Although boxing promoter Bob Arum is not expecting Manny Pacquiao to equal the pay-per-view (PPV) buys in his bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight, the Top Rank Inc. is still predicting the Filipino to get a respectable count in his third bout with Timothy Bradley.
''Ticket [sales] have been doing well. It's been even better than the second time they fought,'' Arum told Boxing Scene.
''But there are still two thousand tickets. If you do not sell, then we'll have 14,000 fans anyway in the arena. But we are optimistic that we can sell them all.''
When it comes to pay-per-view buys, Arum is anticipating something north of 500,000.
''With the pay-per-view, I think we can reach 700,000 buys. Bradley and Pacquiao have already done those numbers before,'' he said.
Arum added that the number could also be bumped up through the help of Hispanic fans.
He has included a good number of Hispanic fighters in the card, and with Donald Trump's apparent discrimination against Hispanic immigrants, fans are expected to root for their boxing heroes.
''The Hispanic community is [behind this show]. Maybe if Donald Trump opens his mouth it will do a little more, maybe 800,000,'' said Arum.
Pacquiao garnered a mind-boggling 4.6 million PPV buys during his May 2 clash against Mayweather. Their fight currently hold the record for most PPV buys in boxing.
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