Buyrate for saturdays PPV

[bukakke]

I think this Ray Rice situation will hurt the buyrate, its the only thing these sports channels and radio stations are talking about. That plus the inflated price tag and bad under card leads me to believe this PPV might go as low as 725,000 buys.

Whats your prediction?

[beerbelly14]

I think it'll break 1 million homes just like the first one. The Rice situation only added to his publicity via social media. Plus, this IS in fact the fight that the fans wanted. There was no one else. The fans chose this fight and it's what they get. The first one was action packed, which was a ploy by Floyd which he did on purpose to build up interest for the rematch.

[M Bison]

I think it'll break 1 million homes just like the first one. The Rice situation only added to his publicity via social media. Plus, this IS in fact the fight that the fans wanted. There was no one else. The fans chose this fight and it's what they get. The first one was action packed, which was a ploy by Floyd which he did on purpose to build up interest for the rematch.

Same I think it will too after the hype of the first fight although I hope it doesn't, the more Mayweather damages that promotion of his the better!

[El-blanco]

I think it'll break 1 million homes just like the first one. The first one was action packed, which was a ploy by Floyd which he did on purpose to build up interest for the rematch.

Thanks for the laugh.

[Beercules]

850K

That's it. Weak undercard.

[Scott9945]

I think this Ray Rice situation will hurt the buyrate, its the only thing these sports channels and radio stations are talking about. That plus the inflated price tag and bad under card leads me to believe this PPV might go as low as 725,000 buys.

Whats your prediction?

I think the $78 price tag will hurt a lot more than the Ray Rice issue. Your prediction looks good. But if I had to choose I would pick under. Fans are getting fed up with the gouging.

[beerbelly14]

Thanks for the laugh.

Laugh all you want to, you'll see how easily Maidana will get outclassed in a few days.

[beerbelly14]

850K

That's it. Weak undercard.

The undercard doesn't sell PPVs, especially not casuals who are the bulk of purchases. I honestly don't even remember who the undercard was for the first fight and I still bought it.

[CLUE]

Social media was big before, now its bigger than ever. And more than anything its the cause of lower buy rates across all PPV's. People spread links on social media like crazy now. Everything is down from what I see, Boxing, MMA, WWE, etc...

Wont be shocked at all if it does not reach a million, actually expect it to not.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

imma go with 800K...even tho we'll never know since Showtime doesn't release numbers anymore