According to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, the ticket sales for Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez were strong. Mayweather officially postponed his fight with Marquez last Sunday when he announced that he suffered a rib injury in training. The fight was scheduled to take place on July 18, and the date of September 19 is the new target.Prior to Mayweather's withdrawal, rumors of weak ticket sales were running wild in Las Vegas. To many, Mayweather's withdrawal was validation of the rumors. Schaefer says the fight was moving at a better pace than Pacquiao-Hatton.
"I have the reports right in front of me, and there have been $5.5 million in sales already," Schaefer said to the Las Vegas Review Journal. "That's ahead of the pace that Pacquiao and (Ricky) Hatton did at the same time frame. So all that talk (that) the fight isn't selling is a lot of bull. It's all the Floyd haters making stuff up."
There were also rumors that Mayweather withdrew from the bout with Marquez in order to target a year-end showdown with Manny Pacquiao. Schaefer denies those rumors as well. He says the fight with Marquez will happen as soon as Mayweather receives clearance by his doctor.
"Right now, we're waiting to see what the doctor says," Schaefer said. "But I can tell you Floyd and Marquez will fight sometime this year. Whether it's September, October, November, I don't know."
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