Originally posted by maguirre
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Any PPV result from the Usyk vs Fury 2? How many people bought this fight?
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What the poster is saying is any reported ppv number that exceeds 100K got to be taken with chunks of salt. 300K to 700K, for example, are nearly impossible to attain in this age of social media. If there was one or two ways to cheat in the past, there are tons nowadays. So people need to stop expecting ppv numbers that range from 300,000 to 500,000. If you see one, it's most likely fake.
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Originally posted by crimsonfalcon07 View PostPPV numbers are irrelevant for the Saudis... Not sure why the concept of sportswashing is so difficult to understand here.
If you're wondering if they made money on it, you are asking the wrong questions.
First. No. They're almost certainly not making money on it.
Second, they make enough money in passive income that they could buy Top Rank with just 4.5 hours of sitting around doing fugh-all. If you think you understand the perspective of people who could buy all of the major boxing promoters with their pocket change and you're still asking whether they made PPV money, YDKS.
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Originally posted by tomhawq View PostYou keep saying the same sportswashing thing here over and over again. That doesn't mean it's the only subject that can be discussed in every forum where every topic branches out in many different directions. So what if it's sportswashing? Does that mean if's free? It's sold for $40. Why is it evil to ask how many people bought it? What's your reason?
Read the post.
Nobody is saying it's free. I specifically said that it's almost certain that they are losing money on the event. Why would you even try to create an irrelevant straw man about it being free? That's obviously false, and also completely irrelevant. We don't even have numbers on purses and other expenditures to validate profit or lack thereof, and either way, they're likely "losing money".
In the meantime, you get distracted from the actual purpose of Saudi involvement. Is it evil, you ask? You should be able to answer that question yourself if you understood the concept. I'm not here to dictate morality to you, but sportswashing is 100% relevant to whatever morals you subscribe to, and if you are more concerned over PPV numbers than, say, human rights violations, genocide, and other things that are ACTUALLY about morals, you have zero room to be talking about morality in this discussion at all.
So what's the point of asking about PPV numbers? If you have any sense at all, you should know 1. that they're not likely that great, and 2. that it's like asking if a quarter fell from your pocket while you were going to the store. You should be asking yourself why you care so much about that quarter. What's YOUR reason?
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Originally posted by maguirre View PostWell, can they at least report fake numbers, just like PBC and their fans are able to come up with made up numbers?
Even the Haney/Garcia didn't have numbers. One of the most widely watched fights around the world, a fight that was riddled with controversies, thus had lots of publicity good or bad, didn't have numbers. The Haney/Lomachenko didn't have numbers. The Haney/Prograis didn't have numbers, just some more examples. Fights that were decently promoted that no real boxing fan would escape watching. They're not that big, but can they at least report numbers? They won't bother because they knew not many people buy PPVs. They'd rather just keep quiet than exaggerate numbers. Does this mean people only buy PBC fights despite being more expensive? People need to start asking questions when it comes to these figures.
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Originally posted by tomhawq View PostThat's what they're not getting mate. Or too afraid to admit. And those are non-Turki fights. No numbers were reported. It does suggest people only buy PBC fights, which is nonsense.
But still there are authorized people and enti/ties that are selling his products like Top Rank, which is promoting Fury's fights in America. Wondering about the numbers is not something unusual and in fact an obsession to many fans. Real main subject of this thread is why there are no numbers when it comes to non-PBC fights.Last edited by maguirre; 01-01-2025, 01:57 PM.
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Originally posted by Dolor View Post
Why would anyone who is not involved in the promotion himself and who does not get any revenue care much about PPV numbers? I often wonder when this question comes up, since it obviously has zero impact on the quality of the fight that we see.
No offense - I am just really curious.
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Originally posted by Boxing 112
It says more about "fans" if anything. They love b**ching about ppv prices and fight that are ppv main event that shouldn't be. Does not make much difference i said it before Turki came into boxing, those that complain about ppvs i would bet most of them do not buy them regardless anyway, proves it that when they get a big main event and lower prices doesn't make much of a difference. Those that buy ppvs majority will keep buying them. Most of those complaining about ppv prices online likely stream/firestick no matter what the price
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