Dave Meltzer has no credibility in this. I've heard his pre-fight breakdowns and he continuously discussed this fight as Mayweather vs. "Jake" Paul and broke it down as such.
RUMOR: Initial Mayweather/Paul PPV Numbers Terrible
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How much longer do you think Floyd’s circus act can go on and people would buy?
How many other likely candidates are there for Floyd to toy with?
This isn’t gonna do big #’s that Floyd wants.
Floyd is losing his money fast, real fast.
I don’t think his fans realize it, but Floyd puts a big front.Comment
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Nice, so he probably spiked sales misleading the AEW fan base (800k) and Jelly Nutella into thinking Floyd was going to fight "the undefeated knockout brother".Comment
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Yes, it's horrible, in a sense that it likely didn't reach 2M... But still better than most PPV figures for sure such as most of Tyson, GrandPac and DLH fights...Comment
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