Comments Thread For: Pacquiao-Margarito Brings 1.15 Million Pay-Per-View Buys

[ATG Fighter]

It was announced by Mark Taffet, the senior vice president of sports operations and pay-per-view at HBO, that Manny Pacquiao's fight with Antonio Margarito generated 1.15 million pay-per-view buys and $64 million dollars in pay-per-view revenue. The fight took place on November 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Pacquiao has been involved in at least one pay-per-view for the last three years that sold over a million units. He sold 1.25 million for the bout with Oscar De La Hoya in 2008 and 1.2 million for Miguel Cotto in 2009. Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum expected at least 1.25 million for his fight with Margarito.
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[johnm is...]

Maybe it's just me, but I think anything over 1 million buys is damn good.

Think about it. A milion. That's a lot. LOL.

[gingeralbino]

Maybe it's just me, but I think anything over 1 million buys is damn good.

Think about it. A milion. That's a lot. LOL.

especialy at the price u have to pay on that side of the atlantic. I just couldnt imagine paying double what i pay now for any fight (except MAYBE Pac v May)

[borikua]

Maybe it's just me, but I think anything over 1 million buys is damn good.

Think about it. A milion. That's a lot. LOL.

Agree. Pac can probably fight anyone right now and do great numbers.

[Biolink]

I think it'll do about 1.25 or something in that range once all is said and done. Good numbers

[Rucking Fetard]

Maybe it's just me, but I think anything over 1 million buys is damn good.

Think about it. A milion. That's a lot. LOL.

PPV buys under Floyd Maynever's PPV record is fail. -*****s

[k1llu]

I thought It would do around 800k 1.1 its still good not just as good as the ppv king.

[S.G.]

Bit less than I expected but still good.

[TheRealTruth321]

PPV buys under Floyd Maynever's PPV record is fail. -*****s

Im a huge boxing fan, and a big Floyd fan. But come on even die hard *****s have to agree they are good numbers for a sport that is said to be dieing.

I know they are not the 1.4 and 1.5 mil that Arum was talking about, but since the fight was against a known disgraced cheater for a ghost title at a catch weight, all that being considered, those numbers make this fight a huge success. And to those that say these numbers and shyte and to those that say boxing is dead or dieing... jump off a bridge puss1es.

[deanrw]

I'm kinda surprised it did that well. When you consider that neither of them are American (well Marg is kinda), it did well indeed.