Reports coming out Haye did close if not over a million PPV'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rjj tszyu]

This doesn't surprise me in the slightest. During my normal days, people who wouldn't even entertain a conversation about boxing with me regardless were actually asking me about this fight, and you know what, despite the fight being poor, some of these people today say that Haye did really well so they are also very easily pleased too. Ha.

I would hazard a guess right here that the PPV numbers for Haye's fights will likely get bigger from here on in.

Me too, he is very marketable. Richard Schaefer has said he could be the new Ali marketing wise because he has the charisma of the Greatest. Something Haye dismissed in embaressed fashion!! Not like him.

[skel1983]

I'm in Malta and this was HUGE here

People packing into bars and pubs from 10pm onwards to see this freakshow and i do mean packing.

Could hardly move where i watched it and the locals love Haye for slaying the freak.

No suprise to me at all and all the bars had huge posters advertising the fight all week.

Are we not underestimating the pulling power of the Heavyweight division here just a bit?

it would have been the same buzz when Lennox was about and the Heavies have always been the Glamour division when it comes down to it...we just needed a haye to make us all realise.

OK he's no Ali, Tyson or even Lewis but he's got that swagger and attitude that has been missing.

So Proud of Haye for bringing a strap back to my Hometown and more importantly the UK.

I also feel a lot of the criticism he gets is mainly from jealous US fans as thay simply don't exist in the Division

I dont no mate this even eclipses Lennox Lewis's ppv numbers, I am very impressed I mean the two biggest Uk ( sky ) ppv numbers are:

Hatton v Mayweather 1.4 million
Lewis v Tyson 700k

Now if Haye equals the 700k reports saying he will beat that I think that is more impressive as Lewis was already an established undisputed number one in the world.

I actully think the recession has a positive effect on these 15 quid ppv's as more people are staying in these days and it's much cheaper to get a few people round buy a few drinks and watch boxing for 15 quid than going on a night out on the town.


Im really pleased as it's really good for boxing and maybe some of the free to air channels will take note and see boxing is still a huge event when it comes to viewing figures!!

[hitmanhatton]

the main reason it sold so well is simply the freak show aspect of it, i was in the gym the other day and they had the tv's on sky sports news and when they showed haye and valuev together pretyy much everyone in the room seemed to stop what they were doing and look at the screens,

everyone got bought into the hype of because valuev was so big he must be a brilliant fighter and hit harder than anyone else....... this appeal of course will only work on people who havent seen valuev box before

[Conrad]

the main reason it sold so well is simply the freak show aspect of it, i was in the gym the other day and they had the tv's on sky sports news and when they showed haye and valuev together pretyy much everyone in the room seemed to stop what they were doing and look at the screens,

everyone got bought into the hype of because valuev was so big he must be a brilliant fighter and hit harder than anyone else....... this appeal of course will only work on people who havent seen valuev box before

Totally agree! Because of the size difference people who are never normally interested in boxing became intrigued. It makes you wonder why Haye never targeted Valuev in the first place as opposed to Wlad.

Wlad may be the best champ out there but for his first title shot at HW I'm positive Haye does better PPV agaisnt Valuev than he does either Klitschko.

The Klits don't have that crossover appeal to Joe Public but the sheer size of Valuev does..