Hatton was incredibly popular at his peak. Haye has the natural advantage of being in a more prestigious weight class. Even so, Sky will have to do well to beat Hatton's record.
Another factor is that Sky Sports News, which is immensely popular and basically becomes a 24/7 commercial in the run up to a PPV, isn't a free channel any more like it was when Hatton/Mayweather was happening. That could affect the buzz about the fight.
Yeah u r right. The fight wouldnt sell very well in the U.S., maybe 100-200k. Just thought about the ESPN3 thing.
They would have to put the fight on HBO or ESPN3 for viewers to watch it in the U.S.
the biggest ever ppv in england i believe is hatton mayweather at 1.2m.cant see this fight doing that much ass haye is nowhere near as popular as some think.i'd guess at about 700,000 to a mill max.
I would say 500-750k in the US and Canada. 1.5m in England/Germany. The rest of the world maybe 250k. I would guess maybe a little over 2m. I think that is a conservative figure. Unlike the U.S. they can promote fights overseas. The promoters here are cheaper and lazier to promote fights thanks to HBO and Showtime.
It'll be huge in the UK, but don't forget that we pay less than $25 for our PPVs.
Dam really?
Thats less then half price compared to the US where its $55-75 for HD