Pacquiao-Morales II: 350,000 PPV Buys

[Alibata]

Based on passed performance and the number of new fans gained. I would expect a considerable amount will have been exposed to the lure of Pacquiao. I would see a Pac/Barrera fight to surpass 400k.

[grayfist]

How many of these buys came from America is what I'm wondering...

The numbers stated are US. A Philippine network distributed the fight on PPV in the Middle East and parts of Asia, particularly South East Asia (except, I'm sure, Thailand where they had a Thai fighter fighting for an alphabet belt in the US, on at the exact airtime block on Thai free tv).

In the Philippines, the fight was on free tv (with loads of commercials, which I personally had to go through as I watched in the Passengers' Lounge of the Mactan International Airport in Cebu, an island in the middle of the Philippine archipelago. They taped the action, inserted the ads then broadcast it. There was a huge time delay.), as well as close-circuit in several movie houses nationwide. At the movie houses, it was "live" and "direct" and without commercial interruptions. One has to pay for admission though. I didn't check how much the tab was because I knew my schedule won't allow me to go.

The numbers for the "sub-distribution" are not in yet, but it should be very significant, given the large Filipino expats in those areas.

[bigsmoothh]

most of the people that i know ordered the fight because of erik morales...

[Chups]

most of the people that i know ordered the fight because of erik morales...

And mine because of Pacquiao. Some of em I never thought they would know of the fight coz they're not boxing fans.

[AIR_KENG]

Moments ago HBO PPV whiz, Mark Taffet has informed ******talk.com that the Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales rematch generated 350,000 pay-per-view homes, approximately 10,000 more homes than their March 2005 encounter.

they had 350,000 buys during the first fight too

[AIR_KENG]

The numbers stated are US. A Philippine network distributed the fight on PPV in the Middle East and parts of Asia, particularly South East Asia (except, I'm sure, Thailand where they had a Thai fighter fighting for an alphabet belt in the US, on at the exact airtime block on Thai free tv).

In the Philippines, the fight was on free tv (with loads of commercials, which I personally had to go through as I watched in the Passengers' Lounge of the Mactan International Airport in Cebu, an island in the middle of the Philippine archipelago. They taped the action, inserted the ads then broadcast it. There was a huge time delay.), as well as close-circuit in several movie houses nationwide. At the movie houses, it was "live" and "direct" and without commercial interruptions. One has to pay for admission though. I didn't check how much the tab was because I knew my schedule won't allow me to go.

The numbers for the "sub-distribution" are not in yet, but it should be very significant, given the large Filipino expats in those areas.

i was one of those who went into the movie house... we paid roughly $6.50 per head... to think that they opened close to 40 cinemas with seating capacity of at least 200... roughly $52,000 in sales... not to mention the PPV on dream cable which was pegged at $4 each... nyahahaha...

[AIR_KENG]

Based on passed performance and the number of new fans gained. I would expect a considerable amount will have been exposed to the lure of Pacquiao. I would see a Pac/Barrera fight to surpass 400k.

IMO, pac-jmm and pac-mab will generate at least 350,ooo buys...

[grayfist]

i was one of those who went into the movie house... we paid roughly $6.50 per head... to think that they opened close to 40 cinemas with seating capacity of at least 200... roughly $52,000 in sales... not to mention the PPV on dream cable which was pegged at $4 each... nyahahaha...

Not bad for a few hours' take at the box office, buddy! Looks like Pac was not the only Filipino who made a killing that day, eh?

[domzkidot]

sheit im waiting on dish to set up their service in the philippines, il drop my cable so i can ppv, sky dont give ppv no more, dream aint **** coz you cant get to see nba

[Manny_P]

it becuz Morales lost to Raheem......