De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao: 1.25 Million Pay-Per-View Buys

[MikeBrew328]

People need to THINK about it. Lil Wayne getting 1.1 Million people to buy his rap album for TEN dollars was one of the biggest thing in music. Now, if 1.25 Million people decided to pay FIFTY FIVE dollars for a 2 hour long broadcast they can't watch again (unless they also pay for DVR) or technically own, that's saying something about boxing. This comparison shows me that there is still a public demand for boxing, but the average fan won't go digging for fighters to follow, you have to "push" them like a good businessman. De La Hoya is so popular because he got exposure

[KnockoutTheFat]

no more relaying information from me!

I knew you were a Domain alt.

[xcaret]

Did the Hatton-PBF break 1 mil?

u act as if it was all pacquiao that did the PPV sales, ***ing moron, pacquiao will never be close to 1 million buys EVER.

[QUISQUEYA]

Did the Hatton-PBF break 1 mil?

Quick question: How many US PPV buys does Hatton have without Mayweather?

[QUISQUEYA]

The major reason why it's only 1.25 mil is because one household would buy the fight and invite a bunch of people over and tell them to either pay a small fee or bring food over. That's what I did. I paid for it while a several of my family members went over and brought food. And I know since the economy isn't going so well, many other people did the same thing.

How is that different than every other big fight?

I doubt that many people were home alone watching DLH-PBF. I saw it at a fight party with 20 people.

[badboypeenoy]

u act as if it was all pacquiao that did the PPV sales, ***ing moron, pacquiao will never be close to 1 million buys EVER.

How much was Marquez' highest PPV gross without Pacman?

[QUISQUEYA]

Do you realize how many people have lost their jobs in the past 3 months? Not to mention their homes?

The fight did 50% less than DLH-PBF.
Unemployment rate is at 6.7%.

...unless you are suggesting that ONLY boxing fans are unemployed...

[Ryn0]

Pretty amazing considering the economy, people boycotting the fight and a large increase in people streaming fights.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

The fight did 50% less than DLH-PBF.
Unemployment rate is at 6.7%.

...unless you are suggesting that ONLY boxing fans are unemployed...

i know one boxing fan that's unemployed...he chose to boycott the fight

[badboypeenoy]

i know one boxing fan that's unemployed...he chose to boycott the fight

nah, xcaret watched the fight on streaming video.