Showing posts with label Pay Per View Bouts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pay Per View Bouts. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

PAY PER VIEW BOUTS

The Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather fight has shattered all previous pay-per-view records. In the process, The Golden Boy has become boxing's all-time highest grossing PPV attraction.
Boxing's Top Pay Per View Attractions
1. Oscar De La Hoya - $610.6 million on 12.6 million buys (18 events)
2. Mike Tyson - $545 million on 12.4 million buys (12 events)
3. Evander Holyfield - $543 million on 12.6 million buys (14 events)
PPV Records eclipsed by De La Hoya - Mayweather
Highest Revenue for a Single Pay-Per-View EventNew Record: $120.0 million for the May 5, 2007 Oscar De La Hoya - Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight.
Old Record: $106.9 million for the June 8, 2002 Mike Tyson - Lennox Lewis fight.
Old Record (non-heavyweight): $71.4 million for the Sept. 18, 1999 Oscar De La Hoya - Felix Trinidad fight.
Most Purchases for a Single Pay-Per-View EventNew Record: 2.15 million purchases for the May 5, 2007 Oscar De La Hoya - Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight.
Old Record: 1.99 million purchases for the June 28, 1997 Mike Tyson - Evander Holyfield "Bite Fight".
Old Record (non-heavyweight): 1.4 million purchases for the Sept. 18, 1999 Oscar De La Hoya - Felix Trinidad fight.
Oscar De La Hoya's Pay-Per-View History
1. Rafael Ruelas (5/95) 330,000 buys = $9.9 million2. Genaro Hernandez (9/95) 220,000 buys = $6.6 million3. Miguel Angel Gonzalez (1/97) 345,000 buys = $12.1 million4. Pernell Whitaker (4/97) 720,000 buys = $28.8 million5. Hector Camacho (9/97) 560,000 buys = $22.4 million6. Wilfredo Rivera (12/97) 240,000 buys = $9.6 million7. Julio Cesar Chavez II ( 9/98) 525,000 buys = $23.6 million8. Ike Quartey ( 2/99) 570,000 buys =$25.7 million9. Felix Trinidad (9/99) 1.4 million buys = $71.4 million10. Shane Mosley (6/00) 590,000 buys = $29.5 million11. Javier Castillejo (6/01) 400,000 buys = $16.0 million12. Fernando Vargas (9/02) 935,000 buys = $47.8 million13. Yory Boy Campas (5/03) 350,000 buys = $17.5 million14. Shane Mosley II (9/03) 950,000 buys = $48.4 million15. Felix Sturm (6/04) 380,000 buys = $19.0 million16. Bernard Hopkins (9/04) 1 million buys = $56.0 million17. Ricardo Mayorga (5/06) 935,000 buys = $46.3 million18. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (5/07) 2.15 million buys = $120.0 million
Totals: 12.6 million buys = $610.6 million