Predict the PPV buys for Andre Ward vs Sergey Kovalev in November!

190k.......

150k.........

Im guessing like 250k buys, unless they really hype it up to the mainstream, they really will need an aggressive PR campaign for this. Nobody knows either guy in the mainstream I predict 150,000. No PR campaign is going to result in more than 150,000 PPV buys. To sell on PPV you have to be very popular. There is no one in boxing today who is that popular.

200,000 buys. Kovalev is a very exciting fighter, but he's not well known because the media pays little attention to him (because he's not from the USA and because his skin is the wrong color). Ward is not really well known either, even though he's an American. Most people who watch him don't want to see him again, because of his boring "clinch, head butt, arm clamp" style. "Oh my... let's be honest here, Ward came in like a billygoat" - Al Bernstein during Ward-Kessler http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs6/3234236_o.gif Still one of the most blatant intentional head butts I've ever seen.

If people won't buy this fight ppv is done. I hope it does well. It's about the best fight that can be made. I think most are still sour about may vs pac. I'm guessing 180k

240,000k Really will see what the popularity is for boxing in USA. Manny, morales, young floyd, barrera all could do 300-450k. If boxing is healthy then Ward-kovolev should easily get those numbers.. Sadly I think it comes up short

Less than 150k. Ward doesn't have fans nor is kov well known. I think if hbo actually promote it and make kov seem like a bad guy or a monster who killed someone in the ring, it probably sell more but we know hbo going to promote this fight as much as they did Crawford postol which isn't much.

125k... 225k if they add a co Headliner to the card.

173k ppv buys

I am just glad this showdown fight is happening for some clarity on who is the best 175 pounder in the world. I know Stevenson is in the running but Ward and Kovalev are actually fighting each other while Stevenson fights low ranked guys who have little chance to win. It's a great even fight and should do well. I never buy these pay for view fights because they always show them for free a week later on channels I already pay for. I'll save the $50 and watch the same fight for free a week later.

96,999 buys. ^^^ Something like that...

Anything north of 250k would be a success imo

Probably 200k or less

96,999 buys.

150k-250 depending on promotion.

Atleast 250k. I know they will have my buy for sure. Anyone know of the purses? Probably like 2 million each on the guarantee.

Atleast 250k. I know they will have my buy for sure. Anyone know of the purses?

I think they can do 300k if they promote it right. The days of tv commercials and things of that nature are over. It needs to be promoted on social media, and digital. I think there are a lot of Russians living in the US, especially on the East Coast so they need to tap into that market in a big way. They need to promote Andre Ward too, maybe some kind of one off special tv programme on his story and what he has done on main stream tv close to the fight.

Im not expecting much to be honest. Ill probably just stream it unless the undercard is hot.

150,000. Neither is well known to the mainstream, neither is coming off of an impressive win, theres no trash talk/ bad blood between them, and itll be sandwiched in between the ppv fights of pacquaio and cotto. it is a very significant fight but not one that i expect to do very well in terms of ppv sales.