Comments Thread For: Andre Ward-Sergey Kovalev PPV Show Barely Cracked 160K Buys

[Deevel916]

So they made $10.4 mil in PPV not assuming anyone bought HD. They also sold international rights for probable $5-10 mil plus merchandising and gate. So this event brought in $15-20 mil on an aggregate basis. Not to mention local impact to Vegas casinos and hotels. Maybe not what we expected but to say it was at a loss I can't see that. I would say Duva and Roc Nation were left with roughly $5-10 mil to divide among theme selves after everyone was paid. Not a big payday given the effort put in but not a losing effort.

The network (HBO) takes half of that which leaves about 5mil which was Ward's guarantee alone.

[285Kid]

This is good numbers I had it at 150K - 160K

[Deevel916]

This is good numbers I had it at 150K - 160K

The numbers are what was expected. Problem is, RocNation took a hit with thier 5mil guarantee that they paid Ward and now Ward is talking about how he wants even more for the rematch which I dont see how its possible without RNS taking ANOTHER loss.

[Flash13]

The network (HBO) takes half of that which leaves about 5mil which was Ward's guarantee alone.

Not hbo, the cable providers like dish, time Warner, etc...

[NEETzsche]

Not hbo, the cable providers like dish, time Warner, etc...

I think I read somewhere that the cable provider gets 45% and the network gets 10%, so the promoters are only left with 45%

[Deevel916]

Not hbo, the cable providers like dish, time Warner, etc...

I think I read somewhere that the cable provider gets 45% and the network gets 10%, so the promoters are only left with 45%

You're probably right. Point I was trying to make is that the promoters take about half of what the ppv buys generate.

[J Dubber]

How many US PPVs has Bumlovkin sold again?

Who cares about US PPV? Its all about the foreign spectators now! America is so brainwashed they would rather watch 2 guys in speedos roll around on the ground sweating all over each other flexing their muscles... did I say in speedos?

.. and when an MMA Fighter stands up toe to toe and throws punches, a boxing enthusiast, such as myself, laugh at their form and technique and say to myself, "Why are they so good at wrestling, grappling, submissions, etc, but can't for the life of them throw a basic jab with some pop to it?"

Sorry, got carried away!

[Flash13]

I think I read somewhere that the cable provider gets 45% and the network gets 10%, so the promoters are only left with 45%

I've heard that hbos 7-10% is included in the 50%. Either way its a significant chunk of the ppv revenue.

[The Hammer]

[Mitchell Kane]

Steve Kim:

Doing the math, if you multiply the number of buys (160-large) by the pay-per-view price (near $70 for the high definition broadcast) and divide that by half (as the cable/satellite companies get their cut), you get a total of $5.6 million, which I assume is split by the two companies to pay their fighters (so each side gets right around $2.8 million, from this part of the equation).

You can draw your own conclusions from here on how each company did.

http://ucnlive.com/bob-arums-2017-resolution-activity/