Report: Spence Garcia does 360,000 buys

ESPN via Dan Rafael is reporting that Spence Garcia did 360,000 buys. Dan was saying it was trending towards 400,000 buys, which is an amazing number for to up and coming fighters, esp after the PPV bubble burst 2 years ago. What a moment for PBC, between Wilder/Fury, Manny/Broner, and this box office return, the organization is the undisputed king of boxing. Nobody is generating more money, other networks might be spending more money like(cough cough ESPN and Dazn) but nobody is breaking the bank like Haymon right now. All DAZN and ESPN have proven, is that they can spend money. PBC meanwhile puts butts in seats, sells tickets, and PPV's, the biggest, the most lucrative boxing business on the planet. AJ might fill stadiums, but the tickets, and his PPV prices, cannot touch the US market. You can bet Manny's next fight will be PPV, as will Wilder's after he cancels that bum on May 18th. Spence is PPV worthy clearly, and he will be back this summer, that will give them the 5 biggest shows of the last calendar year. Say what you want about Haymon, PBC, the business model, the lack of competitive fights, there has been cause for concern. But between mayweathers last 4 fights as a professional, and all the talent Haymon has driven down the chute since he launched the company, it's safe to assume he has doubled the initial Series A round investment, and is headed to B level funding, would not surprise me at all if he is considering an IPO, esp as his younger fighters start to come of age. PBC reigns supreme, and it's driving everyone crazy!

Comments (17)

Clubber_Pac

Good point. DAZN spends a lot of money while the PBC actually makes money. I don't see that changing for awhile, even with the uptick in pricing. DAZN's model is built to generate a profit years from now, not right now, works for companies like Facebook, not DAZN

7y ago

Feint_First

Kudos to Spence and Garcia. Wow, more than double lil g's first ppv and SEVEN TIMES Crawford's first PPV. Spence well on his way to becoming one of the biggest draws in boxing, if not already the #3 biggest draw. Errol "The Truth" Spence Jr clearly the A-side vs. Terence "50k ppv" Crawfish, just like Mikey Garcia now clearly the A-side vs. Vasiliy "never headlined a ppv-worthy fight" Lomo. After Spence disposes of Porter, Crawford, Thurman (if Runtime ever sacks up), Spence vs. Canelo at Cowboys Stadium will be absolutely BANANAS :boxing:

7y ago

Luilun

I say about 250,000 were Mexicans cheering Mikey

7y ago

True, and Canelo vs Chavez was a great example of this. A Canelo win was a foregone conclusion but it was the right weekend, the right vibe, right marketing, and the sales figures blew my mind. I bashed that fight up one side and down the other but I remember being at the gardening store with my wife that afternoon and multiple people were talking about Chavez vs Canelo. That's when I realized that fight was about much more than being a competitive boxing match. Sometimes it's just about the event. A lot of what that fight had going for it is Mexican fans always wondered what it would be like if Canelo fought Chavez Jr, but they never thought it would happen. When you deliver a fight people never thought they'd get, they go nuts. Look at Mayweather vs Pacquiao. So long went by, people finally accepted it would never happen, then as soon as people gave up, they delivered the fight and the hype was beyond anything we'll ever see again. The psychology of a PPV is really unlike anything else. Because it's not just that you have to convince someone to buy, but you have to reach people who would never buy, but would watch if someone else was buying. Then generate enough chatter that the buyers and the chippers coordinate. It's a fascinating social construct.

7y ago

Jsmooth9876

So all 3 of the PBC PPV equaled one Canelo-GGG PPV Good for them. Stop riding promoters and networks dicks

7y ago

bulldognyc

PBC has been at this long enough now to know exactly what they’re doing. With plenty of ppv experience through Mayweather, they know what the promotional side takes to sell a fight. Those are just about the numbers boxing people thought it do. Good for them. Tough guys deserve credit.

7y ago

Redd_Foxx

Learned a very important lesson many years ago. What sells tickets (and PPV) is the fans' imagination. Doesn't matter if a fight is a mismatch or is going to suck. Do you have a storyline that will cause fans to imagine outcomes they consider can't miss? Even if intellectually we know the good big man beats the good small man 99% of the time, Mikey was so confident. This secret ***** in the armor he'd discovered. What could it possibly be? What was this weakness he discovered? Can Mikey do what Mosley did jumping two classes? You also has Fox pushing this thing like crazy. Like literally six hours a day on FS1 and six hours a day on FS2 for six weeks. ****, even I knew Mikey had no chance and Fox got me so excited I bought the fight! Granted, I split it with a couple buddies, but it's still the first fight that's going to be on my cable bill since maybe Lewis vs. Tyson? True, and Canelo vs Chavez was a great example of this. A Canelo win was a foregone conclusion but it was the right weekend, the right vibe, right marketing, and the sales figures blew my mind. I bashed that fight up one side and down the other but I remember being at the gardening store with my wife that afternoon and multiple people were talking about Chavez vs Canelo. That's when I realized that fight was about much more than being a competitive boxing match. Sometimes it's just about the event.

7y ago

kingstip9

Pretty good numbers in my opinion for a supposed mismatch

7y ago

pillowfists98

Very good numbers. I think Mikey brought in the majority of the fans so I don't think Spence-Porter does as many buys as this one even though its a way better matchup.

7y ago

Surprisingly good numbers. I didn't think anyone was going to buy such a mismatch. Learned a very important lesson many years ago. What sells tickets (and PPV) is the fans' imagination. Doesn't matter if a fight is a mismatch or is going to suck. Do you have a storyline that will cause fans to imagine outcomes they consider can't miss? Even if intellectually we know the good big man beats the good small man 99% of the time, Mikey was so confident. This secret ***** in the armor he'd discovered. What could it possibly be? What was this weakness he discovered? Can Mikey do what Mosley did jumping two classes? You also has Fox pushing this thing like crazy. Like literally six hours a day on FS1 and six hours a day on FS2 for six weeks. ****, even I knew Mikey had no chance and Fox got me so excited I bought the fight! Granted, I split it with a couple buddies, but it's still the first fight that's going to be on my cable bill since maybe Lewis vs. Tyson?

7y ago

bballchump11

Kinda how pbc BOUGHT time shares their first 1-2 years? Initially investment to their big network deals now and creating ppv stars.

7y ago

mrlopez

Good point. DAZN spends a lot of money while the PBC actually makes money. Kinda how pbc BOUGHT time shares their first 1-2 years?

7y ago

bballchump11

Good point. DAZN spends a lot of money while the PBC actually makes money.

7y ago

xhiddenx87

Are these numbers from the same night? Or this count the extended period? Still decent numbers though. But you can clearly see spence is not PPV star yet. He is on the right path. And btw what a bunch of propaganda at the start :D

7y ago

Redd_Foxx

Surprisingly good numbers. I didn't think anyone was going to buy such a mismatch. I'm actually disappointed that people are reading the promoters for that bs.

7y ago

LacedUp

Crazy that these small guys made more than Wilder. Tells you how little people take to Wilder in the U.S. they just don't seem to like him at all

7y ago

MinuteMaid5

Those buys suck

7y ago