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Golden Boy doesn't believe the UFC's numbers
Flush with success due to the news that the Floyd Mayweather Jaun Marquez fight did over a million pay-per view buys, Golden Boy Promotions is taking aim at the UFC's books. Specifically their ...
A look at the all-time largest PPV buys
How may PPV buys did UFC 100 garner? Pre-fight estimates were between 1 to 1.5 million buys. If UFC 100 ends up on higher end of the spectrum then the UFC and MMA will enter the top-five all tim...
What the Fight Night Round 4 commercial tells us about boxing
For those that can't watch the commercial it entails several athletes, rappers, musicians and celebrities talking about an epic boxing match. The spot ends with the discovery that they are talking a...
What Oscar De La Hoya Has Meant for Boxing
Scott Christ underscores what a unique and celebrated figure DLH's been: What he leaves behind even more than just a good ring career (39-6, 30 KO) is an unparalleled record as a drawing card. No o...
Will MMA Fans Embrace the Golden Boy?
There's an interesting (and annoying) article up over at ESPN about De la Hoya's involvement in MMA. A number of boxing characters comment on the sport. Let's start off with scumbag numb...
How Many Affliction: Day of Reckoning Tickets Were Actually Purchased?
A decent number, but not nearly enough especially if De La Hoya was paid $5 million to show: "A celebrity who is here in bronze only, Oscar De La Hoya, [while] the live version is in nearby Anahei...
No $5 million appearance fee for Oscar de la Hoya
After Affliction: Day of Reckoning Larry Merchant said this over at the Staple Center in L.A. "Oscar De La Hoya ... is in nearby Anaheim where his company got a $5 million fee from a T-sh...
Oscar de la Hoya Is Worth the Money
Lots of people are astonished by the news that Affliction apparently paid Oscar de la Hoya $5 million to come to their show. We don't know this is the actual figure, but there hasn't been...
Larry Merchant Is a Petulant Child
Scott Christ over at Bad Left Hook articulates what both reasonable MMA and boxing fans (and fans of both sports) are thinking about Larry Merchant's utterly juvenile comments during last night's HBO ...
Golden Boy Partners up with Affliction
If you are wondering if that really is Oscar de la Hoya, yes, yes it is. It looks like his company is partnering up with Affliction...smart move?True this is old news and happened this weekend, but a ...
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