Why did Mayweather vs Berto do such terrible PPV numbers?

[HitmanTommy]

They were low for Floyd's standards.

But yeah, i think Mayweather v Pacquiao not being a great fight to watch put a dent in the numbers. Plus it was Berto.

I don't think too many people were keen on paying money when Floyd was retiring and taking a soft touch retirement fight. There was no more anticipation for anything in terms of future fights.

But why did mayweather/mcgregor do so much better?

Surely Berto had a much better chance at winning?

[bballchump11]

because the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight happened and the drama was over, notice how mannys ppv's since then are nothing to even mention

True and Floyd wasn't shy about the fact that he wanted to fight an easy opponent. He even told fans that if they didn't want to see it, then don't pay for it.

[Redd Foxx]

They were surprisingly strong considering what guys have been pulling since. There's no one in boxing right now that could pull those numbers against a Berto level opponent. That fight was a joke. Yet, the numbers were strong by today's standards.

[EasternEuroFan]

But why did mayweather/mcgregor do so much better?

Surely Berto had a much better chance at winning?

Novelty value. McGregor and Mayweather being the 2 biggest names in combat sports, given the ability of attracting a casual fanbase etc. etc. etc.

Media hype is everything, as is crossover appeal. McGregor v Floyd had incredible amounts of both of those things. Floyd v Berto had none.

It was more about the event than the fight itself. The press conferences alone was filling arenas bigger than 99.9% of fighters can fill.

And if we want to be brutally honest, purse aside, McGregor was arguably the A-Side and the attraction. The support he had was incredible. The clueless general public thought he could actually win.

[boliodogs]

I'm looking through mayweathers PPV numbers and they are massive, but why did the Berto fight do such terrible numbers?

Because Berto was not a top 15 welterweight and had no chance to win. Mayweather should have fought somebody better than Berto.

[Fidel456]

Cause Floyd couldn't draw on his own

[GhostofDempsey]

Berto was a shot B rate fighter when they fought. It was a mismatch. Berto was also never a PPV draw and fans had a bad tast in their mouth after Floyd/PAC.

[Outwest Exp 355]

It was actually a pretty good fight from what I remember. I didn’t order it but I watched it like 4 months later.

[Eff Pandas]

Its 2019 bruh wtf. You years late on asking this question.

Mod needs to move this to the Boxing History section.

[Eff Pandas]

Those “Terrible” number is probably higher than what we get today as successful PPV, can’t remember what it did but am sure it outsold (Wilder/Fury), Pac/Broner, Spence/Garcia.

So if this is true and we call his number “Terrible” what can we say about those other numbers? Especially the heavyweight fight that we were told would sell 2.5m PPV.

Well sure, but this is Floyd. And this is Floyd's 3rd lowest PPV ever & the 2 that beat it were the first two PPV's he did.

So it definitely did terrible numbers for Floyd.