Comments Thread For: Chavez-Martinez: 475K PPV Buys, $25 Million in Revenue

[Gino Ros]

Soooooo, Arum's "more than 600K and counting" number was a fairy tale.

[Gino Ros]

I came in here to congratulate HBO/Chavez Jr/Martinez, but now I see this post.

How many PPV's will Chavez Jr sell in his next big fight? Did Chavez Jr's little Latin Fury main event cards surpass even 50k?

It takes two to sell a lot of PPV's. Especially 500k like this. Last PPV that sold this much exactly, was Cotto-Margarito II. But Cotto couldn't sell half of that against Mayorga or Mosley. So it was actually both Cotto and Margarito and their bad blood that generated the interest. Just like Chavez Jr's name, and the bad blood between him and Martinez generated this many PPV buys.

Kev, don't underestimate the power of 24/7's to galvanize people.

No, it's not always successful (Hopkins/Calzaghe), but 24/7 does lift the buyrate.

[Ring Leader]

I wonder what chavez and martinez are doing with my money heh heh

[Cubanborn87]

this ppv sold those numbers because of chavez and the fact that it was sep15. Martinez should be thankful he even got the fight in the first place, hell of a fight by sergio by the way.

If chavez was fighting kiko rodriguez i would ve never bought this ppv, matchups make sales , when you are not named floyd or pacman. The fight that it was chavez and martinez a very anticipated matchup was the main reason many ppvs were sold

[-Kev-]

this ppv sold those numbers because of chavez and the fact that it was sep15. Martinez should be thankful he even got the fight in the first place, hell of a fight by sergio by the way.

So Chavez Jr could fight any MW in May or September and get 400k+ PPV's then?

Other than fighting Mayweather, Pacquiao, Cotto, Canelo, or Martinez, he does not repeat those numbers. Same with Martinez.

[Cutthroat]

Can you imagine what kind of numbers Mayweather-Alvarez would do, or even Alvarez-Chavez? It'd be crazy high, what #s do you guys think those fights would do?

[Gino Ros]

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=566204

Lance Pugmire @latimespugmire
Bob Arum now says early ppv reports indicate more than 600,000 buys for #ChavezMartinez. He says buzz from conflicting cards "didn't hurt."

[The Gambler1981]

Can you imagine what kind of numbers Mayweather-Alvarez would do, or even Alvarez-Chavez? It'd be crazy high, what #s do you guys think those fights would do?

If Canelo wins a good exciting fight in December he could sell a ton with Mayweather although Floyd can sell a ton with anyone but Canelo is probably top two of possible guys when it comes to sales when talking potential Floyd opponents.

JCC Jr. Canelo would do very well also as long as Canelo keeps winning and JCC Jr. gets back on the right track, it would do less than Floyd-Canelo though because Floyd brings a rather different fan base while JCC and Canelo are mostly drawing from the same group but that group is huge and that fight would send them into overdrive maybe enough to get some other groups to buy in (especially if it is for all the marbles).

[Trophyboy23]

those are good numbers just didn't think the undercard was very good should have been cheaper imo


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[Fetta]

So Chavez Jr could fight any MW in May or September and get 400k+ PPV's then?

Other than fighting Mayweather, Pacquiao, Cotto, Canelo, or Martinez, he does not repeat those numbers. Same with Martinez.

^^^^^Bingo! without a Martinez this does not happen again. But good number