Naseem Hamed PPV Numbers

Prince Naseem's discovery Does anyone know how Prince Naz was actually discovered? Did Brendan Ingle really spot him from the upper deck of a bus fighting off three larger boys in a schoolyard or did Naz's dad Sal simply bring him to Brendan's gym? I know the general consensus is that he started boxing at 7-years-old. Any help is much appreciated.

Ah ok, fair enough. Any reason for this? Be interesting to see estimated numbers for Hatton. If a fight does really big numbers (British standards) then the numbers normally get leaked e.g froch/groves2 did 900k and Tyson/Lewis did 750k. As per Hatton his fight with Mayweather is the only fight in British PPV to do over a million (1.2) which was actually more than the American ppv numbers

Indeed he did. The night Calzaghe beat Chris Eubank they were fighting on a Naz undercard. I remember an interviewer talking about Naz fighting on Eubanks undercard and Naz just cut him short lol and dropped some knowledge. The guy has always been a character.

Yes ,he did, Eubank and Benn lead the way in the early 90s but by 1995, there was no bigger name than Naz. I think Eubank even fought on a Naz undercard lol Indeed he did. The night Calzaghe beat Chris Eubank they were fighting on a Naz undercard.

Ah ok, fair enough. Any reason for this? Be interesting to see estimated numbers for Hatton. No idea why they don't release them. Hatton-Mayweather definitely did over a million though.

They don't. It was estimated from another source that Froch-Groves did 900k or something but Sky didn't release any official numbers and never do. Ah ok, fair enough. Any reason for this? Be interesting to see estimated numbers for Hatton.

They have done it for Froch, I'm sure I've read his numbers somewhere. They don't. It was estimated from another source that Froch-Groves did 900k or something but Sky didn't release any official numbers and never do.

Sky don't release PPV figures. They have done it for Froch, I'm sure I've read his numbers somewhere.

Sky don't release PPV figures.

Sky box office don't really release numbers as such, so I think you will struggle to find those. But his career earnings were around $30 million, you would think before Steve Robinson he made peanuts, but after that point probably as a rough average, $1 million per fight, probably a little less in some cases and a lot more in the Barrera fight, which I believe he made £5 million ($7.5-$10 million). Unheard of numbers for a featherweight. Yeah man, there hasn't been another fighter that has generated so much in that division. He deserved it too, for most of his career, highly entertaining and a true KO artist. His demise was slow though and he struggled at times against some guys he would usually have wiped away.

Yes ,he did, Eubank and Benn lead the way in the early 90s but by 1995, there was no bigger name than Naz. I think Eubank even fought on a Naz undercard lol So, any updates on the Naz PPV numbers? Anyone have nay figures? I'm still interested? Sky box office don't really release numbers as such, so I think you will struggle to find those. But his career earnings were around $30 million, you would think before Steve Robinson he made peanuts, but after that point probably as a rough average, $1 million per fight, probably a little less in some cases and a lot more in the Barrera fight, which I believe he made £5 million ($7.5-$10 million). Unheard of numbers for a featherweight.

That's crazy. Naz benefitted somewhat from the buzz created in the early/mid 90s in British boxing. Both in terms of the public interest in boxing and the changed economic conditions in the sport. Yes ,he did, Eubank and Benn lead the way in the early 90s but by 1995, there was no bigger name than Naz. I think Eubank even fought on a Naz undercard lol So, any updates on the Naz PPV numbers? Anyone have nay figures? I'm still interested?

Yeah, it pays to be good on both sides of the pond. I remember seeing a clip from an old BBC sports show where they interviewed both Naz and Lewis and they showed some stats, the show was around 1999 when Lewis was THE MAN at heavy...yet Naz had higher yearly earnings. That was ridiculous lol That's crazy. Naz benefitted somewhat from the buzz created in the early/mid 90s in British boxing. Both in terms of the public interest in boxing and the changed economic conditions in the sport.

he made more than all of the british fighters except lennox lewis. http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/may/21/boxing.comment I wasn't talking career earnings, I was talking 1999 or around about then. I'll try and find that video if I can.

Yeah, it pays to be good on both sides of the pond. I remember seeing a clip from an old BBC sports show where they interviewed both Naz and Lewis and they showed some stats, the show was around 1999 when Lewis was THE MAN at heavy...yet Naz had higher yearly earnings. That was ridiculous lol he made more than all of the british fighters except lennox lewis. http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/may/21/boxing.comment

Naz made so much because he had also the British PC or TV money combined with stateside cash. I think he was the first little guy to earn a 5 million payday. Yeah, it pays to be good on both sides of the pond. I remember seeing a clip from an old BBC sports show where they interviewed both Naz and Lewis and they showed some stats, the show was around 1999 when Lewis was THE MAN at heavy...yet Naz had higher yearly earnings. That was ridiculous lol

highest ppv i believe for anything below LW was pac-marquez 2 for over 400k buys

Naz made so much because he had also the British PC or TV money combined with stateside cash. I think he was the first little guy to earn a 5 million payday.