By Mark Vester
According to Sports Business Daily, the Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey HBO pay-per-view registered 700,000 pay-per-view buys with $35.3 million dollars in revenue. A crowd of nearly 51,000 boxing fans turned out to watch Pacquiao retain his WBO welterweight title by dominating Clottey for a twelve round decision at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg was very pleased with the number. He expected around 500,000-600,000 buys.
“We didn’t think Manny could carry the load to this degree. He’s attracting more than just the hardcore boxing fan," Greenburg.
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