Interesting numbers regarding PPV'S

[ironmt]

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.

[Redd Foxx]

Pretty impressive.

[ironmt]

Pretty impressive.

Just thought It was a neat comparison and kind of shows how big that particular fight was.

[Eff Pandas]

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+

[Motorcity Cobra]

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.

Pretty impressive.

Not really impressive when you take into account streaming. Sure more homes have access to PPV now but more homes have access to watching the fight for free.

[sicko]

Donald Trump also put up 11 Million for that fight so people shouldn't take things personal when boxers support Trump because Trump has put Millions into a lot of fighters Pockets in you was fighting around the time when Trump was trying to make Atlantic City the new Las Vegas/Mecca Of Boxing!

Yeah and the Ratings was higher for boxing on HBO back then as well. I think Trinidad vs Whitaker still holds the HBO record of something like a 16.5 Rating

People also don't understand how BIG Prince Naseem was either he was pulling a 12+ Rating on HBO vs guys like Wayne McCullough

Like him or not, yeah he robbed some fighters like ALL PROMOTERS but having a Don King running around promoting fights did Draw More Casuals to the entire sport of boxing and not just the fighters he promoted either but the ENTIRE SPORT!

[Motorcity Cobra]

Donald Trump also put up 11 Million for that fight so people shouldn't take things personal when boxers support Trump because Trump has put Millions into a lot of fighters Pockets in you was fighting around the time when Trump was trying to make Atlantic City the new Las Vegas/Mecca Of Boxing!

Yeah and the Ratings was higher for boxing on HBO back then as well. I think Trinidad vs Whitaker still holds the HBO record of something like a 16.5 Rating

People also don't understand how BIG Prince Naseem was either he was pulling a 12+ Rating on HBO vs guys like Wayne McCullough

Like him or not, yeah he robbed some fighters like ALL PROMOTERS but having a Don King running around promoting fights did Draw More Casuals to the entire sport of boxing and not just the fighters he promoted either but the ENTIRE SPORT!

Isn't this the fight He reneged on his $11 mil offer and shorted Duva & Arum $2.5 mil?

[sicko]

Isn't this the fight He reneged on his $11 mil offer and shorted Duva & Arum $2.5 mil?

yeah he probably did

[GhostofDempsey]

That is indeed impressive. Even with piracy and theft stealing numbers today, you have to figure a majority of these are folks who wouldn't or couldn't buy the fight regardless.

[ironmt]

Not really impressive when you take into account streaming. Sure more homes have access to PPV now but more homes have access to watching the fight for free.

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.