Loma-Walters did 761,000 on HBO. With the Kovalev-Ward replay as the main event, which peaked at 834,000. So Loma just outdid Kovalev and Ward. He'll be as big as GGG and crack 1 million soon.
Woah, pleasantly surprised there. I was expecting around 750k tops. They had a UFC card going that same time. I'm surprised that 886k people know who Lomachenko is lol.
Nice progress his numbers keep going up. I still say Mikey-Loma is the best fight that can be made in boxing. If marketed right the fight could do 300K-400K in buys easy.
Loma-Walters was probably scheduled with the Kovalev-Ward replay to attract viewers who might not have tuned in for Loma alone. Now Loma got almost 900,000 on his own.
Soft enough to keep Sosa and Walters on the backfoot shelling up despite them being strong, physical fighters. They weren't overpowering him on the inside, either.
Very good numbers especially considering the UFC fight card main event was Cormier vs Rumble Johnson, one of UFC's most visible and popular guys.
It just bears witness to the fact that people like to see skills on display. People be hyping all these slug fests, blood and guts and knockouts but there is something magical about watching a master technician at work in that ring. It's like a symphony.