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We've gotten spoiled by the PPV numbers that Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have produced over the last 3 years. Realistically, 500k buys is a huge success. Somehow, though, Mayweather and Pacquiao have put up insane PPV numbers in recent years.
So, we have to consider Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins in a different context. Jones did about 500k twice in his career, which is pretty good. He did 300+k another 4 or 5 times. Hopkins did 500+k twice as well and did 300+k another four times. So, I think the over/under on this being a successful PPV is about 250k. I think the fight will get there.
I doubt there'll be more than a few thousand people in the stands, but I think this is a fight people will pay $50 to watch on tv rather than make travel plans and shell out a grand or so to take a trip to Vegas to watch. I'm not saying people are happy about the fight being on PPV, but I think enough people want to see it enough to where it'll do ok on PPV.
So, we have to consider Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins in a different context. Jones did about 500k twice in his career, which is pretty good. He did 300+k another 4 or 5 times. Hopkins did 500+k twice as well and did 300+k another four times. So, I think the over/under on this being a successful PPV is about 250k. I think the fight will get there.
I doubt there'll be more than a few thousand people in the stands, but I think this is a fight people will pay $50 to watch on tv rather than make travel plans and shell out a grand or so to take a trip to Vegas to watch. I'm not saying people are happy about the fight being on PPV, but I think enough people want to see it enough to where it'll do ok on PPV.
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