NEW YORK -- HBO Sports reported today that 1.25 million pay-per-view buys were generated from last Saturday’s  welterweight fight between Oscar de la Hoya, the sport’s top all-time attraction, and Manny Pacquiao, the sport’s pound-for-pound king, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.  The fight was presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, Inc.

The 1.25 million buy total represents the highest performing pay-per-view event in 2008 and generated $70 million in pay-per-view revenue.  It is only the fourth time in boxing pay-per-view history that a non-heavyweight event has attained the one million buy mark.   

“Boxing fans across America showed tremendous support for this event and we’re pleased that they tuned in,” said Mark Taffet of HBO Pay-Per-View.

De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao will be replayed this Saturday, Dec. 13 at 4:45 p.m. ET/ 1:45 p.m. PT on HBO.  There will be a same day replay at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.  The exclusive replay of Pacquiao’s impressive triumph will be paired with the live heavyweight title fight from Mannheim, Germany as Wladimir Klitschko meets challenger Hasim Rahman.