Interesting numbers regarding PPV'S

[Motorcity Cobra]

Even If Mayweather vs Mcgregor sold 4 million and another 3 million streamed It for free, It still Isn't equivalent to the Holyfield vs Foreman numbers which would be 8 million buys In today's market. That Is pretty Impressive.

Can't really say for sure because Holyfield vs. Foreman only had one option to watch. Mayweather vs. Mcgregor had more free options than legal options.

Look at the series finale of MASH. It held the record for highest rated TV show before the Super Bowl topped it in 2010. Back when MASH had the record there were 3 broadcast channels and cable was in it's infancy. I think the Super Bowl beating the record is more impressive because there are way more channels.

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

always trying to scour the ends of the earth's to discredit a brotha, psk psk psk.

[Chuckguy]

Old timey fan of nerding out on PPV bs. Here's some potential fun lil PPV rankings.

Top 5 PPV's without a US or Mexican fighter

1 - Pacquiao vs Cotto (2009) 1.2M+
2 - Pacquiao vs Hatton (2009) 800k+
3 - Pacquiao vs Clottey (2010) 700k+
4 - Lewis vs Tua (2000) 400k+
5 - Martinez vs Cotto (2014) 300k+

Top 5 PPV's with 2 black guys

1 - Tyson vs Holyfield II (1996) 1.9M+
2 - Tyson vs Lewis (2002) 1.9M+
3 - Tyson vs Holyfield I (1996) 1.5M+
4 - Holyfield vs Foreman (1991) 1.4M+
5 - Mayweather vs Mosley (2010) 1.4M+

Top 5 PPV's with a white guy (Canelo don't count)

1 - Mayweather vs McGregor (2017) ???
2 - Tyson vs McNeeley (1996) 1.5M+
3 - Mayweather vs Hatton (2007) 900k+
4 - Pacquiao vs Hatton (2009) 800k+
5 - Tyson vs Botha (1999) 700k+

Did tyson vs mcstinky really generate 1.5 mil??
That to me is by far more impressive than any other PPV number. That is fawking mind blowing. That number alone makes him the PPV king

[ironmt]

Did tyson vs mcstinky really generate 1.5 mil??
That to me is by far more impressive than any other PPV number. That is fawking mind blowing. That number alone makes him the PPV king

I remember ordering the fight. It was one of those deals where you had to drive to the cable company and pick up a black cable box and I believe the fight was 49.95. 1.5 million Is the correct figure.

[Jedi Vader]

The Evander Holyfield vs George Foreman fight on April 19, 1991 generated a buy rate of 1.4 million. That might not seem like a big number, but It's enormous when you consider that only 16 1/2 million homes had access to the fight. Which means 8 percent of those homes bought It. A buy rate that remains a record.

Around 100 million have access to PPV today. Eight percent of that total would be 8 million. A figure that Mayweather vs Mcgregor or Mayweather vs Pacquiao did not come close to.

Nice work, pal. It's interesting to read stuff like that.

[kilojay505]

Did tyson vs mcstinky really generate 1.5 mil??
That to me is by far more impressive than any other PPV number. That is fawking mind blowing. That number alone makes him the PPV king

That was tysons1st fight since going to prison so there was a lot of build up plus Don King was promoting. Quick fact about that fight is Mcneeleys trainer bet 600k that the fight would end in less than a round and with around 30 secs to go in the 1st he throws in the towel on a perfectly coherent game Mcneeley

[Eff Pandas]

Did tyson vs mcstinky really generate 1.5 mil??
That to me is by far more impressive than any other PPV number. That is fawking mind blowing. That number alone makes him the PPV king

Yep. That was his first fight post-prison. Lotsa hype around his comeback.

Tyson is the #3 all time boxing PPV draw officially & the only other guy than Floyd to average 1M+ buys per fight, but there is no doubt if PPV had been around more back during Tyson's day like it is today or in the last 10 years he'd be the #1 guy.

[Eff Pandas]

That was tysons1st fight since going to prison so there was a lot of build up plus Don King was promoting. Quick fact about that fight is Mcneeleys trainer bet 600k that the fight would end in less than a round and with around 30 secs to go in the 1st he throws in the towel on a perfectly coherent game Mcneeley

I've heard that story. Not sure how true that is, but it was a super sketchy situation thats for sure.

Also they made 6 digits for this demeaning ass ad for Pizza Hut. McNeeley & his team definitely maximized their income from that fight thats one thing I know for sure fix was in or not lol.

[ironmt]

That was tysons1st fight since going to prison so there was a lot of build up plus Don King was promoting. Quick fact about that fight is Mcneeleys trainer bet 600k that the fight would end in less than a round and with around 30 secs to go in the 1st he throws in the towel on a perfectly coherent game Mcneeley

Interesting, never heard that about Mcneely's trainer.

[ironmt]

Nice work, pal. It's interesting to read stuff like that.

Thank you bud. I also find It Interesting.