Arum- Pacquaio/Rios sold between 500,000-550,000

[HanzGruber]

Chris Mannix @ChrisMannixSI 1h
That number doesn't mean the fight was a failure. Top Rank got a huge site fee in China. Arum says Pacquiao will be going back soon.

yea arum still made money from the chinese, but as far as ppv, that is bad for the "2nd highest cash cow"

[Fetta]

Like the other guy said. PPV numbers are meaningless if networks lose millions of dollars. Broner vs Maidana was originally set for PPV. It's was cancelled. It's now on regular programming. Guerrero was a huge flop. Deal with it. Hehe...

How can guerrero be a flop? It had buses

I for one dont mind that they cnacelled the PPV for Broner. I love they moved it to regular Showtime. Why you hating on that? Did you want to pay

[croz]

Two things to note here. Arum says the event being held in China lowered the PPV buys, and that the event was very successful in Asia.

http://www.cagepotato.com/cagepotato-presents-a-comprehensive-breakdown-of-the-ufcs-ppv-numbers-and-how-they-can-improve-them/

Arum was pleased with the first major boxing show from Asia in Pacquiao-Rios.

"It was very successful," Arum says. "We didn't do as well with the pay-per-view as we would have done if the fight was in the U.S., but the revenue from Asia more than made up for it."

[maguirre]

yea arum still made money from the chinese, but as far as ppv, that is bad for the "2nd highest cash cow"

I repeat, PPV are meaningless if networks lose millions of dollars in the process. Mayweather's next fight will be a huge financial flop. Mark my word. Hehe...

[Holywarrior]

Show me a link for when Showtime lost 12 million?

Anyone on this?

[Kagami Taiga]

This ppv was a flop for PAC deal with it just like Floyd fans have to deal with the high probability that he will be fighting bum ass Khan. Stop with the excuses. Really. Its pathetic.

[TOBYLEE1]

Already said this but events held abroad tend to lose coverage from sports media in the US. Also, holding a fight in a major city can get people talking about that fight in that city or state, which in turn creates more buzz. Media are also less likely to fork out the money to send their staff abroad to cover the fight, which again leads to less coverage.

I dis-agree. A coveted bout will sale anywhere that it is staged.

[TOBYLEE1]

It's futile convincing floyd fans who don't even use common sense.

Statewide tours using a big bus with the fight ad plastered on the side of the bus, for example, help in promoting the fight if your main audience is in the US. Fights held abroad are almost non-existent. Even in neighboring countries like Mexico and Canada.

So if I dis-agree with anything that has to do with Pac, that automatically makes me a floyd fan that don't have common sense?

Great argument you have there

[croz]

I dis-agree. A coveted bout will sale anywhere that it is staged.

It's not a matter of opinion. It's pretty well documented that PPVs held abroad tend to have lower buyrates than those held in the US. The link I just posted says the UFC sees a 44% drop in PPV buys for foreign events.

[rayb112]

Still great money to fight a guy who had zero chance of winning but it seems even the casuals knew this and thats why the numbers are so low

I have a hard time believing Manny received 18 mil with those PPV numbers...