PH MY GOSH-HATTON DID 1.2MILLION IN THE UK?!?!?!

[gudnite vienna]

why can u please explain which are your big name PPV fighters bar Oscar?

[BoxingGorilla]

why can u please explain which are your big name PPV fighters bar Oscar?

Over the past years you have Hopkins, RJJ, Tyson, Evander, etc.

How many boxing PPV's were offered in the UK in 2007? I have no direct info on the boxing scene outside of the United States. I just hear folks talking about the limited viewing opportunities. Hatton & Calzaghe and then everyone else...

If the UK boxing scene were an icecream palor it would offer Hatton Mint, Calzaghe Pecan and Vanilla. So it would be no surprise if everyone in the UK said Hatton Mint was there favorite flavor, would it?

Just wondering what I did buy...

I bought...
De La Hoya Vs. Mayweather
Mayweather Vs. Hatton
Barerra Vs. Marquez
Cotto Vs. Mosley
Cotto Vs. Judah
Hopkins Vs. Wright
Ibragimov Vs. Holyfield

There was also ... Pacquiao Vs. Barerra II
Diaz Vs. Morales
Pacquiao Vs. Solis
Mayorga Vs. Vargas
Chavez Jr. Vs. Sanchez
Jones Jr Vs. Hanshaw

[gudnite vienna]

why can u tell me what PPV figherts you currently have...

you cant exactly say Holyfield and Jones jr are still PPV

I think that Britain has got just as many legit world champs if not more than the US now

[Kev]

I'd be very suprised if these figures were that high, I mean the entire population of the UK is 60 million and I don't think for a minute that over a million of them bought the PPV

That's 1 in 6 of the entire population. Now considering that half the population are women, a third are probably under 18, a couple million mentally disabled, a million gay, and around half the remaining figure completely uninterested in boxing then you are already left with not that many.

So of the remaining eligible potential buyers I guess the majority would have watched it with at least one other person bringing the total down still further.

1.2 million INDIVIDUAL buys? Sorry but I'm not buying that.

[CutMeMick]

Well done Hatton

[uptoscratch]

I was talking about PPV sales.No-one thought Hatton was anywhere near the draw Mayweather is. Wrong,he's actually a bigger draw!Judging by this fight especially seeing as Hatton was probably more well known in the States than Mayweather in the UK.

I think it's probable that the UK numbers were driven as much by the spectacle of Hatton fighting the #1 PFP fighter as by Hatton's "drawing power" alone. I mean, would Hatton-Malignaggi bring in the same 1.2 million? I sincerely doubt it.

[QUISQUEYA]

I was talking about PPV sales.No-one thought Hatton was anywhere near the draw Mayweather is. Wrong,he's actually a bigger draw!Judging by this fight especially seeing as Hatton was probably more well known in the States than Mayweather in the UK.

It would not be correct to state that those UK sales are all Hatton. After all, did RH sell those numbers vs. Collazo, Urango, or even Castillo? No, sir.

Those numbers were generated because he was fighting Mayweather who is the p4p #1, and made himself British public enemy #1. Additionally, Mayweather's press tour antics amped up the British populace.

Will Ricky sell those numbers in his next fight? WOULD those numbers have been equivalent if Hatton was facing Cotto or anyone else (ex-Oscar)?

[QUISQUEYA]

I'd be very suprised if these figures were that high, I mean the entire population of the UK is 60 million and I don't think for a minute that over a million of them bought the PPV

That's 1 in 6 of the entire population. Now considering that half the population are women, a third are probably under 18, a couple million mentally disabled, a million gay, and around half the remaining figure completely uninterested in boxing then you are already left with not that many.

So of the remaining eligible potential buyers I guess the majority would have watched it with at least one other person bringing the total down still further.

1.2 million INDIVIDUAL buys? Sorry but I'm not buying that.

LMAO.

BTW, I think there are a million gays just among Madonna's back-up dancers.

[Taeth]

It people aren't thinking clearly... FIrst of all Hatton has always been more popular than Mayweather, but never this popular. Oscar has always been more popular than Mayweather but never this popular. Due to Mayweather's controversial bravado/asshole persona people want to see him get his ass kicked and thats what makes these fights bigger than Mosley-Cotto, Calzaghe-Kessler, etc. Was Mayweather the main draw for either fight? No, but he has increased his own public persona, and he has increased boxing's standing. I think while Hatton in terms of popularity peaked in this fight, and Oscar probably did in their fight that Mayweather will individual continue to grow in popularity if he continues to fight the big names. Enough people know Mosley just from his fights with Oscar, and enough people are starting to know Cotto, and he has a huge following in Peurto Rico, People will be following Paul Williams in the time to come once he faces a real opponent(fuck you MArgarito fans ;P), and Pacquaio is coming up maybe to 140 who knows what could be done at a catch weight of 140 or 144 between these two. Mayweather looked smaller than Hatton who gets down to 140, and I think that Mayweather could as well.

[Althugz]

I'd be very suprised if these figures were that high, I mean the entire population of the UK is 60 million and I don't think for a minute that over a million of them bought the PPV

That's 1 in 6 of the entire population.

Thats actually 1 in 60 mate
Sorry to be the annoying cunt to correct you lol..but that kinda makes it more feasible doesn't it? I mean I can believe 1 in 60 bought it..There were people I never would have thought of that bought it. I even got my girlfriend interested by getting her to watch 24/7..she stayed up until 5 to watch it lol.

[Violent Demise]

That many people saw Hatton head butt the ring post? Nice

[Taeth]

Roy Jones jr. nor HOpkins were that big of ppv fighters, Hopkins had big fights against Trinidad and Oscar, but esides those he didn't exactly get huge numbers. Roy only got huge numbers a few times and though he was bigger than Mayweather before this year he certainly didn't draw over a million buys except maybe for his heavyweight fight.

[Kirkland Laing]

That many people saw Hatton head butt the ring post? Nice

At least that you know you can always go on Ricki Lake.

[BoxingGorilla]

why can u tell me what PPV figherts you currently have...

you cant exactly say Holyfield and Jones jr are still PPV

I think that Britain has got just as many legit world champs if not more than the US now

I'm 90% sure I understand the point your making. My counter point is that the numbers are huge because all the UK money is being poured into one or two fights and not divided up between a surplus a PPV's.

If that makes sense. If it doesn't someone slap me across the teeth for my foolishness

[Spyder63]

I also know I watched the fight because of Ricky, been watching him for years and still say he's the best!!!! I am an American but I know a great Boxer and one heck of a Man when I see one.. We had a whole house full of women watching him and planning a trip to support him in person at his next Fight.
P.S. It takes a Big Man to Cry and even Bigger to Admit it. We Love ya Ricky