBO pay-per-view with Shane Mosley. Mayweather will go on to earn a $40 million dollar payday with the pay-per-view percentage combined with his $22.5 million dollar guartantee.

Ellerbe confirms the HBO number that BoxingScene.com posted a few days ago. The early numbers were at 1.1-1.2 million*but HBO felt the number would*end up reaching the 1.4 mark. Mayweather won a dominating twelve round decision over Mosley. The pay-per-view*pulls in*a high solid number but not the kind of number expected by Golden Boy Promotions*CEO Richard Schaefer, who made predictions of 3 million and 4 million buys.

"We are truly, truly excited about Floyd holding the record for the two highest-grossing non-heavyweight fights in the history of the sport. It just shows you another example of the tremendous star power that Floyd has. It's just such a remarkable feat -- especially considering that he's only been in seven pay-per-view fights," said Ellerbe.

"And out of the seven, two of the seven, he holds the record for being involved in the two highest buys for non-heavyweight fights ever. Floyd goes out, and he puts on an outstanding performance. It speaks volumes about the great, great fighter that he is. The numbers are outstanding, and we owe everything to the fans for their outstanding support. It was a great night."

 

[TheAdmiral]

Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Shane Mosley fight draws 1.4 million buys, $78.3 million in TV revenue

Floyd Mayweather Jr. calls himself "Money," and the welterweight star sure knows how to generate it.

Mayweather's lopsided decision victory against Shane Mosley (46-6, 39 KOs) on May 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas generated 1.4 million domestic pay-per-view buys and $78.3 million in television revenue, HBO announced on Tuesday.

That makes the fight the second-biggest non-heavyweight pay-per-view bout in history. The buy total ties the fight with the 1999 welterweight unification showdown between Oscar De La Hoya and Felix Trinidad. However, Mayweather-Mosley generated more money because pay-per-view costs more. Trinidad-De La Hoya grossed $70.6 million.

Mayweather's 2007 decision win for the junior middleweight title against the now-retired De La Hoya, the reigning pay-per-view king in terms of total dollars, set the all-time pay-per-view record with 2.446 million buys and nearly $137 million in revenue.

The pay-per-view buy total for Mayweather-Mosley was derived from 740,000 buys from cable homes and 660,000 from satellite and broadband homes, HBO announced.

It is the third time in his last four bouts that Mayweather (41-0, 25 KOs) -- with a big benefit from HBO's "24/7" series that has followed the build-up to his recent fights -- has cracked 1 million buys as he continues to generate tremendous interest in his fights.

Besides the record-breaker with De La Hoya, Mayweather returned from a brief retirement to defeat Juan Manuel Marquez in September in a fight that sold 1.08 million units and generated $55.6 million.

In the history of pay-per-view, six non-heavyweight fights have surpassed 1 million buys. Mayweather has been involved in three of them. De La Hoya has also been in three of them. Manny Pacquiao, the presumptive next opponent for Mayweather in the fall, has been in two of them.