Anyone know what Khan's PrimeTime PPV buys were?

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  1. gallardo

    gallardo Active Member Full Member

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    I've read a couple of various threads and articles about Primetime possibly looking to invest heavily into boxing with a rumoured HD upgrade in the pipeline, more programming to build up fights and a tag-team effort with Channel5. Given the media mogul proprietor behind the channel, they certainly have the might - especially given the opportunity Sky handed them by ditching Khan / GBP.

    But....money talks. A lot will depend on Khan's recent numbers with Judah.

    Does anyone know how many buys there were?

    I for one am really excited about Primetime becoming a serious player in boxing PPV.
     
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    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    7 million.
     
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    Pug1list Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That venus fellow said that it was higher than McCloskey fight, so somewehre between 60,000 and 7,000,000.
     
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  4. Claypole

    Claypole Boxing Addict banned

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    He also said Primetime weren't allowed to say...
     
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    Pug1list Boxing Addict Full Member

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    They aren't allowed to say the exact figure, he said that was upto the promoters.
     
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  6. gallardo

    gallardo Active Member Full Member

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    I find it hard to believe more people bought Judah than they did McCloskey - purely on the time zone impact. If true, that's pretty impressive.

    At £15 a pop, that's £900,000 / $1.5m worth of buys at a minimum.

    And they did F* all advertising to attract the casuals. If they got exposure on ITV and Channel5 - I can see these numbers only increasing, although the 4am time is always going to be an impediment.
     
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    kleonkinch New Member Full Member

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    Must be lots of Zab Judah fans in Ireland.
     
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  8. gallardo

    gallardo Active Member Full Member

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    Added thought: if Sky really are out of the picture until 2013 & ****** is rumoured to be leaving them- this leaves open the opportunity to Primetime / Channel5 to add even more fights to the channel and be in a stronger negotiating position to place fights for free except where PPV is warranted.
     
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    We will never know.
     
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    Pug1list Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah I found it hard to believe as well, I was led to believe 59,000 of those buys were Irish Dudey fans, either venus is lying or Khan/Judah did surpass those numbers.
     
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    over 9000
     
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    :lol:
     
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  13. Smoggy7188

    Smoggy7188 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If its more than the McCloskey fight they'll tell us and if not they will keep it quiet to hide the embarassment.
     
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  14. roe

    roe Guest

    :lol: :deal

    Actually I do know that 90% of the non-Asians that bought the fight only paid to watch Khan lose.
     
    roe, Jul 27, 2011
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  15. tomj

    tomj Guest

    Guilty here my friend..
     
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