Over/Under 97k buys this weekend for Wilder-Fury?

[Raggamuffin]

We don’t care...!!!

[KTFOKING]

I'm trying to think of the last Mayweather fight that I paid for...if it wasn't Maidana then it goes all the way back to Cotto. Damn lol

I'm actually trying to think of the last PPV I did NOT purchase lol.

One of the 30k that purchased Crawford vs Postol. Three PPVs in four months coming up, already have purchased Wilder/Fury, will purchase Spence/Garcia and who am I kidding, I will also be getting Pacquiao/Broner Ha.

[Jsmooth9876]

When folks say the PPV should be $39.99, do you really think that would double up the buys? Because that would be the only way it would make sense to make it at that price point. That's a cop out used every time that has very little logic behind it. Not like paying $39.99 is peanuts or anything.

As for the question, over, definitely over.

No, it wouldn't double it but it would certainly have people caving in more on fight night for 40 rather than 75.
I'd never pay 75 for this card but if I was bored enough on a Saturday night I'd drop 40 bucks on a PPV.

They overprice the S H I T out of these PPV. They all should be about 40 bucks IMO unless it's a mega fight .

[uppercut510]

why aren't fans discussing the actual fight?????? everything is about numbers and money, and hoping it fails

[KTFOKING]

No, it wouldn't double it but it would certainly have people caving in more on fight night for 40 rather than 75.
I'd never pay 75 for this card but if I was bored enough on a Saturday night I'd drop 40 bucks on a PPV.

They overprice the S H I T out of these PPV. They all should be about 40 bucks IMO unless it's a mega fight .

Okay, so if it doesn't double the amount of buys then what incentive is there to make the PPV $40 bucks? With the high guarantees of both fighters, they need to maximize their revenues to break even here. Makes no business sense at all. Would it be better for the fans? Definitely, but I don't think the price point is the reason for the "lack of buzz" or "low PPV figures."

[Cauliflower ear]

why aren't fans discussing the actual fight?????? everything is about numbers and money, and hoping it fails

Shelley Finkle brought the finance to the fans with his press conference. He can't use the fans to try and manipulate more money for HIMSELF then expect everything to go away and the fans not to talk about it. Social media is like fire, treat it with respect and it can keep you eating, abuse it for personal gain and you might just get burnt.

[Rip Chudd]

It's going to do Crawford PPV type numbers. 50K. I'll be watching though

[uppercut510]

Shelley Finkle brought the finance to the fans with his press conference. He can't use the fans to try and manipulate more money for HIMSELF then expect everything to go away and the fans not to talk about it. Social media is like fire, treat it with respect and it can keep you eating, abuse it for personal gain and you might just get burnt.

but what does that have to do with people who are supposed to be boxing fans? how much money they make really has nothing to do with fans... I mean, everything posted here is negative, bashing fighters, bragging on ticket sales, hoping fights fail, hoping networks fail, dogging resumes, etc, rarely do you see an actual discussion about BOXING, ring IQ, tactics, strengths of fighters, game plans, etc. look at the threads its all BS. I get that fans have rivals but gee wiz its getting old.

[filup79]

Yeah but that's only becuase they fail to build him up. Look at how much better AJ has been pushed through and now every fight is a PPV.

Wilders team either think he won't compete at that the same level as AJ has and therefore won't pay for him to unify or they're milking him for as much fast cash now an failng to invest in his future.

They should have dropped the price and made it look like Wilder had demanded it to make less money so more of his fans can watch, when really the increased number of buys more than makes up for price change.

AJ isn't a PPV star here in the US. Can't compare UK PPV to US PPV. They will put any good fight on PPV in the UK while they're pretty much irrelevant in the US. 2 different markets, you think people would buy a Whyte/Parker PPV here? That fight wasn't even big enough for a network to pick it up.

[N!Ck F.]

Yeah if Usyk/Bellew can do 600K then had it been in the UK on prime time then 800K seems very doable. Think it will do 300-400K too due to the bad time slot.

In the US i'll be shocked if it does less than 100K, I'm thinking between 200-300K. If it does less than 200K it's safe to say it's a flop and a financial disaster. I think 300K is a solid number, not good but not awful either. Above 400K would be fantastic considering their low profile in the US.

I think in the USA it barely beats Ward Vs kovalev numbers. A smidge over 100k buys is my prediction.