UFC 251 generated 1.3 million PPV buys

[HewJohnson]

Wow. And this is during the pandemic.

When is boxing going to have its first PPV on these pandemic times?
What a shame.

Other than Canelo and a Pac-Man whose 10 years past his prime, boxing doesn’t have any big stars.

[TMLT87]

As much as I find the guy boring you do realise AJ ppvs do much higher

AJ-vs parker is an example and that was a shlt fight

Not sure how AJ got brought up, I agree hes a big star. But youre conveniently missing out that hes on PPV in the UK for 20 quid a pop while UFC PPV in the US costs around twice that.

Regarding Fury-Wilder 2 it's still being talked about and I doubt very much anybody but UFC die hard will be talking about Usman or Masvidal

Its still being talked about because **** all else has happened in boxing since that fight. And also because its the first time in almost two decades that HW boxing has gotten any real mainstream attention in America. What else is there to talk about? Cheeseman vs Eggington?

Only thing I have implied is I have no interest in UFC and their fighters are inferior to professional boxers

Youre using the term "fighter"again.... Theres a reason people say boxing match and MMA fight. Boxers are superior boxers (duh!) but vastly inferior fighters who can only consistenly win under the most limited ruleset in any major combat sport. The moment you even move to kickboxing rules they start losing, never mind full MMA rules. How the **** is that a superior "fighter"?

And boxing will continue to dominate as a sport

In what way is boxing "dominating" MMA in anything this side of like 2005?

[Larry the boss]

this was a ppv during a quarantine where no fans can attend fights....not to hard to figure this out

[maguirre]

They're being realistic. They don't rely too much on fans watching the fight live inside the stadium. Which is about right because it's just a small fraction compared to the number of fans watching the fights in the comfort of their homes.

Unlike boxing... we don't even know what they're waiting for. These isolation times are not going to be over anytime soon. They need to start accepting that.

[BadMedicin3]

So usman is one of the top tier fighters yeah
And all of masvidals fights have been 50/50 match ups constantly

Yet he was a last minute and not on Usmans level...isnt that padding for Usman which you just said doesnt happen in UFC Haha

Jesus can bounce too

Calm yourself your not making sense now lad hahaha

Canelo would ruin the ufc
Each and every one of them

Canelo took a backseat for Masvidal last November, stop it.

[*TonyMontana*]

Not sure how AJ got brought up, I agree hes a big star. But youre conveniently missing out that hes on PPV in the UK for 20 quid a pop while UFC PPV in the US costs around twice that.



Its still being talked about because **** all else has happened in boxing since that fight. And also because its the first time in almost two decades that HW boxing has gotten any real mainstream attention in America. What else is there to talk about? Cheeseman vs Eggington?



Youre using the term "fighter"again.... Theres a reason people say boxing match and MMA fight. Boxers are superior boxers (duh!) but vastly inferior fighters who can only consistenly win under the most limited ruleset in any major combat sport. The moment you even move to kickboxing rules they start losing, never mind full MMA rules. How the **** is that a superior "fighter"?



In what way is boxing "dominating" MMA in anything this side of like 2005?

AJ is currently the PPV draw in boxing and his numbers beat all ufc numbers
Is this thread not got a tone of UFC did 1.3 million so boxing is weaker haha
Dont make me pull Floyd's numbers
Not that I care about ppvs I'm not a promoter
You brought up ppvs and when I say about AJ you start talking price

No it's being talked about because it was a great rivalry

Decades?
Fury beat Klitschko not a 5 years ago and that opened up the division and also conversation again

And theres plenty to talk about which is why your a member of a boxing forum

Superior fighters as boxing has been here since gladiator times that's why it's an Olympic sport something UFC fighters will never have

Yes fighters...boxers fight in a boxing match haha hence the term fight night

Annnnnnnnd kickboxing is being used to discredit boxing that's just hilarious


And according to you ppv means dominance...
Last I checked boxing has the biggest sporting events of all time
We have Legends you have Conor

Hall of Famers like Ray Leonard and mike tyson

while you have BJ ****ing Penn and Tito ortiz haha

[*TonyMontana*]

Canelo took a backseat for Masvidal last November, stop it.

And After Masvidal beat the great Diaz he promptly called out canelo for....a boxing match haha

[TMLT87]

AJ is currently the PPV draw in boxing and his numbers beat all ufc numbers

His biggest ever PPV number is about half a million buys short of what Conor/Khabib got in the same year.

Dont make me pull Floyd's numbers

Yes, he was a huge draw, hes also in his mid 40s and to all intents and purposes retired from serious boxing half a decade ago.

Decades?
Fury beat Klitschko not a 5 years ago and that opened up the division and also conversation again

I specified "in America", the last HW boxing match to do decent business on PPV in the US before Fury/Wilder was Ruiz/RJJ in 2003 for ****s sake.

it's an Olympic sport something UFC fighters will never have

Because A) it looks too brutal and B) multiple individual arts that constitute major parts of MMA are already in the olympics.

Annnnnnnnd kickboxing is being used to discredit boxing that's just hilarious

Curious what you mean by this?

Hall of Famers like Ray Leonard and mike tyson

while you have BJ ****ing Penn and Tito ortiz haha

You're comparing a sport that has been around in its current form for roughly a century, to a sport that didnt start to take shape until the 90s.

[rickJen]

This is one shining example of a case where contact sport
can still flourish without the presence of live fans in the audience.
The obvious point is promoters and networks can still make big fights
even during these pandemic times.

Let's not kid ourselves that these quarantine times will be over soon.