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by David P. Greisman - There were two narratives surrounding Floyd Mayweather’s latest fight: the size of his opponent and the size of his paycheck. The conversations following his latest victory centered on his 45th win and his fourth lineal title in five weight classes, and on the $41.5 million payday guaranteed to him as a minimum payday and the millions more he is expected to receive.
There is the ring, and there is the revenue. Much of the talk in the days immediately after the Sept. 14 pay-per-view analyzed the manner in which Mayweather defeated Canelo Alvarez by majority decision. Not long afterward, the numbers rolled in and were released out, changing the headlines from Mayweather’s win to his windfall.
The live gate at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas brought in a record $20,003,150 for 16,146 tickets, not including what some of those seats went for on the secondary sales market. The closed circuit broadcasts elsewhere in the city drew an additional 26,163 people and added another $2,615,360 to the coffers.
The initial pay-per-view estimates in the United States fell short of the buy rate of Mayweather’s bout with Oscar De La Hoya in 2007. That didn’t matter much, though, given that the higher price tag for Mayweather-Alvarez meant that the estimated 2.2 million pay-per-view sales in America brought in a record high of nearly $150,000,000.
Meanwhile in Mexico, the card was the country’s highest-rated boxing broadcast ever. Three out of every four television sets turned on that night were tuned in. More than 22 million people were watching in nearly 6 million homes. [Click Here To Read More]
There is the ring, and there is the revenue. Much of the talk in the days immediately after the Sept. 14 pay-per-view analyzed the manner in which Mayweather defeated Canelo Alvarez by majority decision. Not long afterward, the numbers rolled in and were released out, changing the headlines from Mayweather’s win to his windfall.
The live gate at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas brought in a record $20,003,150 for 16,146 tickets, not including what some of those seats went for on the secondary sales market. The closed circuit broadcasts elsewhere in the city drew an additional 26,163 people and added another $2,615,360 to the coffers.
The initial pay-per-view estimates in the United States fell short of the buy rate of Mayweather’s bout with Oscar De La Hoya in 2007. That didn’t matter much, though, given that the higher price tag for Mayweather-Alvarez meant that the estimated 2.2 million pay-per-view sales in America brought in a record high of nearly $150,000,000.
Meanwhile in Mexico, the card was the country’s highest-rated boxing broadcast ever. Three out of every four television sets turned on that night were tuned in. More than 22 million people were watching in nearly 6 million homes. [Click Here To Read More]
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