Re: MAYWEATHER-HATTON DOES 850,000 PPV BUYS IN THE U.S.

Originally Posted by
SweetPea

Originally Posted by
chamiley

Originally Posted by
gudnite vienna
id say Mayweather is major box office now
not really. a huge contributing factor was
Hatton's popularity, 24/7 show, the whole USA vs UK angle, plus the whole 2 undefeatead fighters in their prime angle. I am shocked it did so low, I thought it was going to smash the Delahoya-trinidad record of 1.4 million buys because the build up was so good plus the 24/7 show which averaged of 4.5 million viewers.
99% of the people in the US had absolutely no clue who Ricky Hatton was before this fight. In the US, Mayweather's presence was a much bigger factor in the PPV numbers than Hatton's. People in the US knew Mayweather from the Oscar fight and from Dancing with the Stars.
are you telling me that there is absolutely no british people living in the States? also I said the numbers were a combination of Hatton's popularity, 24/7 show averaging 4.5 million viewers, the whole USA vs UK angle, plus the whole 2 undefeatead fighters in their prime angle.
"Very few people really understand what it means to be a fighter. I hate it when I hear someone say, 'That fighter doesn't have guts. I hate that, I don't care if you're a world champion six times over or a four-round fighter, to step inside that ring, you have to have guts" Oscar De La Hoya
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