During a recent interview, former writer and HBO Sports commentator Larry Merchant discussed the lack of pay-per-view fights that either live up to the hype or exceed expectations.
Over the last few years, and then some, there have been very few pay-per-view events that left fans happy and eager watch more.
In the opinion of Merchant, Mayweather's very successful marketing style of picking an opponent who has little chance of victory - building him up - and then dominating him over twelve rounds in a lackluster fight - influenced a lot of other promoters, and fighters, to use the same pay-per-view tactics.
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Over the last few years, and then some, there have been very few pay-per-view events that left fans happy and eager watch more.
In the opinion of Merchant, Mayweather's very successful marketing style of picking an opponent who has little chance of victory - building him up - and then dominating him over twelve rounds in a lackluster fight - influenced a lot of other promoters, and fighters, to use the same pay-per-view tactics.
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