PPV Buys

[C-Lo]

I'm actually very interested in the final numbers Pacquiao/De La Hoya made in PPV Buys last night.

If anyone knows the number, PLEASE post it up!

C'mon Saddoboxer! I know you won't disappoint me!!

[Moono]

The buys will not up for 2 weeks probably...but I am guessing around 650-750,000 buys

[Kel]

About 1.2 max is my guess. Where can you find the official figures then?

[C-Lo]

About 1.2 max is my guess. Where can you find the official figures then?

I have no clue. I was hoping Saddoboxer hits this thread up cause he is the man when it comes to articles.

I think this fight made good numbers. Almost every bar around here was playing the fight and EVERY person I knew even aquaintances were somewhere watching it.

[Kev]

The buys will not up for 2 weeks probably...but I am guessing around 650-750,000 buys

Oscar made a million for fighting Mayorga so It would be massively disappointing if this didn't break make at least double that.

Your figure of 650,000 I mean not double the Mayorga, it won't make 2 million but it should make more 1.2 - 1.6 imo

[Kev]

Just found this

Oscar De La Hoya's Pay-Per-View History

1. Rafael Ruelas (5/95) 330,000 buys = $9.9 million
2. Genaro Hernandez (9/95) 220,000 buys = $6.6 million
3. Miguel Angel Gonzalez (1/97) 345,000 buys = $12.1 million
4. Pernell Whitaker (4/97) 720,000 buys = $28.8 million
5. Hector Camacho (9/97) 560,000 buys = $22.4 million
6. Wilfredo Rivera (12/97) 240,000 buys = $9.6 million
7. Julio Cesar Chavez II ( 9/9 525,000 buys = $23.6 million
8. Ike Quartey ( 2/99) 570,000 buys =$25.7 million
9. Felix Trinidad (9/99) 1.4 million buys = $71.4 million
10. Shane Mosley (6/00) 590,000 buys = $29.5 million
11. Javier Castillejo (6/01) 400,000 buys = $16.0 million
12. Fernando Vargas (9/02) 935,000 buys = $47.8 million
13. Yory Boy Campas (5/03) 350,000 buys = $17.5 million
14. Shane Mosley II (9/03) 950,000 buys = $48.4 million
15. Felix Sturm (6/04) 380,000 buys = $19.0 million
16. Bernard Hopkins (9/04) 1 million buys = $56.0 million
17. Ricardo Mayorga (5/06) 935,000 buys = $46.3 million
18. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (5/07) 2.15 million buys = $120.0 million


Looking at those figures you would definitely think a million.

I wonder if the fact that many people thought it was going to be a blowout for Oscar might have hurt the sales figures?

[Youngblood]

I think whatever they are, they will be a lot lower because people right now are likely quite afraid to spend money due to the economy. And especially on fringe items. And also right before Christmas?

I m guessing that the USA is the majority of this market. Every time I turn on CNN, the job losses are up, the Dow is tanking, home losses and bankruptcies up, sales are expectations are down, fear, fear etc all over the news...

I'm here in Canada, and know personally, everyone I know is scared to spend money, my dad, my grand parents, or have lost a bunch already in investments.

How much of a factor it plays, who knows, but surely it will?

[XaduBoxer]

I'm actually very interested in the final numbers Pacquiao/De La Hoya made in PPV Buys last night.

If anyone knows the number, PLEASE post it up!

C'mon Saddoboxer! I know you won't disappoint me!!

We don't have the final PPV numbers yet... It takes weeks to consolidate...

We will have a board meeting within the week and probably we can come up a pretty close estimate of the final number...

So far this was the tracking status just before fight night...

"This isn't an election, but early returns look promising for Saturday night's showdown between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao (HBO Pay-Per-View, 9 p.m. ET).

Based on early reports from cable companies and DirecTV and Dish Network, the scheduled 12-round welterweight bout could get as many as two million buys, according to Bob Arum, chairman of Top Rank, Inc., the event's co-promoter, said Thursday.

When De La Hoya fought Floyd Mayweather last year, that fight did 2.4 million buys. Buys for this weekend's fight in California are tracking at 90% of what estimates showed for De La Hoya-Mayweather.

"Will that hold for the country? It's like an election. Who the hell knows?" Arum said. "But we know based on those early numbers and based on experience the event will perform extremely well.

If I had to guess, anywhere between 1.6 million and two million homes, which is a home run."

Such projections are surprising because of how poorly the last two HBO PPV shows did. The Oct. 18 matchup with Bernard Hopkins vs. Kelly Pavlik as well as the Nov. 8 meeting between Roy Jones and Joe Calzaghe did less than 250,000 buys."

[albsur2006]

Yeah, earlier last week, I was estimating 750-800 K. But the buildup really caught on late last week and I started hearing about more parties. I knew A LOT of bars were showing the fight. The media coverage wasn't quite as big as the Mayweather fight but it was really close. I wouldn't be surprised to see at least 1.5 Million.

[Youngblood]

I hve no idea how this stuff works, but if between 1.6-2 mill in buys, and looking at those other fights bilbo listed, and factoring all things in...I'd say that would be damn good.

[Dizaster]

While we're waiting for the official figures to come in,,, do you think a Pac v Floyd showdown in 2009 would get more buys than Floyd v Oscar?? As far as a boxing fan I would surely think so.... I was actually a bit off put by the Oscar vs Floyd fight.. Oscar just isn't the motivated fighter that he was during his career when he was on the rise.. It was more of a money making thing to me.. And Floyd again wasn't fighting for a belt or anything and it just didn't seem like it had the heart and passion of fights like Cotto Margarito...
But to the general public, I actually think having Oscar in the Floyd fight will make the general public respond better than a Pac vs Floyd...
Although perhaps that's understimating the general public...

Pac vs Floyd would be absolutely HUGE for me and anyone who knows shit about boxing... Where Oscar's motivation was as much money as anything, I bet if it really came down to it, (and this is in fantasy land), Pac would fight Floyd for free just to be in the same ring and have the chance at adding a win over Floyd Mayweather to his legacy....

I mean, it would have to do more buys than Floyd DLH... They would hype the absolute shit out of it, and so they should! Matchups of genuine P4P number 1 plus P4P number 2 in boxing just comes along maybe every 5 or 10 years, and these are 2 great fighters... Not 10 years past the fact or anything.. Pac is arguably at his absolute Prime, and the weight only looks great and more explosive on him... And who could argue that Floyd has looked bad in ANY of his fights at all.. So by no means could anyone say Pac is getting an easy run of it fighting Floyd in 2009..

$2.5 million should be what the promoters aim for.. Any less and they shoudl be ashamed..

[kingfrnk]

speaking of PPV buys does anybody know how much Cotto vs Margarito did i bought that fight without thinking twice and i imagine any die hard boxing fan would.

[XaduBoxer]

This is unofficial from another forum:

"Bob Arum is walking around the office saying the ppv buys are very close to 2 million PPV buys!!! They are still tracking PPV's so nothing is official yet. He said they were expecting 1.5 million so they are pretty excited its around 2million! Numbers should be out by the end of the week..."
.

[Otley]

Can anyone find out what the figures are for this big rip-off. I didn't watch it but I bet loads of people where tempted to watch it at last minute.

Also a note regarding Audrey Harrisons last fight.......Harrison please do not get in the ring again....don't ever put on a pair a gloves because you have lost the respect of everyone bar known. Hopefully the new crop of Olympic stars will look upon this sad episode and learn from it. Nobody can think they are bigger than the sport, you have noble men like Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Paquiao and the likes who have won peoples hearts not after 10 fights but after many fights and ask for nothing in return. All we get from you is excuse after excuse and we gave you another chance but still you let us down. What have you done and what have you won...Absolutely nothing!!!!

You have ripped off your public and now please go with whatever pride you have and never darken these shores again....I am very upset and unhappy how you can humilliate yourself time after time. I am a proud English man and I have the utmost respect for any one who gets in the ring but you have pushed the boundaries to a new level and you must stop now before we forget that you did win a GOLD medal and that you did have the skill levels to be a above average heavyweight who probably could have won a title.

I don't need to humilate you any more but I would love to get a big wet fish and slap you across your face to a sound of public apology from you one more time......im awaiting your apology and tell us you will not be putting this mighty country through any more of your embarrassment


Job Biscuit (Win a British title in your 5th fight....ahhhhh)!!!!


eh eh!!

[Diane]

HBO just released the number, and it was 1.25 million.

So Kel, you were pretty close there.